The book "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer is a trade paperback published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in 1997. It is a biography and autobiography that follows the story of adventurers and explorers. The book, illustrated and written in English, has 240 pages and covers topics in sociology, general literature, and essays. With a compact size of 8 inches in length, 5.1 inches in width, and 0.5 inches in height, this book is a lightweight read at 6 ounces.