Going to Extremes is a non-fiction book by Joe McGinniss. It was first published in 1980. The book is about McGinniss' travels through Alaska for a year. The book became a bestseller.

The Los Angeles Times called it a "vivid memoir."

McGinniss returned to the subject of Alaska in 2009 to write a biography about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin.

See also Coming into the Country, a book by John McPhee which covers much of the same subject matter and time frame

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