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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Category: Biography
The story of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarked on a solo journey into the wilds of Alaska and whose body was discovered four months later, explores the allure of the wilderness.
Into the Wild (FS) by Jon Krakauer
Category: Travel
By examining the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later, internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limi ...Show more
Into the Wild (Movie Tie-In Edition) by Jon Krakauer
Category: Biography
National Bestseller In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the c ...Show more
Into the Wild: Picador Classic by Jon Krakauer
Category: Travel | Series: Picador Classic
With an introduction by novelist David Vann Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later.Internationally bestselling author and mountaineer J ...Show more
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
Category: True Crime
From bestselling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana --- stories that illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, with a highly regard ...Show more
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
Category: True Crime
From bestselling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana stories that illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, with a highly regarded s ...Show more
Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer
Category: Politics
Greg Mortenson, the bestselling author of "Three Cups of Tea," is a man who has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children's crusader, and he's been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. But, as Jon Krakauer demonstrates in this extensively researched and penetrating book, he is no ...Show more
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
Category: History
Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. Krakauer's investigation is a meticulously researched, bone-chilling narrative of polygamy, savage violence and unyielding faith: an incisive, gripping work of non-fiction that illuminates an otherwise confounding realm of human be ...Show more
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (US ed.) by Jon Krakauer
Category: Crime and Thrillers
Krakauer shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief in this true story of an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers who insist God commanded them to kill.
Under the Banner of Heaven:A Story of a Violent faith by Jon Krakauer
Category: History
A riveting account of Taliban-like theocracies in the American heartland controlled by renegade Mormon prophets from the best-selling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air. Here, Krakauer shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within the USA. At the c ...Show more
Under the Banner of Heaven (TV Tie-In) by Jon Krakauer
Category: History
True crime in the American heartland. Under the Banner of Heaven is a riveting account of Mormon fundamentalism and renegade prophets, from the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air.Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. Jon Krakauer's investigation into ...Show more
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
Category: Biography Memoir
This edition has been updated to reflect new developments and includes new material obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Pat Tillman walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to join the Army and became an icon of post-9/11 patriotism. When he was killed in Afghanistan two years la ...Show more