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Books by Jon Krakauer mentioned on podcasts
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Into Thin Air
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is a gripping and tragic non-fiction account detailing the author's harrowing participation in the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest climbing expedition that resulted in the deaths of several climbers.
Discussed“Apparently, so that that guy John Crackour who had the whole in a thin air thing, he wrote that book being like nobody should do this.”
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Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer is a compelling non-fiction investigation into fundamentalist Mormonism, religious extremism, and a brutal double murder rooted in the history of the Latter-day Saint movement.
Recommended“there's that that runs through that great Jon Krakauer book that that I I optioned and produced that Under the Banner of Heaven? Under the Banner of Heaven. Thank you. read. If you've If you've never read it, it's a great read.”
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Into the Wild
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a gripping non-fiction book that chronicles the tragic journey of Christopher McCandless, a young man who abandoned conventional society to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness.
Discussed“there's obvious Echoes In This Book of John krackow into the wild”
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Where Men Win Glory
Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer is a biographical non-fiction book that investigates the life, military service, and tragic friendly-fire death of Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, alongside a scathing look at the military and political cover-ups that followed.
Recommended“that's in John crack hour's book where men win Glory which is a fantastic book and one of my best friends in the entire world AJ Hawk”
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Missoula
Discussed“she reviews John kar's new book Missoula rape and the justice system in a college town”
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