Classic Krakauer by Jon Krakauer
Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these ten gripping essays show why Jon Krakauer is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism.His pieces take us from a horrifying avalanche on Mount Everest to a volcano poised to obliterate a big chunk of Seattle; from a wilderness teen-therapy program run by apparent sadists to an otherworldly cave in New Mexico, studied by NASA to better understand Mars; from the notebook of one Fred Beckey, who catalogued the greatest unclimbed mountaineering routes on the planet, to the last days of legendary surfer Mark Foo.
Bringing together work originally published in such magazines as The New Yorker, Outside, and Smithsonian-all rigorously researched, vividly written, and marked by an unerring instinct for storytelling and scoop-Classic Krakauer powerfully demonstrates the author's ambivalent love affair with unruly landscapes and his relentless search for truth.
Jon Krakauer is the author of eight novels and has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters with an Academy Award for Literature. Krakauer, according to the award citation, combines the persistence and boldness of investigative journalism's best traditions with the stylistic delicacy and profound insight of a born writer. Jon Krakauer's website is www.jonkrakauer.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781984897695 |
| ISBN 10 | 1984897691 |
| Title | Classic Krakauer |
| Author | Jon Krakauer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2019-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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