Jon Krakauer

Autore di Into the wild

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Jon Krakauer was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on April 12, 1954. He received a degree in environmental studies from Hampshire College in Massachusetts in 1976. He worked as a carpenter, fisherman, and writer. He articles on mountain climbing appeared in several publications including GQ, National Geographic, Architectural Digest, Playboy, The New Yorker, and Rolling Stone. In 1996, he climbed Mt. Everest, but a storm took the lives of four of the five teammates who reached the summit with him. An analysis of the calamity he wrote for Outside magazine received a National Magazine Award. An article he wrote for Smithsonian about volcanology received the 1997 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism. He is the author of several books including Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster; Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith; Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman; Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way; and Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town. His book, Into the Wild, was made into a movie in 2007. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. (Bowker Author Biography) — biografia da Into the wild… (altro)

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Opere di Jon Krakauer

Into the wild 17,404 copie, 435 recensioni

Aria sottile 13,658 copie, 308 recensioni

In nome del cielo. Una storia di fede violenta 8,602 copie, 212 recensioni

Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman 1,872 copie, 74 recensioni

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town 1,378 copie, 74 recensioni

Il silenzio del vento 1,286 copie, 21 recensioni

Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way 462 copie, 34 recensioni

Into the Wild [2007 film] (Autore) 212 copie, 2 recensioni

Iceland: Land of the Sagas (Fotografo) 179 copie

Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk 120 copie, 2 recensioni

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster {abridged… (Author & Reader) 95 copie, 2 recensioni

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (A Vintage Short) 6 copie

In die Wildnis . Mord im Auftrag Gottes: Zwei Bestseller in einem Band 4 copie

Under the Banner of Heaven {abridged audio} 4 copie

Sem Deixar Rasto 3 copie

Rêves de montagnes 2 copie

Krakauer esencial: Reflexiones sobre el riesgo y la condición humana… 2 copie

Improve Your Energy: Dealing with problems 2 copie

How Chris McCandless Died: An Update 2 copie

Geologists worry about dangers of living 'under the volcano' 1 copia

A new vision for a museum on the Mall 1 copia

Rocky Times for Banff 1 copia

Outside, September 2006 Issue 1 copia

Outside, September 1996 (Into Thin Air) 1 copia

Looking for new challenges, hard-core climbers turn to ice 1 copia

Estremi. Dall'Everest al Pacifico: avventure di uomini straordinari 1 copia

Death of an Innocent: How Christopher McCandless Lost His Way in the Wilds 1 copia

Loving Them to Death 1 copia

Everest Günlügü 1 copia

Where men win glory 1 copia

A l'extrême 1 copia

Tìm trong hoang dã 1 copia

SOLD Into the Wild 1 copia

High and Hallowed 1 copia

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Sempre di Jon Krakauer

The Best American Essays of the Century (Collaboratore) 754 copie, 4 recensioni

High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places (Prefazione, alcune edizioni) 461 copie, 12 recensioni

Nella terra della morte bianca (Prefazione, alcune edizioni) 419 copie, 7 recensioni

La spedizione della Fram (Introduzione, alcune edizioni) 403 copie, 11 recensioni

The Wild Truth (Prefazione) 362 copie, 14 recensioni

Prophet's Prey: My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the… (Prefazione) 319 copie, 32 recensioni

Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary… (Prefazione) 203 copie, 10 recensioni

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century (Collaboratore) 187 copie, 1 recensione

Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks (Collaboratore) 166 copie, 3 recensioni

High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2 (Adrenaline) (Collaboratore) 103 copie, 2 recensioni

The mountain of my fear {and} Deborah : a wilderness narrative (Prefazione, alcune edizioni) 63 copie, 1 recensione

Forget Me Not: A Memoir (Prefazione) 51 copie, 1 recensione

Where the Silence Rings: A Literary Companion to Mountains (Collaboratore) 11 copie

Playboy Magazine ~ October 1994 (Jennifer Lavoie) (Collaboratore) 3 copie

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