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Eiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer (1990)

Ventures among Men and Mountains My brother’s favorite book in college was Into Thin Air (1997), and it was his recommendation that first got me interested in the outdoor adventure novels that still thrill me. That book, which I loved, … Continue reading

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Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (1996)

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A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Recently an adaptation of this fascinating book hit the theaters, a film that revived in me the same sense of suspense and danger that I had felt when I first read the … Continue reading

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Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer (2003)

A Story of Violent Faith Two years ago, I spent a full month traveling from one corner of Utah to the next, visiting my sister’s Evangelical Christian family who’d just moved there, as well as a series of Evangelical churches … Continue reading

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