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Classic Krakauer

Essays on Wilderness and Risk

"Mark Foo's Last Ride," "After the Fall," and Other Essays from the Vault

"Mark Foo's Last Ride," "After the Fall," and Other Essays from the Vault

By Jon Krakauer

By Jon Krakauer

By Jon Krakauer

By Jon Krakauer

By Jon Krakauer
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By Jon Krakauer
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    About Classic 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.

    About Classic 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.

    About Classic 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.

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    Also by Jon Krakauer

    After the Fall
    Death and Anger on Everest
    Fred Beckey Is Still On the Loose
    Gates of the Arctic
    Descent to Mars
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    Also by Jon Krakauer

    After the Fall
    Death and Anger on Everest
    Fred Beckey Is Still On the Loose
    Gates of the Arctic
    Descent to Mars
    See all books by Jon Krakauer

    Also by Jon Krakauer

    After the Fall
    Death and Anger on Everest
    Fred Beckey Is Still On the Loose
    Gates of the Arctic
    Descent to Mars
    See all books by Jon Krakauer

    About Jon Krakauer

    Jon Krakauer is the author of eight books and has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. According to the award citation, “Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of… More about Jon Krakauer

    About Jon Krakauer

    Jon Krakauer is the author of eight books and has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. According to the award citation, “Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of… More about Jon Krakauer

    About Jon Krakauer

    Jon Krakauer is the author of eight books and has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. According to the award citation, “Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of… More about Jon Krakauer

    Product Details

    Category: Sports | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Anchor
    Oct 29, 2019 | 192 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781984897695

    Category: Sports | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Anchor
    Feb 27, 2018 | 160 Pages | ISBN 9780525562733

    Category: Sports | Biography & Memoir | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Feb 27, 2018 | 328 Minutes | ISBN 9780525596127

    Praise

    “Krakauer is a masterly writer and reporter.” —The New York Times Book Review

    “A first-rate journalist.” —San Francisco Chronicle

    “Krakauer is an extremely gifted storyteller as well as a relentlessly honest and evenhanded journalist.” —Elle

    “Jon Krakauer has made a name for himself by writing about impassioned individuals and the incredible lengths to which they go in pursuit of their goals.” —San Jose Mercury News

    Table Of Contents

    Contents

    Introduction

    Mark Foo’s Last Ride

    Living Under the Volcano

    Death and Anger on Everest

    Descent to Mars

    After the Fall

    Gates of the Arctic

    Loving Them to Death

    Fred Beckey Is Still on the Loose

    Embrace the Misery

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