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Oct 29, 2019 | ISBN 9781984897695 Buy
Feb 27, 2018 | ISBN 9780525562733 Buy
Feb 27, 2018 | 328 Minutes Buy
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Oct 29, 2019 | ISBN 9781984897695
Feb 27, 2018 | ISBN 9780525562733
Feb 27, 2018 | ISBN 9780525596127
328 Minutes
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.
The gripping articles in Classic Krakauer, originally published in periodicals such as The New Yorker, Outside, and Smithsonian, display the singular investigative reporting that made Jon Krakauer famous—and show why he is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism. Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these articles take us from a horrifying avalanche on Mt. Everest to a volcano poised to obliterate a big chunk of greater Seattle at any moment; from a wilderness teen-therapy program run by apparent sadists to an otherwordly 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. Rigorously researched and vividly written, marked by an unerring instinct for storytelling and scoop, the pieces in Classic Krakauer are unified by the author’s ambivalent love affair with unruly landscapes and his relentless search for truth.
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
“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
ContentsIntroductionMark Foo’s Last RideLiving Under the VolcanoDeath and Anger on EverestDescent to MarsAfter the FallGates of the ArcticLoving Them to DeathFred Beckey Is Still on the LooseEmbrace the Misery
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