Jon Krakauer



Jon Krakauer

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born April 12, 1954
gender male
place of birth Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
genre Nonfiction

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Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer, well-known for outdoor and mountain-climbing writing.


books by Jon Krakauer

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avg rating: 3.95 | 34454 ratings | 16 distinct works
Into the Wild Into the Wild (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
avg rating 3.86 — 13918 ratings — published 1996
22 editions
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Acco... Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
avg rating 4.10 — 9556 ratings — published 1998
30 editions
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A ... Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
avg rating 3.97 — 1739 ratings — published 2007
16 editions
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among M... Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
avg rating 3.65 — 474 ratings — published 1997
10 editions
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Epic:  Stories of Survival Fro... Epic: Stories of Survival From The World's Highest Peaks (The Adrenaline Series)
by Jon Krakauer, Greg Child
avg rating 3.63 — 27 ratings — published 1999
2 editions
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Iceland: Land of the Sagas Iceland: Land of the Sagas (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
avg rating 3.75 — 16 ratings — published 1998
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Na Natureza Selvagem: a Dramá... Na Natureza Selvagem: a Dramática História de um Jovem Aventureiro (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
avg rating 3.00 — 1 ratings — published 1998
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The Hero The Hero (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2008
2 editions
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High Exposure: An Enduring Pas... High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places (Paperback)
by David Breashears
avg rating 3.72 — 82 ratings — published 2000
9 editions
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Hacia Rutas Salvajes Hacia Rutas Salvajes (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1999
2 editions
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quotes by Jon Krakauer

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"You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only...from human relationships. God has placed it all around us...and all you have to do is reach for it."
Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild)
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"When a young person is moved by a passion and feels compelled to go on this sort of quest, I think you have to let him. You can't stop him. In our culture we don't have formal rights of passage like in some ancient cultures. Subjecting yourself to risk... may be something you have to go through to be a man or a woman."
Jon Krakauer
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"Happiness is only real when shared"
Jon Krakauer
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