Sean Penn's adaptation of Jon Krakauer's book about a privileged kid's strange, sad quest to find himself is at times quite touching.
By Stephanie Zacharek Sep 21, 2007
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Three new books -- including Jon Krakauer's latest -- take a look at some dark moments in the history of Mormonism and the violent effects of sexually rooted religious hysteria.
By Laura Miller
July 26, 2003
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"Into Thin Air"
By Jon Krakauer
October 5, 2000
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A member of Jon Krakauer's ill-fated Everest expedition gives his version of the spring '96 mountaintop disaster.
By Jonathan Miles
April 25, 2000
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The X Games fulfill the human need to test limits and risk death at a time when technology has created the illusion that we're in control.
By Richard Rodriguez
June 24, 1999
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Jon Krakauer, the author of "Into Thin Air," disputes Weston DeWalt's recent comments in Salon and reflects on the role of luck and heroism on Everest.
By Jon Krakauer
August 14, 1998
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Weston DeWalt, co-author of 'The Climb,' responds to Jon Krakauer's assertions in Dwight Garner's recent Salon article 'Coming down.'
By Weston Dewalt
August 14, 1998
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Weston DeWalt, co-author of 'The Climb,' responds to Jon Krakauer's assertions in Dwight Garner's recent Salon article 'Coming down.'
By Weston DeWalt
August 7, 1998
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Beach reading 1998: Our editors and critics pick the best books to hang out in a hammock with.
By Dwight Garner
June 15, 1998
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Dwight Garner
reviews the events in book publishing in 1997
By Dwight Garner
December 24, 1997
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With the passing of J. Anthony Lukas, journalism has lost one of its giants.
By Samuel G. Freedman
June 12, 1997
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After last year's Mount Everest tragedy, Sandy Hill Pittman has become the socialite everyone loves to hate -- again. By Deborah Mitchell.
By Deborah Mitchell
June 11, 1997
"Into the Wild"
Latter-day sinners?
Glenn Greenwald
War Room
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