Jon Krakauer

"Into the Wild" "Into the Wild"

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.
  • Latter-day sinners?

    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.
  • Jon Krakauer

    "Into Thin Air"
  • "Left for Dead: My Journey Home From Everest" by Beck Weathers

    A member of Jon Krakauer's ill-fated Everest expedition gives his version of the spring '96 mountaintop disaster.
  • It's about spirituality, not sports

    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.
  • Everest Debate, Round Two: Jon Krakauer

    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.
  • Everest debate, Part Two: Weston DeWalt

    Weston DeWalt, co-author of 'The Climb,' responds to Jon Krakauer's assertions in Dwight Garner's recent Salon article 'Coming down.'
  • Everest controversy continues

    Weston DeWalt, co-author of 'The Climb,' responds to Jon Krakauer's assertions in Dwight Garner's recent Salon article 'Coming down.'
  • Beach reading 1998

    Beach reading 1998: Our editors and critics pick the best books to hang out in a hammock with.
  • The year in books

    Dwight Garner reviews the events in book publishing in 1997
  • Media Circus - A heart, a brain and a good pair of shoes

    With the passing of J. Anthony Lukas, journalism has lost one of its giants.
  • Media Circus

    After last year's Mount Everest tragedy, Sandy Hill Pittman has become the socialite everyone loves to hate -- again. By Deborah Mitchell.

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