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JON KRAKAUER  

Piqued by curiosity after reading Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild twice, and having seen the movie twice, I was compelled to go searching for it at my local Barnes and Noble. Ironically enough, it had just been put out onto a display featuring great sports adventure novels....

My three-fold love affair with Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild began with the release of the movie soundtrack, with songs written and performed by Eddie Vedder. My curiosity about the book was piqued soon afterward as I saw it displayed at all of the local booksellers.

The life of Chris McCandless is a cautionary tale wholly worth examination and provides a metaphor for the world today.

An analysis of John Krakauer's Into the Wild. Examining the life of Chris McCandless, his search for himself and meaning in the world.

I read Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer which prompted me to write about the topic of fearlessness.

I recently stumbled across a column written by one of my favorite writers, Nick Hornby. It was called "Stuff Ive Been Reading", and it appears to be a monthly column. I was somewhat inspired to start my own, as I'm a chronic reader with a different book in almost every room

Michael Kodas will soon be giving a presentation regarding his adventures atop Mount Everest

The mountaineering world lost a legend today. Sir Edmund Hillary, most famous for being the first to successfully climb Mount Everest, died on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at the age of 88.

A look into the world reveals many cases of exclusion, from handicapped children in the classroom to ethnic violence to college football. And they're all remarkably similar.

A review of the movie, "Into the Wild."

Susan Sarandon and John Goodman are reportedly in negotiations to play the parents of Emile Hirsch in "Speed Racer."

Based on the book of the same name, the film is an excellent trek for the armchair adventurer.

In creative nonfiction, there is an understood contract between the author and the reader.

The deadliest day in the history of the world's tallest peak.

The next best thing to an adventure is reading a story about one. These picks for the Top Ten Gift Ideas for the Well Read Adventurer are entertaining, amusing and inspiring tales from those who dared.

Article about explorer Chris McCandless.

There are fourteen mountains in the world which have peaks over 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) high. These peaks are in what's called the Death Zone - "an altitude above which life begins to die."