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Author: Jon Krakauer

Also known as: Krakauer J, Jon Krakaeur, Jon Krakauer, John Krakauer

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Shameless Diary of an Explorer is actually written by Robert Dunn. Jon Krakauer is the series editor for Modern Library's Exploration series - this is a book in that series.

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LaPorte County Public Library - Coolspring Branch: Book Discussion (March 27 at 10:00)
Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild.
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LaPorte County Public Library - Union Mills Branch: Union Mills Book Club (May 7 at 13:30)
Jon Krakauer, Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith.
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BookExpo America: Saturday Book & Author Luncheon (May 31 at 12:00)
Richard Engel promotes War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq.; Markos Moulitsas Zuniga promotes Taking on the System.; Jon Krakauer promotes The Hero.; Michael Moore promotes an as yet untitled work.; Christopher Buckley promotes Supreme Courtship: a Novel.
This year's lunch will, once again, focus on political and social issues and will feature Richard Engel, author of War Journal (Simon&Schuster), Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, author of Taking on the System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era (Celebra), Jon Krakauer, author of The Hero (Doubleday), ... (more)and Michael Moore, author of an as yet untitled work (Grand Central). Christopher Buckley, author of Supreme Courtship: A Novel (Twelve) will be the Master of Ceremonies.
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male
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1954-04-12
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Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
Education
Hampshire College (1977 | Environmental Studies)
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Mountain Climber
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American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1999)
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Shameless Diary of an Explorer is actually written by Robert Dunn. Jon Krakauer is the series editor for Modern Library's Exploration series - this is a book in that series.

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