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He currently has his 2003 book under the banner of heaven, an investigation of polygamy and religious fundamentalism in the american west, in development at imagine entertainment. The book reached the top of the new york times nonfiction bestseller list, was honored as book of the year by time magazine, and was. Bestselling writer and mountaineer jon krakauer, whose 1996 book into the wild became the twotime oscarnominated film directed by sean penn, has signed for representation at gersh. Born in 1954, jon krakauer grew up in corvallis, oregon. Jon krakauer has 38 books on goodreads with 2472683 ratings. The excruciating story of a young man on a quest for knowledge and experience, a search that eventually cooked his goose, told with the flair of a seasoned investigative reporter by outside magazine contributing editor krakauer eiger dreams, 1990. Author jon krakauer says that climbing mount everest was the biggest mistake ive ever made in my life.
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