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Jon krakauer born april 12, 1954 is an american writer and mountaineer. Jon krakauers into the wild examines the true story of chris mccandless, a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the alaskan wilderness and whose sos note and emaciated corpse were found four months later, internationally bestselling author jon krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self, leave civilization behind and seek enlightenment. Heckler calls jon krakauer a liar at missoula forum on. Buy nelle terre estreme by krakauer, jon, ferrari, l.
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