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Jon Krakauer

2 books summarized.

Into the Wild cover

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

5-min read

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster cover

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

5-min read

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