Jon Krakauer

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• Book Reviews: Mormon Fundamentalism

  
  Sellers Library Teens — Authority: 127
  You may remember the headlines from spring of 2008 , when a polygamous compound in Texas was raided on suspicions of child abuse and over 400 children were taken from their parents during the investigation. It was shocking to a lot of people that there are communities in our country where families have one husband, ...
  3 days ago

• Unsure About a Surge

  
  Words of Wisdom — Authority: 131
  Today President Obama announced an increase in troop levels to “finish the job” in the 8 year old Afghanistan war and for once I find myself questioning the decision. Sure, I know that he has far more information than any of us, including know-it-all pundits, but the idea of continuing a war that has dragged on ...
  1 week ago

• "Where Men Win Glory" by Jon Krakauer

  
  like to write stuff — Authority: 120
  I recently finished reading “Where Men Win Glory” by Jon Krakauer and found it to be pretty powerful. The book is on former NFL standout and Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan, Pat Tillman and features much of the same great writing that Krakauer provided in two prior books of his I’ ve read… “Into ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ive never been to Alaska.

  
  mcco12's blog — Authority: 118
  So I rented this movie a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Then I ordered the book and I love the book even more. I read about 80% of it in one sitting: I just picked it up and couldnt put it down. I really like the blend of journalist... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
  2 weeks ago

• Thoughts on Pat Tillman

  
  The Sly Oyster | culture, entertainment, liberal arts, shenanigans — Authority: 443
  Author Jon Krakauer discusses the aftermath of Pat Tillman’s death and the lies of General Stanley McChrystal: “After Tillman died, the most important thing to know is that within–instantly, within 24 hours certainly, everybody on the ground, everyone intimately involved knew it was friendly fire. There’s ...
  4 weeks ago

• Max Headroom: We think Rush Limbaugh has a crush on Sarah Palin

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 525
  Really, Rush? This week on “Fox News Sunday,” the network gave Rush Limbaugh a chat similar in style to Obama’s sitdown chat a month or two ago on other networks. The best nugget is where he says that Sarah Palin’s ready to be, uh, president. Wild thing Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s darkest mark on ...
  4 weeks ago

• Trevor Alders – The Man Who Killed Pat Tillman

  
  Your Moral Leader — Authority: 145
  I’m reading Jon Krakauer’s book on Pat Tillman , the former Arizona Cardinal safety who volunteered to join the U.S. military and was shot down by mistake by his fellow Rangers. Krakauer writes that all the evidence points to Trevor Alders as the man who killed Pat Tillman. What was his punishment? He was ...
  5 weeks ago

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