Under The Banner Of Heaven (Audiobook) in 4 Cassette Tapes, Jon Krakauer 2003

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“very good, box shows very little wear”
Country of Origin
United States
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Narrator
Jon Krakauer
Custom Bundle
No
Case Type
Cardboard Sleeve
Type
Audio Cassette
Publication Name
Random House Audio
Item Length
4.38 inches
Item Height
5.83 inches
Personalized
No
ISBN-10
073930657X
Item Width
1.15 inches
Intended Audience
Adults
Signed
No
Era
2000s
ISBN
9780739306574
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Jon Krakauer's literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders. At the core of his book is an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers, Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a revelation from God commanding them to kill their blameless victims. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this "divinely inspired" crime, Krakauer constructs a multilayered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, savage violence, polygamy, and unyielding faith. Along the way, he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America's fastest-growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief. Krakauer takes readers inside isolated communities in the American West, Canada, and Mexico, where some forty-thousand Mormon Fundamentalists believe the mainstream Mormon Church went unforgivably astray when it renounced polygamy. Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the leaders of these outlaw sects are zealots who answer only to God. Marrying prodigiously and with virtual impunity (the leader of the largest fundamentalist church took seventy-five "plural wives," several of whom were wed to him when they were fourteen or fifteen and he was in his eighties), fundamentalist prophets exercise absolute control over the lives of their followers, and preach that any day now the world will be swept clean in a hurricane of fire, sparing only their most obedient adherents. Weaving the story of the Lafferty brothers and their fanatical brethren with a clear-eyed look at Mormonism's violent past, Krakauer examines the underbelly of the most successful homegrown faith in the United States, and finds a distinctly American brand of religious extremism. The result is vintage Krakauer, an utterly compelling work of nonfiction that illuminates an otherwise confounding realm of human behavior. From the Hardcover edition.

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Publisher
Random House Audio Publishing Group
ISBN-10
073930657x
ISBN-13
9780739306574
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038726645

Product Key Features

Book Title
Under the Banner of Heaven : a Story of Violent Faith
Topic
United States / 20th Century, General, United States / General
Publication Year
2003
Language
English
Genre
Religion, History
Author
Jon Krakauer
Format
Audio Cassette

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1in.
Item Length
5.8in.
Item Width
4.4in.
Item Weight
5.7 Oz

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Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Critical Acclaim for Jon Krakauer "Jon Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer. His account of an ascent of Mount Everest has led to a general reevaluation of climbing and of the commercialization of what was once a romantic, solitary sport; while his account of the life and death of Christopher McCandless, who died of starvation after challenging the Alaskan wilderness, delves even more deeply and disturbingly into the fascination of nature and the devastating effects of its lure on a young and curious mind."-citation from American Academy of Arts and Letters, upon awarding Krakauer an Academy Award in Literature INTO THIN AIR "Ranks among the great adventure books of all time."-Wall Street Journal "Raw and immediate and devastating. It haunts me."-Boston Sunday Globe "Gripping … a harrowing account."-New York Times "Wrenching … lucid … it is impossible to read this book unmoved."-Entertainment Weekly A great book, among the best ever on mountaineering. Gracefully and efficiently written, carefully researched, and actually lived by its narrator."-Washington PostAstounding ... hones t... eloquent. ... Through objective and thorough research and in sparkling prose, Krakauer tells a story that arouses fury, disgust, admiration and tears.-New Orleans Times-Picayune INTO THE WILD "Terrifying … Eloquent … A heart-rending drama of human yearning."-New York Times "A narrative of arresting force ... It's gripping stuff."-Washington Post "Compelling and tragic … Hard to put down."-San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
289.3/3
Edition Description
Abridged Edition

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