Book TV: After Words: Jon Krakauer, "Where Men Win Glory"

[df7604]

he wrote terrible articles on Nepal and Tibet, good work on Into Thin Air but please dont relate yourself to current events / politics, you dont know shit

[pinkhotchoco]

He's one of the few men that look much more handsome with a beard & mustache.

[meushubris]

Amazing book!

[weBeenjammin]

I'm about half way through reading the book and its really hard to put down. A really fascinating story and Tillman seems like such a complex person, you really grow to like him and wish that there was a happy ending to his story. Krakauer is a really talented writer.

[mikecorbeil]

Very good even if short, and people wanting the full hour interview can simply do a Web search using "Jon Krakauer" and booktv for search terms. I used only those two search terms and found copies of the interview at booktv (dot org) and c-spanvideo (dot org). The video viewer is larger at the latter website, which also says the interview is 59 minutes. Booktv's page doesn't specify the runtime. Based on this 10-minute clip the full hour should be very interesting.

[upabittoolate]

@mikecorbeil You're better off reading the book itself. It's serious business.

[stemborowski]

best to read the book. i do not read a lot but this book was a must! worth taking the time.

[lnefouse]

I know about "friendly fire"...VIETNAM 68-69....God have mercy on their souls..

[2210ethan]

Without being insensitive, what is wrong with the interviewer?

[theropingeffect]

"Friendly fire is doublespeak meaning fire from one's own side or allied forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces,....... A death resulting from a negligent discharge is not considered friendly fire. Neither is murder, whether premeditated or in the heat of the moment, and nor is deliberate firing on ones own troops for disciplinary reasons classified as friendly fire as in these cases there is no intent to harm the enemy." Wikipedia

[n11lc]

thanks for copy pasting that for me