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UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN - JON KRAKAUER KARTO...

True crime in the American heartland. Under the Banner of Heaven is a riveting account of
Mormon fundamentalism and renegade prophets. From the bestselling author of Into the Wild and
Into Thin Air .    Now a major TV miniseries starring Andrew Garfield.   Brothers Ron and Dan
Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. Jon KrakauerâEUR¿s investigation into the
murder of a mother and her child is a meticulously researched  bone-chilling narrative of
polygamy  savage violence and unyielding faith.  An incisive look inside isolated Mormon
Fundamentalist communities in America  this gripping work of non-fiction illuminates an
otherwise confounding realm of human behaviour.   âEUR¿A provocative look at the twisted roots
of American fundamentalism.âEUR(TM) âEUR" Will Self  Evening Standard âEUR¿Books of the
YearâEUR(TM)  âEUR¿Excellent . . . a lucid  judicious  even sympathetic account not just of
Mormon Fundamentalism but of the seductive power of fanaticism in general.âEUR(TM) âEUR" Daily
Telegraph   âEUR¿Remarkable . . . for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers of spiritual
conviction  this book is a must.âEUR(TM) âEUR" Independent

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