Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Jon Krakauer with Scott Brick (Narrator)

12 hours, 33 minutes first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history religion true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced
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 Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core...

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informative 90%
dark 73%
challenging 45%
sad 34%
reflective 30%
tense 23%
emotional 17%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 3%

Pace

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slow 46%
fast 6%

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