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Book Synopsis: FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION • A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city, and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind from the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce
“Grips like a philosophical thriller, warns like a beacon, and shocks to the core.” —Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author of Underland
“Riveting, spellbinding, astounding on every page.” —David Wallace-Wells, #1 bestselling author of The Uninhabitable Earth
In May 2016, Fort McMurray, the hub of Canada’s oil industry and America’s biggest foreign supplier, was overrun by wildfire. The multi-billion-dollar disaster melted vehicles, turned entire neighborhoods into firebombs, and drove 88,000 people from their homes in a single afternoon. Through the lens of this apocalyptic conflagration—the wildfire equivalent of Hurricane Katrina—John Vaillant warns that this was not a unique event, but a shocking preview of what we must prepare for in a hotter, more flammable world.
Fire has been a partner in our evolution for hundreds of millennia, shaping culture, civilization, and, very likely, our brains. Fire has enabled us to cook our food, defend and heat our homes, and power the machines that drive our titanic economy. Yet this volatile energy source has always threatened to elude our control, and in our new age of intensifying climate change, we are seeing its destructive power unleashed in previously unimaginable ways.
With masterly prose and a cinematic eye, Vaillant takes us on a riveting journey through the intertwined histories of North America’s oil industry and the birth of climate science, to the unprecedented devastation wrought by modern forest fires, and into lives forever changed by these disasters. John Vaillant’s urgent work is a book for—and from—our new century of fire, which has only just begun.
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Experience the gripping, spellbinding, and astounding true story of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city in Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World. This National Book Award finalist in nonfiction will captivate you from start to finish, offering a panoramic exploration of the evolving relationship between fire and humankind. Written by the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce, John Vaillant, this book is more than just a mere account of a disaster - it is a warning call to the core of our existence.
Prepare to be enthralled by the pages that grip you like a philosophical thriller, showcasing the destructive power of fire in unimaginable ways. Fort McMurray, the heart of Canada's oil industry, was the stage for the multi-billion-dollar wildfire disaster that turned neighborhoods into firebombs, melted vehicles, and forced 88,000 residents to flee their homes. John Vaillant's masterful storytelling immerses you in the apocalyptic conflagration that mirrors the catastrophic magnitude of Hurricane Katrina.
Fire, an energy source that has shaped our culture, civilization, and even our brains throughout our evolution, has always had the potential to elude our control. In this riveting journey, Vaillant explores the intertwined histories of North America's oil industry and the birth of climate science, connecting the dots between these industries and the unprecedented devastation caused by modern forest fires. Through cinematic descriptions and urgent prose, he paints a vivid picture of lives forever changed by these disasters, leaving readers with a heightened awareness of the fiery world our future holds.
Don't miss your chance to delve into this urgent work from John Vaillant, a book that is not just for our new century of fire, but also from it. Be prepared for an eye-opening read that will make you reconsider our place in a hotter, more flammable world. Order your copy of Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World now and be captivated from the very first page.
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