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PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION • FINALIST FOR THE PEN/GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION • A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire…


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1 author picked Fire Weather as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I've been a student of climate change for over 50 years now, but this book took my awareness to a whole new level. I have always respected the forces of nature, but now I actually fear them a bit more. And finally, the true life stories that Vaillant writes were completely spellbinding.

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