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2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
FINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE AND THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD
ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2025
NAMED A BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS AND A GOLD WINNER BY THE NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS
“Exceptional. . . . When…
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1 author picked When It All Burns as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I picked up this book for its firsthand account of a young anthropologist in California who decides to go through the rigorous training to become a wildfire fighter.
But I kept on reading because the author’s vivid storytelling showed what it felt like to test yourself to your physical limits, interspersed with the history of fire traditions and fire suppresion. The author nearly died in a wildfire while working through one of the most devastating wildfire seasons in California’s history.
For days until I finished, I really couldn’t put this book down.
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