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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060088613
ISBN-139780060088613
eBay Product ID (ePID)2214956
Product Key Features
Book TitleFire
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary Science, Terrorism, Africa / West, World / General, General, Essays & Travelogues, Disasters & Disaster Relief
Publication Year2002
GenreNature, Travel, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science
AuthorSebastian Junger
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-074341
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal909.82/9
SynopsisA riveting collection of literary journalism by the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, capped off brilliantly by a new Afterword and a timely essay about war-torn Afghanistan -- a superb eyewitness report about the Taliban's defeat in Kabul -- new to book form. Sebastian Junger has made a specialty of bringing to life the drama of nature and human nature. Few writers have been to so many disparate and desperate corners of the globe. Fewer still have met the standard of great journalism more consistently. None has provided more starkly memorable evocations of extreme events. From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone, to an inferno forest fire burning out of control in the steep canyons of Idaho, to the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, this collection of Junger's reporting will take readers to places they need to know about but wouldn't dream of going on their own. In his company we travel to these places, pass through frightening checkpoints, actual and psychological, and come face-to-face with the truth.