Most of us have only seen California wildf ires from a distance&mdash\;smoke in the air or a red glow on the horizon. But in this powerful event\, wildland firefighter and author Jordan Thoma s takes us to the front lines through stunning photographs and firsthand s tories from battling California&rsquo\;s most destructive fires. \;In& nbsp\;When It All Burns\, recently nominated for the National Book Award\, Thomas recounts a single\, brutal six-month fir e season with the Los Padres Hotshots&mdash\;the special forces of America &rsquo\;s firefighters. Being a hotshot is among the most difficult jobs o n earth. Thomas viscerally renders his crew&rsquo\;s attempts to battle fl ames that are often too destructive to contain. He uncovers the hidden cul tural history of megafires\, revealing how humanity&rsquo\;s symbiotic rel ationship with wildfire became a war&mdash\;and what can be done to change it back. \;
\nCopies of When It All Burns will be avail able for purchase at this event\, and the author will sign.
\nExceptional. . . . \;When It All Burns \;is one of those books that immerses the reader in the nuances of a world most of us know only th rough the lens of tragedy and destruction. Thomas&rsquo\; visceral\, cryst alline prose only adds fuel to the fire.&rdquo\; &mdash\;Los Angeles Times
\n"Passionately told\, impeccably researched and important. . . . w hile Thomas&rsquo\;s detailed descriptions of grueling brush-hacking sessi ons and near-constant life-threatening scenarios are riveting\, the book&r squo\;s power comes from its methodical\, clear-eyed and convincing explan ation of how we wound up here in the first place&mdash\;in a world where m egafires inevitably rage out of control\, annihilating every town and ecos ystem in their path." \;&mdash\;Washington Post
\n&ldquo\;A rive ting story of the costs of climate change and the realities of this terrif ying work\, as well as an examination of the history that got us here and the very real lives now at risk.&rdquo\; \;&mdash\;New York Times
\ n&ldquo\;Wedding anthropological research and elegant descriptions of t he natural world\, Thomas builds an argument for a clear solution." \; &mdash\;The New Yorker
\n&ldquo\;Thomas brings us to the front lines \, deftly pulling the reader to the edge of the fire in evocative writing that reads like a thriller&hellip\; Thinking about fire has never been mor e essential&mdash\;Thomas charts a map toward the future.&rdquo\; \;&m dash\;Kirkus \;(starred review)
\n&ldquo\;Writing with exception al verve\, Thomas captures the furious intensity of working on the fire li ne. . . . Narrative nonfiction doesn&rsquo\;t get better than this.&rdquo\ ; \;&mdash\;Publishers Weekly \;(starred review)
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