Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy [Paperback]

The harrowing story of the most destructive American wildfire in a century. A crisp, intimate portrait of the catastrophe. This is a frightening book that will make readers take stock of their own home surroundings, regional infrastructure, and the values of our times. Gripping.& A story that is both sweeping in scope and vivid in its particulars. This remarkable account will remind you of the power of the human spirit, even, or especially, in a crisis. A gripping ticktock account.& [ A page-turner from the get-go.& The details of [the locals] lives lend verisimilitude sure to hook the most callous of observers. Gripping.& The scale of the disaster is enormous, but the authors focus on individual survival lends the book harrowing intimacy. So riveting and evocative that you can almost smell the smoke. Alastair Gee and Dani Anguianos account of how a city of 27,000 burned to the ground in a matter of hours reads like a thriller. Its also crucial. As the world warms, cities across the arid West are increasingly at risk of suffering a fate similar to Paradise. A gripping and meticulously reported account of how one California community was wiped from the map. US