Fire

Name: Fire
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sebastian Junger
ISBN: 9780061151866

Author: Sebastian Junger

Narrator: Kevin Conway

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 11/22/2005

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Travel, Essays & Travelogues

Synopsis

For readers and viewers of The Perfect Storm, opening this long-awaited new work by Sebastian Junger will be like stepping off the deck of the Andrea Gail and into the inferno of a fire burning out of control in the steep canyons of Idaho. Here is the same meticulous prose brought to bear on the inner workings of a terrifying elemental force; here is a cast of characters risking everything in an effort to bring that force under control.Few writers have been to so many desperate corners of the globe as has Sebastian Junger; fewer still have provided such starkly memorable evocations of characters and events. From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone to the logic of guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, this new collection of Junger's nonfiction will take you places you wouldn't dream of going to on your own.

About Sebastian Junger

Sebastian Junger is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and documentary filmmaker whose work explores the deepest edges of human experience-war, survival, and what it means to belong. Best known for The Perfect Storm, War, and Tribe, Junger has built a career telling stories that live at the crossroads of danger and humanity. His reporting has taken him from deadly firefights in Afghanistan to the intimate struggles of veterans returning home, always with a keen eye for the resilience of the human spirit.

Beyond the page, Junger has co-directed the Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo and produced acclaimed films that bring raw frontline experiences to audiences around the world. His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and other major outlets, earning him both literary acclaim and journalistic honors.

Whether recounting the fury of the sea, the bonds of soldiers, or the search for meaning in modern life, Junger's work challenges readers to confront both the fragility and the strength of being human.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Margaret on May 29, 2009

Although the book is entitled "Fire" and the first part is comprised of an introduction to the essay on fire jumpers and forest fire fighting that immediately follows, the balance of the book is a series of Sebastian Junger's essays from wartorn or conflicted areas of the world. Junger is a talented......more

Goodreads review by Chris on August 07, 2022

Looks like I put my review beginning where the "comment" goes. Not paying attention - again. Can't figure out how to edit it out. Oops - I just did ... anyway, last night I read a story from Men's Journal(1994), read there by me long ago. Nasty forest fire just west of Glenwood Springs and I-70 in C......more

Goodreads review by Brian on October 04, 2014

Enjoyed all the stories except for the one on Whale Harpooning. At the end of every story it seemed to just end while I was waiting for more to each one. Least liked book from Junger Ive read.......more

Goodreads review by W. Brad on April 13, 2012

This is a collection of essays, not a cohesive book. I have to say that each essay left me wanting more, which is kind of good and bad. The title essay is on smoke jumpers, and it had a lot of information and good stories, but if you're looking for a book on smoke jumping or even things that are rel......more