{"product_id":"when-it-all-burns-jordan-thomas-9780593544822","title":"When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World","description":"\u003cb\u003e2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFINALIST FOR THE \u003ci\u003eLA TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK PRIZE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2025 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED A BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exceptional. . . . \u003ci\u003eWhen It All Burns\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those books that immerses the reader in the nuances of a world most of us know only through the lens of tragedy and destruction. Thomas' visceral, crystalline prose only adds fuel to the fire.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gripping firsthand account of a record-setting fire season, from a cultural anthropologist who spent a year working as a hotshot firefighter, exploring the history and future of fire in America \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighteen of California's largest wildfires on record have burned in the past two decades. Scientists recently invented the term \"megafire\" to describe wildfires that behave in ways that would have been nearly impossible just a generation ago, burning through winter, exploding in the night, and devastating landscapes historically impervious to incendiary destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhen It All Burns, \u003c\/i\u003ewildland firefighter and anthropologist Jordan Thomas recounts a single, brutal six-month fire season with the Los Padres Hotshots--the special forces of America's firefighters. Being a hotshot is among the most difficult jobs on earth. Thomas viscerally renders his crew's attempts to battle flames that are often too destructive to contain. He uncovers the hidden cultural history of megafires, revealing how humanity's symbiotic relationship with wildfire became a war--and what can be done to change it back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas weaves ecology and the history of Indigenous peoples' oppression, federal forestry, and the growth of the fire industrial complex into a riveting narrative about a new phase in the climate crisis. It's an immersive story of community in the most perilous of circumstances, told with humor, humility, and affection.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50130866307265,"sku":"9780593544822","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9780593544822.jpg?v=1775742002","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/when-it-all-burns-jordan-thomas-9780593544822","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}