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Tending Fire : Coping with America's Wildland Fires
Stephen J. Pyne
Hardcover - $54.95
"Tending Fire" offers a brilliant discussion of the politics of fire by one of the country's most knowledgeable writers on the subject. Pyne examines fire policy, and looks at how we have come to this pass, and where we might go from here.
Hurricane Katrina : Through the Eyes of Storm Chasers
Jim Reed
Paperback - $33.95
This exciting new book is due out at the end of September. Currently Farcountry Press has two top photographers, Jim Reed and Mike Theiss, on the coast assembling their best storm photos for this book
Yellowstone's Rebirth by Fire : Rising from the Ashes of the 1988 Wildfires
Karen Reinhart
Paperback - $32.95
In text and photographs, Reinhart examines the 1988 Yellowstone fires and their aftermath: smoke-shrouded skies, flaming forests, and fireballs that have been replaced by wildflowers, aspen stands, and rare Bicknell's geraniums. Reinhart also explore ...
Just Seconds from the Ocean : Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina
William Sargent
Hardcover - $39.95
Acts of God : The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
Ted Steinberg
Paperback - $44.95
This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina. Steinberg argues that it is wrong to see natural disasters as random outbursts of nature or expressions of divine judgment. He reveals how business and go ...
The Seasons of Fire : Reflections on Fire in the West
David J. Strohmaier
Paperback - $37.95
Long-term wildland fire-fighter David J. Strohmaier shares his personal and provocative exploration of the formative role that fire plays in human life.
Facing the Unexpected : Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States
Kathleen J. Tierney
Hardcover - $109.95
Mention Three Mile Island, the Exxon Valdez, the Mozambique floods and the importance of effective disaster preparedness and response is immediately clear. Facing the Unexpected presents the wealth of information derived from disasters around the wor ...