Fire - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Sebastian Junger, Kevin Conway (Narrator) 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 eleme... more »ntal 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.
Unabridged: 7 Compact Discs, Running Time: 8 hours, Narrator: Sebastian Junger with Kevin Conway.« less
The wild fire stores wer great and would be of interest to anyone involved in ICS or firefighting. Some of the other stores were much slower and not keep my interest as well. Still it is a worthwile read.