Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World - Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction by John Vaillant

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World - Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

John Vaillant

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative reflective medium-paced
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A gripping account of this century's most intense urban fire, and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between humanity and fire's fierce energy.In May 2016, Fort McMurray, Alberta, the hub of Canada's oil industry, was ove...

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informative 98%
challenging 49%
reflective 45%
dark 35%
sad 35%
tense 33%
emotional 29%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 72%
slow 16%
fast 10%

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