Fire

Written by Sebastian Junger

Narrated by Kevin Conway

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Nov 22, 2005
• ISBN: 9780061151866

Sebastian Junger

Sebastian Junger is the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm and A Death in Belmont. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and has been awarded a National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. He lives in New York.

Reviews for Fire

[bookishbunny · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The stories are so varied and there is so much to learn. Junger writing makes the foreign feel accessible and near.

[skinglist · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Not quite as engaging as the Perfect Storm, but well worth the $2.95 I paid for it (gotta love Adelaide STreet sales). An interesting look at the more dangerous occupations around.

[bensdad00 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent collection of his shorter work.

[aliceanna-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Junger is a terrific journalist. He writes on a level that you can understand even if you don't know much about the subject at hand. He also is able to present a very balanced look at his subjects. This was most apparent in his joint article on Cyprus. By the time I finished, I was disgusted with both the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots. Neither was willing to budge toward a peaceful solution and the result is complete stasis. It reminded me a lot of our current Congress! All the articles were very informative, but at the same time very accessible.

[ecw0647 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I was dinking around in my records and discovered I had listened to this book in 2006. For the life of me I don't remember a damn thing about it and can't find any notes (an anomaly) except I marked I had enjoyed it. I'm not sure whether that says more about the book or me.

[ngennaro_4 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

10/01/03 I read an excerpt from this book in Adventure magazine and it did not let me down. This is a great set of stories and is simply riveting. Initial comments after reading this was that Junger must be crazy to put himself in these situations.