{"product_id":"paradise-lizzie-johnson-9780593136409","title":"Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive firsthand account of California's Camp Fire, the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century, \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting examination of what went wrong and how to avert future tragedies as the climate crisis unfolds.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force story of wildfire and a terrifying look at what lies ahead.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e(Best Books of the Year)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn November 8, 2018, the people of Paradise, California, awoke to a mottled gray sky and gusty winds. Soon the Camp Fire was upon them, gobbling an acre a second. Less than two hours after the fire ignited, the town was engulfed in flames, the residents trapped in their homes and cars. By the next morning, eighty-five people were dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, Lizzie Johnson was there as the town of Paradise burned. She saw the smoldering rubble of a historic covered bridge and the beloved Black Bear Diner and she stayed long afterward, visiting shelters, hotels, and makeshift camps. Drawing on years of on-the-ground reporting and reams of public records, including 911 calls and testimony from a grand jury investigation, Johnson provides a minute-by-minute account of the Camp Fire, following residents and first responders as they fight to save themselves and their town. We see a young mother fleeing with her newborn; a school bus full of children in search of an escape route; and a group of paramedics, patients, and nurses trapped in a cul-de-sac, fending off the fire with rakes and hoses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eParadise, \u003c\/i\u003e Johnson documents the unfolding tragedy with empathy and nuance. But she also investigates the root causes, from runaway climate change to a deeply flawed alert system to Pacific Gas and Electric's decades-long neglect of critical infrastructure. A cautionary tale for a new era of megafires, \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e is the gripping story of a town wiped off the map and the determination of its people to rise again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lizzie Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593136403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593136409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/09\/2022","brand":"Lizzie Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072329871615,"sku":"9780593136409","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e397871-f27a-49e9-b7c0-06e114e18784.jpg?v=1685441308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paradise-lizzie-johnson-9780593136409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}