Fire Weather: On the Frontlines of a Burning World Mary Ellen Matthews A small town driven by

A small town driven by oil and cotton--and a place where everyone knows everyone else's business

From Emily Dickinson's and Henry David Thoreau's collections to the amateur naturalists whose names are forgotten but whose collections still grace our world

reinvented the way we speak and think

Human Nature is a deeply felt inquiry into our rapidly changing Earth

the notorious criminal who rules Castellane's underworld

Fire Weather: On the Frontlines of a Burning World Mary Ellen Matthews A small town driven byPULITZER PRIZE FINALIST A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION FINALIST FOR THE PEN GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind from the award winning, best selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non Fiction A BEST BOOK OF THE