Ghosts of the Fireground: Echoes of the Great Peshtigo Fire and the Calling of a Wildland Firefighter Review

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(More customer reviews)Ghosts of the Fireground was a gift from a friend and not the kind of book I tend to pick for myself. As often is the case, however, we don't like green eggs and ham until we try them, Sam-I-am.
Peter Leschak is a tremendous writer and this book defies easy classification. It certainly is an intriguing memoir; it reads like a good novel; and in parts is as inspirational as any self-help book I have read. I checked the back cover to see how it is "officially" classified: Adventure. Yes, it is that too.
As a psychotherapist and author (Embracing Fear, HarperSanFrancisco) who teaches people to face their fears, I have recommended this book to a couple of clients as an example of someone who does not live a life controlled by fear. In saying that, I am not just talking about the courage Leschak shows as a firefighter, but more importantly I see him as a role model for anyone who wants to live their life on their own terms.
Read this one ... in a box, or with a fox ... here or there ... anywhere.
Thom Rutledge
author of Embracing Fear

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Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire Review

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(More customer reviews)John Maclean's "FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN" is subtitled "The True Story of The South Canyon Fire," and it is indeed the true story. Because the truth about what happened on that awful day in 1994 is so convoluted, so complex and multi-layered, and so strewn with conflicting viewpoints and cumulative errors and circumstances, writing the true story would have been impossible for anyone intimately involved with the fire. Maclean, however, brings his formidable background as a 30-year journalist to the story, and he makes the setting, the background, and the tragedy come alive for his readers.
With meticulous attention to detail and the unflagging search for facts that only a professional journalist can bring to bear, Maclean waded through stacks and years of documents, reports, interviews, and background material to produce a book that exceeded all expectations. The subjects of the book - wildland firefighters and wildland fire managers in state and federal land management agencies - nearly all agree that it's an accurate portrayal of both the South Canyon Fire and also the world of wildland fire. It's honest, it's well researched, and it's a compellingly good read. It explains and answers the many questions that nagged those of us in fire after the 1994 season.
If you're in fire, or you know someone who is, this book is mandatory.

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