{"product_id":"paradise-one-towns-struggle-to-survive-an-american-wildfire-english-edition","title":"Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire (English Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cautionary tale for a new era of megafires, Paradise is the gripping true story of a town wiped off the map and the determination of its people to rise again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe inspiration for the Apple Original Film The Lost Bus, starring Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A tour de force story of wildfire and a terrifying look at what lies ahead.”— San Francisco Chronicle (Best Books of the Year)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle , 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Paradise, 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. The definitive firsthand account of the nation’s deadliest wildfire in a century, Paradise is a riveting examination of what went wrong and how to avert future tragedies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCover image © Apple TV+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT-BOOK","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54015548326256,"sku":"978-0593136393","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54015548359024,"sku":"978-0593136393","price":36.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/8543\/8576\/files\/ebook_6348_e4df439a72.jpg?v=1783668748","url":"https:\/\/antbook.store\/products\/paradise-one-towns-struggle-to-survive-an-american-wildfire-english-edition","provider":"ANTBOOK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}