{"product_id":"the-chemistry-of-fire-essays-9781682261514","title":"The Chemistry of Fire: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1989, Laurence Gonzales was a young writer with his first book of essays, \u003ci\u003eThe Still Point\u003c\/i\u003e, just published by the University of Arkansas Press. Imagine his surprise, one winter day, to receive a letter from none other than Kurt Vonnegut. 'The excellence of your writing and the depth of your reporting saddened me, in a way,' Vonnegut wrote, 'reminding me yet again what a tiny voice facts and reason have in this era of wrap-around, mega-decibel rock-and-roll.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Several books, many articles, and a growing list of awards later, Gonzales -- known for taking us to enthralling extremes - is still writing with excellence and depth. In this latest collection, we go from the top of Mount Washington and 'the worst weather in the world,' to 12,000 feet beneath the ocean, where a Naval Intelligence Officer discovers the Titanic using the government's own spy equipment. We experience night assaults with the 82nd Airborne Division, the dynamiting of the 100-foot snowpack on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, a trip to the International Space Station, the crash of an airliner to the bottom of the Everglades, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGonzales travels where few people might want to go, and he brings back wondrous tales.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Arkansas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469786354007,"sku":"9781682261514","price":21.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781682261514.jpg?v=1744896302","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-chemistry-of-fire-essays-9781682261514","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}