Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself
by Russell Wangersky
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Visceral and affecting, Burning Down the House is an insightful insider's account of the perilous world of firefighting and an unforgettable memoir of how, in finding his passion, Wangersky lost himself.Tags
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A brutally honest memoir about the impact fire fighting has had on Mr. Wangersky's life -- his marriage and his mental health. Maybe a bit repetitive, but it really brought home the message of what our first responders deal with -- on the job and in their psyches.
Excellent writing and an interesting story.
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CBC's 100 True Stories
100 works; 6 members
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9 Works 190 Members
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Common Knowledge
- Important places
- Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia, Canada
Classifications
- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 363.37092 — Society, Government, and Culture Social problems and social services Public Safety - Police, Crime Investigation Terrorism, Disasters, Civil Defense Fires and fire-fighting Biography; History By Place Biography
- LCC
- TH9118 .W35 .A3 — Technology Building construction Building construction Protection of buildings
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- Members
- 31
- Popularity
- 900,486
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.06)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
