{"product_id":"the-state-of-fire-why-california-burns-book","title":"The State of Fire: Why California Burns - Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHow do we live with fire? From the creator of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe California Field Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, a book of stewardship, resilience, and hope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFire is an essential part of California's ecology. Humans have been using it to shape the California landscape for thousands of years. But today many Californians' relationship to fire is one of fear. Obi Kaufmann, author of the best-selling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCalifornia Field Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, now asks: How do we live with fire? What makes fire essential to a healthy and biodiverse Golden State, and how do we benefit from its teachings? With the same solution-minded ethic as his much-admired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe State of Water: Understanding California's Most Precious Resource\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Kaufmann presents fire as a force of regeneration rather than apocalypse. He considers the long history of ecological burns, the varied ways fire behaves across the state, and the lessons we can learn from California's largest fires of recent decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacked with Kaufmann's signature watercolor maps and paintings, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe State of Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e confronts one of California's most pressing social and ecological challenges. From this maelstrom Kaufmann emerges to share a deepened love for the natural world—and a refreshingly hopeful vision of California's future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pc-book-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 x 7.1 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\/Distributor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ingram Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e SEPTEMBER 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781597146517\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857219813621,"sku":"HEY021","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/2198\/0149\/files\/HEY021_104.jpg?v=1793860985","url":"https:\/\/paracay.com\/products\/the-state-of-fire-why-california-burns-book","provider":"Paradise Cay Publications, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}