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The Books I Read During My 47th Year
Here’s a list of the books I read during my 47th year on Planet Earth:
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant – The most thought-provoking book I read in 2023. The story is structured around a catastrophic wildfire that torched the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta back in 2016, but the book is so much more than a standard-issue disaster tale. Vaillant masterfully weaves in the fascinating history of fire and how humans and fire have co-evolved symbiotically for hundreds of thousands of years. He digs into the histories of climate science and the fossil fuel industries, as well as why 21st-century wildfires are hotter, more aggressive, and more destructive than anything we’ve seen before. If you’re a fan of history, philosophy, adventure, natural science, or amazingly structured narratives, I highly recommend this award-winning book. [To listen to John discuss the all-consuming process of writing Fire Weather, check out our recent podcast conversation.]
Mr. Texas by Lawrence Wright – I’ve listened to uber-serious Lawrence Wright on many of my favorite podcasts discussing his books on weighty topics such as the rise of Al-Queda and the mind-blowing insanity that is Scientology– so I was surprised to
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