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"Smokejumper," by Jason A. Ramos and Julian Smith. In the recent devastating summer of wildfires, this book covers this overlooked elite firefighting group. It mixes historical and biographical knowledge in a way that is both entertaining and educational.

Joe Lorentzen, bookseller, Barnes and Noble, Calhoun Village

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