| Working Fire: The Making of a Fireman Contributor(s): Unger, Zac (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143034952 ISBN-13: 9780143034957 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: This remarkable memoir, by turns funny and deeply moving, explores one man's coming into his calling and his transformation from ambivalent Ivy League grad to skilled and dedicated firefighter. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Fire Science - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1070 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.54" W x 8.44" (0.54 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 86816 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zac Unger didn't feel like much of a fireman at first. Most of his fellow recruits seemed to have planned for the job all their lives; he was an Ivy League grad responding to an ad at a bus stop. He couldn't keep his boots shined, and he looked terrible in his uniform. Working Fire is the story of how, from this unlikely beginning, Zac Unger came to feel at home among this close-knit tribe, came to master his work's demands, and came to know what it is to see the world through a firefighter's eyes. From the raw material of his days' work--alarm calls both harrowing and hilarious, moments of triumph and grief--Unger has forged a timeless story of finding one's path, and a rousing adventure about the bravery and sacrifice of everyday heroes. On the web: http: //www.zacunger.com |