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Firehouse is a book that will move readers as few others have in our time. Through the kind of intimate portraits that are Halberstam's trademark, we watch a typical day in a firehouse unfold -- the men called to duty, while their families wait anxiously for news of them. In addition, we come to understand the culture of the firehouse itself; why gifted men do this and why in so many instances they are eager to... (more)

Smoke Screen: A Novel

by Sandra Brown

New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with a tale of corruption and betrayal, revenge and reversal - where friends become foes, and heroes become criminals in the ultimate abuse of power. When newswoman Britt Shelley wakes up to find herself in bed with Jay Burgess, a rising star detective in the Charleston PD, she remembers nothing of how she got there...or of how Jay wound up dead. Handsome... (more)

Fire Lover

by Joseph Wambaugh

On an October evening in South Pasadena, a horrifying wave of flame swept through a large home improvement center, snuffing out the lives of four innocent people, including a two-year-old boy. Firefighters rushed to the scene, even as a pair of equally suspicious fires broke out in two nearby stores. Silently watching the raging inferno in the midst of the heat, smoke, and chaos was a man respected as one of... (more)

Suck It Up

by Brian Meehl

ARE YOU UP to your neck in bloodsucking vampire stories? Tired of those tales about dentally enhanced dark lords? Before I wrote this book I thought all vampires were night-stalking, fangpopping, bloodsucking fiends. Then I met Morning McCobb. He’s a vegan vampire who drinks a soy-blood substitute called Blood Lite. He believes staking should be a hate crime. And someday he hopes to march in a Vampire Pride... (more)

Trial By Fire

by Jo Davis

Dont get burned... Lieutenant Howard “Six- Pack” Paxton loves three things: being a firefighter, riding his Harley, and his bachelorhood. That is, until the curvaceous Kat McKenna falls into his arms at the scene of a fire—and melts the six-foot-six tower of bronze muscle… But just as passion ignites between them—and they explore new heights of ecstasy—a ruthless arsonist with a deadly secret and a thirst for... (more)

Tinder

by Tory Temple

The author of Heat and Flashover is back with more firefighters, and two more great stories! In Tinder, Chris Matthews is a firefighter with Oceanside Fire. He loves his job and doesn't even mind the forty five hours of coursework a year he needs to do in order to stay current. That is until Morgan Daniels walks into the station to teach the firefighters a course on sexual harassment. Morgan Daniels doesn't like... (more)

3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It

3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It

by Sean Flynn

On December 3. 1999, the call crackled in to the men of Worchester, Massachusetts Fire Department: a three-alarm warehouse blaze in a six-story windowless colossus of brick and mortar. Firefighters love the excitement of a triple, but this was a different beast. What happened once insideand how their lives were changed foreveroffers and unprecedented look at these heroic men whose job it is to rush into burning... (more)

The Rescue

by Nicholas Sparks

Volunteer fireman Taylor McAden is driven to take terrifying, heroic risks to save lives. But theres one leap into the unknown he cant bring himself to make: He cant fall in love. A man who likes to rescue troubled women, he inevitably leaves them as soon as they want more from him. Then, one day, a record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town, and Taylor comes across a young single mother named Denise... (more)

Working Fire: The Making of a Fireman

by Zac Unger

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... (more)

Last Man Down

The Fireman's Story

by Daniel Paisner, Richard Picciotto

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New afterword by the author A Firefighter's story of survival and escape from the World Trade Center.

Report from Engine Co. 82

by Dennis Smith

A former fireman in the world's busiest firehouse gives a vivid day-to-day account of the challenging events, including the raging fires and fighting a fire in the freezing cold, that he faced during his years of service.

Report from Ground Zero

by Dennis Smith

September 11th changed the face of America, but it also revealed the true face of heroism. The men of the New York Fire Department fought with courage and endurance to save others. This is their story, told by a veteran firefighter.

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Dennis Smith's History of Firefighting in America: 300 Years of Courage.

by Dennis Smith

Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words

Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words

by Dennis Smith

An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the brave men and women who have made saving lives their profession. Dennis Smith, author of Report from Engine Co. 82 , traveled across the country talking to dozens of America’s firefighters to put together this powerful collection of their own descriptions of their most dramatic and intense experiences on the job. Their stories, compiled here, are timeless... (more)

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Firehouse

by Dennis Smith

GHOSTS OF THE FIREGROUND: ECHOES OF THE GREAT PESHTIGO FIRE AND THE CALLING OF A WILDCARD FIREFIGHTER

GHOSTS OF THE FIREGROUND: ECHOES OF THE GREAT PESHTIGO FIRE AND THE CALLING OF A WILDCARD FIREFIGHTER

by Peter M. Leschak

On the brink of one of the most ferocious fire seasons ever recorded, and faced with the challenge of commanding an elite attack helicopter team, wildland firefighter Peter Leschak discovered Father Pernin's written account of surviving the wildfire that devastated Peshtigo, Wisconsin in 1871. As he takes us through Father Pernin's dangerous clash with the Great Peshtigo Fire, Leschak recounts his journey from a... (more)

911

by Chris Owen

Drew is a fireman who loves the rush and is looking for a roommate to share costs. Scott is a doctor looking for somewhere to live that isn’t with his now ex-lover. The match seems more than perfect when Scott moves in and it’s more than just costs that they share. So what happens when along comes EMT Eric with his blond good looks and boyish smile? Will this twosome be able to become a threesome or does it spell... (more)

Men to Die For

by Agnew; Munro; Wilde

Hidden Enemies By Ravyn Wilde A head injury has changed Jenna's once loving husband into a brutal monster. After a year of abuse, Jenna divorces him. Rick is enraged and swears to kill her. Even the police recommend she disappear for a while. Problem isâ€¦she doesn't know how. Then she meets Cole. Among his manyâ€¦attributes, Cole has published a book, Hidden Enemies. In it, Jenna learns everything she needs... (more)

Flames Past

by Gracie C. McKeever

Sean Casey has convinced himself he's content with his blue-collar existence but at an emotional and philosophical crossroads in his relationship with his yuppie lawyer fiancee. When Echo Quinn--an adolescent flame, but now successful health club owner--suddenly resurfaces with their "gifted" and troubled ten-year-old son in tow, Sean is forced to confront his deadly past and find absolution. Watch the sparks fly... (more)

The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up: A True Story

The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up: A True Story

by Rich Blake

Donny Herbert was a hardworking Buffalo city firefighter who, in December 1995, was searching the attic of a burning house when the snow-laden roof collapsed. For six minutes he was without oxygen. A beloved husband, a father of four boys, a neighborhood fixture who was always willing to lend a helping hand, Donny fell into a vegetative state that lasted nearly a decade. His prognosis was poor, and while he could... (more)

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by David Halberstam

by Sandra Brown

by Joseph Wambaugh

by Brian Meehl

by Jo Davis

by Tory Temple

by Sean Flynn

by Nicholas Sparks

by Zac Unger

The Fireman's Story

by Daniel Paisner, Richard Picciotto

by Dennis Smith

by Dennis Smith

by Dennis Smith

by Dennis Smith

by Dennis Smith

by Peter M. Leschak

by Chris Owen

by Agnew; Munro; Wilde

by Gracie C. McKeever

by Rich Blake