Thoughts on Fire: Life Lessons of a Volunteer Firefighter - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595225225 ISBN 13: 9780595225224

Synopsis

Thoughts on Fire tells the story of a professor of philosophy who joins a small rural volunteer fire department. As the professor learns the language of fire and the pain of ambulance calls, he begins to glimpse life in a way he never did before. This book is the story of a journey inside the world of fire and tells us the lessons that each of us can learn about living a life that matters.

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Review

"THOUGHTS ON FIRE proves that firefighting is really a form of philosophical meditation." -- Dr. John Briggs author of THE LOOKING GLASS UNIVERSE, THE TURBULANT MIRROR and SEVEN LIFE LESSONS OF CHAOS

A wonderful journey and homecoming that cuts through the arcane and the obscure and joins together meditation and action. -- Dr. Michael Brannagan, Director, Center for Ethics, LaRoche College

It is a book you will pass on to your friends. It is a book that can change the way you see the world. -- Dr. Bob Schachat, Author of Recapturing the Trust

From the Publisher

In the tradition of Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Dr, Frank McCluskey has written a book that is part adventure story, part chronicle of the fire service and part philosophy of life. This is a book about trust, fear and living each moment as much as it a chronicle of a year in the life of small town fire department. It is a book you will pass on to others when you are done.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595225225
• ISBN 13: 9780595225224
• Binding: Paperback