02390nam 2200529Ia 450 991082601090332120200520144314.00-8166-9993-3(CKB)1000000000341063(EBL)310817(OCoLC)476096404(SSID)ssj0000262244(PQKBManifestationID)11203461(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000262244(PQKBWorkID)10270913(PQKB)11586096(MiAaPQ)EBC310817(Au-PeEL)EBL310817(CaPaEBR)ebr10159552(EXLCZ)99100000000034106319990623d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTrials by wildfire in search of the new warrior spirit /Peter M. Leschak1st ed.Duluth, Minn. Pfeifer-Hamiltonc20001 online resource (175 pages)Description based upon print version of record.1-57025-198-3 Contents; Whistle; The Witness Post; The Fire Tower; A Real Fight; Reaching for Rigel; Thirty Pounds; An Evening at the Triangle; Best of Mistakes; Epicedium; Their Eyes, Their Lives; Totem; The Gunflint Circle; The Fire Triangle; WhipJourney with Peter Leschak, wildland firefighter, as he explores the warrior spirit--a genderless code emphasizing personal integrity, responsibility, patience, will, commitment, and inner courage, forged through life's "trials by fire."Using his professional experiences fighting forest fires as a vivid metaphor for the warrior code, Peter weaves captivating tales of raging wildfires, the warm camaraderie and good-natured competition of a small town tavern packed with smokejumpers, the clarity of the night sky, the subtleties of an ancient Chinese board game--all offering profound lessons.Forest firesPrevention and controlAnecdotesForest fire fightersAnecdotesForest firesPrevention and controlForest fire fighters363.37/9Leschak Peter M.1951-1104957MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826010903321Trials by wildfire3916219UNINA