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Fire lover : (Record no. 28291)

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control field ocm48920309
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20150423172655.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 020123s2002 nyu 000 0beng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2002020139
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 006009527X (alk. paper)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency XY4
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Authentication code pcc
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code n-us-ca
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HV6638.5.U6
Item number W36 2002
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 364.16/4
Edition number 21
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Wambaugh, Joseph.
9 (RLIN) 12535
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Fire lover :
Remainder of title a true story /
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc W. Morrow,
Date of publication, distribution, etc c2002.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 338 p. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Calamity -- Wanna-be -- Big show -- Intuition -- Pool of fire -- Fingerprint -- Bird dog -- Points of origin -- Prisoner -- Fire lover -- Conspiracy -- Errors -- Verdict -- Starange fish -- Mary Dugan -- Fire monster -- Redactions -- Uncharged acts -- Manuscript -- Deat house -- Survivors -- Debate -- Quest -- Epilogue.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc From master crime writer Joseph Wambaugh, the acclaimed author of such classics as The Onion Field and The Choirboys, comes the extraordinary true story of a firefighter who may have been, according to U.S. government profilers, "the most prolific American arsonist of the twentieth century." Growing up in Los Angeles, John Orr would watch in awe as firefighters scrambled to put out blazes with seeming disregard for their own lives. One day he would become a fireman himself, and a good one. As a member of the Glendale Fire Department, he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a fire captain and one of southern California's best-known and most-respected arson investigators, as well as a writer of firefighting articles and finally of a fact-based novel. But there was another, unseen life, one that included many women, a need for risk, and a hunger for recognition. While Orr busted a string of petty arsonists, there was one serial criminal he could not track down. The fire lover used the same simple yet devastating device and was unerring in his execution. His lethal handiwork led to the death of four innocent people and countless millions of dollars worth of property damage. Homes, retail stores during business hours, fields of dry brush in stifling summer heat -- little was safe from his obsession to see them burn. But after years of terror and destruction, he would make a mistake. He would leave behind a precious clue that investigators would use to lead them to the true identity of the fire lover, to the shock and disbelief of the firefighting community. Chilling, colorful, and vivid, Fire Lover is Joseph Wambaugh at his best. He explores the making of a deviant personality, the fascinating intricacies of fire science, the uneasy relationship between firefighting and law-enforcement communities, and a legal system gone haywire.Based on his trademark meticulous research, interviews, case records, and thousands of pages of court transcripts, Wambaugh fashions a powerful narrative. You will never look at fire the same way again.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Orr, John Leonard.
9 (RLIN) 12611
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Arson
Geographic subdivision California
Form subdivision Case studies.
9 (RLIN) 12612
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pyromania
Geographic subdivision California
Form subdivision Case studies.
9 (RLIN) 12613
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Materials specified Publisher description
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    Nonfiction Chamberlin Free Public Library Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 05/02/2013 364.16 WAM 34517000334170 NF