{"product_id":"powder-burn-arson-money-and-mystery-on-vail-mountain-paperback-1","title":"Powder Burn: Arson, Money, and Mystery on Vail Mountain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Glick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn October, 1998 an arson caused 12 million in damage at Vail, the country's largest ski area. A shadowy radical environmental group called the Earth Liberation Front claimed credit for what the FBI called the costliest act of ecoterrorism in U.S. history. But as it turns out, credible suspects were everywhere, since Vail was owned by a New York investment firm that had alienated a wide swath of Colorado's high country residents.\"Who couldn't have done this?\" wondered a local sheriff's investigator. More than a clever whodunit, \u003ci\u003ePowder Burn\u003c\/i\u003e scrapes away the glitz of America's premier ski destination to reveal a cautionary tale about runaway opulance and rapid change in the New West. As the \u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e put it, \"Vail is a microcosm of the disputes over growth raging across the Rockies, and Glick's take on the fire helps to fan the flames.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Packed with odd characters and paranoia, with beautiful mountains and despicable actions, \u003ci\u003ePowder Burn\u003c\/i\u003e is about corporate greed, the environment, a small town and a mysterious unsolved crime. As Vail celebrates its fortieth anniversary with a full season of hoopla and self-promotion, this book makes compelling reading for skiers, true crime enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the environmental, social, and political issues raised by the evolution of the new West.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Glick\u003c\/b\u003e worked for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e for more than twelve years, as a Washington correspondent and as a special correspondent roving the Rocky Mountain West. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Esquire, Men's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous other publications, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eMonkey Dancing: A Father, Two Kids, And A Journey To The Ends Of The Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePowder Burn: Arson, Money, and Mystery on Vail Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e. Having traveled widely and lived on four continents, Glick now lives in Colorado with his two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.26 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52743853736269,"sku":"9781586481643","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/a0tHd2RIeG5TVmF4Z2orUWZFTnhIdz09_61d9bed8-ff47-4789-9de9-8a7ea28f3459.webp?v=1762865126","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/powder-burn-arson-money-and-mystery-on-vail-mountain-paperback-1","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}