{"product_id":"torched-how-a-city-was-left-to-burn-and-the-olympic-rush-to-rebuild-la-9781668219034","title":"Torched: How a City Was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush to Rebuild L.A.","description":"\u003cb\u003eCBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti's searing firsthand account of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, the failures that fueled the catastrophe, and the high-stakes battle over how the city will rebuild ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTorched\u003c\/i\u003e, Vigliotti brings readers inside the inferno that devastated Los Angeles, weaving on-the-ground reporting with the deeper story of how a century of unchecked development and political mismanagement set the stage for disaster. With clarity and verve, he recounts the chaos of the fire, the flawed emergency response, and the human stories of survival and loss in the city he loves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this is more than a chronicle of destruction. Vigliotti unravels this catastrophe by placing it within the larger history of Los Angeles, a city that has in many ways been defined by its attraction to reinvention and deference to those who \"move fast and break things\"--an impulse that now puts it at risk of a short-sighted post-fire rebuild in the run-up to the 2028 Olympic Games. A future that might maximize profits but could potentially do too little to prevent similar disasters in the future or address the rampant inequities this blaze brought to global attention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUrgent, unflinching, and deeply reported, \u003ci\u003eTorched\u003c\/i\u003e captures Los Angeles at a turning point--and reveals why its choices matter for us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Vigliotti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria\/One Signal Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668219034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Vigliotti is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning CBS News national correspondent whose work has appeared on numerous platforms including CBS\u003ci\u003e Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFace the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e48 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. His reporting has taken him to more than forty countries and territories across six continents. Follow him on X @JonVigliotti. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTorched \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBefore It's Gone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jonathan Vigliotti \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48311313825949,"sku":"9781668219034","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c12b7e9c-c6c4-4272-b98a-9d68391c939a.jpg?v=1779261692","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/torched-how-a-city-was-left-to-burn-and-the-olympic-rush-to-rebuild-la-9781668219034","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}