Word: abutment
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...huge bestseller that was made into a movie. Kirkus is betting on his follow-up book, "Fire" (Norton; October 1), giving it a starred review. "Run-for-cover writing from scary places, by Junger, a man with an appetite for the ragged edge of life and ability to write abut it with restrained power. The ten pieces in this collection of magazine articles, one of which won a National Magazine Award for Reporting, have the authentic tang of dispatches from the front...Deeply affecting stories of a ruthless world, natural and man-made, that will leave you stunned and distraught...
...addition to downhill skiing, Montrose residents enjoy cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in the national forests that abut the town on three sides. In the summer they can hike the challenging trails of the 14,000-ft. San Juan mountains, and camp, picnic and fish blue-ribbon trout streams at any of the 11 wilderness areas that lie within a 75-mile radius. One area attraction, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, was recently elevated to national-park status. With its spectacular gorge, black rock walls and sculpted red sandstone, the park draws visitors to camp and mountain-bike...