Disasters & Disaster Relief
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The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation
$22.99 Read moreLONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
AN AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOK IN NONFICTION
“[A] tremendous new book.” —The Boston Globe
“Carney and Miklian write vividly in the fashion
- Author: Carney, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0062985426
- Language: English
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Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life
$19.99 Add to cartTerrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation.
What can you do when it all hits the fan?
You can learn to be self-sufficient and surviv
- Author: Strauss, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0060898771
- Language: English
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The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Underprepare for Disasters
$17.99 Add to cart“The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who car… [more below]
- Author: Meyer, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: February 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1613630808
- Language: English
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Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
$20.00 Add to cartIn the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls and immediately dispatched a pa
- Author: Tougias, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 30 2006
- ISBN10: 0312334362
- Language: English
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Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
$30.00 Read moreAlmost 145,000 Americans fled their homes in and around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in late March 1979, hoping to save themselves from an invisible enemy: radiation. The reactor at the nearby Three Mile
- Author: Plokhy, Serhii
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1324021047
- Language: English
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From Crisis to Recovery: Strategic Planning for Response, Resilience, and Recovery
$29.95 Add to cartCrises Happen… Will You Be Ready?
Crises affect people on many different levels, including psychological well-being. The 2004/2009 tsunamis, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, wars in Iraq and Afghanista- Author: Doherty, George W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 278
- Publish Date: October 22 2009
- ISBN10: 1615990151
- Language: English
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Rethinking American Disasters
$34.95 Add to cartRethinking American Disasters is a pathbreaking collection of essays on hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, and other calamities in the United States and British colonial America over four centuries. Proc… [more below]
- Author: Kierner, Cynthia a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0807179930
- Language: English
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Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens
$17.99 Add to cartFor months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings from Mount St. Helens in southwestern Washington State. Still, no one was prepared when a catacl
- Author: Olson, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0393353583
- Language: English
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The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America’s Richest Silver Mine
$17.00 Add to cart“A vividly detailed, heartbreaking tale about a dark, alien place, the people who loved working there and a town that has never been the same. He brings to life the hot, dirty, treasure-hunt environme… [more below]
- Author: Olsen, Gregg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 28 2006
- ISBN10: 0307238776
- Language: English
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Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History
$34.99 Add to cartFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten histo… [more below]
- Author: Bleyer, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: April 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1540238407
- Language: English
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1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina
$18.99 Add to cartWith a new foreword by the author–Chris Rose’s New York Times bestselling collection: “A gripping book about life’s challenges in post-Katrina New Orleans…packed with heart, honesty, and wit” (New … [more below]
- Author: Rose, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 1501125370
- Language: English
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Skywalks: Robert Gordon’s Untold Story of Hallmark’s Kansas City Disaster
$34.95 Add to cartIn 1981 the suspended walkways–or “skywalks”–in Kansas City’s Hyatt Regency hotel fell and killed 114 people. It was the deadliest building collapse in the United States until the fall of New York’s… [more below]
- Author: Paul, R. Eli
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1496233131
- Language: English
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Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
$18.95 Add to cartA new 100th anniversary edition of the only adult book on one of the odder disasters in US history–and the greed, disregard for poor immigrants, and lack of safety standards that led to it.
Around no- Author: Puleo, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 080707800X
- Language: English
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The Collinwood Tragedy: The Story of the Worst School Fire in American History
$24.95 Add to cartA devastating loss of life and a community’s response
March 4, 1908, was an ordinary morning in Collinwood, Ohio, a village about ten miles outside of Cleveland. Children at Lakeview Elementary School
- Author: Badal, James Jessen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1606353918
- Language: English
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Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History
$24.99 Add to cartFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history.
Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten odditi
- Author: Bleyer, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1467138622
- Language: English
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When the Dust Settles: Searching for Hope After Disaster
$19.99 Read moreTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TELEGRAPH AND THE NEW STATESMAN “A marvellous book” Rev Richard Coles “Gripping… filled with compassion- Author: Easthope, Lucy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 1529358280
- Language: English
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What to Do When the Shit Hits the Fan: The Ultimate Prepper?s Guide to Preparing For, and Coping With, Any Emergency
$12.95 Add to cartWould you know how to prepare for an unforeseen emergency, or handle an unexpected disaster? With real-world considerations in mind, disaster preparedness consultant David Black shows us how to stay a… [more below]
- Author: Black, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 17 2007
- ISBN10: 1602391335
- Language: English
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Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
$26.95 Read moreFive mysterious billionaires summoned theorist Douglas Rushkoff to a desert resort for a private talk. The topic? How to survive the “Event” the societal catastrophe they know is coming. Rushkoff came
- Author: Rushkoff, Douglas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0393881067
- Language: English
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The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
$9.95 Add to cart“We are in a fight for our lives. Hurricanes Irma and Mar a unmasked the colonialism we face in Puerto Rico, and the inequality it fosters, creating a fierce humanitarian crisis. Now we must find a pa
- Author: Klein, Naomi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 1608463575
- Language: English
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Promote the Dog Sitter: And Other Principles for Leading during Disasters
$16.99 Add to cartCrisis leaders never feel completely prepared. From your first response to your hundredth, you feel the same nerves, the same anticipation, and the same desire to serve with each crisis you encounter.
- Author: Conley, Edward L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1544534159
- Language: English
