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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History more books like this

by Erik Larson

The large audience that drove "The Perfect Storm" high on national bestseller lists is sure to welcome this superb narrative of the extreme hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, in 1900, leaving at least 8,000 dead in its wake. An unforgettable story of the conflict between human hubris and the last great uncontrollable force, "Isaac's Storm" ...

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The Children's Blizzard

The Children's Blizzard more books like this

by David Laskin

Drawing on family interviews and memoirs, as well as hundreds of contemporary accounts, here is a meticulous account of the blizzard of January 12, 1888, which killed some 500 settlers in Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota--many of them children lost on their way home from school.

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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl more books like this

by Timothy Egan

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Timothy Egan follows a half-dozen families and their communities through the dust storms that terrorized America's High Plains during the Depression, going from sod huts to new framed houses to basements with the windows sealed by damp sheets in a futile effort to keep the dust out.

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Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938

Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 more books like this

by R A Scotti

Former journalist Scotti tells the tale of the 1938 hurricane that travelled across seven Northeastern states and killed nearly 700 people, making it the worst natural disaster to ever befall the United States. The author based his detailed, compelling account on the individual stories of survivors, including forecasters, as told in interviews and ...

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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 more books like this

by Simon Winchester

Winchester, author of THE MAP THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, here revisits the volcanic explosion at Krakatoa that shook the world. The story of this cataclysmic event covers most of the earth, as Winchester offers anecdotes from all those affected by the eruption, from Indonesia to New York. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.

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Natural Hazards and Disasters

Natural Hazards and Disasters more books like this

by Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman

This text emphasises earth and atmospheric hazards that appear suddenly or rapidly without significant warning. The text further discusses ways to prevent or mitigate the damage caused by natural hazards, providing students with the latest scientific research relating to these topics.

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The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue

The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue more books like this

by Michael J Tougias, Casey Sherman

Two storytelling talents combine to bring forth a work brimming with excitement and suspense, and packed with gripping authentic descriptions of an actual Coast Guard rescue adventure. b&w photographs.

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Late Victorian Holocausts: El Nino Famines and the Making of the Third World

Late Victorian Holocausts: El Nino Famines and the Making of the Third World more books like this

by Mike Davis

In this study of capitalism and ecology, a renowned urban historian examines the environmental causes of a widespread drought and subsequent famine in Africa, India, and China in the last quarter of the 19th century--and the political decisions that failed to bring relief to the nations in distress.

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The Great Hurricane: 1938

The Great Hurricane: 1938 more books like this

by Cherie Burns

Without warning, an ordinary day in 1938 turned to hell when a hurricane descended on the East Coast, hitting Long Island and Rhode Island especially hard. Hundreds of people were killed. Historian Cathy Burns focuses on the ordinary people caught up in the storm as she reconstructs the events of that day using interviews with survivors as well ...

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Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the Sourth Canyon Fire

Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the Sourth Canyon Fire more books like this

by John N MacLean

In this story of the 1994 fire on Storm King Mountain, the author chronicles the many mistakes in policy and firefighting that resulted in the loss of many lives.

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Fire and Ashes: On the Front Lines of American Wildfire more books like this

by John N MacLean

The author of "Fire on the Mountain" combines action-packed storytelling with moving insights and informed analysis of firefighting strategy past and present in this report from the front lines of the American landscape where wildland fires keep getting hotter, bigger, and more dangerous. 30 illustrations. 3 maps.

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The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina--The Inside Story from One Louisiana Scientist more books like this

by Ivor Van Heerden, Mike Bryan

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The Coming Global Superstorm more books like this

by Art Bell, Whitley Strieber

Bestselling author Whitley Streiber and popular radio host Art Bell sound an alert, warning us all of what they say is an impending ecological catastrophe. They marshall evidence to support their claim that climatic changes as a result of global warning will bring about storms and floods of biblical proportion. Basing their vision of the future on ...

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Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City more books like this

by Jed Horne

Horne, editor of the "New Orleans Times-Picayune," takes readers into the private worlds and inner thoughts of Hurricane Katrina victims from all walks of life to weave a tapestry as intricate and vivid as the city itself.

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Genesis Flood more books like this

by Henry Madison Morris, John C Whitcomb, Th.D.

Presents a thorough system for unifying and correlating scientific data on the earth's early history. Proposes a biblically based system of creationism and catastrophism. Thoroughly documented.

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Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster more books like this

by Keith Smith

The expanded fifth edition of "Environmental Hazards" provides a balanced overview of all the major rapid-onset events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physical and social sciences to demonstrate how natural and human systems interact to place communities of all sizes, and ...

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Roar of the Heavens more books like this

by Stefan Bechtel

With an hour-by-hour account--told by survivors--of 1969's Hurricane Camille, this book puts a human face on one of the nation's worst natural disasters. 16-page photo insert.

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A Dangerous Place: California's Unsettling Fate more books like this

by Marc Reisner

"If you are anxious about the safety of American cities, this book may give you a nervous breakdown. Reisner was an uncanny visionary and his testament is this terrifying warning note. It is not for the faint of heart."--Mike Davis ("City of Quartz" and "Ecology of Fear").

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A Wall of White: The True Story of Heroism and Survival in the Face of a Deadly Avalanche more books like this

by Jennifer Woodlief

This thrilling true tale recounts the deadliest ski area avalanche in North American history and the woman who survived the snow in the face of incalculable odds. b&w photographs.

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The Thirtymile Fire: A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal more books like this

by John N MacLean

The Thirtymile Fire in the North Cascade Range near the Canadian border of Washington began as a simple mop-up operation; in a few hours, a series of catastrophic errors led to the entrapment and deaths of four members of the fire crew - two teenage girls and two young men. Each had brought order and meaning to their lives by joining the fire ...

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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America more books like this

by Timothy Egan

In "The Worst Hard Time," Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history. Now he performs the same alchemy with this story of the largest-ever forest fire in America, painting a moving portrait of the people who lived through the disaster.

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Hurricane & Tornado more books like this

by Jack Challoner

A description of the reasons for and impact of hurricanes and tornadoes.

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Forces of Change: A New View of Nature more books like this

by National Geographic Society, Daniel B Botkin, Ph.D., Smithsonian Institute

In a groundbreaking collaboration between two of the world's most prestigious scientific and historic organizations, 20 of the world's most innovative and visionary thinkers, including Stephen Jay Gould, John McPhee, Daniel Botkin, and Lynn Margulis, illuminate the forces that define and continue to profoundly transform our planet and all of its ...

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The Genesis Flood more books like this

by John C Whitcomb, Th.D., Henry Madison Morris

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By Permission of Heaven: The True Story of the Great Fire of London more books like this

by Adrian Tinniswood

This dynamic, "admirably researched" ("The Spectator") recounting of the horror that gripped London in 1666, after the "Great Fire of London" destroyed much of the city, provides a "fascinating survey of the various Londons that might have been" ("Sunday Telegraph "[London]).

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