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1. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
In this groundbreaking book, the bestselling author of "No Logo" exposes the gripping story of how America's 'free market' policies have come to ... More
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2. Natural Disasters
by Patrick L Abbott
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3. Haiti After the Earthquake
by Paul Farmer
On January 12, 2010 a massive earthquake laid waste to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Within three days, Dr. Paul ... More
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4. The Third Wave: A Volunteer Story
by Alison Thompson
After NYC filmmaker Thompson heard reports of a 9.3 magnitude tsunami in southern Asia, she left for Sri Lanka with $300 in cash, some basic medical ... More
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5. Fire
by Sebastian Junger
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6. Everything is Broken: Life Inside Burma
by Emma Larkin
On 2 May 2008, an enormous tropical cyclone made landfall in Burma. The cyclone wreaked untold havoc, but the regime, in an unfathomable decision of ... More
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7. A Crack in the Edge of the World: The Great American Earthquake of 1906
by Simon Winchester
A burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. It is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and ... More
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8. Confronting Catastrophe: New Perspectives on Natural Disasters
by David Alexander
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9. Blaze
by Nicholas Faith
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10. Performance Affects: Applied Theatre and the End of Effect
by James Thompson
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11. Tsunami!
by Walter C Dudley, Min Lee
The first edition of Tsunami!, published in 1988, provided readers with a complete examination of the tsunami phenomenon in Hawai'i. This second ... More
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12. The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands: Restless Ribbons of Sand
by Orrin H. Pilkey, William J. Neal, Stanley R. Riggs
List of all editions"The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands" is the latest volume in the series, "Living with the Shore". Replacing an earlier volume, this ... More
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13. A Time to Die: The Kursk Disaster
by Robert Moore
List of all editionsAt 10.30am on Saturday August 12, 2000, two massive explosions in rapid succession shook the icy Arctic waters of the Barents Sea. The Kursk, one of ... More
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14. Global Catastrophic Risks
by Nick Bostrom (Editor), Milan Cirkovic (Editor)
A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale. In human history, wars and plagues have done ... More
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15. Managing Spontaneous Community Volunteers in Disasters: A Field Manual
by Lisa Orloff
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16. Experiencing War
by Christine Sylvester (Editor)
This edited collection explores aspects of contemporary war that affect average people --physically, emotionally, and ethically through activities ... More
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17. Reducing Disaster Risks: Progress and Challenges in the Caribbean Region
by Franklin McDonald (Editor), Steve Bender (Editor), Fred Krimgold (Editor)
Are we winning or losing the battle for safe environments? In 1984, leading disaster risk management professionals and researchers met in Jamaica for ... More
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18. Disaster Diplomacy: How Disasters Affect Peace and Conflict
by Ilan Kelman
List of all editionsWhen an earthquake hits a war zone or cyclone aid is flown in by an enemy, many ask: Can catastrophe bring peace? Disaster prevention and mitigation ... More
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19. Strategies of Sanity and Survival: Religious Responses to Natural Disasters in the Middle Ages
by Jussi Hanska (Editor)
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20. Natural Disasters That Changed the World
by Rodney Castleden
List of all editions170 natural disasters - their causes, their impact on people and landscape, and their significance on the world around us. The book includes such ... More
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22. Poverty in Haiti: Essays on Underdevelopment and Post Disaster Prospects
by Mats Lundahl (Editor)
Following the catastrophic 2010 earthquake in Haiti, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing the country, and argues that a ... More
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25. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Man Against the Sea
by Sebastian Junger
The worst storm in history seem from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective ... More
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