Overview :From the author of Men Explain Things to Me - "A landmark book that gives impassioned challenge to the social meaning of disasters" (The New... Read More
Overview :Discover how human beings react to danger-and what makes the difference between life and death Today, nine out of ten Americans live in plac... Read More
Overview :If you thought the point of war was to win, this book will make you think again. David Keen questions the model of war as a contest betwee... Read More
Overview :The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally. Immediately after the jets... Read More
Overview :Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation. What can you do when it all ... Read More
Overview :So Others May Live is the untold story of the U.S. Coast Guard's quiet but resolute rescue swimmers. From deep ocean caves on the Oregon coa... Read More
Overview :In 2011, there were fourteen natural calamities that each destroyed over a billion dollars' worth of property in the United States alone. In... Read More
Overview :"A gripping, suspenseful page-turner" (Kirkus Reviews) with a "fast-paced, detailed narrative that moves like a thriller" (International Bus... Read More
Overview :When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands were left behind to suffer the ravages of destruct... Read More
Overview :From President Bill Clinton's recommended reading listPublishers Weekly BestsellerWarnings is the story of the future of national security, ... Read More
Overview :A heart-stopping true-life tale of maritime disaster, survival, and daring rescue-- "an edge-of-your-seat chronicle of what happens when a s... Read More
Overview :The definitive firsthand account of California's Camp Fire, the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century, Paradise is a riveting examinati... Read More
Overview :Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography, this is a brilliant writer's account of a long, painful, ecstatic--and u... Read More
Overview :Just when you thought you'd accepted your own mortality . . . Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody is bringing panic back. Twenty illustrat... Read More
Overview :Featuring never-before-reported details and exclusive interviews with the boys, their families, and rescue workers, the inspiring true story... Read More
Overview :Building resilience--the ability to bounce back more quickly and effectively--is an urgent social and economic issue. Our interconnected wor... Read More