Natural disasters books

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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved...

Author: Timothy Egan ,  Robertson Dean
ISBN: 9781441806970
Format: Audio
$105.52

On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests...  Read More >>

Life After Katrina: A Family's Story of Trial and Triumph

Life After Katrina: A Family's Story of Trial and Triumph...

Author: Barbie Root
ISBN: 9781606969427
Format: Paperback
$71.25

Katrina, Rita, and Wilma are names that will always be remembered as violent storms that changed the lives of many...  Read More >>

The Edge of Disaster

The Edge of Disaster

Author: Stephen Flynn (Northeastern University Boston Massachusetts USA) ,  Dick Hill
ISBN: 9781615746835
Format: Pre-recorded MP3 player
$158.37

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Law in Crisis: The Ecstatic Subject of Natural Disaster

Law in Crisis: The Ecstatic Subject of Natural Disaster...

Author: Ruth A. Miller
ISBN: 9780804762564
Format: Hardback
$158.40

Law in Crisis is an unsettling history of natural disaster and political subject formation in the modern world....  Read More >>

National Emergency Responses

National Emergency Responses

Author: Paul B Merganthal
ISBN: 9781606923559
Format: Hardback
$253.55

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The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters

The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters

Author: Logan Marshall
ISBN: 9783941842830
Format: Paperback
$180.87

The Titanic, greatest of ships, has gone to her ocean grave. What has she left behind her? Think clearly. She has...  Read More >>

Werewolf Moon

Werewolf Moon

Author: Juliana Hanford ,  Cary Pillo
ISBN: 9781575652917
Format: Paperback
$15.71

Could the new neighbor be a werewolf? Jake has to find out--before the full Moon strikes and it's too late. Illustrations....  Read More >>

Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Author: Patricia O'Brien
ISBN: 9781573105422
Format: Book
$23.63

The causes and characteristics of earthquakes and tsunamis are fully covered in this book. Hands-on activities provide...  Read More >>

Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico

Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico

Author: Barry D. Keim ,  Robert A. Muller
ISBN: 9780807134924
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Drawing from their own research and from National Hurricane Center records, Barry Keim and Robert Muller examine...  Read More >>

The Great Hurricane: 1938

The Great Hurricane: 1938

Author: Cherie Burns ,  Anna Fields
ISBN: 9781433296345
Format: Mixed media product
$145.17

With masterful storytelling skill, Burns follows the punishing path of the Great Hurricane of 1938, which hit the...  Read More >>

Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters: Coping with Katrina, Rita, and Other Storms

Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters: Coping with...

Author: Katie E. Cherry
ISBN: 9781441903921
Format: Hardback
$184.67

This book analyzes the immediate and prolonged effects of major storms and catastrophic events on humans. Topics...  Read More >>

Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices from the Crescent City and Beyond

Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices from the...

Author: D. Penner ,  K. Ferdinand
ISBN: 9780230608719
Format: Paperback
$126.76

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Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices from the Crescent City and Beyond

Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices from the...

Author: D. Penner ,  K. Ferdinand
ISBN: 9780230608702
Format: Hardback
$264.00

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Landslide Disaster Mitigation in Three Gorges Reservoir, China

Landslide Disaster Mitigation in Three Gorges Reservoir,...

Author: Fawu Wang ,  Tonglu Li
ISBN: 9783642001314
Format: Hardback
$604.56

This heavily-illustrated book on research results on landslide disaster mitigation in Three Gorges Reservoir consists...  Read More >>

Calamity: The Heppner Flood of 1903

Calamity: The Heppner Flood of 1903

Author: Joann Green Byrd
ISBN: 9780295989419
Format: Paperback
$59.40

Paints a picture of how a small town in the West coped with disaster at the turn of the twentieth century. This...  Read More >>

Conservation Legacies of the Florence Flood of 1966: Proceedings from the Symposium Commemorating the 40th Anniversary

Conservation Legacies of the Florence Flood of 1966:...

Author: Helen Spande
ISBN: 9781904982449
Format: Paperback
$158.40

The proceedings of a conference to commemorate the 40th anniversary of l'Alluvione with a keynote address by Senator...  Read More >>

Rock Physics and Natural Hazards

Rock Physics and Natural Hazards

Author: Sergio Vinciguerra ,  Yves Bernabé
ISBN: 9783034601214
Format: Paperback
$261.36

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Getting on the Upside of Hurricanes

Getting on the Upside of Hurricanes

Author: Tony Gillen
ISBN: 9780955643033
Format: Paperback
$34.19

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The Great Galveston Disaster

The Great Galveston Disaster

Author: Paul Lester
ISBN: 9780217115179
Format: Paperback
$52.51

The many personal tragedies and triumphs come to light in this account which features many photographs taken immediately...  Read More >>

Nature and Significance of the Recent Carbonate Mound Record: The Mound Challenger Code

Nature and Significance of the Recent Carbonate Mound...

Author: Anneleen Foubert ,  Jean-Pierre Henriet
ISBN: 9783642002892
Format: Hardback
$551.76

This book details the nature and internal structure of a whole carbonate mound body and discusses the significance...  Read More >>

Hurricane of Independence: The Untold Story of the Deadly Storm at the Deciding Moment of the American Revolution

Hurricane of Independence: The Untold Story of the Deadly...

Author: Tony Williams
ISBN: 9781402221231
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Hurricane of Independence is the fascinating untold story of the opening of the American Revolution amidst the devastation...  Read More >>

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