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A Paradise Built in Hell

Author : Rebecca Solnit
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101459018
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book A Paradise Built in Hell written by Rebecca Solnit and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Men Explain Things to Me explores the moments of altruism and generosity that arise in the aftermath of disaster Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natural?people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? And what does this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet social desires and possibilities? In A Paradise Built in Hell, award-winning author Rebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, looking at major calamities from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco through the 1917 explosion that tore up Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She examines how disaster throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration during crisis. This is a timely and important book from an acclaimed author whose work consistently locates unseen patterns and meanings in broad cultural histories.

The Disaster Artist

Author : Greg Sestero
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476730407
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book The Disaster Artist written by Greg Sestero and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2003, an independent film called The room ... made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles. Described by one reviewer as 'like getting stabbed in the head,' the six-million-dollar film earned a grand total of $1800 at the box office and closed after two weeks. Ten years later, The room is an international cult phenomenon ... In [this book], actor Greg Sestero, Tommy's costar and longtime best friend, recounts the film's long, strange journey to infamy, unraveling mysteries for fans ... as well as the question that plagues the uninitiated: how the hell did a movie this awful ever get made?"--

Gone at 3:17

Author : David M. Brown
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612341535
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Gone at 3:17 written by David M. Brown and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school’s basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. The two-story school, one of the nation’s most modern, disintegrated, burying everyone under a vast pile of rubble and debris. More than 300 students and teachers were killed, and hundreds more were injured. As the seventy-fifth anniversary of the catastrophe approaches, it remains the deadliest school disaster in U.S. history. Few, however, know of this historic tragedy, and no book, until now, has chronicled the explosion, its cause, its victims, and the aftermath. Gone at 3:17 is a true story of what can happen when school officials make bad decisions. To save money on heating the school building, the trustees had authorized workers to tap into a pipeline carrying “waste” natural gas produced by a gasoline refinery. The explosion led to laws that now require gas companies to add the familiar pungent odor. The knowledge that the tragedy could have been prevented added immeasurably to the heartbreak experienced by the survivors and the victims’ families. The town would never be the same. Using interviews, testimony from survivors, and archival newspaper files, Gone at 3:17 puts readers inside the shop class to witness the spark that ignited the gas. Many of those interviewed during twenty years of research are no longer living, but their acts of heroism and stories of survival live on in this meticulously documented and extensively illustrated book.

A Day to Die For

Author : Graham Ratcliffe
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1907195998
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book A Day to Die For written by Graham Ratcliffe and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of 10-11 May 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's history. Following the tragedy, numerous accounts were published, with Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air becoming an international bestseller. But has the whole story been told? A Day to Die For reveals the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. Graham Ratcliffe, the first British climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest twice, was a first-hand witness, having spent the night on Everest's South Col at 26,000 ft, sheltering from the deadly storm. For years, he has shouldered a burden of guilt, feeling that he and his teammates could have saved lives that fateful night. His quest for answers has led to discoveries so important to an understanding of the disaster that he now questions why these facts were not made public sooner. History is dotted with high-profile disasters that both horrify and capture the attention of the public, but very rarely is our view of them revised to such devastating effect.

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Author : Bill Gates
Publisher : Knopf Canada
ISBN 13 : 0735280452
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster written by Bill Gates and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this urgent, singularly authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversible climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only gathers together all the information we need to fully grasp how important it is that we work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also details exactly what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. He describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions; where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively; where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but by following the guidelines he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.

Collision on Tenerife

Author : Jon Ziomek
Publisher : Post Hill Press
ISBN 13 : 1682617742
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Collision on Tenerife written by Jon Ziomek and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the jets, KLM Flight 4805, was traveling more than 150 miles an hour and was within seconds of lifting off when it crashed into Pan Am Flight 1736 taxiing in its path. The loss of lives was staggering—583 dead. The crash happened after a lengthy series of major and minor human errors. In the intervening years, has aviation advanced to the point that such a disaster can’t happen again? In this riveting account, written from the perspective of the passengers in the cabin as well as the crew members in the cockpits, Jon Ziomek explains how this largely forgotten accident took place—and what has happened since to reduce the possibility of another such catastrophe.

The Buffalo Creek Disaster

Author : Gerald M. Stern
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307388492
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Buffalo Creek Disaster written by Gerald M. Stern and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "suspenseful and completely absorbing story" (San Francisco Chronicle) of how survivors of the worst coal-mining disaster in history triumphed over corporate irresponsibility—written by the young lawyer who took on their case and won. One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, sludge, and debris crashing into southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow. It was one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 125 people were killed instantly, more than 1,000 were injured, and over 4,000 were suddenly homeless. Instead of accepting the small settlements offered by the coal company's insurance offices, a few hundred of the survivors banded together to sue.

Sketch

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Sketch written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Imperial Disaster

Author : Benjamin Kingsbury
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190876093
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book An Imperial Disaster written by Benjamin Kingsbury and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2018 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first history of one of the nineteenth century's greatest natural calamities, its political context and its impact on colonial India

Journal

Author : South African Institution of Engineers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Journal written by South African Institution of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster

Author : Gregory Squires
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136084827
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster written by Gregory Squires and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster is the first comprehensive critical book on the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The disaster will go down on record as one of the worst in American history, not least because of the government’s inept and cavalier response. But it is also a huge story for other reasons; the impact of the hurricane was uneven, and race and class were deeply implicated in the unevenness. Hartman and. Squires assemble two dozen critical scholars and activists who present a multifaceted portrait of the social implications of the disaster. The book covers the response to the disaster and the roles that race and class played, its impact on housing and redevelopment, the historical context of urban disasters in America and the future of economic development in the region. It offers strategic guidance for key actors - government agencies, financial institutions, neighbourhood organizations - in efforts to rebuild shattered communities.

Public Opinion

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Public Opinion written by and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beautiful Disaster Signed Limited Edition

Author : Jamie McGuire
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476719071
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Beautiful Disaster Signed Limited Edition written by Jamie McGuire and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abby Abernathy is re-inventing herself as the good girl as she begins her freshman year at college, which is why she must resist lean, cut, and tattooed Travis Maddox, a classic bad boy.

Everybody's Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Everybody's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Dawn

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Dawn written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Disaster at Bari

Author : Glenn B. Infield
Publisher : Bantam Books
ISBN 13 : 9780553274035
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Disaster at Bari written by Glenn B. Infield and published by Bantam Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Luftwaffe destroyed 17 Allied merchant ships in the port of Bari, Italy, releasing a load of illegal poisonous gas. Vividly recounted here is the story of this tragedy, detailing a disaster that was a precursor to today's catastrophic headlines.

A Terrible Kindness

Author : Jo Browning Wroe
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571368328
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book A Terrible Kindness written by Jo Browning Wroe and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A BOOK OF THE MONTH RADIO 2 STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON PICK**AN OBSERVER DEBUT OF 2022**AS FEATURED ON FRONT ROW*When we go through something impossible, someone, or something, will help us, if we let them . . .It is October 1966 and William Lavery is having the night of his life at his first black-tie do. But, as the evening unfolds, news hits of a landslide at a coal mine. It has buried a school: Aberfan.William decides he must act, so he stands and volunteers to attend. It will be his first job as an embalmer, and it will be one he never forgets.His work that night will force him to think about the little boy he was, and the losses he has worked so hard to forget. But compassion can have surprising consequences, because - as William discovers - giving so much to others can sometimes help us heal ourselves.'I LOVE IT! Utterly and completely brilliant.' JOANNA CANNON'It's a long time since I've read a debut novel that moved me so much.' RACHEL JOYCE'Extraordinary.' SOPHIE HANNAH'A brave and tender novel.' JOANNA GLENWhat readers are saying:'One stunning read to remember.''Beautifully written . . . I would recommend this book to all.''Utterly heartbreaking and uplifting . . . I loved it.''Tremendous.'