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The Blessings of Disaster

Author : Michel Bruneau
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 163388824X
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book The Blessings of Disaster written by Michel Bruneau and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are we doomed? As individuals, certainly, eventually, inevitably. But as a species? As a civilization? Leading catastrophe engineer Michel Bruneau thinks perhaps not. The Blessings of Disaster draws on knowledge from multiple disciplines to illustrate how our civilization’s future successes and failures in dealing with societal threats—be they pandemics, climate change, overpopulation, monetary collapse, and nuclear holocaust—can be predicted by observing how we currently cope with and react to natural and technological disasters. Maybe most importantly, this entertaining and often counter-intuitive book shows how we can think in better ways about disasters, to strengthen and extend our existence as both individuals and as a species. When it comes to rare extreme events, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tornados, volcanic eruptions, technological accidents, terrorist attacks, pandemics, and even existential threats, it is in our nature to set ourselves up for disasters because the gamble may be worth it. But only maybe. The Blessing of Disaster is the very real story of the relationship between humans and disasters – and it’s not a simple one. Bringing together his decades-long career spanning the globe as an earthquake and disaster engineer, detailed catastrophe case studies from extreme events like Japan’s Kobe earthquake and category 5 hurricanes in the American South, along with thoughtful and practical solutions, Bruneau provides a thorough examination of the structural challenges that face today’s (and tomorrow’s) world. How we cope with today’s threats is indicative of what the future holds. Contrary to popular forecasts, it is not all gloom and doom – but some of it definitely is.

Great Disasters

Author : John Canning
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780831739874
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Great Disasters written by John Canning and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Culture of Calamity

Author : Kevin Rozario
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022623021X
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book The Culture of Calamity written by Kevin Rozario and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn on the news and it looks as if we live in a time and place unusually consumed by the specter of disaster. The events of 9/11 and the promise of future attacks, Hurricane Katrina and the destruction of New Orleans, and the inevitable consequences of environmental devastation all contribute to an atmosphere of imminent doom. But reading an account of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, with its vivid evocation of buildings “crumbling as one might crush a biscuit,” we see that calamities—whether natural or man-made—have long had an impact on the American consciousness. Uncovering the history of Americans’ responses to disaster from their colonial past up to the present, Kevin Rozario reveals the vital role that calamity—and our abiding fascination with it—has played in the development of this nation. Beginning with the Puritan view of disaster as God’s instrument of correction, Rozario explores how catastrophic events frequently inspired positive reactions. He argues that they have shaped American life by providing an opportunity to take stock of our values and social institutions. Destruction leads naturally to rebuilding, and here we learn that disasters have been a boon to capitalism, and, paradoxically, indispensable to the construction of dominant American ideas of progress. As Rozario turns to the present, he finds that the impulse to respond creatively to disasters is mitigated by a mania for security. Terror alerts and duct tape represent the cynical politician’s attitude about 9/11, but Rozario focuses on how the attacks registered in the popular imagination—how responses to genuine calamity were mediated by the hyperreal thrills of movies; how apocalyptic literature, like the best-selling Left Behind series, recycles Puritan religious outlooks while adopting Hollywood’s style; and how the convergence of these two ways of imagining disaster points to a new postmodern culture of calamity. The Culture of Calamity will stand as the definitive diagnosis of the peculiarly American addiction to the spectacle of destruction.

Through the Flames

Author : Allan Lokos
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698170954
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Through the Flames written by Allan Lokos and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After miraculously surviving a plane crash in Myanmar, Allan Lokos shares what his long and painful recovery process is teaching him about humanity’s ability to survive—and even thrive—in the face of suffering. In Through the Flames, Allan Lokos tells the terrifying story of being on board a plane on Christmas Day with his wife, Susanna, when it crashed and exploded in flames. Lokos was severely burned in the accident, and in the days and weeks following the crash, Susanna was told by the many doctors who examined Lokos that he would not survive. As founder and guiding teacher of the Community Meditation Center in New York City, Lokos had spent decades cultivating compassion and non-attachment. Since the plane crash, his Buddhist practice has been mightily tested. In this inspiring account of his against-all-odds recovery, Lokos uses his experience as a window through which to examine the challenge of human suffering in general and addresses the question of how we can thrive in the midst of pain and uncertainty.

Where Was God?

Author : Erwin W. Lutzer
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414331002
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Where Was God? written by Erwin W. Lutzer and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When natural disaster strikes, survivors and onlookers alike face questions about whether God is in control or how he could allow such tragedy to occur. Respected Bible teacher Erwin Lutzer offers answers about God's purposes, his goodness, and his ultimate plan. Without pretending to know the mind of God, Lutzer's answers assure the reader that God is still sovereign, and his plan is still best.

Ductile Design of Steel Structures, 2nd Edition

Author : Michel Bruneau
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071623957
Total Pages : 929 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Ductile Design of Steel Structures, 2nd Edition written by Michel Bruneau and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-07-14 with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive coverage of the background and design requirements for plastic and seismic design of steel structures Thoroughly revised throughout, Ductile Design of Steel Structures, Second Edition, reflects the latest plastic and seismic design provisions and standards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the Canadian Standard Association (CSA). The book covers steel material, cross-section, component, and system response for applications in plastic and seismic design, and provides practical guidance on how to incorporate these principles into structural design. Three new chapters address buckling-restrained braced frame design, steel plate shear wall design, and hysteretic energy dissipating systems and design strategies. Eight other chapters have been extensively revised and expanded, including a chapter presenting the basic seismic design philosophy to determine seismic loads. Self-study problems at the end of each chapter help reinforce the concepts presented. Written by experts in earthquake-resistant design who are active in the development of seismic guidelines, this is an invaluable resource for students and professionals involved in earthquake engineering or other areas related to the analysis and design of steel structures. COVERAGE INCLUDES: Structural steel properties Plastic behavior at the cross-section level Concepts, methods, and applications of plastic analysis Building code seismic design philosophy Design of moment-resisting frames Design of concentrically braced frames Design of eccentrically braced frames Design of steel energy dissipating systems Stability and rotation capacity of steel beams

A Heart for Home

Author : Lauraine Snelling
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 0764206117
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book A Heart for Home written by Lauraine Snelling and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astrid Bjorklund tries to stop the horrific epidemic that is ravaging the Red Bud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, but when the man she loves cannot accept her calling to become a doctor, she faces a difficult choice.

Disasters

Author : Brenda Z. Guiberson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805081704
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Disasters written by Brenda Z. Guiberson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes ... Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events."--Barnesandnoble.com.

Blessed Relief

Author : Gordan Peerman
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1594734194
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Blessed Relief written by Gordan Peerman and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thoughtful, down-to-earth look at helpful ways to lessen human suffering. This book takes you on a lively, sometimes light-hearted, journey through nine Buddhist practices that can bring "blessed relief" to a wide range of human suffering—and teaches you skills to reduce suffering in the long term for yourself and others. The practices help you: Loosen the grip of suffering Engage and question limiting views, thoughts and opinions Deconstruct ten common assumptions Be present in each moment Survive emotional storms Develop peaceful communication skills Deepen communication with your partner Appreciate mortality and the preciousness of life Cultivate compassion As you read the chapters and engage in each practice, you will work with your own stories of suffering—stories in which you have felt abandoned, deprived, subjugated, defective, excluded or vulnerable—and you will learn how to release yourself from suffering by investigating it with curiosity and kindness.

An Act of God?

Author : Erwin W. Lutzer
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414364946
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book An Act of God? written by Erwin W. Lutzer and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we begin to understand or explain the tough questions about world disasters? Should we question if God is in control of major disasters, or even ask if he caused them? How do we answer the probing questions of non-Christians? How can God be considered good and just in light of the tsunamis, hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, and floods that are visited on his creation and his children? An updated, timely, and even more accessible edition of Where Was God? by Erwin Lutzer, bestselling author and senior pastor of The Moody Church, An Act of God? is a faith journey discussion about these and other life dilemmas.

Making Sense of Suffering

Author : Wayne E. Brickey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781609073497
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (734 download)

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Download or read book Making Sense of Suffering written by Wayne E. Brickey and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

L'Appart

Author : David Lebovitz
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0804188408
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book L'Appart written by David Lebovitz and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author and world-renowned chef David Lebovitz continues to mine the rich subject of his evolving ex-Pat life in Paris, using his perplexing experiences in apartment renovation as a launching point for stories about French culture, food, and what it means to revamp one's life. Includes dozens of new recipes. When David Lebovitz began the project of updating his apartment in his adopted home city, he never imagined he would encounter so much inexplicable red tape while contending with perplexing work ethic and hours. Lebovitz maintains his distinctive sense of humor with the help of his partner Romain, peppering this renovation story with recipes from his Paris kitchen. In the midst of it all, he reveals the adventure that accompanies carving out a place for yourself in a foreign country—under baffling conditions—while never losing sight of the magic that inspired him to move to the City of Light many years ago, and to truly make his home there.

New England Earthquakes

Author : John E. Ebel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493031872
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book New England Earthquakes written by John E. Ebel and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New England and nearby areas in the United States and Canada have a long and storied history of earthquakes that goes back to the times of the earliest exploration and settlement of the region by Europeans. This may come as a surprise to the many people living in the region today who have never felt a local earthquake. Nevertheless, not only is it true, but there is every reason to believe that earthquakes, including some damaging earthquakes, will strike New England in the future. In fact, in the 1960s Boston, Massachusetts was given the same seismic hazard rating as Los Angeles, California because both had experienced strong earthquakes in their historic pasts. Since then seismologists have learned much about the rates at which earthquakes occur throughout the country and about the effects of the earthquakes when they occur. Today, we know that the probability of damaging earthquake shaking in Boston is about twenty-five times less than in Los Angeles. Even so, the threat of earthquakes in Boston, throughout New England, and in adjacent regions is one that cannot be ignored. From the 1638 so-called “Pilgrim’s Earthquake” to anticipating what the future may hold, John E. Ebel introduces you to the surprising history of earthquakes in the northeast corridor.

American Disasters

Author : Steven Biel
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814713459
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book American Disasters written by Steven Biel and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging widely, essayists here examine the 1900 storm that ravaged Galveston, Texas, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Titanic sinking, the Northridge earthquake, the crash of Air Florida Flight 90, the 1977 Chicago El train crash, and many other devastating events. These catastrophes elicited vastly different responses, and thus raise a number of important questions. How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress?

Acts of God

Author : Ted Steinberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199838917
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Acts of God written by Ted Steinberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning? Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States. This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina, a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues that it is wrong to see these tragedies as random outbursts of nature's violence or expressions of divine judgment. He reveals how the decisions of business leaders and government officials have paved the way for the greater losses of life and property, especially among those least able to withstand such blows--America's poor, elderly, and minorities. Seeing nature or God as the primary culprit, Steinberg explains, has helped to hide the fact that some Americans are simply better able to protect themselves from the violence of nature than others. In the face of revelations about how the federal government mishandled the Katrina calamity, this book is a must-read before further wind and water sweep away more lives. Acts of God is a call to action that needs desperately to be heard.

Disaster!

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780670875382
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (753 download)

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Download or read book Disaster! written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at disasters, natural and man-made, that shook the world. Disasters such as, the dirigible Hindenburg that crashed in flames, the Great Fire of London in 1666, the sinking of the Titanic and many others. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.

Pass the Blessings!

Author : Eveleaner Grant
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1609577396
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Pass the Blessings! written by Eveleaner Grant and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wouldn't it be nice if each kid came with their own instruction book? They did not but God did leave us with many instructions that are to be applied to our lives and theirs. Often, they follow us as we follow Christ or not!