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Frank Dikotter An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of China's Great Famine Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 | David Darling; Dirk Schulze-Makuch Discover the mind-boggling science of the coming apocalypse! |
| D'Ann R. Penner; Keith C. Ferdinand;... This books brings together the narrated autobiographies of black New Orleanians, united by their residence in New Orleans, Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. |
Marscher, Bill; Marscher, Fran | Y.M. Yadava; J.M.M. Turner; P.... |
Gigliotti, Richard J.; Jason, Ronald Designed as a practical reference, this work describes the natural and man-made disasters that threaten businesses. It aims to help people prepare for a variety of situations - from fire... | Brian E. Tucker; Mustafa Ozder Erdik;... Urban seismic risk is growing worldwide and is increasingly a problem of developing countries. This book focuses on recent urban earthquake safety developments ... |
Naomi Klein Exposing these global profiteers, the author discovered information and connections that shocked even her about how comprehensively the shock doctors' beliefs now dominate our world - and how this domination... | |
Emma Larkin The book that provides the fullest picture yet of what life inside Burma is really like. | Tim Pat Coogan The first history of the Great Famine for 15 years from Ireland's greatest historian, who provocatively points the finger of blame at the British government. Combining the latest research and... |
Robert Emmet Hernan Humanity has the potential to preserve the earth for future generations or cause irreparable harm. For the first time here, environmental lawyer and activist Robert Emmet Hernan provides a comprehensive... | Diane Negra On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, this book examines the television coverage of September, 2005, and the manifestation of its legacy in a range of other media forms. |
Mats Lundahl Following the 2010 earthquake catastrophe, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing Haiti. It presents an overview of the country's economic history, and seeks new prospects for economic... | Bruce Hensler How the tragedies of the nineteenth-century's great municipal fires changed firefighting today |