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  • Malibu Burning
    Robert Kerbeck
    Winner 2020 Independent Publisher Awards (IPPY) - Silver Medalist in Creative NonfictionFinalist - Foreword Reviews Book of the Year AwardMalibu Burning named Best Historical Nonfiction of 2019 by Best of LAMalibu is known as an earthly paradise of multi-million-dollar mansions, movie stars and unimaginable natural beauty.But all that changed on November 8, 2018.Go deep behind ...
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    15,95 €

  • Disasters in Paradise
    Long considered ground zero for global climate change in the United States, Florida presents the perfect case study for disaster risk and prevention. Building on the idea that disasters are produced by historical and contemporary social processes as well as natural phenomena, Amanda D. Concha-Holmes and Anthony Oliver-Smith present a collection of ethnographic case studies that...
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    128,84 €

  • Disaster Upon Disaster
    A consistent problem that confronts disaster reduction is the disjunction between academic and expert knowledge and policies and practices of agencies mandated to deal with the concern. Although a great deal of knowledge has been acquired regarding many aspects of disasters, such as driving factors, risk construction, complexity of resettlement, and importance of peoples' cul...
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    46,74 €

  • Disaster Upon Disaster
    A consistent problem that confronts disaster reduction is the disjunction between academic and expert knowledge and policies and practices of agencies mandated to deal with the concern. Although a great deal of knowledge has been acquired regarding many aspects of disasters, such as driving factors, risk construction, complexity of resettlement, and importance of peoples' cul...
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    204,53 €

  • Atlantic Canada's Greatest Storms
    Dan Soucoup
    Where there's a storm, there's a story, and over the centuries Atlantic Canada has experienced more than its fair share of weather-related disasters. Atlantic Canada's Greatest Storms chronicles many of the most dramatic and tragic storms that have struck the east coast, from 1745's Grand Armada Tragedy to 2017's Ice Storm.In this accessible narrative, autho...
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    22,24 €

  • Deep Water
    Elaine Forrestal
    Deep Water is the first in an exciting series of mysteries set on the vineyard property of Eden Glassie. Each story stands alone and has its own mystery contained within its pages. But their is an overall mystery that will not be solved until all four books in the series have been read. I think of them as part of a circle, constantly moving on whilst, at the same time, echoing ...
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    5,89 €

  • BURN SCAR
    T.J. TAO
    “An amazing journey into the fire and beyond!”“A story of heartbreak and resilience, with a few bad guys thrown in for good measure.”“This may be fiction, but it tells a very ‘real’ story of disaster and heroism”When a small, paradisaical mountain town is faced with a wildfire of historic proportions, survival is only the beginning. Once the fire is out, the chase to find answe...
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    12,93 €

  • BURN SCAR
    T.J. TAO
    “An amazing journey into the fire and beyond!”“A story of heartbreak and resilience, with a few bad guys thrown in for good measure.”“This may be fiction, but it tells a very ‘real’ story of disaster and heroism”When a small, paradisaical mountain town is faced with a wildfire of historic proportions, survival is only the beginning. Once the fire is out, the chase to find answe...
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    18,51 €

  • The Disaster Survival Handbook
    Sam Fury
    Do You Know How to Survive a Disaster?If the answer is 'NO' then The Disaster Survival Handbook is a MUST-HAVE!This is a no-nonsense reference book on how to stay alive during man-made and natural disasters.It will also teach you the basics of prepping so you can survive the aftermath.Prepare yourself with the knowledge you need, because you never know when disaster will strike...
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    15,18 €

  • Where Are My Children?!
    L A A. Davis / L A Davis
    Twenty seventeen was one of the worst hurricane seasons in history. Some blame the erratic changes in the weather patterns on climate change, global warming, or mother nature getting herself back into balance. But what if it was revenge for crimes committed against humanity centuries ago? In this tale of historical fiction. L.A. Davis creates a story of imagination that explain...
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    23,81 €

  • Guía de supervivencia
    Williams Zach
    ¿Sabrías qué hacer si llegará un desastre inesperado? Saber cómo estar preparado y qué esperar cuando el peligro es inminente, es vital para aumentar las probabilidades de sobrevivir a cualquier situación inesperada.  Es imposible saber qué resultado esperar al enfrenta a un desastre que pone en peligro la vida.  ★★Esto es lo que aprenderás★★  Descubre cuáles son los princip...
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    11,72 €

  • The Living Earth
    Baby Professor
    Earth is called the living planet because it is never the same. Processes change its surface bit by bit, every second of every day. This book discusses the processes that reshape the Earth’s surface. Such knowledge is essential in improving a child’s ability to understand change. Get a copy today. ...
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    15,59 €

  • The Living Earth
    Baby Professor
    Earth is called the living planet because it is never the same. Processes change its surface bit by bit, every second of every day. This book discusses the processes that reshape the Earth’s surface. Such knowledge is essential in improving a child’s ability to understand change. Get a copy today. ...
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    26,23 €

  • Ciudades (in)descifrables
    Felipe Andrés Aliaga Sáez
    Aventurarse en la tarea de comprender la complejidad creciente de la vida urbana requiere necesariamente nuevos abordajes transversales y disruptivos, El tratamiento de la ciudad desde los imaginarios y representaciones sociales de lo urbano constituye una postura teórica y metodológica la cual permite identificar y descifrar las predisposiciones a la reproducción y las tendenc...
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    15,64 €

  • Storm of the Century, The
    Al Roker
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    15,34 €

  • Duck, Cover and Hold | Prepping for Natural Disasters | Coloring Book Educational
    Educando Kids
    A book of natural disasters? If it works to raise awareness, then why not? You can never tell when disasters might strike so it pays to raise a prepared child. Use this coloring book to work into your child’s consciousness without the pressure of school-based lessons. Use this coloring book today. ...
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    11,45 €

  • To Burn or Not to Burn
    Kerr Anthony
    The 36 heartfelt and personal accounts about fire management contained in To Burn or Not to Burn reveal not just the differing perspectives on fire management but perhaps more importantly, how Australians interact with the land on a more profound level which may provide a greater understanding on the future role of fire in mainland Australian landscapes.“Being a Volunteer was part...
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    53,12 €

  • Water Over the Bridge
    Marilyn Boake
    32.5 centimetres. That’s about half of the total rainfall many Albertan towns see in a year, but, in 2013, the small town of High River recorded it in just two days. The heavens had opened above Alberta in one of the most infamous floods to ever hit Canada, and in High River and across the region, many lives would be changed forever.After mass evacuation, the town was temporari...
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    11,21 €

  • Economics of Natural Disasters
    Unlike existing books on the topic that cover more on non-economic aspects of natural disasters, this book covers economic aspects of natural disasters viz damage assessment, risk management and resilience. The book contains several case studies and covers some of the major natural disasters in different countries, most notably the recent Nepal earthquake, tsunami in Fukushima,...
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    142,39 €

  • Changes in the Air
    Eleonora Rohland
    Hurricanes have been a constant in the history of New Orleans. Since before its settlement as a French colony in the eighteenth century, the land entwined between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River has been lashed by powerful Gulf storms. Time and again, these hurricanes have wrought immeasurable loss and devastation, spurring reinvention and ingenuity on the part ...
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    177,34 €

  • The Hurricane Factor
    Mica Mosbacher
    #1 Amazon Bestseller in Seven Categories: Faith & Spirituality, Women Writers, Natural Disasters, Weather, Disaster Relief, Environmental Issues, and Regional Planning. The winds of change are blowing everywhere.  Uncertainty is creating extreme anxiety. Whether it’s an act of nature or an act of terrorism or a lone shooting, it seems we are all on edge.  American traditions a...
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    17,80 €

  • The Wave Effect
    Janie Hopwood
    Rodger Madden is immersed in his work when he learns of the Indonesian tsunami. Not realizing a disaster halfway around the world will change his world forever, he shrugs his shoulders and turns back . to the merger that has his full attention. But when an associate tells him the Benson family who owns this business maybe victims of the storm, Rodger realizes he must try to fin...
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    12,29 €

  • Between Paradise and Peril
    Gary Griggs
    “Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice” – Will DurantThe Monterey Bay Region seems to have it all – sandy beaches, sunshine, the redwoods and rivers – paradise for most of us. This scenic landscape that has drawn people here for hundreds of years owes its origins to the underlying geology and climate, and both of these are somewhat unpredic...
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    37,87 €

  • Breathing Again
    Rachael Valka
    Breathing Again is an inspirational memoir following the stories of those whose lives intersected with the author’s during the days and weeks of Hurricane Harvey. While the timeline of Hurricane Harvey anchors the movement of this memoir, the book interweaves flashbacks from the author’s life with larger themes of suffering, chronic illness, and loss.  Suffering, as told in thi...
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    11,42 €

  • Trapped In Earthquake Canyon
    Cynthia Roberts Brunnette
    Objects flew at us in the dark. Cupboards, pans and dishes were all over, grinding and smashing violently. A forty-gallon water tank and a large iron stove hit the floor simultaneously. The logs of the cabin squealed and groaned. Terror gripped my heart and panic seized me. Though I knew that my wife was beside me in bed, I had no idea what was happening to the children. “My ba...
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    11,35 €

  • Death Rides the Sky
    Angela Mason
    On an ordinary Wednesday in the pre-spring days of 1925, folks in the Midwest were going about their business as they usually did: children attending school, farmers preparing the fields, coal miners underground and merchants in their stores, each with their own concerns and cares about their lives and the events in it. Little did they know that between 1 and 4:30 p.m. on March...
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    24,88 €

  • Governing Disaster in Urban Environments
    Julia Nevárez / Nevarez Julia
    Governing Disaster in Urban Environments: Climate Change Preparation and Adaption after Hurricane Sandy is a comprehensive account of relevant debates, conceptualizations, and practical considerations for the governance of disaster at multiple scales. In this interdisciplinary work, Julia Nevárez uses the example of Hurricane Sandy to analyze the complex phenomenon of climate c...
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    122,43 €

  • HBO’s Treme and the Stories of the Storm
    Robin Andersen
    This book analyses the HBO program Treme from multiple perspectives and argues that the series’ depictions of music, culture, cuisine, and identity are innovative and represent unique televisual storytelling strategies. The location, themes, and characters create a compelling story arc, and highlight the city’s culture and cuisine, jazz musicians and musical performances, and M...
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    129,20 €

  • The Jaws of Agnes
    Edgar Biamonte
    The Jaws of Agnes is a historical novel, documentary, and satire about hurricane Agnes. It describes the hurricane that flooded Elmira, New York, and adjacent towns in mid-June, 1972.Edgar Biamonte is an accomplished musician, educator and writer. As a pianist, he has been professionally performing in restaurants and various occasions since he was 18 years old. He joined the 68...
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    17,95 €

  • Recovering from Catastrophic Disaster in Asia
    Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management provides a series of cross-disciplinary approaches and methods which are exemplified by case studies from different parts of the world. Volume 18 looks at how cities and countries recover from catastrophic disasters with a specific focus on Asia. ...
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    194,06 €


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