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Plenty enough suck to go around Plenty enough suck to go around Cheryl Wagner This darkly humorous memoir about survival from NPR's "This American Life" contributor reveals how she rebuilt her life after Hurricane Katrina destroyed everything she treasured. OL15408598W
The great deluge The great deluge Douglas Brinkley An account of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it left in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast documents the events and repercussions of the tragedy and its aftermath and the ongoing crisis con… OL15747341W
Community resilience in natural disasters Community resilience in natural disasters Anouk Ride "Told through the voices of local community leaders, this book analyzes how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively--or negatively--to their response, promoti… OL15916824W
RMS titanic RMS titanic Yvonne Hume A biography of violinist John Law Hume who died on the Titanic when it sank in April, 1912. OL16320757W
A walk across the sun A walk across the sun Corban Addison When a tsunami rages through their coastal town in India, 17-year-old Ahalya Ghai and her 15-year-old sister Sita are left orphaned and homeless. As they struggle to reach the safe haven of the conve… OL16495369W
Forensics and modern disasters Forensics and modern disasters Rebecca Stefoff Provides an introduction to forensic science and how it is used to provide answers in modern disasters. OL16979060W
Wave Wave Sonali Deraniyagala On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. In this br… OL17804657W
One amazing thing One amazing thing Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni "Divakaruni is a brilliant storyteller; she illuminates the world with her artistry; and shakes the reader with her love."—Junot DiazLate afternoon sun sneaks through the windows of a passport and vi… OL1926987W
The black snow The black snow Paul Lynch "In Donegal in the spring of 1945, a farmhand runs into a burning barn and does not come out alive. The farm's owner, Barnabas Kane, can only look on as his friend dies and all 43 of his cattle are d… OL20000791W
When their world falls apart When their world falls apart Lawrence B. Rosenfeld,Mooli Lahad,Joanne S. Caye,Ofra Ayalon Comprehensive and informative wealth of resourceful information for understanding disasters. A guide to understand the various dynamics of manmade, natural, and technological disasters; how these tra… OL20652222W
Voices rising II Voices rising II Rebeca Antoine Voices Rising II is the second book created from the archives of The Katrina Narrative Project, a sweeping enterprise by the University of New Orleans to collect diverse accounts and histories from L… OL20911342W
Alive! Alive! Reader's Digest Association "Alive! is a heart-stopping collection of survival stories from the archives of Reader's Digest's 'Drama in Real Life' series. Readers will be on the edge of their seats as they are drawn into the dr… OL23331297W
Aftermath lounge Aftermath lounge Margaret McMullan "...A compelling tribute to the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Resurrecting the place and its people alongside their heartaches and triumphs, Margaret McMullan creates a riveting mosaic… OL23436174W
Children of the Titanic Children of the Titanic Christine Welldon Follows the stories of three children who sailed aboard the Titanic on the night of its disaster in the North Atlantic--Beth Cook, age six, travelling third class; Charlotte Murphy, age eight, second… OL24163194W
L'enfer de glace L'enfer de glace Eric Pier Sperandio Un ouvrage sur les dégâts causés par le verglas au Québec en janvier 1998; le déroulement des événements, le vécu de la population sinistrée, les mesures d'urgence. OL24839030W
Mike Frazier's surviving the storm Mike Frazier's surviving the storm Mike Frazier In 1995, the car in which Mike Frazier and his family were driving was washed off a bridge over Cedar Creek by floodwaters. Mike's mother, father, daughter, nephew, and fiancee were killed, and Mike … OL26173450W
The greening of Oz The greening of Oz Robert Fraga Fraga presents a comprehensive account of how a small town in the Bible Belt became a model of ecological sustainability. On May 4, 2007, an EF5 tornado destroyed the town of Greensburg in south cent… OL28774364W
The good pirates of the forgotten bayous The good pirates of the forgotten bayous Ken Wells With a long and colorful family history of defying storms, the seafaring Robin cousins of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, make a fateful decision to ride out Hurricane Katrina on their hand-built fish… OL474092W
Come Hell or High Water Come Hell or High Water Michael Eric Dyson From jacket: When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands were left behind to suffer the ravages of destruction, disease, and even death. The majority of … OL92697W
The Unthinkable The Unthinkable Amanda Ripley It lurks in the corner of our imagination, almost beyond our ability to see it: the possibility that a tear in the fabric of life could open up without warning, upending a house, a skyscraper, or a c… OL9389857W
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