| 1. |  | The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
from Picador
Price: $10.88
Customer Review:
A great composite history of neoliberal political economy and the ways it has been instituted worldwide. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | When Technology Fails (Revised & Expanded): A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency
from Chelsea Green Publishing
Price: $23.10
Customer Review:
Like the title says, I only gave it 4 stars because I have not read through it. More or less it covers a variety of topics and so far very good. I figured it would be another good book to add to my library "When technology does fail". Basically most of the skills and techniques that are in it you... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | When All Hell Breaks Loose
from Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Price: $13.59
Customer Review:
I really liked the new information that Cody Lundin presented. Some of the info is a no brainer that I didn't think of. The drawings were kinda strange and depessing. Other than that its in my libary of info. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Complete Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival
from Cross-Current Pub.
Price: $19.95
Customer Review:
This is a nice basic guide with an overview for some overall preparedness. A good guide if you have no clue for emergency preparedness. Being a paperback, it will be easy to take with you and keep accessible to check often. Easy to find info. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (The Illustrated Edition)
from Villard
Customer Review:
I was on lunch break at a previous job and reading Walden Pond by Henry David Thoreau for the second time in my life. My co-worker comes up to me and said, "is that a good book, I've never read it?". I told him it was a book I could relate to, because I too like being outside and surrounded by... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
from Crown
Price: $16.47
Customer Review:
Unless you live in a concrete bunker with a personal security force trained in fire suppression, personal security, and emergency medicine and can afford to have all of the essentials for daily living delivered to your door so that you NEVER, EVER have to leave home . . . you should read this book.... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. | ![]() | In the Heart of the Sea (Isis)
from ISIS Audio Books
Price: $69.95
Customer Review:
This is one of those books that, as you read it you say to yourself "why didn't I know about this before, and why don't people talk about it more?" One of my favorite books ever. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. | ![]() | Johnstown Flood
from Peter Smith Publisher
Price: $26.53
Customer Review:
Johnstown Flood. David McCullough. 1967. 304 Pages.
This was a good book. I read it as a prelude to David McCullough's lecture on 21SEP2006 in Scranton. The book is 70% social history (it was written in 1967!). It is well written and the photos are interesting. About 15% is prelude to disaster,... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Isaac's Storm: The Drowning of Galveston
from Fourth Estate Ltd
Customer Review:
The only give I gave two stars is because the storm itself is so interesting. The writing itself deserves one star. The style of the of the book is annoying. By writing short sentences and making assumtions that cannot be backed up with evidence, he tries to bring drama to a story that already has... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change
from Bloomsbury USA
Price: $8.97
Customer Review:
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change
We fire our concerns about climate change thinking that we will not have to deal with the effectos of the global warming. Elizabeth Kolbert does not permit you to lie yourself. The picture of the climate change that is already... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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