Bestsellers
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms....
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Two versions on Audible
- By stephiemav42 on 03-10-21
By: Erik Larson
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Five Days at Memorial
- Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
- By: Sheri Fink
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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After Hurricane Katrina struck and power failed, amid rising floodwaters and heat, exhausted staff at Memorial Medical Center designated certain patients last for rescue. Months later, a doctor and two nurses were arrested and accused of injecting some of those patients with life-ending drugs....
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Five Days in Hell/Years in Purgatory
- By Cynthia on 09-15-13
By: Sheri Fink
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Granite Mountain
- The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
- By: Brendan McDonough, Stephan Talty - contributor
- Narrated by: John Glouchevitch
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"....
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Thank you Brendan
- By Kenton on 06-07-16
By: Brendan McDonough, and others
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Last Train to Paradise
- Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
- By: Les Standiford
- Narrated by: Del Roy
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Les Standiford, author of the John Deal thrillers, tells how the man who turned Florida's swamps into the playgrounds of the rich performed the almost superhuman feat of building a railroad from the mainland to Key West at the turn of the century....
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A Pleasant Surprise
- By Roy on 04-05-09
By: Les Standiford
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Wave
- A Memoir
- By: Sonali Deraniyagala
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Tragic. Raw. Heart-Ripping!
- By CBlox on 03-19-13
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The Big Burn
- Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history. Now he performs the same alchemy with the Big Burn, the largest-ever forest fire in America and the tragedy that cemented Teddy Roosevelt's legacy in the land....
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Mediocre
- By Mona on 11-04-20
By: Timothy Egan
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms....
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Two versions on Audible
- By stephiemav42 on 03-10-21
By: Erik Larson
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Five Days at Memorial
- Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
- By: Sheri Fink
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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After Hurricane Katrina struck and power failed, amid rising floodwaters and heat, exhausted staff at Memorial Medical Center designated certain patients last for rescue. Months later, a doctor and two nurses were arrested and accused of injecting some of those patients with life-ending drugs....
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Five Days in Hell/Years in Purgatory
- By Cynthia on 09-15-13
By: Sheri Fink
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Granite Mountain
- The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
- By: Brendan McDonough, Stephan Talty - contributor
- Narrated by: John Glouchevitch
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"....
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Thank you Brendan
- By Kenton on 06-07-16
By: Brendan McDonough, and others
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Last Train to Paradise
- Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
- By: Les Standiford
- Narrated by: Del Roy
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Les Standiford, author of the John Deal thrillers, tells how the man who turned Florida's swamps into the playgrounds of the rich performed the almost superhuman feat of building a railroad from the mainland to Key West at the turn of the century....
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A Pleasant Surprise
- By Roy on 04-05-09
By: Les Standiford
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Wave
- A Memoir
- By: Sonali Deraniyagala
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Tragic. Raw. Heart-Ripping!
- By CBlox on 03-19-13
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The Big Burn
- Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history. Now he performs the same alchemy with the Big Burn, the largest-ever forest fire in America and the tragedy that cemented Teddy Roosevelt's legacy in the land....
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Mediocre
- By Mona on 11-04-20
By: Timothy Egan
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Into the Raging Sea
- Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of the El Faro
- By: Rachel Slade
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting in the worst American shipping disaster in 35 years....
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This Book is Tragic for More Than Just its Story
- By John A. Tucker on 10-23-19
By: Rachel Slade
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Northeaster
- A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952
- By: Cathie Pelletier
- Narrated by: Morgan Bailey Keaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Cathie Pelletier's breathtaking account of the 1952 snowstorm that blanketed New England, offers a valuable reminder about nature's capacity for destruction as well as insight into the human instinct for preservation....
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Excellent and well researched
- By Deb on 02-02-24
By: Cathie Pelletier
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Nuclear War Survival Skills 2024
- A Pocket-Sized Survival Bible for Surviving Nuclear Fallout, Nuclear Attack and EMPs
- By: Kyle Donovan
- Narrated by: Mike Steele
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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2023 revealed the stark reality: the threat of nuclear war is not just possible, it's imminent. "Nuclear War Survival Skills 2024" is your essential guide to not just survive but thrive in the face of this looming danger.
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Exceeded expectations
- By Celeste Jacobs on 12-08-24
By: Kyle Donovan
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The Children's Blizzard
- By: David Laskin
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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January 12, 1888, began as an unseasonably warm morning across Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, the weather so mild that children walked to school without coats and gloves....
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True Account of 1888 Prairie Blizzard
- By Mary Burnight on 01-09-17
By: David Laskin
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Smokejumper
- A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters
- By: Jason A. Ramos, Julian Smith
- Narrated by: Ned Vaughn
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In this extraordinarily rare memoir by an active-duty jumper, Jason Ramos takes listeners into his exhilarating and dangerous world....
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About damn time a book on wildland firefighting was written!!!
- By Jefferer R. Beren on 07-16-15
By: Jason A. Ramos, and others
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Weather 101
- From Doppler Radar and Long-Range Forecasts to the Polar Vortex and Climate Change, Everything You Need to Know About the Study of Weather
- By: Kathleen Sears
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Learn the science behind weather and weather prediction in this clear and straightforward new guide....
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Entertaining but lightweight
- By PME on 09-28-17
By: Kathleen Sears
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The Bug Out Book
- Take No Chances and Prepare Your Bug out Plan Now to Thrive in the Worst Case Scenario When Bugging Out is Your Only Option
- By: Ted Riley
- Narrated by: Paul Nicholls
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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No one likes to think of the worst case scenario, but if you're not prepared, "worst case" could become much worse than you ever imagined....You hope that you’ll never need an emergency plan, but the truth is, it’s only if you have one that you’ll be ready....
By: Ted Riley
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Under a Flaming Sky
- The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Daniel James Brown
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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On September 1, 1894, two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire....
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History lovers dream book.
- By Lynn Fraser on 10-18-18
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Rising Tide
- The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
- By: John M. Barry
- Narrated by: Barry Grizzard
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
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Rising Tide tells the riveting and nearly forgotten story of the greatest natural disaster this country has ever known, the Mississippi flood of 1927....
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Where is the rest of the book?
- By Susie on 10-21-13
By: John M. Barry
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Supervolcano
- The Catastrophic Event That Changed The Course Of Human History
- By: Marie D. Jones, Dr. John M. Savino Ph.D
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION Approximately 75,000 years ago, an event occurred that almost wiped out human life. According to a stunning new theory,...
By: Marie D. Jones, and others
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53 Essential Bug Out Bag Supplies
- How to Build a Suburban "Go Bag" You Can Rely Upon
- By: Damian Brindle
- Narrated by: Mark Williams
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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If you were forced to evacuate during a disaster, you’d likely need dozens of tools and supplies to make it out safely. Problem is, too many people get it wrong - even the experts - because they focus on the wrong gear and supplies for the situation....
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Very very good
- By Asia L. Mathis on 03-14-24
By: Damian Brindle
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Storm of the Century
- The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
- By: Willie Drye
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1934, hundreds of jobless World War I veterans were sent to the remote Florida Keys to build a highway from Miami to Key West. The Roosevelt Administration was making a genuine effort to help these down-and-out vets. But the attempt to help them turned into a tragedy....
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Better than I expected
- By Jennifer Camp on 07-23-24
By: Willie Drye
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Death in the Air
- The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City
- By: Kate Winkler Dawson
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Kate Winkler Dawson's debut, Death in the Air, is a gripping, historical narrative of a serial killer, an environmental disaster, and an iconic city struggling to regain its footing....
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Interesting
- By irene on 11-27-17
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The Sixth Extinction (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
- By: Elizabeth Kolbert
- Narrated by: Anne Twomey, Elizabeth Kolbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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The Sixth Extinction draws on the work of scores of researchers in half a dozen disciplines to provide a moving account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of extinction as concept.
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Fire on the Mountain
- The True Story of the South Canyon Fire
- By: John N. MacLean
- Narrated by: John N. MacLean
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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On the morning of July 3, 1994, the site of a forest fire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado was wrongly recorded...
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As a wildland firefighter it's a book that matters
- By Mark on 09-06-13
By: John N. MacLean
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Sudden Sea
- By: R.A. Scotti
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In the tradition of The Perfect Storm, Sudden Sea hearkens back to a natural disaster that struck terror in the hearts of many. In this narrative, listeners experience the Great Hurricane of 1938, the most financially destructive storm on record....
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Very professional and interesting
- By Careful Consumer on 08-09-23
By: R.A. Scotti
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The Ends of the World
- Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
- By: Peter Brannen
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Our world has ended five times: It has been broiled, frozen, poison gassed, smothered, and pelted by asteroids....
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A Kid's Science Book FOR ADULTS!!
- By aaron on 06-15-17
By: Peter Brannen
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The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Guide
- Mastering 11 Steps to Disaster Readiness and Thriving Off-Grid, From Psychological Prep to Skill Mastery, Even if You’re a Complete Beginner
- By: Endure Elite
- Narrated by: Ron AAlgar Watt
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Emergency preparedness goes beyond stockpiling; it's about a comprehensive plan and skill development. If you've never prepped before, this guide provides a clear roadmap to make daunting tasks manageable.
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I'm drawn in like a moth to a candle.
- By Gabriel Torreblanca on 06-08-24
By: Endure Elite
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In the Path of Destruction
- Eyewitness Chronicles of Mount St. Helens
- By: Richard Waitt
- Narrated by: Andy Waits
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
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In March 1980, a napping volcano awoke. Two months later, the mountain roared. Author Richard Waitt was one of the first to arrive following the mountain's early rumblings. A geologist with intimate knowledge of Mount St. Helens, Waitt delivers a detailed and accurate chronicle of events.
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Awful language, story drags with itrelevant detail
- By Scott Stroud on 05-31-18
By: Richard Waitt
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Gunflint Falling
- Blowdown in the Boundary Waters
- By: Cary J. Griffith
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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On July 4, 1999, in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a bizarre confluence of meteorological events resulted in the most damaging blowdown in the region's history. Gunflint Falling tells the story of this devastating storm.
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Good story, poor performance
- By Badhog1 on 09-17-24
By: Cary J. Griffith
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Into the Storm
- Two Ships, a Deadly Hurricane, and an Epic Battle for Survival
- By: Tristram Korten
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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The true story of two doomed ships and a daring search-and-rescue operation that shines a light on the elite Coast Guard swimmers trained for the most dangerous ocean missions....
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Just average
- By Rickmeister on 03-13-20
By: Tristram Korten
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The Next Apocalypse
- The Art and Science of Survival
- By: Chris Begley
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Pandemic, climate change, or war: Our era is ripe with the odor of doomsday. In movies, books, and more, our imaginations run wild with visions of dreadful, abandoned cities and returning to the land in a desperate attempt at survival....
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Sober look at how disasters actually play out
- By Jacqueline on 03-18-24
By: Chris Begley
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The Great Deluge
- Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
- By: Douglas Brinkley
- Narrated by: Kyf Brewer
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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In The Great Deluge, Douglas Brinkley, a New Orleans resident and professor of history at Tulane University, rips the story of Katrina apart....
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Unabridged version
- By Leonora on 11-19-06
By: Douglas Brinkley
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Prepper's Ultimate Survival Series
- Off-Grid Self-Sufficiency Collection: A Comprehensive Guide to Water Purification, Survival Strategies, and Self-Sufficient Practices for Preppers
- By: Johnathan Nash
- Narrated by: Bill Ayers
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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In an era where unpredictability is the only certainty, these essential guides are combined for those determined to be prepared for anything. This collection is not just about survival; it's about thriving in the face of the unknown.
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Ultimate Preppers Guide
- By Cindy S on 06-09-24
By: Johnathan Nash