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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
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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
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1. Five Days at Memorial
- Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-10-13
- Language: English
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The Johnstown Flood
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation's burgeoning industrial prosperity....
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A page-turner! HIstory that reads like a novel
- By Susan K Donley on 06-17-05
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2. The Johnstown Flood
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 06-17-05
- Language: English
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The Unthinkable
- Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
- By: Amanda Ripley
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Today, nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families....
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fascinating
- By Sara on 10-20-08
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3. The Unthinkable
- Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 07-09-08
- Language: English
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Chernobyl
- The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
- By: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
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From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....
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Companions to Each Other
- By Tim on 06-04-19
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4. Chernobyl
- The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-15-18
- Language: English
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Dark Tide
- The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
- By: Stephen Puleo
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Around noon on January 15, 1919, a group of firefighters were playing cards in Boston's North End when they heard a tremendous crash....
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INTERESTING STORY - ABOUT 2x TOO LONG
- By The Louligan on 09-07-14
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5. Dark Tide
- The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-13-13
- Language: English
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A Paradise Built in Hell
- The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
- By: Rebecca Solnit
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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A Paradise Built in Hell is an investigation of the moments of altruism, resourcefulness, and generosity that arise amid disaster's grief and disruption....
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Eye opening and thought provoking
- By zachery on 10-09-15
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6. A Paradise Built in Hell
- The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 08-27-14
- Language: English
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A Field Guide to the Apocalypse
- A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times
- By: Athena Aktipis
- Narrated by: Athena Aktipis
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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Is this finally it? The end times? Because from COVID-19 to climate catastrophe to the looming AI revolution—not to mention the ever-growing background hum of rage, fear, and anxiety—it’s starting to feel like the party we call civilization is just about over....
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7. A Field Guide to the Apocalypse
- A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times
- Narrated by: Athena Aktipis
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 04-09-24
- Language: English
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Lights Out
- A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
- By: Ted Koppel
- Narrated by: Ted Koppel
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America’s power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared....
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Too much poetry, not enough prose
- By Norman B. Bernstein on 11-27-15
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8. Lights Out
- A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
- Narrated by: Ted Koppel
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 10-27-15
- Language: English
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Aid State
- Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti
- By: Jake Johnston
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
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In Aid State, Jake Johnston, researcher and writer at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, reveals how US and European capitalist goals re-enslaved Haiti under the guise of helping it....
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A must read for anyone interested in Haiti
- By Matthew Smith on 04-02-24
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9. Aid State
- Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 01-30-24
- Language: English
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The Vortex
- A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation
- By: Scott Carney, Jason Miklian
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
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The deadliest storm in modern history ripped Pakistan in two and led the world to the brink of nuclear war when American and Soviet forces converged in the Bay of Bengal....
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One of the Best books this year!
- By Nazir on 05-26-22
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10. The Vortex
- A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 03-29-22
- Language: English
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Ghosts of the Tsunami
- Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone
- By: Richard Lloyd Parry
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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The definitive account of what happened, why, and above all how it felt, when catastrophe hit Japan—by the Japan correspondent of The Times (London) and author of People Who Eat Darkness....
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Riveting True Story You Didn't Hear On The News
- By Kathy in CA on 07-05-18
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11. Ghosts of the Tsunami
- Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-24-17
- Language: English
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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
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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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Ignorance is NOT bliss. You need to listen to this
- By B Bishop on 04-06-24
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12. Nuclear War Survival Skills 2024
- A Pocket-Sized Survival Bible for Surviving Nuclear Fallout, Nuclear Attack and EMPs
- Narrated by: Mike Steele
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 03-06-24
- Language: English
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Dispatches from the Edge
- By: Anderson Cooper
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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Few people have witnessed more scenes of chaos and conflict around the world than Anderson Cooper....
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Dispatches from the Inner Self
- By W. Rodger Gantt on 11-03-06
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13. Dispatches from the Edge
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 05-16-06
- Language: English
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Disasterology
- Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
- By: Samantha Montano
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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Part memoir, part expert analysis, Disasterology is a passionate and personal account of a country in crisis - one unprepared to deal with the disasters of today and those looming in our future....
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Great Book
- By Wayne Stedham on 10-11-23
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14. Disasterology
- Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-03-21
- Language: English
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The Devil Never Sleeps
- Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
- By: Juliette Kayyem
- Narrated by: Juliette Kayyem
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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An urgent, transformative guide to dealing with disasters from one of today’s foremost thinkers in crisis management....
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An important and thoroughly engaging book
- By Robert S. Taylor on 04-21-22
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15. The Devil Never Sleeps
- Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
- Narrated by: Juliette Kayyem
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-29-22
- Language: English
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Paradise
- One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire
- By: Lizzie Johnson
- Narrated by: Lizzie Johnson
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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The definitive firsthand account of California’s Camp Fire, the nation’s deadliest wildfire in a century, Paradise is a riveting examination of what went wrong and how to avert future tragedies as the climate crisis unfolds....
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Horrible,Horrible,Illiterate narration.
- By howard bascom on 09-02-21
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16. Paradise
- One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire
- Narrated by: Lizzie Johnson
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 08-17-21
- Language: English
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Flight 232
- A Story of Disaster and Survival
- By: Laurence Gonzales
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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Twenty-five years after the catastrophe, a dramatic and extraordinarily rare 360-degree view of the crash of a fully loaded jumbo jet....
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Therapeutic
- By Quiltedwings on 05-07-15
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17. Flight 232
- A Story of Disaster and Survival
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-07-15
- Language: English
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The Big Truck That Went By
- How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
- By: Jonathan M. Katz
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jonathan M. Katz
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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On January 12, 2010, the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck the nation least prepared to handle one....
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This story angered and cheered inside me
- By rifenbc on 03-01-19
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18. The Big Truck That Went By
- How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jonathan M. Katz
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 11-05-13
- Language: English
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Trillion Dollar Triage
- How Jay Powell and the Fed Battled a President and a Pandemic - and Prevented Economic Disaster
- By: Nick Timiraos
- Narrated by: Nick Timiraos, Peter Ganim
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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By February 2020, the U.S. economic expansion had become the longest on record. Unemployment was plumbing half-century lows. Stock markets soared to new highs....
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Hard to listen. Mostly an anti Trump book.
- By NL on 04-17-22
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19. Trillion Dollar Triage
- How Jay Powell and the Fed Battled a President and a Pandemic - and Prevented Economic Disaster
- Narrated by: Nick Timiraos, Peter Ganim
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 03-01-22
- Language: English
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The Battle for Paradise
- Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
- By: Naomi Klein
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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In the rubble of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans and ultrarich "Puertopians" are locked in a struggle over how to remake the island. Author and activist Naomi Klein uncovers how the forces of politics and capitalism seek to undermine the nation's resilient vision for a recovery....
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- By carol j pridgeon on 06-08-18
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20. The Battle for Paradise
- Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 06-05-18
- Language: English
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