This Gulf of Fire

Winner of the Phi Alpha Theta Best Subsequent Book AwardA Los Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistThe captivating and definitive account of the Great Lisbon Earthquake--the most consequential natural dis...

Schott, C: Im Rollstuhl zu den Orang-Utans (mit Farbfotos)

Amazing Grace

On a warm May night in San Francisco, a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity event. Just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway. Glass shatters, the lights go out, and p...

How Were Fing Up Our Planet

What impact are we having on global warming? Does a more sustainable way of living hold the answer to climate change and the other environmental problems facing our planet?How We're F***ing Up Our Pla...

And Hell Followed With It

Detailed account of the June 1966 tornado in Topeka, where property damage of $100 million made it the most destructive in U.S. history up to that time--

A House of One's Own

What happens to people after an earthquake destroys their homes? What is daily life like under a humanitarian regime? Is aid a gift or is it a form of power? A House of One's Own explores these enduri...

Arming Mother Nature

Famines. Diseases. Natural catastrophes. In 1945, scientists imagined these as the future faces of war. The United States and its allies prepared for a global struggle against the Soviet Union by us...

Surviving Natural Disasters and Man-Made Disasters

Experts agree everyone will have to confront at least one type of natural or man-made disaster in their lifetime. This "one book fits all" approach to preparedness is long overdue. Reading it will inc...