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Fire
ISBN: 9780060088613 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A riveting collection of literary journalism by the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, capped off brilliantly by a new Afterword and a timely essay about war-torn Afghanistan -- a superb eyewitness report about the Taliban's defeat in Kabul -- new to book form. Sebastian Junger has made a specialty of bringing to life the drama of nature and human nature. Few writers have been to so many disparate and desperate corners of the globe. Fewer still have met the standard of great journalism more consistently. None has provided more starkly memorable evocations of extreme... A riveting collection of literary journalism by the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, capped off brilliantly by a new Afterword an... |
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69,13 zł |
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Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
ISBN: 9780195309683 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning?
Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States. This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina, a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues... As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this ...
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98,49 zł |
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Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938
ISBN: 9780316832113 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm, Sudden Sea" harkens back to a natural disaster that struck terror in the hearts of many. In this narrative, readers experience The Great Hurricane of 1938, the most financially destructive storm on record.
In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm, Sudden Sea" harkens back to a natural disaster that struck terror in the hearts of many. In this narrative, re...
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76,82 zł |
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Fire
ISBN: 9780393010466 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few writers have been to so many desperate corners of the globe as has Sebastian Junger; fewer still have provided such starkly memorable evocations of characters and events. From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone to the logic of guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, this new collection of Junger's nonfiction will take you places you wouldn't dream of going to on your own.
Few writers have been to so many desperate corners of the globe as has Sebastian Junger; fewer still have provided such starkly memorable evocations o...
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172,94 zł |
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Death at Buffalo Creek: The Story Behind the West Virginia Flood Disaster of 1972
ISBN: 9780393332216 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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76,67 zł |
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Floods
ISBN: 9780415172387 / Angielski / Twarda / 808 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published to mark the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, Floods is the third volume in a series of major works on hazards and disasters world-wide. Bringing together leading researchers world-wide, each volume in the series spans the breadth of disaster-prone regions and the spectrum of themes at the core of current research. Each volume is introduced and collated by specialist editors renowned in the field. Floods occur in most parts of the world, and range from being welcomed annual occurrences which replenish nutrients in the soils, to, at the opposite end of the scale,...
Published to mark the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, Floods is the third volume in a series of major works on hazards and disast...
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3650,85 zł |
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Living in the Danger Zone: Realities about Hurricanes
ISBN: 9780595170425 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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65,14 zł |
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Hurricane Rita: Reflections of a Generation Witnessing Disaster
ISBN: 9780595385102 / Angielski / Miękka / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A powerful Category Three hurricane races toward your town, but instead of evacuating, you ride it out and endure challenging conditions that try your mind, body, and soul. Reflections of a Generation Witnessing Disaster takes you back into the Hurricane Season of 2005 as you dive into the real life experiences of scores of people in Lake Charles, when Hurricane Rita slammed into Southwest Louisiana. Among those affected by Hurricane Rita were college students who grew up fast, thanks to Mother Nature. This anthology is their story in their own word
A powerful Category Three hurricane races toward your town, but instead of evacuating, you ride it out and endure challenging conditions that try your...
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99,73 zł |
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Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado
ISBN: 9780743296601 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. May 3, 1999, is a day that Oklahomans will never forget. By the time the sun set over a ravaged plain, some 71 tornadoes had claimed around 11,000 homes and businesses and caused $1 billion in damage. One of them was a mile-wide monster of incredible power, the fiercest F5 twister to hit a metropolitan area, and whose 300 mph winds were the fastest ever recorded. Veteran journalist Nancy Mathis draws on many interviews to weave the story of those few terrifying hours that irrevocably changed the lives of many Oklahomans. Storm Warning features Kara Wiese, who fought to save her...
May 3, 1999, is a day that Oklahomans will never forget. By the time the sun set over a ravaged plain, some 71 tornadoes had claimed around 11,000 hom...
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65,29 zł |
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Watermark: The Disaster That Changed the World and Humanity 12,000 Years Ago
ISBN: 9780743491907 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE ECHOES OF OUR PAST
Twelve thousand years ago, the human race barely escaped annihilation when a piece of exploded star passed through our solar system, unleashing an apocalypse. Great fires raged, mountains rose and fell, a maelstrom of cosmic debris bombarded Earth, continents broke apart, and oceans swept across the land. Millions of people, animals, and plants perished almost overnight. Entire societies, cultures, and belief systems were lost forever. The resulting aftershock shaped humanity for thousands of years, and continues to haunt us to this day. This is not fiction.... THE ECHOES OF OUR PAST
Twelve thousand years ago, the human race barely escaped annihilation when a piece of exploded star passed through ... |
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61,45 zł |
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Firestorm at Peshtigo: A Town, Its People, and the Deadliest Fire in American History
ISBN: 9780805072938 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Novelist Denise Gess and historian William Lutz brilliantly restore the event to its rightful place in the forefront of American historical imagination." --Chicago Sun-Times On October 8, 1871--the same night as the Great Chicago Fire--the lumber town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was struck with a five-mile-wide wall of flames, borne on tornado-force winds of one hundred miles per hour that tore across more than 2,400 square miles of land, obliterating the town in less than one hour and killing more than two thousand people. At the center of the blowout were... "Novelist Denise Gess and historian William Lutz brilliantly restore the event to its rightful place in the forefront of American historical ima... |
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80,66 zł |
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The Thirtymile Fire: A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal
ISBN: 9780805083309 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified sitting."--National Geographic Adventure The Thirtymile Fire in the North Cascade Range near the Canadian border of Washington began as a simple mop-up operation; in a few hours, a series of catastrophic errors led to the entrapment and deaths of four members of the fire crew--two teenage girls and two young men. Each had brought order and meaning to their lives by joining the firefighting world. Then the very flames they pursued turned on them, extinguishing their lives. Weaving together the... "Pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified sitting."--National Geographic Adventure The Thirtymile Fire... |
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72,98 zł |
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Florida's Hurricane History
ISBN: 9780807847480 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Florida has suffered more storms than any other state. This book offers insight into Florida's hurricane history. Using meteorological research, news reports and first-person accounts, it traces notable hurricanes over 450 years and gives information on dynamics, formation, forecasting and naming.
Florida has suffered more storms than any other state. This book offers insight into Florida's hurricane history. Using meteorological research, news ...
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87,57 zł |
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Faces from the Flood: Hurricane Floyd Remembered
ISBN: 9780807855331 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On September 16, 1999, rainfall from Hurricane Floyd swelled North Carolina's rivers, flooding tens of thousands of homes, businesses, and communities across the eastern third of the state; taking 52 lives; and causing an estimated $6 billion in damages. Faces from the Flood is a compelling look back at the state's most destructive natural disaster, conveyed through the words of those who endured it.
Thirty-seven interviews with victims, heroes, volunteers, scientists, and government officials offer tales of dramatic rescues, sorrowful losses, and the quiet determination to survive... On September 16, 1999, rainfall from Hurricane Floyd swelled North Carolina's rivers, flooding tens of thousands of homes, businesses, and communities...
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126,51 zł |
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Hurricane Andrew
ISBN: 9780816057597 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hurricane Andrew reviews the environmental conditions that conspire to cause a hurricane, the special mix of weather patterns that caused Hurricane Andrew to grow with such force in August 1992, and the cost of the disaster in human life and property damage.
Hurricane Andrew reviews the environmental conditions that conspire to cause a hurricane, the special mix of weather patterns that caused Hurricane An...
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141,12 zł |
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Natural Disasters
ISBN: 9780816070008 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the Black Plague that spread across Europe in the Middle Ages to recent events such as Hurricane Katrina, Natural Disasters, New Edition provides a comprehensive survey of the natural calamities that have ravaged mankind and altered the course of human history. This fascinating reference features approximately 600 entries--with more than 60 new and updated--that are organized by disaster type, then alphabetized by the name of the country in which the event occurred. Each section begins with a list of the worst recorded events within the disaster type; a helpful, updated chronology of the...
From the Black Plague that spread across Europe in the Middle Ages to recent events such as Hurricane Katrina, Natural Disasters, New Edition provides...
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345,62 zł |
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Natural Disasters
ISBN: 9780816070015 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Natural Disasters, New Edition provides a comprehensive survey of the natural calamities that have ravaged mankind and altered the course of human history. This fascinating reference feature approximately 600 entries--with more than 60 new and updated--that are organized by disaster type, then alphabetized by the name of the country in which the event occurred. Each section begins with the worst recorded events within the disaster type, a helpful, updated chronology of the events, and an introduction. In addition to providing the basic facts of each disaster, the readable text offers...
Natural Disasters, New Edition provides a comprehensive survey of the natural calamities that have ravaged mankind and altered the course of human his...
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102,18 zł |
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The Seasons of Fire: Reflections on Fire in the West
ISBN: 9780874174830 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fire is a fearsome constant in the America West. As the author David J. Strohmaier notes, "Whether we have tended a campfire along Oregon's Deschutes River in March, engaged the advancing front of a Great Basin wildfire in the torrid heat of August, or watched fire settle into the subdued, smoldering leaf piles of October, all of our lives, to one degree or another, are bracketed by fire." InThe Seasons of Fire, Strohmaier effectively blends nature writing, personal essay, and philosophical analysis as he deliberately crosses disciplinary boundaries. He discusses the "moral"... Fire is a fearsome constant in the America West. As the author David J. Strohmaier notes, "Whether we have tended a campfire along Oregon's Desch... |
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82,71 zł |
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Avalanche Handbook
ISBN: 9781410215499 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Avalanches seldom touch man or his works, but when they do they can be disastrous. This illustrated handbook sets forth procedures for avoiding such disasters in ski areas, near roads and settlements, and in the back country. New snowfall and old snow redeposited by winds are the major causes of avalanches. Melting and freezing or the presents or absents of a temperature gradient in the snow are difficult to observe directly but can make the snowpack either more or less susceptible to avalanching. Such variations often can be identified by digging pits in the snow. When a snow slop fails, the...
Avalanches seldom touch man or his works, but when they do they can be disastrous. This illustrated handbook sets forth procedures for avoiding such d...
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86,04 zł |
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Great Galveston Disaster, The
ISBN: 9781565547841 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Massive buildings were crushed like egg shells, great timbers were carried through the air as though they were of no weight, and the winds and the waves swept everything before them until their appetite for destruction was satiated and their force spent." The many personal tragedies and triumphs come to light in this full and thrilling account that is made even more evocative and jolting by its profusion of photographs taken immediately after the disaster. In the storm, S. W. Clinton lost his wife... "Massive buildings were crushed like egg shells, great timbers were carried through the air as though they were of no weight, and the winds and the... |
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100,88 zł |
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