Disaster Relief Books


Disaster-related needs of seniors and persons with disabilities : instructor guide (SuDoc FEM 1.8:D 63/20/INSTR.)	Combating terrorism accountability over medical supplies needs further improvement : statement of Linda M. Calbom, Director, Financial Management and ... Representatives (SuDoc GA 1.5/2:GAO-01-666 T)	Year 2000 and beyond: Emergency planning and preparedness information	Acts of man -- acts of God: Who should manage the military response? (USAWC strategy research project)	A model program for economic vulnerability reduction and recovery



Reducing the vulnerability of housing to natural disasters: A proto-type program developed in the Solomon Islands : disaster planning and training in the South Pacific	Disaster payments on 1988 crop losses (Agricultural economics staff paper series)	Relief, development and the foreign voluntary aid organization	Hungry Ghosts: China's Secret Famine A horrifying and well-researched history of how Mao's "Great Leap Forward" became...	Administration and the Other: Explorations of Diversity and Marginalization in the Political Administrative State Best Price: $29.44 Administration and the Other examines the social construction of groups of people and resultant...



A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis Best Price: $12.97 For me, disenchantment came in the form of Kofi Annan, the former Secretary General for the...	Fire Underground: The Ongoing Tragedy of the Centralia Mine Fire Best Price: $8.41 I decided recently to do a photo essay on Centralia, and so I wanted to learn as much as I could...	Firehouse Best Price: $2.00 I have to admit I didn't know about this book until I read Halberstam's obituary. Once...	Hurricane Katrina: America's Unnatural Disaster (Justice and Social Inquiry) Best Price: $30.42 On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and...	The Crisis Caravan: What's Wrong with Humanitarian Aid? Best Price: $4.94 This is a beautifully done book, the more remarkable because it comes across so clearly in...

Igniting the Caribbean's Past: Fire in British West Indian History Best Price: $6.99 Unlike the earthquakes and hurricanes that have influenced Caribbean history, the region's...	Man-Made Catastrophes, Revised Edition Best Price: $12.49	Managing Catastrophic Disaster Risks Using Alternative Risk Financing and Pooled Insurance Structures (World Bank Technical Papers) Best Price: $17.58 This report examines the existing constraints and opportunities to implement a catastrophe...	Buncefield Disaster: The Forgotten Story	The Cockermouth Floods: 19-20 November 2009

Fire and Ice - Tales from an Alaskan Volunteer Fire Chief Best Price: $13.35 Chief Dewey Whetsell is a thirty-four year veteran with the forty-member Cordova (Alaska)...	Peace for your home: A quick guide to emergency preparedness Best Price: $7.94 You don't know what or when your time of trouble is coming or what it will be. This book is...	Engineering Rope Rescue System	The Deep Dark Best Price: $89.00 For nearly a century, Kellogg, Idaho, was home to America?s richest silver mine, Sunshine Mine....	Critical Infrastructure: Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Second Edition Best Price: $82.90 To keep emergency management, disaster response, and homeland security personnel fully current,...

Towards a Politics of Compassion: Socio-Political Dimensions of Christian Responses to Suffering Best Price: $8.50 Rev. Emeka Obiezu, OSA has attained a remarkable achievement in his book. Both academics and...	Report relating to the collection and remittances for the Pennsylvania flood sufferers, made to Gov. Wm. Larrabee	INDIA.(profile, social and economic conditions after earthquake): An article from: Junior Scholastic Best Price: $5.95 This digital document is an article from Junior Scholastic, published by Scholastic, Inc. on...	Bioterrorism Preparedness Takes on New Urgency.(Brief Article): An article from: Family Practice News Best Price: $5.95 This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International...	Tsunami-swept areas still being rebuilt: aid often meets roadblocks along the way.: An article from: Presbyterian Record Best Price: $5.95 This digital document is an article from Presbyterian Record, published by Thomson Gale on...

Red Cross training for hurricane relief.(Disasters)(The agency is seeking volunteers who can commit to three weeks in the disaster zone under ... article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Best Price: $5.95 This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson...	Churches reach out with spiritual, material aid.(HURRICANE KATRINA): An article from: National Catholic Reporter Best Price: $5.95 This digital document is an article from National Catholic Reporter, published by Thomson Gale...	Lessons of Disaster: Policy Change After Catastrophic Events (American Governance and Public Policy) Even before the wreckage of a disaster is cleared, one question is foremost in the minds of the...	Boxing Day Based on a true story, we follow award-winning Filmmaker/Actor, Christopher Jaymes, as he...	Downwinders: Your Personal Survival Guide to an Uncertain Future Best Price: $16.95 I too am a Downwinder who presided in Norhern Arizona during the 1950's and 1960's. The...

The Heart of the War in Colombia Best Price: $112.38 The Heart Of The War In Columbia by exiled Columbian journalist Constanza Ardila Galvis is a...	Confronting Catastrophe: New Perspectives on Natural Disasters Best Price: $80.96 Confronting Catastrophe addresses natural disasters in terms of the issues arising from...	Crisis Management in Today's Business Environment: HR's Strategic Role Best Price: $26.85 Recognizing the unpredictability of today's business world, this guide examines the vital...	Wildfire Risk: Human Perceptions and Management Implications (RFF Press) Best Price: $121.32 Wildfire Risk follows from an increasing awareness among fire experts that relying on fire...	Forces of Compassion: Humanitarianism Between Ethics and Politics (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series) Best Price: $26.96 Suffering and charity have a long history. Both human sorrows and attempted remedies were...

Schutzraum Schweiz: Mit dem Zivilschutz zur Notstandsgesellschaft (German Edition)	Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act section 313 addendum to the guidance documents for the newly added industries (SuDoc EP 5.8:EM 3/4)	Evaluating the Reliability of Emergency Response Systems for Large-Scale Incident Operations Best Price: $46.90 The ability to measure emergency preparedness is critical for policy analysis in homeland...	Field Guide to Emergency Response: A Vital Tool for Cultural Institutions Best Price: $73.95	Business Continuity Planning: Protecting Your Organization's Life (Best Practices) Best Price: $90.00 In this book, some authors describe about same themes. It would be better if the editor had...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Living with the Restless Earth (Understanding Global Issues)	Burkina Faso: New Life for the Sahel? (Country Profiles Series) Each book in Oxfam's "Country Profiles" series describes the social, political,...	Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice Guide Best Price: $18.59 Emergency response and public health preparedness has gained a heightened awareness in our...	Emergency Preparedness: A Practical Common-Sense Guide Best Price: $11.95 This is a fundamentals book, a guide for making preparedness a way of life, not a survival...	Aid to Spain Movement in Battersea, 1936-39

The Irish Famine Best Price: $8.49 A thoughtful narrative of the historical events that changed Ireland forever.	Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake Best Price: $44.00 The Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco area on October 17, 1989, causing 63 deaths...	Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development: Workshop Summary Best Price: $20.38 Whether or not the United States has safe and effective medical countermeasures--such as...	Adaptable Livelihoods: Coping With Food Insecurity in the Malian Sahel Best Price: $104.00 'The book's radical message "save livelihoods not just lives" should be on the...	Community Mental Health: Challeneges for the 21st Century Best Price: $38.59 A very interesting book with updated reports regarding the Community Mental Health System. It...

Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster Best Price: $4.90 In past decade, one of big natural disaster was Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans; a lot of...	Wall of Flame: The Heroic Battle to Save Southern California Best Price: $8.08 This book tells the story of one fire in Southern California. It's not really a battle to...	Technology in Emergency Management Best Price: $52.84 This was exactly what I needed and in the condition I was expecting it in. I also was satisfied...	Population and Disaster (Institute of British Geographers Special Publications) Best Price: $82.65 This book is concerned with natural and man-made disasters, and their immediate effects on the...	Natural Disasters That Changed the World

Disasters: Anatomy of Environmental Hazards	Introduction to Emergency Management Introduction to Emergency Management, Third Edition provides a comprehensive update of this...	Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival Best Price: $5.54 DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE is a testament to the fact that money does not protect you from...	Bioethics: Catastrophic Events in a Time of Terror This book benefits from the emergence of bioethics as it has evolved from its clinical roots to...	58 Degrees North: The Mysterious Sinking of the Arctic Rose In the spring of 2001, an industrial fishing trawler went down in the icy waters just below the...

Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned Best Price: $4.00 This book was so poorly written that I found myself having to reread parts of it over and over...	Do Not Open: The Discarded Refrigerators of Post-Katrina New Orleans When the floodwaters that swamped New Orleans finally receded in September 2005, the...	Tanker Disasters - IMO's Places of Refuge and the Special Compensation Clause: Erika, Prestige, Castor and 65 Casualties An analysis of over 65 modern ship casualties and oil spills. Investigates the impact of the...	Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina I think that what this book reveals most is how obsessed with race most Americans are, and how...	The Savvy Citizen's Guide to Surviving the End of the World If All You've Got Left is Your Kindle, Nook, iPad, Sony Reader, or other Way-Cool Reading Device (The Savvy Citizen's Guides) Boy, does author O'Connor have a creative bent on that all-important question--"Could I...

A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster Best Price: $7.43 I found this book deeply moving and illuminating. It beautifully shows how most people respond...	Introduction to Emergency Management Introduction to Emergency Management, Third Edition provides a comprehensive update of this...	Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival Best Price: $5.54 DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE is a testament to the fact that money does not protect you from...	Bioethics: Catastrophic Events in a Time of Terror This book benefits from the emergence of bioethics as it has evolved from its clinical roots to...	58 Degrees North: The Mysterious Sinking of the Arctic Rose In the spring of 2001, an industrial fishing trawler went down in the icy waters just below the...

Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned Best Price: $4.00 This book was so poorly written that I found myself having to reread parts of it over and over...	Do Not Open: The Discarded Refrigerators of Post-Katrina New Orleans When the floodwaters that swamped New Orleans finally receded in September 2005, the...	Tanker Disasters - IMO's Places of Refuge and the Special Compensation Clause: Erika, Prestige, Castor and 65 Casualties An analysis of over 65 modern ship casualties and oil spills. Investigates the impact of the...	Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina I think that what this book reveals most is how obsessed with race most Americans are, and how...	The Savvy Citizen's Guide to Surviving the End of the World If All You've Got Left is Your Kindle, Nook, iPad, Sony Reader, or other Way-Cool Reading Device (The Savvy Citizen's Guides) Boy, does author O'Connor have a creative bent on that all-important question--"Could I...

A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster Best Price: $7.43 I found this book deeply moving and illuminating. It beautifully shows how most people respond...	Simply Essential Disaster Preparation Kit (Simply Essential Series) - Learn how to prepare for the unexpected -- from floods to earthquakes - Understand...	Swissair Flight III (Amazing Stories)	The Storm: Students of Biloxi, Mississippi Remember Hurricane Katrina Best Price: $6.50	The Concerned Citizen's Guide To Surviving Nuclear, Biological And Chemical Terrorist Attack Best Price: $8.43 This book is trite, poorly researched and shallow. What little information is provided is...

Workplace Trauma: Concepts, Assessment and Interventions Best Price: $25.63 How can organisations defend their employees against psychological trauma? Post-traumatic...	Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror, 1906: By the Survivors and Rescuers Best Price: $14.03 Today there is no one left alive who experienced the great earthquake in San Francisco in 1906....	Haiti After the Earthquake Best Price: $6.87 On January 12, 2010 a massive earthquake laid waste to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing hundreds...	Tsunamis: Causes, Characteristics, Warnings and Protection (Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation) Best Price: $159.39 A tsunami is a series of water waves that is caused when a large volume of a body of water, such...	Drought: The Red Marauder Best Price: $48.54 The story of drought, told through the eyes of people who have lived through droughts over the...

Air & Space Disasters of the World Best Price: $30.36 This book has a new perspective on the subjuct with chapters laid out in a very organized and...

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