The Unthinkable - Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why

Informationen zum Autor Amanda Ripley, longtime staff writer for Time , has been extensively involved in the magazine's 'Person of the Year' cover stories and now covers homeland security and risk from Washington, DC. Her disaster reporting recently helped Time win two National Magazine Awards. Klappentext Through compelling interviews with survivors and psychological experts, this is a study of our instincts to survive in the face of disaster and how we can recognise and enhance our own 'disaster personality' should we be faced with the unthinkable. Includes material on 9/11 and 7th July bombings. Zusammenfassung It was 8.46 a.m. on 9/11 when Elia Zedeño, who had worked in the World Trade Center for twenty-one years, heard a booming explosion and felt the building lurch violently to the south.

Product details

• Authors: Amanda Ripley, Ripley Amanda
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.04.2009
• EAN: 9780099525721
• ISBN: 978-0-09-952572-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, Social impact of disasters, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)