When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun--a prosperous Syrian-American and father of four--chose to stay through the storm to protect his house and contracting business. In the eerie days after the storm, he...
Disaster victims
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Author:Eggers, DaveSummary: -
Author:Greenwood, ThereseSummary:Four years after Therese Greenwood and her husband moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, their new community was devastated by one of the worst wildfires in Canadian history. As the flames approached, they had only minutes to pack, narrowly...
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Author:Kitz, Janet F.Summary:This book, the most comprehensive ever written on the Explosion, details the terrific devastation, the aftermath and the restoration. It encompasses dozens of previously unpublished stories, photographs, and documents, along with some...
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After losing her grandmother, her home, and all her worldly posessions in Hurricane Katrina, Monique Deveraux has all but given up on life. Then at an evacuee shelter, a wealthy woman takes her in and introduces her to a billionaire...
- Author:Divakaruni, Chitra BanerjeeSummary:
Nine people get trapped in the basement of an Indian consulate after an earthquake hits their American city. Emotions run high as the building begins to flood and the chance of survival dwindles. In oder to set their minds at ease, one...
- Author:Saint-Cerny, Anne-Marie, Noël, AndréSummary:
Lac-Mégantic, le 6 juillet 2013. En cette chaude nuit d’été, un train fou sans conducteur tirant des bombes de pétrole explosif dévale la pente qui mène au cœur de la localité et en pulvérise le centre-ville, carbonisant 47 victimes...
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Author:Price, StevenSummary:Acclaimed Canadian poet Steven Price has conjured a stunning debut novel that explores what we ask from each other, and how much we are prepared to give. Set in the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Into That Darkness opens at the...
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Author:Summary: - Author:Addison, CorbanSummary:
Orphaned and homeless after a tsunami decimates their coastal India town, teenage sisters Ahalya and Sita Ghai are abducted and sold to a Mumbai brothel owner before they are helped by an American attorney fighting human trafficking....
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Author:Rose, ChrisSummary:The author, a Pulitzer-winning columnist for the Times-Picayune, chronicles the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in his collection of candid essays.
