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The Johnstown Flood
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation's burgeoning industrial prosperity....
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A page-turner! HIstory that reads like a novel
- By Susan K Donley on 06-17-05
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1. The Johnstown Flood
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 06-17-05
- Language: English
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Five Days at Memorial
- Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
- By: Sheri Fink
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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After Hurricane Katrina struck and power failed, amid rising floodwaters and heat, exhausted staff at Memorial Medical Center designated certain patients last for rescue. Months later, a doctor and two nurses were arrested and accused of injecting some of those patients with life-ending drugs....
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Five Days in Hell/Years in Purgatory
- By Cynthia on 09-15-13
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2. Five Days at Memorial
- Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-10-13
- Language: English
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A Paradise Built in Hell
- The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
- By: Rebecca Solnit
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
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A Paradise Built in Hell is an investigation of the moments of altruism, resourcefulness, and generosity that arise amid disaster's grief and disruption....
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Eye opening and thought provoking
- By zachery on 10-09-15
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3. A Paradise Built in Hell
- The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 08-27-14
- Language: English
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Chernobyl
- The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
- By: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
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From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....
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Companions to Each Other
- By Tim on 06-04-19
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4. Chernobyl
- The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-15-18
- Language: English
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Lights Out
- A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
- By: Ted Koppel
- Narrated by: Ted Koppel
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America’s power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared....
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Too much poetry, not enough prose
- By Norman B. Bernstein on 11-27-15
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5. Lights Out
- A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
- Narrated by: Ted Koppel
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 10-27-15
- Language: English
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The Unthinkable
- Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
- By: Amanda Ripley
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Today, nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families....
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fascinating
- By Sara on 10-20-08
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6. The Unthinkable
- Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 07-09-08
- Language: English
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The Vortex
- A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation
- By: Scott Carney, Jason Miklian
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
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The deadliest storm in modern history ripped Pakistan in two and led the world to the brink of nuclear war when American and Soviet forces converged in the Bay of Bengal....
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One of the Best books this year!
- By Nazir on 05-26-22
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7. The Vortex
- A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 03-29-22
- Language: English
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Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
- By: Susan Stranahan, David Lochbaum, The Union of Concerned Scientists, and others
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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On March 11, 2011, an earthquake large enough to knock the earth from its axis sent a massive tsunami speeding toward the Japanese coast and the aging and vulnerable Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power reactors....
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Internal workings of the NRC
- By Eduards J. Vucins on 05-11-14
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8. Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 02-11-14
- Language: English
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Ghosts of the Tsunami
- Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone
- By: Richard Lloyd Parry
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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The definitive account of what happened, why, and above all how it felt, when catastrophe hit Japan—by the Japan correspondent of The Times (London) and author of People Who Eat Darkness....
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Riveting True Story You Didn't Hear On The News
- By Kathy in CA on 07-05-18
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9. Ghosts of the Tsunami
- Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-24-17
- Language: English
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Aid State
- Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti
- By: Jake Johnston
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
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In Aid State, Jake Johnston, researcher and writer at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, reveals how US and European capitalist goals re-enslaved Haiti under the guise of helping it....
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A must read for anyone interested in Haiti
- By Matthew Smith on 04-02-24
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10. Aid State
- Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 01-30-24
- Language: English
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Dark Tide
- The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
- By: Stephen Puleo
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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Around noon on January 15, 1919, a group of firefighters were playing cards in Boston's North End when they heard a tremendous crash....
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INTERESTING STORY - ABOUT 2x TOO LONG
- By The Louligan on 09-07-14
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11. Dark Tide
- The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-13-13
- Language: English
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Critical Hours
- Search and Rescue in the White Mountains
- By: Sandy Stott
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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Sandy Stott, the "Accidents" editor at the journal of the Appalachian Mountain Club, delivers both a history and a celebration of the search and rescue workers who save countless lives in the White Mountains....
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History of Search and Rescue Operations on White Mt.
- By Ronda on 03-07-19
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12. Critical Hours
- Search and Rescue in the White Mountains
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 02-28-19
- Language: English
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The Emergency
- A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
- By: Thomas Fisher
- Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Thomas Fisher
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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As an emergency room doctor working on the rapid evaluation unit, Dr. Thomas Fisher has about three minutes to spend with the patients who come into the South Side of Chicago ward where he works before directing them to the next stage of their care....
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Meh
- By chel_c42 on 03-29-22
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13. The Emergency
- A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
- Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Thomas Fisher
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 03-22-22
- Language: English
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The Deep Dark
- Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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For nearly a century, Kellogg, Idaho, was home to America's richest silver mine, Sunshine Mine....
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Started out not so great, but very glad I stayed w
- By farmhouselady on 01-14-20
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14. The Deep Dark
- Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine
- Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 01-13-15
- Language: English
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The Flight 981 Disaster
- Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth
- By: Samme Chittum
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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On June 12, 1972, a powerful explosion rocked American Airlines Flight 96 a mere five minutes after its takeoff from Detroit. The explosion ripped a gaping hole....
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Fill fill fill...
- By Rodney on 02-15-22
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15. The Flight 981 Disaster
- Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-03-17
- Language: English
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On the Burning Edge
- A Fateful Fire and the Men Who Fought It
- By: Kyle Dickman
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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On June 28, 2013, a single bolt of lightning sparked an inferno that devoured more than 8,000 acres in Northern Arizona....
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Be on the fire line, and in their heads.
- By Desiree May on 04-29-16
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16. On the Burning Edge
- A Fateful Fire and the Men Who Fought It
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 05-12-15
- Language: English
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3000 Degrees
- The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It
- By: Sean Flynn
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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On December 3, 1999, the call crackled in to the men of the Worchester, Massachusetts Fire Department...
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a book about a very heroic breed
- By Andy on 06-03-03
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17. 3000 Degrees
- The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 05-02-03
- Language: English
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Facing the Wave
- A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami
- By: Gretel Ehrlich
- Narrated by: Sumalee Montano
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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A passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast....
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18. Facing the Wave
- A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami
- Narrated by: Sumalee Montano
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 11-15-13
- Language: English
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33 Men
- Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners
- By: Jonathan Franklin
- Narrated by: Armando Valdez Kennedy
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Having had unparalleled access to the Chilean mine disaster, award-winning journalist Jonathan Franklin takes readers to the heart of a remarkable story....
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Excellent
- By James on 11-23-15
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19. 33 Men
- Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners
- Narrated by: Armando Valdez Kennedy
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 02-14-11
- Language: English
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Flight 232
- A Story of Disaster and Survival
- By: Laurence Gonzales
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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Twenty-five years after the catastrophe, a dramatic and extraordinarily rare 360-degree view of the crash of a fully loaded jumbo jet....
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Therapeutic
- By Quiltedwings on 05-07-15
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20. Flight 232
- A Story of Disaster and Survival
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-07-15
- Language: English
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