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Bestsellers
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Five Days at Memorial
- Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
- De: Sheri Fink
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 17 h y 33 m
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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
- De Cynthia en 09-15-13
De: Sheri Fink
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The Unthinkable (Revised and Updated)
- Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why
- De: Amanda Ripley
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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Unlock the secrets of survival with this riveting expedition into the science of disaster—now revised and updated to address the pandemic, the role of social media in disaster response, and more—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Smartest Kids in the World.
De: Amanda Ripley
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Lights Out
- A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
- De: Ted Koppel
- Narrado por: Ted Koppel
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
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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
- De Norman B. Bernstein en 11-27-15
De: Ted Koppel
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Chernobyl
- The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
- De: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
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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
- De Tim en 06-04-19
De: Serhii Plokhy
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A Paradise Built in Hell
- The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
- De: Rebecca Solnit
- Narrado por: Emily Beresford
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
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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
- De zachery en 10-09-15
De: Rebecca Solnit
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The Johnstown Flood
- De: David McCullough
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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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
- De Susan K Donley en 06-17-05
De: David McCullough
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Five Days at Memorial
- Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
- De: Sheri Fink
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 17 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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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
- De Cynthia en 09-15-13
De: Sheri Fink
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The Unthinkable (Revised and Updated)
- Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why
- De: Amanda Ripley
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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Unlock the secrets of survival with this riveting expedition into the science of disaster—now revised and updated to address the pandemic, the role of social media in disaster response, and more—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Smartest Kids in the World.
De: Amanda Ripley
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Lights Out
- A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
- De: Ted Koppel
- Narrado por: Ted Koppel
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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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
- De Norman B. Bernstein en 11-27-15
De: Ted Koppel
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Chernobyl
- The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
- De: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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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
- De Tim en 06-04-19
De: Serhii Plokhy
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A Paradise Built in Hell
- The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
- De: Rebecca Solnit
- Narrado por: Emily Beresford
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
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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
- De zachery en 10-09-15
De: Rebecca Solnit
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The Johnstown Flood
- De: David McCullough
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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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
- De Susan K Donley en 06-17-05
De: David McCullough
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3000 Degrees
- The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It
- De: Sean Flynn
- Narrado por: Richard Rohan
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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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
- De Andy en 06-03-03
De: Sean Flynn
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The Vortex
- A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation
- De: Scott Carney, Jason Miklian
- Narrado por: Vikas Adam
- Duración: 15 h y 25 m
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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!
- De Nazir en 05-26-22
De: Scott Carney, y otros
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Aid State
- Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti
- De: Jake Johnston
- Narrado por: James Lurie
- Duración: 13 h y 24 m
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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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I loved this book !! Winds of peace and conciosness are blowing, says BBQ, Jimmy Cherizezs.
- De Anonymous User en 08-10-24
De: Jake Johnston
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Ten Hours Until Dawn
- The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
- De: Michael J. Tougias
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
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He gathered his crew of four, readied his 49-foot steel boat, the Can Do, and entered the maelstrom of the blizzard that was to become known as the "Storm of the Century"....
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A riveting story
- De Christopher en 11-30-07
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Fire on the Horizon
- The Untold Story of the Explosion Aboard the Deepwater Horizon
- De: Tom Shroder, John Konrad
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 8 h y 22 m
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A real-life thriller in the tradition of The Perfect Storm....
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An incredibly well-told story
- De Shep en 04-06-11
De: Tom Shroder, y otros
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Run the Storm
- De: George Michelsen Foy
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
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In the best-selling tradition of A Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours, a harrowing account of the incredible true story of the recent shocking disappearance of El Faro....
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Struggled to survive this book
- De Kindle Customer en 09-15-18
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Gunflint Burning
- Fire in the Boundary Waters
- De: Cary J. Griffith
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
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Cary J. Griffith tells the story of the Ham Lake fire, at the time the most destructive wildfire in modern Minnesota history—the blaze, the firefighters' battle, the human toll
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Our part in the Cosmos
- De SJS en 08-05-24
De: Cary J. Griffith
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On the Burning Edge
- A Fateful Fire and the Men Who Fought It
- De: Kyle Dickman
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
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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.
- De Desiree May en 04-29-16
De: Kyle Dickman
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The Wake-Up Call
- Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness of the West, and How to Fix It
- De: John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge
- Narrado por: Kristin Scott Thomas
- Duración: 4 h y 28 m
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The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that governments matter again, that competent leadership is the difference between living and dying. A few governments proved adept at handling the crisis while many others failed....
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If you like The Economist you will like this book
- De GregG en 02-26-21
De: John Micklethwait, y otros
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Firehouse
- De: David Halberstam
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 4 h y 14 m
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Engine 40, Ladder 35, was one of the firehouses hardest hit in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade towers....
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Short, but gripping
- De peabozzle en 11-11-11
De: David Halberstam
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Foolproof
- Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe
- De: Greg Ip
- Narrado por: Jeremy Arthur
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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In Foolproof, Greg Ip presents a macro theory of human nature and disaster that explains how we can keep ourselves safe in our increasingly dangerous world....
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Fine walk-through of risk concepts, applications
- De Philo en 12-20-16
De: Greg Ip
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The Geography of Risk
- Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coasts
- De: Gilbert M. Gaul
- Narrado por: Gilbert M. Gaul, Matt Godfrey
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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This century has seen the costliest hurricanes in US history - but who bears the brunt of these monster storms? Consider this: Five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005....
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An urgent must read
- De Veronique C. en 10-26-19
De: Gilbert M. Gaul
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The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Guide
- Mastering 11 Steps to Disaster Readiness and Thriving Off-Grid, From Psychological Prep to Skill Mastery, Even if You’re a Complete Beginner
- De: Endure Elite
- Narrado por: Ron AAlgar Watt
- Duración: 3 h y 30 m
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Emergency preparedness goes beyond stockpiling; it's about a comprehensive plan and skill development. If you've never prepped before, this guide provides a clear roadmap to make daunting tasks manageable.
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I'm drawn in like a moth to a candle.
- De Gabriel Torreblanca en 06-08-24
De: Endure Elite
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Flight 232
- A Story of Disaster and Survival
- De: Laurence Gonzales
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 13 h y 20 m
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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
- De Quiltedwings en 05-07-15
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Ghosts of the Tsunami
- Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone
- De: Richard Lloyd Parry
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
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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
- De Kathy in CA en 07-05-18
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Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
- De: Susan Stranahan, David Lochbaum, The Union of Concerned Scientists, y otros
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
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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
- De Eduards J. Vucins en 05-11-14
De: Susan Stranahan, y otros
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Fire Underground
- The Ongoing Tragedy Of The Centralia Mine Fire
- De: David DeKok
- Narrado por: Eddie Frierson
- Duración: 14 h y 8 m
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How an underground fire turned a Pennsylvania community into a ghost town....
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Truth is stranger than fiction!!!
- De Anonymous User en 07-24-17
De: David DeKok
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Deep Down Dark
- The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free
- De: Héctor Tobar
- Narrado por: Henry Leyva
- Duración: 13 h y 22 m
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When the San José mine collapsed outside of Copiapó, Chile, in August 2010, it trapped thirty-three miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days....
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Profound
- De Deborah en 12-18-14
De: Héctor Tobar
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The Boys in the Cave
- Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand
- De: Matt Gutman
- Narrado por: Matt Gutman
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
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From ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the story that gripped the world: the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles underground for nearly three weeks....
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Wanted much more about what happened inside
- De Scott T. Hards en 12-22-18
De: Matt Gutman
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The Emergency
- A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER
- De: Thomas Fisher
- Narrado por: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Thomas Fisher
- Duración: 7 h y 50 m
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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
- De chel_c42 en 03-29-22
De: Thomas Fisher
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Nuclear War Survival Skills 2024
- A Pocket-Sized Survival Bible for Surviving Nuclear Fallout, Nuclear Attack and EMPs
- De: Kyle Donovan
- Narrado por: Mike Steele
- Duración: 3 h y 30 m
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2023 revealed the stark reality: the threat of nuclear war is not just possible, it's imminent. "Nuclear War Survival Skills 2024" is your essential guide to not just survive but thrive in the face of this looming danger.
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light on facts. and assumes the reader is male, Christian, and MAGA
- De A. C. en 09-14-24
De: Kyle Donovan
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The Battle for Paradise
- Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
- De: Naomi Klein
- Narrado por: Erin Bennett
- Duración: 1 h y 43 m
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In the rubble of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans and ultrarich "Puertopians" are locked in a struggle over how to remake the island. Author and activist Naomi Klein uncovers how the forces of politics and capitalism seek to undermine the nation's resilient vision for a recovery....
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- De carol j pridgeon en 06-08-18
De: Naomi Klein
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The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria
- The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship
- De: Greg King, Penny Wilson
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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In the tradition of Erik Larson's Dead Wake comes The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria, about the sinking of the glamorous Italian ocean liner....
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Great!
- De Andrea C. Shebuski en 01-10-21
De: Greg King, y otros
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Collision Course
- The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm
- De: Alvin Moscow
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
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One of the largest, fastest, and most beautiful ships in the world, the Andrea Doria was en route to New York from Italy....
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Thorough Account of the Tragedy
- De Admiralu en 10-22-21
De: Alvin Moscow