Real Life Disasters

Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family by Arthur T. Bradley
363.347 BRA

Survival: How a Culture of Preparedness Can Save You and Your Family From Disasters by Russel L. Honoŕe with Ron Martz
363.347 HON  

The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters
by Charles Perrow 
363.347 PER

Preparing for the Worst: A Comprehensive Guide to Protecting Your Family From Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Other Catastrophes
by James Schaefer-Jones
613.69 SCH

Disasters at Sea

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
by Gary Kinder
910.452 KIN

Overboard!: A True Blue-Water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival by Michael J. Tougias
910.91634 TOU

The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History
by Peter Maas 910.916345 MAA

Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea by Michael J. Tougias
910.916345 TOU

The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael Tougias and Casey Sherman
910.916346 TOU

Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them by John and Jean Silverwood, with Malcolm McConnell
910.91649 SIL

Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-Boat Attack by Tom Nagorski  940.54293 NAG

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger
974.45 JUN

The Sinking of the Eastland: America's Forgotten Tragedy
by Jay Bonansinga 
977.311 BON

Disasters on Land

1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina
by Chris Rose
363.34922 ROS  

Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938
by R.A. Scotti 
363.34922 SCO

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883
by Simon Winchester
551.21 WIN

When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes
by Jay Feldman 
551.22 FEL

The Hot Zone
by Richard Preston 
614.57 PRE

Young Men & Fire
by Norman Maclean
634.9618 MAC

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by  Jon Krakauer 
796.522 KRA

Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters
by James M. Tabor 
796.522 TAB

Between a Rock and a Hard Place
by Aron Ralston 
796.5223092 RAL

Fire by Sebastian Junger
909.829 JUN

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
by Timothy Egan 
973.911 EGA

Triangle: The Fire That Changed America
by David Von Drehle 
974.71 VON

Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers 
976.335064 EGG

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Erik Larson 
976.4139 LAR

A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 by   
Simon Winchester
979.461051 WIN

Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
by Piers Paul Read
982.6 REA

NOTE: If you like this booklist, you may also like Storm Warnings.

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