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This year, for the first time, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will recognize a regular, non-governmental human (or organization) for acts of superior leadership and innovation—through a new honor called the Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience.
This is a big deal. For years, schmucks like me have been haranguing the federal government for failing to highlight the stories and wis... read more »
This is a big deal. For years, schmucks like me have been haranguing the federal government for failing to highlight the stories and wis... read more »
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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
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2008
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Where the Smart Kids Are: Inside the Countries that Teach Kids to Think
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2013
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2 editions
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“If life is really as purposeless, unfair, and uncontrollable...,then life is simply too terrifying to be managed. So we search for a redemptive narrative... That search is a survival mechanism.”
― Amanda Ripley
― Amanda Ripley
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