Disasters, Tragedies, and Accidents

Non-fiction books about disasters, accidents and other unfortunate events

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1	Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink 3.91 avg rating — 28,629 ratings score: 1,411, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 996,335 ratings score: 1,351, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Columbine by Dave Cullen (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 82,574 ratings score: 1,108, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 129,673 ratings score: 1,082, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World by Hugh Brewster 3.94 avg rating — 2,255 ratings score: 1,001, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4.08 avg rating — 599,089 ratings score: 1,001, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read 4.11 avg rating — 71,228 ratings score: 979, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 56,359 ratings score: 918, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Night to Remember by Walter Lord 4.07 avg rating — 20,463 ratings score: 852, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester 3.88 avg rating — 19,501 ratings score: 834, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 452,889 ratings score: 745, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire by David Cowan 4.36 avg rating — 1,708 ratings score: 717, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley 4.16 avg rating — 2,647 ratings score: 668, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo 3.87 avg rating — 5,705 ratings score: 662, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 14,794 ratings score: 649, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 3.92 avg rating — 249,526 ratings score: 625, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion 1917 by Laura M. MacDonald (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,116 ratings score: 587, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	City on Fire: The Forgotten Disaster That Devastated a Town and Ignited a Landmark Legal Battle by Bill Minutaglio 4.17 avg rating — 231 ratings score: 546, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster by Melissa Fay Greene 4.03 avg rating — 251 ratings score: 537, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch 4.19 avg rating — 32,638 ratings score: 534, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 99,665 ratings score: 533, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World by Greg King 4.01 avg rating — 1,437 ratings score: 531, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry 3.98 avg rating — 37,449 ratings score: 521, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why by Amanda Ripley (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6,587 ratings score: 511, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Dreadful Judgement: The True Story of the Great Fire of London by Neil Hanson (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 245 ratings score: 503, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 49,370 ratings score: 500, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Haiti: After the Earthquake by Paul Farmer 3.84 avg rating — 1,119 ratings score: 495, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough 4.12 avg rating — 20,550 ratings score: 477, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson 3.98 avg rating — 2,879 ratings score: 474, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Firestorm at Peshtigo: A Town, Its People, and the Deadliest Fire in American History by Denise Gess 3.86 avg rating — 708 ratings score: 473, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche by Gary Krist 3.97 avg rating — 1,783 ratings score: 452, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Fate of the Romanovs by Greg King 4.08 avg rating — 853 ratings score: 452, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes by Jay Feldman (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 650 ratings score: 431, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Fire in the Grove: The Cocoanut Grove Tragedy and Its Aftermath by John C. Esposito 4.01 avg rating — 556 ratings score: 414, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan Fagin (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 3,996 ratings score: 412, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Killer Show by John Barylick 4.37 avg rating — 924 ratings score: 403, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Washed Away: How the Great Flood of 1913, America's Most Widespread Natural Disaster, Terrorized a Nation and Changed It Forever by Geoff Williams 3.59 avg rating — 418 ratings score: 385, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race by Rob Mundle 4.13 avg rating — 549 ratings score: 381, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America by Mamie Till-Mobley 4.39 avg rating — 950 ratings score: 374, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 by Dan Kurzman 3.75 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 359, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild 4.13 avg rating — 52,562 ratings score: 357, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It by Sean Flynn 4.36 avg rating — 526 ratings score: 355, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum by Edward T. O'Donnell 4.20 avg rating — 715 ratings score: 355, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami That Could Devastate North America by Jerry Thompson 4.15 avg rating — 616 ratings score: 353, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	As You Were: The Tragedy at Valcartier by Gerry Fostaty (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 353, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival by Dean King (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 10,496 ratings score: 350, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster by Dominique Lapierre 4.18 avg rating — 1,809 ratings score: 335, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester 3.79 avg rating — 6,678 ratings score: 334, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Inside the Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire by Ron Elliott 3.97 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 331, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Winecoff Fire: The Untold Story of America's Deadliest Hotel Fire by Sam Heys 4.35 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 328, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Fire That Will Not Die by Michele McBride 4.08 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 321, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy by Stewart O'Nan (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 2,477 ratings score: 321, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Dark Tide: the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,237 ratings score: 320, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Eruptions That Shook The World by Clive Oppenheimer 4.05 avg rating — 143 ratings score: 318, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Night Lives On by Walter Lord 4.07 avg rating — 2,010 ratings score: 314, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World by Alexandra Witze 3.85 avg rating — 598 ratings score: 306, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy by Diana Preston 4.01 avg rating — 788 ratings score: 300, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Complete Story of the Collinwood School Disaster by Marshall Everett 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 295, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 4.04 avg rating — 76,834 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Eastland Disaster (Images of America: Illinois) by Ted Wachholz 4.20 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 291, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do by Michael J. Tougias (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 635 ratings score: 275, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic Of 1918 And The Search For The Virus That Caused It by Gina Kolata 3.91 avg rating — 7,293 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Saved: The Story of the Andrea Doria..the Greatest Sea Rescue in History by William Hoffer 3.96 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 266, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	When the Dancing Stopped: The Real Story of the Morro Castle Disaster and Its Deadly Wake by Brian Hicks 3.85 avg rating — 264 ratings score: 266, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley by Kim Cross (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 1,654 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Hiroshima by John Hersey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 71,375 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire by John N. Maclean 4.15 avg rating — 1,179 ratings score: 255, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Death at Seaworld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity by David Kirby (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 3,255 ratings score: 253, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop Who Survived Both the Titanic and Britannic Disasters by Violet Jessop 3.88 avg rating — 1,307 ratings score: 253, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Library Book by Susan Orlean (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 103,050 ratings score: 252, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925 by Wallace E. Akin 3.92 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 250, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Lost History of the New Madrid Earthquakes by Conevery Bolton Valencius 4.18 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 249, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Green Hornet Street Car Disaster by Craig Allen Cleve 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 244, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World by Laura Spinney 3.91 avg rating — 6,940 ratings score: 237, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The White Death: Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone by McKay Jenkins 3.67 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History by William K. Klingaman 3.33 avg rating — 857 ratings score: 234, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Beyond The Wave: A Tsunami Survivor's Story by Trisha Broadbridge 3.77 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 222, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard 4.09 avg rating — 3,489 ratings score: 216, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster by Allan J. McDonald 4.04 avg rating — 463 ratings score: 212, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Angola Horror: The 1867 Train Wreck That Shocked the Nation and Transformed American Railroads by Charity Vogel 3.89 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 206, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago by Eric Klinenberg 3.91 avg rating — 990 ratings score: 205, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Shadow Play: The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy by William Klaber (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 103 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Man-Eaters of Tsavo by John Henry Patterson 3.93 avg rating — 3,528 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Up From the Sea by Leza Lowitz (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 959 ratings score: 190, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 11,498 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Of the Mahabharata Catastrophes by Vegas Luna (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 185, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies by Charles Perrow 4.04 avg rating — 572 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster by Michael Eric Dyson 3.89 avg rating — 650 ratings score: 183, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	When I Fell From the Sky by Juliane Koepcke 3.66 avg rating — 1,720 ratings score: 182, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Red Light to Starboard: Recalling the "Exxon Valdez" Disaster by Angela Day (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 181, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Rockville Tragedy by Debra Carbaugh Robinson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 179, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845 - 1849 by Cecil Woodham-Smith 4.17 avg rating — 1,069 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	From a Clear Blue Sky by Timothy Knatchbull 4.25 avg rating — 234 ratings score: 170, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party by George R. Stewart 4.07 avg rating — 1,646 ratings score: 168, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	In the Path of Destruction: Eyewitness Chronicles of Mount St. Helens by Richard Waitt 4.36 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 165, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Snowbound by Ladd Hamilton 3.87 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 163, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann 3.86 avg rating — 83,556 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	From the Ashes: The Story of the Hinckley Fire of 1894 by Grace Stageberg Swenson 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 159, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky by Ken Dornstein 3.49 avg rating — 581 ratings score: 157, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Scalded to Death by the Steam: Authentic Stories of Railroad Disasters and the Ballads That Were Written about Them by Katie Letcher Lyle 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 155, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars