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Does this have to be about just one disaster or could it be about a number of disasters? I am looking at The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why.
Coralie wrote: "Does this have to be about just one disaster or could it be about a number of disasters? I am looking at The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why."I am going to accept this. It sounds like she uses survivors' stories from several disasters which would be in the vein of this task.
Kate S wrote: "Coralie wrote: "Does this have to be about just one disaster or could it be about a number of disasters? I am looking at The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why..."Thank you.
May I use this one? It has a Lexile of 1080 and the author has bingo in it!Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries by Brenda Z. Guiberson
Karen GHHS wrote: "May I use this one? It has a Lexile of 1080 and the author has bingo in it!Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries by Brenda Z. Guiberson"
From what I can see, it looks fine, Karen. It does appear to have a lot of pictures in it, so as your reading it, just make sure it is more text than illustrations. Look forward to your thoughts.
Kate S wrote: "Karen GHHS wrote: "May I use this one? It has a Lexile of 1080 and the author has bingo in it!Thanks Kate - it's ok as far as text to pictures and it includes a variety of interesting disasters. I also found another in my high school collection that has bingo in the title (those non-fiction subtitles help!)
Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 by Sally M. Walker, Lexile 1100
Nice Task!
Would the Holocaust count as a disaster ? The American Civil War? The French Revolution?What about these books?
Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
The Alamo
Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign, June-July
1963
The Beleaguered City: The Vicksburg Campaign, December 1862-July 1863
Columbine
A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
Rebekah wrote: "Would the Holocaust count as a disaster ? The American Civil War? The French Revolution?What about these books?
[book:Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredib..."
Sorry it took me so long. I saw this message, then forgot to respond.
I think the Holocaust, the American Civil War and the French Revolution are disastrous, but not necessarily disasters in the same way as an earthquake. There are certainly examples of disasters in each of these events, but a general overview of, for example, the American Civil War does not fit the bill.
I would accept any of your examples as examples of disaster books. Trail of Tears is certainly the most questionable as it seems to deal with far more than the disaster which befell them, but I think the 100 year span is probably fraught with a cycle of bad things happening followed by survivor stories. Hope you enjoy one or more of them.
If you have other titles you want me to look at, let me know. I will try to answer more promptly. :)
I was wondering, if I could use this book for the task:Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin
It's more of a financial disaster, but a distaster all the same?
As Rebekah brought up WW2, I was thinking about reading In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin : would it fit the task?
I am listening to
. As I live just outside of Hartford, CT, I am finding this fascinating.
Marie wrote: "As Rebekah brought up WW2, I was thinking about reading In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin : would it fit the task?"I'm sorry, Marie, I don't think this fits. But it does qualify for 10.6 (this is his most recent book), and is a fairly interesting read.
Bea wrote: "I am listening to . As I live just outside of Hartford, CT, I am finding this fascinating."Glad you are enjoying it, Bea!
Kate S wrote: "Marie wrote: "As Rebekah brought up WW2, I was thinking about reading In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin : would it fit the task?"I'm ..."
And BINGO;)
Hi Kate, have you had a chance to decide whether "Too Big to Fail" works for this challenge yet? (Check out my comment above for the book and author link).
Louise wrote: "I was wondering, if I could use this book for the task:[book:Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves|6..."
Yes, I will accept a financial crisis.
Thanks! It's taking a while to read but it's very interesting so far.
Karen GHHS wrote: "Kate S wrote: "Marie wrote: "As Rebekah brought up WW2, I was thinking about reading In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin : would it fit t..."Kate S wrote: "Marie wrote: "As Rebekah brought up WW2, I was thinking about reading In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin : would it fit the task?"
I'm ..."
Good idea, thanks!
I'm about to claim The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor for the Nobel Prize task, just wondering if I can get Disaster combo points? It's a non-fiction account of a sailor who survived after 10 days drifting at sea, after being swept overboard with 7 others who all died.
Yes, Rosemary, I meant to say that earlier, glad you reminded me. Someone else has claimed this title and when reviewing it I thought it would work rather well for this task as well. Claim the points and I will add it to the other member the next time I do scoring.
question - i'm looking at Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields. how about that one?
Heather wrote: "question - i'm looking at Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields. how about that one?"Sorry, this does look like an interesting read and covers some terrible events, but does not look like a disaster book.
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Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields (other topics)Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields (other topics)
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor (other topics)
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (other topics)
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Andrew Ross Sorkin (other topics)Sally M. Walker (other topics)
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Brenda Z. Guiberson (other topics)
Read a non-fiction book about a disaster such as The Hurricane of 1900, the Triangle factory fire, the sinking of the Titanic, the Great Influenza of 1918, The Great Depression, or the Bhopal Industrial Accident. Ideas can be found on this list.