Deadly Indifference : The Perfect (Political) Storm: Hurricane Katrina, The Bush White House, and Beyond (Hardcover)

from bookcaterpillar

I have not read another book about the events of Hurricane Katrina so Deadly Indifference was an interesting behind-the-scenes read for me. Although there were some odd characterizations of victims and frequent blame-game references that could have been edited for a better read, I enjoyed learnin...

from thebookpile

Despite the topic, I got bored with this book. The author repeats himself frequently (often using the same anecdote a few times within a few pages) and, particularly in the middle of the book, the ordering of the content is muddled. Given that the book barely makes it across the 200 page mark, it...

from SeriousGrace

I have to wonder if there is a tell-all grace period. Wait so many years, put so much distance between now and then, and then spill the beans with abandon. Deadly Indifference is that type of book. Michael Brown was Under Secretary of Homeland Security during the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. As ...

from bookwormgeek

Deadly Indifference is Michael Brown's account of the events before, during & after Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast in 2005. At the time, he was Under Secretary of Homeland Security, which meant he was the man in-charge of FEMA. As he was the scape-goat for the Bush Administration's han...

from tomdye

At times throughout Deadly Indifference, the information about and the story of Katrina became particularly intriguing, even exciting for me to read. Unfortuneatly, those moments were too few. There was a lot of repetition in this book, specifically the stating over and over again that Mayor Ray ...