Disaster! : A History of Earthquakes, Floods, Plagues, and Other Catastrophes (Paperback)

from MiaCulpa

A wide-ranging and enjoyable (if that's the word to use when reading a book about human suffering) book on the major disasters that have affected humans. In a broad sweep of history, we read of the volcanic eruption 100,000 years ago that almost wiped out humans (the volcano in question is now La...

from caimanjosh

This book represents a compelling account of all sorts of disasters - volcanoes, earthquakes, storms, shipwrecks, and what I would call "evil-dictator-death", among many other categories. Among the many accounts are some truly fascinating stories. Who knew that the human race was nearly wiped out...

from debherter

This is an excellent collection of narratives describing disasters, some historical and some within recent memory. The only criticism I would mention is that the author seems not to have anticipated that the book would be read by Americans, and so temperatures during heat waves in America are rep...

from debherter

This is an excellent collection of narratives describing disasters, some historical and some within recent memory. The only criticism I would mention is that the author seems not to have anticipated that the book would be read by Americans, and so temperatures during heat waves in America are rep...