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Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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Tribe

By Sebastian Junger ,

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A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
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A Paradise Built in Hell

By Rebecca Solnit ,

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Shadowed Ground: America's Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy
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Shadowed Ground

By Kenneth E. Foote ,

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Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
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Heat Wave

By Eric Klinenberg ,

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Everything in Its Path
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Everything in Its Path

By Kai T. Erikson ,

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The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster
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The Resilient City

By Lawrence J. Vale (editor) , Thomas J. Campanella (editor) ,

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The Disaster Diaries: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse
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The Disaster Diaries

By Sam Sheridan ,

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The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong
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The Resilience Dividend

By Judith Rodin ,

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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
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The Unthinkable

By Amanda Ripley ,

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Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life: A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected
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Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life

By Jason Hanson ,

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Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up
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Humans

By Tom Phillips ,

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Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year
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Bad Days in History

By Michael Farquhar ,

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