| Main Title |
Survival : how a culture of preparedness can save you and your family from disasters / |
| Author |
Honore, Russel L.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Atria Books, |
| Year Published |
2009 |
| OCLC Number |
262209106 |
| ISBN |
9781416599005; 1416599002 |
| Subjects |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Personal narratives ;
Emergency management--United States ;
Disasters--United States ;
Survival skills--United States
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| Additional Subjects |
Honore, Russel L
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| Local Library Info |
| Library |
Local Subject |
Local Note |
| EJB |
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With author's inscription. |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
HV551.2.H66 2009 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
12/07/2009 |
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| Edition |
1st Atria Books hardcover ed. |
| Collation |
ix, 274 p., [16] p. of pates : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-255) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
The patience of the poor -- Hurricane born and hurricane bred -- Learning the Zumwalt rules -- Command, control, and occasional chaos -- Theater immersion training for war and disaster -- First army's storm surge -- Running against the wind -- Sorting out the super mess at the superdome -- "You're looking at a calendar and I'm looking at my watch" -- "Get those damn weapons down!" -- "A John Wayne dude" -- Mike Brown's exit -- Avoiding the 1,200 mile screwdrivers -- Dancing with Rita -- Wilma : twisted sister number three -- The "E" in e-mail stands for evidence -- The role of the media in a national disaster -- How America can create a culture of preparedness. |
