Disaster

When the ground shakes, the waters rise, or human error sets catastrophe in motion, these books place you at the heart of history's most gripping moments of crisis and survival. Whether exploring real-world disasters like the Titanic's sinking or the Boston Molasses Flood, or examining the fragile systems and split-second decisions that stand between safety and chaos, this collection reveals how people endure — and what we can learn from the wreckage.

Disaster 本の要約

Salt to the Sea

著： ルータ・セペティス • 2016

Four refugees fleeing the Red Army board a crowded ship, unaware of the submarines lurking below.

4.35

200,000+

歴史小説

ヤングアダルト

歴史

Wwii

戦争

Salt to the Sea

Four refugees fleeing the Red Army board a crowded ship, unaware of the submarines lurking below.

著： ルータ・セペティス 2016 391 ページ

4.35

200,000+ 件の評価

歴史小説

ヤングアダルト

歴史

Wwii

戦争

Woodsong

著： Gary Paulsen • 1990

A secret room tracked the U-boat; the Lusitania never received a warning.

3.93

4,000+

歴史

戦争

Military

20世紀

Disaster

Woodsong

A secret room tracked the U-boat; the Lusitania never received a warning.

著： Gary Paulsen 1990 144 ページ

3.93

4,000+ 件の評価

歴史

戦争

Military

20世紀

Disaster

A Night to Remember

著： Walter Lord • 1955

Ice at 11:40. Lifeboats for only half on board. Two hours later, the orchestra was still playing.

4.10

29,000+

歴史

Disaster

サバイバル

20世紀

Sea

A Night to Remember

Ice at 11:40. Lifeboats for only half on board. Two hours later, the orchestra was still playing.

著： Walter Lord 1955 182 ページ

4.10

29,000+ 件の評価

歴史

Disaster

サバイバル

20世紀

Sea

Command and Control

著： Eric Schlosser • 2013

One dropped socket in an Arkansas missile silo exposes seventy years of nuclear near-disasters.

4.27

14,000+

歴史

政治

科学

戦争

テクノロジー

Command and Control

One dropped socket in an Arkansas missile silo exposes seventy years of nuclear near-disasters.

著： Eric Schlosser 2013 656 ページ

4.27

14,000+ 件の評価

歴史

政治

科学

戦争

テクノロジー

The Devil Never Sleeps

著： Juliette Kayyem • 2022

Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.

3.84

485

政治

Disaster

ビジネス

リーダーシップ

マネジメント

The Devil Never Sleeps

Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.

著： Juliette Kayyem 2022 245 ページ

3.84

485 件の評価

政治

Disaster

ビジネス

リーダーシップ

マネジメント

Outrun the Moon

著： Stacey Lee • 2016

A girl from 1906 Chinatown poses as an heiress to enter an all-white finishing school.

3.95

5,000+

歴史小説

ヤングアダルト

歴史

成長物語

アジア系アメリカ人

Outrun the Moon

A girl from 1906 Chinatown poses as an heiress to enter an all-white finishing school.

著： Stacey Lee 2016 391 ページ

3.95

5,000+ 件の評価

歴史小説

ヤングアダルト

歴史

成長物語

アジア系アメリカ人

September 11

著： Dean E. Murphy • 2002

A blind man, his guide dog, a stranger: 78 flights down. Then the tower fell.

4.34

272

歴史

アメリカ

21世紀

ジャーナリズム

September 11

A blind man, his guide dog, a stranger: 78 flights down. Then the tower fell.

著： Dean E. Murphy 2002 272 ページ

4.34

272 件の評価

歴史

アメリカ

21世紀

ジャーナリズム

Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters

著： Jared Knott • 2020

History turns on unopened letters, wrong turns, and badly designed ballots, not grand strategy.

4.01

2,000+

歴史

World

戦争

Disaster

歴史

Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters

History turns on unopened letters, wrong turns, and badly designed ballots, not grand strategy.

著： Jared Knott 2020 457 ページ

4.01

2,000+ 件の評価

歴史

World

戦争

Disaster

歴史

How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need

著： Judith Matloff • 2020

A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.

3.51

390

自己啓発

サバイバル

リファレンス

Instructional

健康

How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need

A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.

著： Judith Matloff 2020 302 ページ

3.51

390 件の評価

自己啓発

サバイバル

リファレンス

Instructional

健康

Dark Tide

著： Stephen Puleo • 2003

A 25-foot wave of molasses killed 21 people because one company ignored every warning sign.

4.03

5,000+

歴史

20世紀

Disaster

実録犯罪

法律

Dark Tide

A 25-foot wave of molasses killed 21 people because one company ignored every warning sign.

著： Stephen Puleo 2003 273 ページ

4.03

5,000+ 件の評価

歴史

20世紀

Disaster

実録犯罪

法律

The Titanic Sisters

著： Patricia Falvey • 2019

Two Irish sisters survive the Titanic's sinking. One takes the other's name and her future.

3.94

7,000+

歴史小説

ロマンス

アダルト

アイルランド

サバイバル

The Titanic Sisters

Two Irish sisters survive the Titanic's sinking. One takes the other's name and her future.

著： Patricia Falvey 2019 368 ページ

3.94

7,000+ 件の評価

歴史小説

ロマンス

アダルト

アイルランド

サバイバル

Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins

著： Robert K. Murray • 1979

One man, trapped 55 feet underground, held a nation's attention for 18 days.

4.07

364

歴史

伝記

冒険

ジャーナリズム

Media

Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins

One man, trapped 55 feet underground, held a nation's attention for 18 days.

著： Robert K. Murray 1979 360 ページ

4.07

364 件の評価

歴史

伝記

冒険

ジャーナリズム

Media

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