The unthinkable : Who survives when disaster strikes and why / Amanda Ripley.
2008
BF698.35.R47 R57 2008
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Title
The unthinkable : Who survives when disaster strikes and why / Amanda Ripley.
Author
Ripley, Amanda, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780307449276
0307449270
129901206X
9781299012066
9780307352897
0307352897
9780307352903
0307352900
0307449270
129901206X
9781299012066
9780307352897
0307352897
9780307352903
0307352900
Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2008]
Copyright
©2008
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xx, 266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
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BF698.35.R47 R57 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
155.9/35
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EB00159310 Recorded Books
Note
"Release date: June 10, 2008."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. (http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212)
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Table of Contents
Introduction : "life becomes like molten metal"
pt. 1: Denial. Delay : procrastinating in Tower 1
Risk : gambling in New Orleans
pt. 2: Deliberation. Fear : the body and mind of a hostage
Resilience : staying cool in Jerusalem
Groupthink : role playing at the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire
pt. 3: The decisive moment. Panic : a stampede on holy ground
Paralysis : playing dead in French class
Heroism : a suicide attempt on the Potomac River
Conclusion : making new instincts
Denial
Deliberation
The decisive moment.
pt. 1: Denial. Delay : procrastinating in Tower 1
Risk : gambling in New Orleans
pt. 2: Deliberation. Fear : the body and mind of a hostage
Resilience : staying cool in Jerusalem
Groupthink : role playing at the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire
pt. 3: The decisive moment. Panic : a stampede on holy ground
Paralysis : playing dead in French class
Heroism : a suicide attempt on the Potomac River
Conclusion : making new instincts
Denial
Deliberation
The decisive moment.