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The unthinkable who survives when disaster strikes - and why

Nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we be heroes or victims?...

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Main Author: Ripley, Amanda
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Three Rivers Press, 2009.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Resilience (Personality trait)
Disasters > Psychological aspects.
Disaster relief.
Preparedness.
Risk management.
Emergency management.
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Disaster victims > Mental health.
Disasters > Risk assessment.
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Summary:Nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we be heroes or victims? Will our upbringing, our gender, our personality--anything we've ever learned, thought, or dreamed of--ultimately matter? Journalist Amanda Ripley set out to discover what lies beyond fear and speculation, retracing the human response to some of history's epic disasters. She comes back with wisdom about the surprising humanity of crowds, the elegance of the brain's fear circuits, and the stunning inadequacy of many of our evolutionary responses. Most unexpectedly, she discovers the brain's ability to do much, much better, with just a little help.--From publisher description.
Physical Description:xviii, 266 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780307352903
0307352900
Author Notes:Amanda Ripley received a B.A. in government from Cornell University in 1996. She is a journalist whose stories on human behavior and public policy have appeared in Time, The Atlantic, and Slate and helped Time win two National Magazine Awards. She is the author of The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why, which was turned into a PBS documentary, and The Smartest Kids in the World - and How They Got That Way. She is currently an Emerson Fellow at the New America Foundation.

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