Hill, Emma

501 most devastating disasters edited by Emma Hill ; published by Polly Manguel. - London Bounty Books 2010 - 544 pages color illustrations 23 x 20 cm. - 501 series .

Introduction --
Natural --
Sports --
Transport --
Conflagrations --
Health --
Political --
Economic --
Commercial --
Military --
Industrial --
Engineering --
Humanitarian --
Environmental & Ecological --
Terrorism --
Massacres --
Consequences --
Index.

This book takes you through the devastating events that changed our planet and our lives. It is divided into sections covering significant moments from the Antioch Earthquake in 526 AD to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and the Afghan Elections in 2009.



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Disasters.
Disasters -- History.
Catastrophe.

Res. 904 H6451f 2010