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082 _aRes. 904 H6451f 2010
100 _aHill, Emma
245 _a501 most devastating disasters
_cedited by Emma Hill ; published by Polly Manguel.
260 _aLondon
_bBounty Books
_c2010
300 _a544 pages
_bcolor illustrations
_c23 x 20 cm.
490 _a501 series
505 _aIntroduction -- Natural -- Sports -- Transport -- Conflagrations -- Health -- Political -- Economic -- Commercial -- Military -- Industrial -- Engineering -- Humanitarian -- Environmental & Ecological -- Terrorism -- Massacres -- Consequences -- Index.
520 _aThis 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.
526 _a900-999
_d900
650 _aDisasters.
650 _aDisasters -- History.
650 _aCatastrophe.
700 _aManguel, Polly
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