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25.

Disasters : natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries

Guiberson, Brenda Z.

Publication Date

2010

Format:

Books

Call Number

904 GUI

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:206539

26.

The power of the sea : tsunamis, storm surges, rogue waves, and our quest to predict disasters

Parker, Bruce B.

Publication Date

2010

Format:

Books

Call Number

551.46 PAR

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:219318

27.

A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disasters

Solnit, Rebecca.

Publication Date

2009

Format:

Books

Call Number

303.485 SOL

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:640802

28.

Your government failed you : breaking the cycle of national security disasters

Clarke, Richard A. (Richard Alan), 1951-

Publication Date

2008

Format:

Books

Call Number

355.033073 CLA

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:170370

29.

Dangerous world : natural disasters, manmade catastrophes, and the future of human survival

De Villiers, Marq, 1940-

Publication Date

2008

Format:

Books

Call Number

363.34 DEV

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:167634

30.

Disasters of Atlantic Canada : stories of courage & chaos

Oickle, Vernon L.

Publication Date

2007

Format:

Books

Call Number

971.5 OIC

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:155450

31.

Extreme Canadian weather : freakish storms and sudden disasters

Dixon, Joan, 1957-

Publication Date

2006

Format:

Books

Call Number

363.3492 DIX 2006

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:149854

32.

Marine disasters and shipwrecks of Newfoundland and Labrador : volume 1 :

Andrieux, Jean-Pierre

Publication Date

2004

Format:

Books

Call Number

910.452 AND

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:23240

33.

The unforgiving coast : maritime disasters of the Pacific Northwest

Grover, David H. (David Hubert), 1925-

Publication Date

2002

Format:

Books

Call Number

910.9164 GRO

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:67069

34.

The darkest places : unsolved mysteries, true crimes, and harrowing disasters in the wild

Publication Date

2019

Format:

Books

Call Number

364.1 DAR

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:499237

35.

The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919

Kupperberg, Paul.

Publication Date

2008

Format:

Books

Call Number

614.5 KUP

Available: Holds: Copies:

SD_ILS:207305

36.

The flight 981 disaster : tragedy, treachery, and the pursuit of truth

Chittum, Samme, author.

Publication Date

2017

Format:

Books

Call Number

363.12 CHI

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SD_ILS:456710

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Anner, Zach, 1984- author.

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Asher, Damian.

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Bang, Mary Jo, author.

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Baradaran, Mehrsa, 1978- author.

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Barman, Jean, 1939- contributor.

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Barrett, Anthony, 1941- author.

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Basher, Simon, illustrator, creator.

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Bath, Amanda, 1955- author.

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Battis, Jes, 1979- author.

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Bernhardt, Darren, 1970- author.

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Bradley, James, 1954- author.

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Brand, Dionne, 1953- author.

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Braun, Rüdiger, 1966- author.

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Breier, Florian, author.

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Brown, Dana (Editor), author.

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Brown, Kate (Kathryn L.), author.

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Browne, Mike, author.

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Bruneau, Michel, 1959- author.

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Bruner, Seamus, author.

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Buteau, Michelle, author.

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Butts, Edward, 1951-

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Böhme, Madelaine, 1967- author.

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Caldicott, Helen, editor of compilation.

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Campanella, Richard, cartographer.

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Campbell, Bruce, 1948-, author.

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Campbell, Douglas A.

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Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Wing, 17.

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Canadian Defence Academy.

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Carpenter, Hope, author.

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Casner, Steve author.

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Castner, Brian, author.

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Chafe, Aidan, 1983- author.

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Challoner, Jack, author.

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Champlain Society, issuing body.

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Chauhan, Jennifer. Doors wide open.

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Clarke, Richard A. (Richard Alan), 1951- author.

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Clearfield, Christopher, author.

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Conn, David, contributor.

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Conover, Courtney. Written for love.

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Container of (work): Macfarlane, Robert, 1976- Holloway.

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Container of (work): Macfarlane, Robert, 1976- Ness.

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Cook, Tim, 1971- auteur.

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Costigan-Humes, Reilly, translator.

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Davenport, Matthew J., author.

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David Suzuki Institute, sponsoring body.

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Day, Trevor, 1955- consultant.

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Deraniyagala, Sonali.

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Diacu, Florin, 1959-2018

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Donwood, Stanley, illustrator.

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Dooley, Mike, 1961- author.

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Doyle, James, 1972-

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Dratch, Rachel.

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Dunic, Leanne, 1982- author.

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Dunmore, Spencer, 1928-

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Dupuis, Michael. Canadian journalists in New York.

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Ehrlich, Gretel.

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Emsley, Julian, author.

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English, Holly. 5,000 bachelors and me.

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Farquhar, Michael, author.

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Fecher, Sarah.

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Fenton, Valorie. Speed dating.

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Ferguson, Ian, 1959- author.

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Ferguson, Niall, author.

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Fitzgerald, Alison.

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Flyn, Cal, author.

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Fonseca, Christine, 1966- author.

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Foreman, Tom.

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Foster, Jody, author.

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Fournier, Kim, author.

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Fradin, Dennis B.

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Fradin, Judith Bloom.

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Frankopan, Peter, author.

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Fraser, Sarah Jane, 1975-

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Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.

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Grandin, Temple, author.

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Greenspan, Alan, 1926-

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Greenwood, Therese, author.

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Grover, David H. (David Hubert), 1925-

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Grunbaum, Mara, author.

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