2021

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Chapter Four Mountains of fire From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	Evaluating the destructive force of volcanoes, their proclivity for carnage, and their apparent unpredictability. Subsequently analyzes the science and warning signs that help predict eruptions …	Gregor Craigie	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From Chapter Nine Big risk in the Big Apple From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	New York’s seismic threat, the Coney Island earthquake, and the substantial risk posed by nuclear power stations.	Gregor Craigie	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From Chapter One Unearthing the risk in Cascadia From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter examines officials’ attempts to downplay or dismiss the risk of earthquakes since the discovery of the North American Pacific West Coast. Pieces together the events of the …	Gregor Craigie	20	2021	$2.00 Add
From Chapter Seven Shaking down the Mississippi From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	Earthquake readiness in the Mississippi River Valley and the New Madrid Seismic Zone is examined, as well as how this risk is persistently overshadowed by more pressing natural disaster concerns.	Gregor Craigie	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From Chapter Six The big one coming to the bee hive state From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter explores Salt Lake City, which, while not an obvious location, presents with a substantial earthquake risk and needs to prepare its infrastructure for such an event.	Gregor Craigie	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From Chapter Ten Charleston and other East Coast questions From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	The earthquake threat in Charleston, North Carolina, is discussed. The issue of disaster fatigue is explained as earthquake preparedness remains on the back burner for the city of Charleston.	Gregor Craigie	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From Chapter Thirteen Countering complacency From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter summarizes the measures that need to be taken to protect communities from earthquakes and tsunamis. Discusses what has actually been accomplished and how much further they ought to go.	Gregor Craigie	21	2021	$2.10 Add
From Chapter Three The Pacific's deadly echo From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	Looks at the inextricable connection between earthquakes and tsunamis. Studies the devestation of historical tsunamis and the challenge to low-lying communities.	Gregor Craigie	19	2021	$1.90 Add
From Chapter Twelve The unfathomed Atlantic From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	A look at earthquakes and tsunamis on North America’s Atlantic coast. Details the earthquake, tsunami, and destruction that occurred in 1929. Assesses the risk and preparedness of Atlantic …	Gregor Craigie	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From Chapter Two Responding to the risk From: On Borrowed Time View Goose Lane Editions	Details the evolution of seismographic and earthquake preparedness testing, as well as the work that has been done in various municipalities.	Gregor Craigie	16	2021	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Cherries From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	Making sense of and solving the mysteries of memories is discussed while chronicling Singh’s battle with suicidal thoughts.	Jaspreet Singh	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Children at the Vanguard From: Rebound View Coach House Books	In this chapter, the author writes about Lay-Up, a community sports organization that offers basketball and active lifestyle camps.	Perry King	5	2021	$0.50 Add
NEW! China Unbound A New World Disorder House of Anansi Press	While the United States stumbles, an award-winning foreign correspondent chronicles China’s dramatic moves to become a dominant power. As the world’s second-largest economy, China is …	Joanna Chiu	385	2021	View
From NEW! Choosing the Best Policy Tools From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We View Between The Lines	In Chapter 6 Kaufman discusses the main policy tools that are currently working to help people introduce and implement climate action and policy. The chapter discusses regulations, elections, …	Cynthia Kaufman	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From City Politics and the Massage Parlour World From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II View Breakwater Books	This chapter is an interview with a St. John’s city councillor regarding the massage parlour moratorium which was in place from 2015 to 2020	Kerri Cull	3	2021	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Civil Power and the New Legitimacy From: Civilizing the State View New Society Publishers	In Civil Power and the New Legitimacy, the author first looks at the origins of civil power, mass mobilizations and civil society, starting in ancient Greece. He also considers the connection …	John Restakis	17	2021	$1.70 Add