After The Quake

Author : Haruki Murakami
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307424648

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After the Quake by Haruki Murakami Pdf

Set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, the mesmerizing stories in After the Quake are as haunting as dreams and as potent as oracles. An electronics salesman who has been deserted by his wife agrees to deliver an enigmatic package— and is rewarded with a glimpse of his true nature. A man who views himself as the son of God pursues a stranger who may be his human father. A mild-mannered collection agent receives a visit from a giant talking frog who enlists his help in saving Tokyo from destruction. The six stories in this collection come from the deep and mysterious place where the human meets the inhuman—and are further proof that Murakami is one of the most visionary writers at work today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780822222255

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after the quake by Anonim Pdf

We're in the land of loss, but not lamentation. Jackson's characters love and laugh, dance and argue in a way that honors their bittersweet survival. Tender emotions are much harder to achieve onstage than pathological ones; it's a pleasure to see goodne The exiles whose tales of displacement are related here may be embodied by actors, but you often feel that it's the people they are portraying who are demanding the courtesy of your attention. How can you turn away? This aura of fraught intimacy has been

Author : Paul Farmer
Publisher : Public Affairs
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610390989

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Haiti After the Earthquake by Paul Farmer Pdf

The celebrated physician and anthropologist offers a vivid on-the-ground account of the relief effort in the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake—and issues a powerful call to action. Reprint.

Author : Jon Mooallem
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9780525509912

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This is Chance! by Jon Mooallem Pdf

The Good Friday, 1964, Anchorage, Alaska earthquake, and newscaster Genie Chance remaining on-air to broadcast events.

Author : Henry Fountain
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101904060

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The Great Quake by Henry Fountain Pdf

On March 27, 1964, at 5-36 p.m., the biggest earthquake ever recorded in North America--and the second biggest ever in the world, measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale--struck Alaska, devastating coastal towns and villages and killing more than 130 people in what was then a relatively sparsely populated region. In a riveting tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, New York Times science journalist Henry Fountain, in his first trade book, re-creates the lives of the villagers and townspeople living in Chenega, Anchorage, and Valdez; describes the sheer beauty of the geology of the region, with its towering peaks and 20-mile-long glaciers; and reveals the impact of the quake on the towns, the buildings, and the lives of the inhabitants. George Plafker, a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey with years of experience scouring the Alaskan wilderness, is asked to investigate the Prince William Sound region in the aftermath of the quake, to better understand its origins. His work confirmed the then controversial theory of plate tectonics that explained how and why such deadly quakes occur, and how we can plan for the next one.

Author : Risa Palm,Michael E. Hodgson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1992-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0226644995

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After a California Earthquake by Risa Palm,Michael E. Hodgson Pdf

Shortly before the Loma Prieta earthquake devastated areas of Northern California in 1989, Risa Palm and her associates had surveyed 2,500 homeowners in the area about their perception of risk from earthquakes. After the quake they surveyed the homeowners again and found that their perception of risk had increased but that most respondents were fatalistic and continued to ignore self-protective measures; those who personally experienced damage were more likely to buy insurance. A rare opportunity to analyze behavior change directly before and after a natural disaster, this survey has implications for policy makers, insurance officials, and those concerned with risk management.

Author : David W. Edgington
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774859417

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Reconstructing Kobe by David W. Edgington Pdf

The Hanshin Earthquake was the largest disaster to affect postwar Japan and one of the most destructive postwar natural disasters to strike a developed country. Although the media focused on the disaster's immediate effects, the long-term reconstruction efforts have gone largely unexplored. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, David Edgington records the first ten years of reconstruction and recovery and asks whether planners successfully exploited opportunities to make a more sustainable and disaster-proof city. This book is an intricate investigation of one of the largest redevelopment projects in recent memory.

Author : Junot Diaz
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571249183

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Drown by Junot Diaz Pdf

Originally published in 1997, Drown instantly garnered terrific acclaim. Moving from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the struggling urban communities of New Jersey, these heartbreaking, completely original stories established Díaz as one of contemporary fiction's most exhilarating new voices. 'There's a new excitement in Drown, the fierce, sharp-edged, painful stories of a young Dominican-American writer, Junot Díaz: a dazzling talented first book'. Hermione Lee, Independent on Sunday, Books of the Year 'A voice so original and compelling as to reach far beyond his immediate environment. It has put Díaz at the forefront of American writing'. GQ 'He has that rare gift of delineating a recognizable trademark world of his own with just a few deft strokes'. Guardian 'Wrings the heart with finely calibrated restraint'. New York Times

Author : Gail Langer Karwoski
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781561456109

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Quake! by Gail Langer Karwoski Pdf

A boy and his dog navigate dangerous rubble, prejudices, and survival in this riveting fictional account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. It's before daybreak in San Francisco on April 18, 1906. Mourning the loss of his mother, thirteen-year-old Jacob Kaufman slips out of the cramped boarding house where he lives with his immigrant father and little sister Rosie. Why couldn't Papa just let him keep the stray dog—the one thing that has made him happy in months? But he forgets all his frustrations when the ground beneath his feet begins to rumble. Buildings collapse, and the street splits wide open as Jacob runs for safety from a devastating earthquake. With just his dog, he embarks on a perilous search for shelter, food and water, and missing loved ones while grappling with his Jewish traditions and fighting prejudices against a new Chinese friend. In Gail Langer Karwoski's stirring fictional account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, young readers will relive the drama of the actual event and its devastating aftermath. An author's note carefully separates fact from fiction, giving young readers a glimpse into one of the worst earthquakes in modern history.

Author : Mark Schuller,Pablo Morales
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781565495128

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Tectonic Shifts by Mark Schuller,Pablo Morales Pdf

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti’s capital on January 12, 2010 will be remembered as one of the world’s deadliest disasters. The earthquake was a tragedy that gripped the nation-and the world. But as a disaster it also magnified the social ills that have beset this island nation that sits squarely in the United States’ diplomatic and geopolitical shadow. The quake exposed centuries of underdevelopment, misguided economic policies, and foreign aid interventions that have contributed to rampant inequality and social exclusion in Haiti. Tectonic Shiftsoffers a diverse on-the-ground set of perspectives about Haiti’s cataclysmic earthquake and the aftermath that left more than 1.5 million individuals homeless. Following a critical analysis of Haiti’s heightened vulnerability as a result of centuries of foreign policy and most recently neoliberal economic policies, this book addresses a range of contemporary realities, foreign impositions, and political changes that occurred during the relief and reconstruction periods. Analysis of these realities offers tools for engaged, principled reflection and action. Essays by scholars, journalists, activists, and Haitians still on the island and those in the Diaspora highlight the many struggles that the Haitian people face today, providing lessons not only for those impacted and involved in relief, but for people engaged in struggles for justice and transformation in other parts of the world.

Author : Andy Couturier
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781623171339

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The Abundance of Less by Andy Couturier Pdf

Andy Couturier captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in these ten profiles of ordinary—yet exceptional—men and women who left behind mainstream existences in urban Japan to live surrounded by the luxuries of nature, art, friends, delicious food, and an abundance of time. Drawing on traditional Eastern spiritual wisdom and culture, these pioneers describe the profound personal transformations they underwent as they escaped the stress, consumerism, busyness, and dependence on technology of modern life. This intimate and evocative book tells of their fulfilling lives as artists, philosophers, and farmers who rely on themselves for happiness and sustenance. By inviting readers to enter into the essence of these individuals’ days, Couturier shows us how we too can bring more meaning and richness to our own lives.

Author : Haruki Murakami
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780375725807

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Underground by Haruki Murakami Pdf

In this haunting work of journalistic investigation, Haruki Murakami tells the story of the horrific terrorist attack on Japanese soil that shook the entire world. On a clear spring day in 1995, five members of a religious cult unleashed poison gas on the Tokyo subway system. In attempt to discover why, Haruki Murakmi talks to the people who lived through the catastrophe, and in so doing lays bare the Japanese psyche. As he discerns the fundamental issues that led to the attack, Murakami paints a clear vision of an event that could occur anytime, anywhere.

Author : Rishi Mohan Sanwal,Dayawanti Srivastava
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Disaster victims
ISBN : UOM:39015058074561

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The Bhuj Story, After the Quake by Rishi Mohan Sanwal,Dayawanti Srivastava Pdf

Author : Phyllis J. Perry
Publisher : Arbordale Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781607180715

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Pandas' Earthquake Escape by Phyllis J. Perry Pdf

During an earthquake, pandas Liling and Tengfei run into the woods through the gap in a nearby wall, but they become lost while searching for a way back home.

Author : Roger Musson
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137106995

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The Million Death Quake by Roger Musson Pdf

For centuries, Californians and the Japanese have known that they were at risk of catastrophic earthquakes, and prepared accordingly. But when a violent 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti in 2010, hardly anyone knew the island nation was even at risk for disaster, and, tragically, no one was prepared. Over 300,000 people died as buildings that had never been designed to withstand such intense shaking toppled over and crushed their inhabitants. Now, scientists warn that it won't be long before a single, catastrophic quake kills one million people - and that it is going to strike right where we least expect it. In this groundbreaking book, renowned seismologist with the British Geological Survey Roger Musson takes us on an exhilarating journey to explore what scientists and engineers are doing to prepare us for the worst. With riveting tales of the scientists who first cracked the mystery of what causes the ground to violently shake, Musson makes plain the powerful geological forces driving earthquakes and tsunamis, and shows how amazing feats of engineering are making our cities earthquake-proof. Highlighting hotspots around the world from Mexico City to New York this is a compelling scientific adventure into nature at its fiercest.