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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why

The Unthinkable In her quest to discern how people may react in the face of emergency or disaster, Ripley traces human responses to some of recent history's epic disasters, turns to leading brain scientists, and even steps into the dark corners of her own imagination. Full description

Important places

Ground Zero (25)
Halifax (163)
New Orleans (908)
New York (7,400)

Counties

New York (8,072)
Orleans (933)

Regions

Nova Scotia (716)
Louisiana (1,489)
New York (9,763)

Countries

Canada (8,082)
United States (64,950)

Other geographical areas

The Maritimes (1,090)
Atlantic Canada (1,401)
Gulf Coast (USA) (2,573)
Deep South (4,776)
North Atlantic Ocean (8,812)