The Surge: The Race Against the Most Destructive Force in Nature
The Surge is a timely, gripping account of humanity’s battle against rising waters — and the urgent choices we must make for our future.
Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)
The Anti-Catastrophe League: The pioneers and visionaries on a quest to save the world
A superbly written work of narrative non-fiction by an exciting new talent, The Anti-Catastrophe League is a brilliant study of the people and their teams who are trying to save the world.
Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures
A groundbreaking new perspective on catastrophes throughout human history, with vital lessons for our future
If I Survive You
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE
‘Dazzling’ GUARDIAN
‘Blistering’ THE TIMES
‘A delight’ DIANA EVANS
‘Fiction written at the highest level’ ANN PATCHETT
‘Hilarious, revelatory’ MARLON JAMES
Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘The farewell calls from the planes… the mounting terror of air traffic control… the mothers who knew they were witnessing their loved ones perish… From an author who’s spent 5 years reconstructing its horror, never has the story been told with such devastating, human force’ Daily Mail
Surviving the Storms: Extraordinary Stories of Courage and Compassion at Sea
‘There’s water in the engine,’ he said. ‘The engine has stopped.’This changed everything…
What If We Stopped Pretending?
The climate crisis is here. Our chance to stop it has come and gone, but this doesn’t have to mean the world is ending.
Isaac’s Storm: The Drowning of Galveston, 8 September 1900
Galveston, Texas, 8 September 1900. It’s another fine day in the Gulf according to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the new US Weather Bureau, but one day later, 6-10,000 people were dead, wiped out by the biggest storm the coast of America had ever witnessed.
The Proving Ground: The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Boat Race
The story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart boat race – the most dramatic in yacht racing history