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The unthinkable : who survives when disaster strikes and why /

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"Journalist Amanda Ripley set out to discover what lies beyond fear and speculation, retracing the human response to some of history's epic disasters. She comes back with wisdom about the surprising humanity of crowds, the elegance of the brain's fear circuits, and the stunning inadeq...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ripley, Amanda (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Three Rivers Press, [2009]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Resilience (Personality trait)
Disasters > Psychological aspects.
Disaster relief.
Preparedness.
Risk management.
Emergency management.
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Disaster victims > Mental health.
Disasters > Risk assessment.
Adaptation, Psychological.
Civil Defense > methods.
Disasters.
Mental Health Services.
Relief Work.
Risk Management.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
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Summary:"Journalist Amanda Ripley set out to discover what lies beyond fear and speculation, retracing the human response to some of history's epic disasters. She comes back with wisdom about the surprising humanity of crowds, the elegance of the brain's fear circuits, and the stunning inadequacy of many of our evolutionary responses. Most unexpectedly, she discovers the brain's ability to do much, much better, with just a little help."
Item Description:"Originally published in slightly different form in hardcover in the United States by Crown, New York, in 2008."--title page verso
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780307449276
0307449270
129901206X
9781299012066