Big Books of 2026
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Disasters


Disasters Books

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
The Johnstown Flood
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded [August 27, 1883]
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
A Night to Remember
Triangle: The Fire That Changed America
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Children's Blizzard
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
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Lists

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren TarshisI Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 by Lauren TarshisI Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Haus StudioI Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren TarshisI Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Scholastic: "I Survived" Collection
37 books — 2 voters
Last Things by Betta FerrendelliThe Big Wave by Pearl S. BuckEscaping the Giant Wave by Peg KehretThe Killing Sea by Richard LewisA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Tsunamis in Fiction
101 books — 27 voters

Pompeii by Robert HarrisA Day of Fire by Kate QuinnCurses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear ShecterVacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope OsborneThe Secrets of Vesuvius by Caroline Lawrence
Pompeii
30 books — 25 voters
The House of the Lost on the Cape by Sachiko KashiwabaHorses, Horses, in the End the Light Remains Pure by Hideo FurukawaStrong in the rain by Lucy BirminghamThe Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden by Heather Smithtsunami vs. the fukushima 50 by Lee Ann Roripaugh
Tohoku Earthquake
44 books — 4 voters

Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker RhodesUpside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. LamanaHurricane Song by Paul VolponiAnother Kind of Hurricane by Tamara Ellis SmithBad Mojo by Eva Blackstone
Hurricane Katrina in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
19 books — 11 voters
One by One by Ruth WareMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAll Fall Down by Jean LittleBloomability by Sharon CreechThe Silent Land by Graham Joyce
Avalanches & Landslides in Fiction
117 books — 13 voters

Quotes Tagged “Disasters”

Steven Magee
“ I am losing confidence in the reliability of air travel. ”
― Steven Magee
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Tom Robbins
“ The Earth is God's pinball machine and each quake, tidal wave, flash flood and volcanic eruption is the result of a TILT that occurs when God, cheating, tries to win free games. ...more ”
― Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Videos Tagged “Disasters”

Hangin With Web Show
Hangin With Web Show
Interview with Ed Conley on the Todd De Voe Show
Interview with Ed Conley on the Todd De Voe Show
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