Gilbert M. Gaul

Former library book. Plastic protective jacket. Library stamp across top pages. Deactivated anti-theft device attached to back cover. Pages in amazing shape. Crisp, clean, devoid of dog ears and scribbles. Please see photos for reference.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Ohio

Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coasts

This century has seen the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history—but who bears the brunt of these monster storms? Consider this: Five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($160 billion), Ike ($40 billion), Sandy ($72 billion), Harvey ($125 billion), and Maria ($90 billion). With more property than ever in harm’s way, and the planet and oceans warming dangerously, it won’t be long before we see a $250 billion hurricane. Why? Because Americans have built $3 trillion worth of property in some of the riskiest places on earth: barrier islands and coastal floodplains. And they have been encouraged to do so by what Gilbert M. Gaul reveals in The Geography of Risk to be a confounding array of federal subsidies, tax breaks, low-interest loans, grants, and government flood insurance that shift the risk of life at the beach from private investors to public taxpayers, radically distorting common notions of risk. These federal incentives, Gaul argues, have resulted in one of the worst planning failures in American history, and the costs to taxpayers are reaching unsustainable levels. We have become responsible for a shocking array of coastal amenities: new roads, bridges, buildings, streetlights, tennis courts, marinas, gazebos, and even spoiled food after hurricanes. The Geography of Risk will forever change the way you think about the coasts, from the clash between economic interests and nature, to the heated politics of regulators and developers.

The Geography of Risk

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Lauren Tarshis

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011

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Up From the Sea by Leza Lowitz.  Hardback.  Used.  Ex library book (see description below).

Young Adult Fiction

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North Carolina

Up From the Sea

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Peg Kehret

Indiana

When an earthquake hits on their family vacation, can Kyle and his sister survive the following tsunami? The Worst Vacation Ever! Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He’d never flown before, and he’s never seen the Pacific Ocean. One evening Kyle is left in charge of his younger sister, BeeBee, while his parents attend an adults-only Salesman of the Year dinner on an elegant yacht. Then the earthquake comes—starting a fire in their hotel! As Kyle and BeeBee fight their way out through smoke and flame, Kyle remembers the sign at the beach that said after an earthquake everyone should go uphill and inland, as far from the ocean as possible. Giant tsunami waves—three or four stories high—can ride in from the sea and engulf anyone who doesn’t escape fast enough. Kyle and BeeBee flee uphill as a tsunami crashes over the beach, the hotel, and the town. The giant wave charges straight up the hillside and through the woods where the children are running for their lives. The perfect vacation has become a nightmare! Somehow Kyle and BeeBee have to outwit nature’s fury and save themselves from tsunami terror.

Escaping the Giant Wave

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David Pilling

Connecticut

Japan and the Art of Survival

A both definitive and highly enjoyable book on how modern Japan works, from Asia expert David PillingFINANCIAL TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014'An affectionate, beautifully written and counter-intuitively optimistic take on the country, which stresses Japan's ability to reinvent itself' (Gideon Rachman, Financial Times)Despite years of stagnation, Japan remains one of the world's largest economies and a country which exerts a remarkable cultural fascination. David Pilling's new book is an entertaining, deeply knowledgeable and surprising analysis of a group of islands which have shown great resilience, both in the face of financial distress and when confronted with the overwhelming disaster of the 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami.Bending Adversity is a superb work of reportage and the essential book even for those who already feel they know the country well.

Bending Adversity

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Dennis M. Powers

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Massachusetts

The Powerful Account of the Worst Tsunami in U.S. History

Uses historical research and personal accounts of survivors to tell the story of the tsunamis that hit Crescent City, California on Good Friday, 1964, which damaged hundreds of homes and businesses and killed eleven people. Includes some information about Alaska.

The Raging Sea

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Arizona

A Golden Book

Inside the Earth

#hardcover #science #tsunami #earthscience #volcano #earthquake #hurricane #textset #elementary. Spark your little earth scientists’ minds with these amazing books.  Ex library books.  Stamps and stickers inside and on cover/spine.  Clear plastic on dust jackets of “When The Earth Shakes” and “Fault Lines”.  For similar 🔖Bookmark Journey 📚 titles, click #bookmarkjourneychildren

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Illinois

Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes

Natural Disasters Scoence Nonfiction Bundle

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California

Pennsylvania

Georgia

True Stories, Five Epic Disasters

The "New York Times"-bestselling I Survived series expands to include this thrilling nonfiction exploration of five true stories of survival from some of history's greatest disasters, from the 1912 sinking of the "Titanic" to the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

I Survived

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Minor wear.

Kept in a smoke-free and pet-free home. 

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2 books 

I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011 &The Sinking of the Titanic 

Boyd Morrison

Rhode Island

This book was previously published as The Palmyra Impact. A minor seismic disturbance in a remote section of the Pacific causes barely a ripple of concern for Kai Tanaka, acting director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu. But when an airliner en route from L.A. to Sydney vanishes in the same location, Kai is the first to realize that a mysterious explosion has unleashed a series of massive waves destined to obliterate Hawaii. In just one hour, Kai will lose all he has ever known—including his wife and daughter— unless he can save them from nature’s most destructive force.

Rogue Wave

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Ruth Ozeki

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A Novel

A novelist on a remote island in the Pacific is linked to a bullied and depressed Tokyo teenager after discovering a Hello Kitty lunchbox that washed ashore.

A Tale for the Time Being

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Louisiana

In the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, two teenagers, American Sarah and Balinese Ruslan, meet and continue together their arduous climb inland, where Ruslan hopes to find his father and Sarah seeks a doctor for her brother.

The Killing Sea

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Virginia

The disaster felt around the world . . .

Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle's house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away-and pulled apart-by a terrible tsunami.

Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough to survive one of the most epic disasters of all time?

*Note: Hermione doll and LEGOs for display only (not included with the book)

Oregon

Georgia Clark

Love is in the salty sea air in this smart and steamy ensemble romantic comedy set in a tropical paradise, from the author of the "sparkly and entertaining" (Oprah Daily) It Had to Be You. This is one island you won't want to be rescued from.

The Kellys are messy, loud, loving Australians. The Lees are sophisticated, aloof, buttoned-up Americans. They have nothing in common...except for the fact that their daughters are married. When a nearby volcano erupts during their short vacation to a remote tropical island off the coast of Queensland, the two families find themselves stranded together for six weeks.

With only two island employees making up the rest of their party, everyone is forced to question what--or who--they really want. Island Time is a sumptuous summer read that dives deep into queer romance, family secrets, ambition, parenthood, and a bird-chasing bromance. This sexy, sun-soaked paradise of white sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters, and lush rainforest will show you it's never too late to change your destiny.

Island Time

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The Geography of Risk

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Up From the Sea

Peg Kehret

Escaping the Giant Wave

David Pilling

Bending Adversity

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The Raging Sea

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Inside the Earth

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Natural Disasters Scoence Nonfiction Bundle

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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011

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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011

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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011 &The Sinking of the Titanic

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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011

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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011

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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011

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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011

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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami 2011