A tornado whips the dry plains of New Mexico. It is the early 80s, and the ghastly boogeyman of nuclear war has long threatened America's nuclear families. An aging priest scared of death takes acid in the hopes that it will quell haunting visions brought on by war trauma. A mesmerizing, drug-addled waif confronts her own lack of identity and purpose. A conflicted mother wonders if her daughter's addiction to methamphetamines is her own fault. Two...

...a full-on, thought-provoking book. ...a brilliant book Beautiful, Harrowing, Touching, Thrilling and Traumatic. Just Brilliant! Perfection! A warehouse in Japan used as an emergency shelter in the aftermath of the 2011 Tsunami. A distraught, young Japanese woman in dishevelled clothes sits on a box, holding her infant daughter. Ben, a US rescue volunteer, kneels in front of her offering comfort. They hug, the baby between them. The moment turns...

Fink provides a landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina -- and a suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous...

Over 2,000 passengers and crew are celebrating New Year's Eve aboard the luxury cruise ship 'Poseidon' on the open sea. Without warning, at midnight, a rogue wave hundreds of feet high, slams into the ship and rolls it upside down. Most of the passengers and crew are killed outright, but several hundred remain alive in the ballroom, where the party was being held. Realizing their only hope of rescue lies at the surface of the water, a handful of survivors,...

"In the first definitive account of the Fukushima disaster, two leading experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists ... team up with journalist Susan Q. Stranahan ... to tell this harrowing story, [which] combines [an] ... account of the tsunami and the nuclear emergency it created with an explanation of the science and technology behind the meltdown as it unfolded in real time"--Amazon.com.

Dos meses antes de acabar la Guerra Civil española, el pueblo de Águilas es bombardeado por cinco "Pavas" como se conocía a la flota de aviones de la fuerza aérea Italiana, que dejó caer varias bombas en el Puerto, el taller Ferroviario y el Hornillo. Dejando tras de sí a muchos muertos, que más tarde volverían a caminar. Ángel, un pequeño de tres años, ve con su mirada inocente toda la barbarie y, en su gran aventura, se escapa de casa,...

This day will be like no other day in history. Violent forces are erupting without warning, and the world will never be the same. Three ordinary people weave their way through the pain and doubts of survival. The deafening roar of the gun echoed in the small room. The bullet struck Jamie in the shoulder, throwing her on top of the desk and splattering blood on the wall behind her. "I don't need your help. I have a key and the codes," Boyle roared,...

In a world overrun by the infested…...is there anywhere left to hide?The road to California is plagued with fear and grief.Survival has come with a price.One so high, it can never be repaid.With each turn, the dangers of this new world become more evident.And it's not just the monsters that pose a threat.Thirteen hundred miles without modern technology?What chance do they have?Surviving the journey might be a battle.But the fight for their future,...

Cinere is not a standalone. It's advised to read Inferno before reading this novella. I've always thought of myself as a damn good father. The first three shouldn't define what you think about me. It's not my fault that they were fuck ups; I did my best with what I was given and I almost got it right. I think I've learned enough from those mistakes to know that I'll do better this time. After all, fate has decided to bestow a beautiful baby girl...

Ignoring the rumors, you'd think Jake Chalmers was a perfectly normal boy. Did he really conjure from nothing the details the police needed to solve a monstrous crime? Or was his family involved, and the young Jake let slip something he was supposed to keep secret? There are plenty of stories whispered about Jake Chalmers, and if you asked him, they were all lies - yet lies that led to an uncomfortable truth. Jake was special, and he could do something...