The Unthinkable
A journalist's account of how people actually behave in disasters, from 9/11 to shipwrecks, and what helps them react faster: drills, rehearsal and knowing the exits.
- Why it's here
- How people actually behave in disasters, from fires to floods, drawn from survivor interviews and research.
- Keep in mind
- Narrative, not a how-to manual.
- Publisher
- Crown
- Edition
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
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