A Night to Remember152 reviews Walter Lord Bantam, 1997 The undisputed champ after 52 years + Definitive Titanic Book + The definitive account. + A Book To Remember             Volcano94 reviews Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche 20th Century Fox, 1999 Volcano + Is there a forewoman somewhere? + Volcano In 1997 there were two eagerly anticipated volcano movies released. Dante's Peak was more of a blockbuster hit, but not very accurate from a geologist's standpoint. Volcano was more realistic and accurate. It was nice to see a disaster movie depicted as it would naturally happen. Tommy Lee ...             The Last Days of St. Pierre: The Volcanic Disaster that Claimed 30,000 Lives15 reviews Ernest Zebrowski Rutgers University Press, 2002 A comparative review of two (very good) books about the same event + martique-a nice place to visit BUT + A Year on Bald Mountain + Buy & Read this Book!!!! + Enthralling             `Eastland': Legacy of the `Titanic'9 reviews George Hilton Stanford University Press, 1997 Thoroughly researched--great information + Why haven't many people heard about this? + a remarkable season of disaster Hilton has researched this subject extensively. If you are looking for flowery personal stories of the disaster, you won't find them here. What you will find is a massive source of information about the ship's construction, a detached account of the disaster, and an account of the legal ...             Grand Tour - Disaster in Time30 reviews Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards Starz / Anchor Bay, 2002 Absolutely GRAND! + Better than Expectations. I was looking for a movie to rent years ago at a popular video chain in CA. and there was this special movie rack of "sleepers". Basically movies that just didn't catch on with the masses. So I look through them and end up taking only one of them home. This movie has haunted me ever since. I found ...             Saved: The Story of the Andrea Doria..the Greatest Sea Rescue in History3 reviews William Hoffer Simon & Schuster, 1982 Better than TITANIC + An engaging read about a shipwreck + A well written account. If this story were made into a movie, I predict that, with competent direction, it would be better than TITANIC. In any case, William Hoffer's "SAVED! The Story of the Andrea Doria and the Greatest Sea Rescue in History" is a thorough, riveting account of the 1956 collision of the Stockholm and ...             To the Bottom of the Sea: True Accounts of Major Ship Disasters2 reviews John Protasio Carol Publishing Corporation, 1990 An amazing book. Very informative + A great book on maritime disasters The best book for those that have memorized all things about the Titanic. The ships in this book are as amazing and as tragic as the Titanic and the Lusitania. The only problem is that there aren't many pictures.             Fourteen minutes: The last voyage of the Empress of Ireland1 review James Croall Stein and Day, 1979 A Gift for Eric My grandson, who is extremely interested in Shipwrecks, had been searching for this book for a long time. When I found it on Amazon I jumped on it and made him the happiest kid in D.C.             Lost Liners: From the Titanic to the Andrea Doria The Ocean Floor Reveals Its Greatest Ships21 reviews Robert D. Ballard, Rick Archbold Hyperion Books, 1997 Beautiful Ships + The most stunning book on liners + A Virtual Ocean Liner Museum + Maritime Finery + A Good Book             Scalded to Death by the Steam: Authentic Stories of Railroad Disasters and the Ballads That Were Written ...4 reviews Katie Letcher Lyle Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1991 Folk songs about train wrecks are put in perspective. + An intriguing integration of railroad history and folksongs. Ms. Lyle shows a historian's perspicaciousness in her investigation of "Wreck of the Old '97" and other train wreck songs. She finds people who were at the wrecks and digs up news accounts of the wrecks--not all wrecks, just the ones with songs about them. Her comparisons of the myths in the ...             Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 19039 reviews Anthony P. Hatch Academy Chicago Publishers, 2003 Highly recommended + Public Safety Be Damned: Matinee Performance at a Firetrap + Well Written and Well Researched + Interesting read + The death of 600 people in 1906.             The Greatest Disaster Stories Ever Told: Seventeen Harrowing Tales2 reviews The Lyons Press, 2003 Don't read this book on an airplane + good launching pad for further study This is not a good book for those of us who like to read about catastrophes from a comfortable psychological distance. The editor, Lamar Underwood has selected seventeen harrowing excerpts from books and articles grouped under the titles, "Terrorist Attacks," "The Crucible of Fire: Tragedy, ...             Wrath of God: Disasters in America - Panic! Deadly Inferno1 review Victor Buono, Aurora Clavel A & E Home Video, 2001 April 3, 1974 -- Unforgettable Day Of Wind! 148 Tornadoes! I'm sure anyone who lived in the midwestern United States in early April of 1974 can easily recall the horrific day of Wednesday, April 3, 1974, a day when 148 tornadoes swept across 13 U.S. states in the midwest and south, claiming more than 300 lives, injuring another 5,400 people, and causing ...             Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History257 reviews Erik Larson Vintage, 2000 I've always said the Weatherman prevails even when he's wrong{{ + a reminder of tragedy + Never thought I'd enjoy a book about the weather so much! + Isaac'sStorm + There Have Always Been Harrowing Storms             The Johnstown Flood85 reviews David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 1987 First person perspecitve on history + History Made Easy + The day the dam broke + Mr. McCullough's earliest works his best + A perfect Father's Day gift             The Triangle Fire11 reviews Leon Stein ILR Press, 2001 Great historical account of a true American disaster + Life changing book + This book takes you "into" the fire!! Great! + Gripping account of a horrific and completely preventable event             Volcano94 reviews Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche 20th Century Fox, 1999 Volcano + Is there a forewoman somewhere? + Volcano In 1997 there were two eagerly anticipated volcano movies released. Dante's Peak was more of a blockbuster hit, but not very accurate from a geologist's standpoint. Volcano was more realistic and accurate. It was nice to see a disaster movie depicted as it would naturally happen. Tommy Lee ...             A Night to Remember152 reviews Walter Lord Bantam, 1997 The undisputed champ after 52 years + Definitive Titanic Book + The definitive account. + A Book To Remember             The Greatest Disaster Stories Ever Told: Seventeen Harrowing Tales2 reviews The Lyons Press, 2003 Don't read this book on an airplane + good launching pad for further study This is not a good book for those of us who like to read about catastrophes from a comfortable psychological distance. The editor, Lamar Underwood has selected seventeen harrowing excerpts from books and articles grouped under the titles, "Terrorist Attacks," "The Crucible of Fire: Tragedy, ...             Grand Tour - Disaster in Time30 reviews Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards Starz / Anchor Bay, 2002 Absolutely GRAND! + Better than Expectations. I was looking for a movie to rent years ago at a popular video chain in CA. and there was this special movie rack of "sleepers". Basically movies that just didn't catch on with the masses. So I look through them and end up taking only one of them home. This movie has haunted me ever since. I found ...