text Warnings : finding Cassandras to stop catastrophes
- Summary
- "In Greek mythology Cassandra foresaw calamities, but was cursed by the gods to be ignored. Modern-day Cassandras clearly predicted the disasters of Katrina, Fukushima, the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, and many others. Like her, they were ig... Read more
- Contents
- Missed warnings. Cassandra: from myth to reality ; The spook: invasion of Kuwait ; The rebuilder: Hurricane Katrina ; The Arabist: the rise of ISIS ; The seismologist: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster ; The accountant: Madoff's Ponzi Scheme ; The inspec... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- 405 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 363 CLA in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 363 CLA in Adult Non-fiction | Available |