When the Dust Settles: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. 'A marvellous book' -- Rev Richard Coles

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An enthralling page-turner on the author’s impressive experience in disaster management, a facet of life most of us don’t see. the tsunami of 2004, the 7/7 bombings in the London Underground; Easthope has been involved to some extent in all of them. Pandemics are one of the main disasters that are planned for, yet political choices have let to the UK being one of the countries with one of the poorest outcomes globally. Steadying your nerves when you reach for a household object – a toothbrush, a pen – the brand that you’ve seen in the wreckage. She takes us behind the police tape to scenes of destruction and chaos, introducing us to victims and their families, but also to the government briefing rooms and bunkers, where confusion and stale biscuits can reign supreme.

I was drawn to this book because it's an intriguing topic which is rarely discussed in public, and I wanted to learn more. I loved that alongside the narrative were the family events and the angst and suffering that the family experienced over time. After my recent foray into books on forensics and policing, I was pleased to discover a whole new area along the same veins that I hadn’t yet considered. After a terrible fire at Lac-Mégantic in Canada in 2013, notes Easthope, the coroners reflected on “the stories from [post-9/11] New York, of the sometimes many funerals for the same person as more remains were identified, and were worried about putting their community through that”. Whilst online video tools such as Zoom and Teams can be great for connecting the housebound or those unable to attend for multiple reasons, many of us need in-person contact.

g. Prof Sue Black's books and Dr Richard Shepherd's Unnatural Causes) that explore the medical, sociological and political fall out from notable deaths and disasters but this genre can be at risk of feeling exploitative or in poor taste to the victims and their families.It reminded me of a bee that my father had in his bonnet - he always used to say that it was a major mistake to disband the Civil Defence Units after the war. She seems to have attended most of this century’s biggest disasters that have involved British citizens, here in the UK and abroad. When Billy can’t find the informant, he wonders if Kate is secretly harboring her, since the two grew close during Kate's weeks undercover. Michael Pollan, known for his best-selling nonfiction audio, including The Omnivores Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, conceived and wrote Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World as an Audible Original.

After a disaster, someone has to figure out where to put the bodies, how to identify the dead, what to do with little personal momentoes, how to help the community response. In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat.

The way in which different countries and cultures prepare for and deal with the aftermath of disaster was particularly intriguing. I can understand the professional and national pride, but other similar units from other countries have their leanings and achievements too.

We do our best to select used books that are in fantastic condition, however there may be some defects on the cover or pages. This chapter was eerily comforting as it confirmed much of my gut-instinct as a complete non expert but as a Dyslexic thinker who holds competing concerns in tension and wants nuance. She is also honest, starting the book talking about her shape being “round” as she had struggled with fertility, and at the end talking about her reaction to her husband’s illness. But somehow I still felt that this book didn't quite connect the dots between what she has learned over her years in disaster recovery and what an ordinary person might/can do when faced with a horrible situation.Inevitably, there are sections that are gruesome to read, but her account is never less than “riveting”. In the absolutely packed Act II, the dark fantasy resumes and the Sandman expands into the French Revolution, ancient Rome, 19th-century San Francisco, eighth-century Baghdad, and beyond. Be Useful, Arnold Schwarzenegger (Hardback Oct 2023) ₩35,000 The seven rules to follow to realise your true purpose in life-distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone. It wasn’t until I read When The Dust Settles that I realised how useful practicing for potential disasters, hazards and pandemics actually is (and that it is so much more than a silly plot line) It is also very comforting to know that people like Easthope are out there, literally preparing for the worst. The audiobook reflects Rhonda’s own journey and shares the most direct way out for those experiencing hardship and the path to end pain and suffering endured by so many, and it shines a light on a future without anxiety or fear.