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What went wrong : investigating the greatest man-made and natural disasters / William Hayes.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
904.5 HAYE	Adult Non Fiction		Lakemba .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781588165459 (hbk.)
Name	Hayes, William
Title	What went wrong : investigating the greatest man-made and natural disasters / William Hayes.
Published	New York : Hearst Books, c2011.
Description	239 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Notes	Includes index.
Notes	At head of title: Popular mechanics
Summary	Combining original reporting with dramatic photographs and detailed illustrations, Popular Mechanics presents a look at the science behind the most devastating events in the past 100 years--including San Francisco’s 7.8 earthquake in 1906, the Gulf oil spill, the Apollo 13 Space Mission, and Hurricane Katrina. Each chapter includes a fact-filled section with practical advice on surviving various disasters, natural and manmade.
Subjects	Natural disasters
	Disasters
	Accidents
Added Corporate Names	Popular Mechanics Press
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Accidents . Disasters . Natural disasters . See Also: Disasters . First aid in illness and injury . Industrial accidents . Marine accidents . Shipwrecks . Accidents . Collisions at sea . Curiosities and wonders . Hazardous geographic environments . Industrial accidents . Natural disasters . Shipwrecks . Avalanches . Disasters . Earthquakes . Floods . Storms . Tsunamis . Narrower Subject References: Environmental degradation . Volcanic eruptions. . Authors: Hayes, William . Popular Mechanics Press .