First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic ’s Books section: ...

It isn’t really a book, but Richard Feynman’s Appendix to the Challenger Disaster Report is still definitely something you should read. It’s not particularly long, but it’s educational ...

His new book, The Pacific Northwest Disaster Guide (Ooligan Press, 118 pages, $16.95), is an illustrated how-to that seeks to increase disaster preparedness in the region. Published in November ...

Rebecca Solnit’s brilliant new book documents and explains the other side of disasters ... Solnit shows how often the greatest post-disaster threats to human security and welfare come not from ...