Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming, and How to Prevent Them historical fiction For most of human history

For most of human history the rules of power were clear: power was something to be seized

heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart -- one of PBS's "Great American Reads"

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Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming, and How to Prevent Them historical fiction For most of human historyMost events that catch us by surprise are both predictable and preventable, but we consistently miss the warning signs. This book shows why such predictable surprises place us all at risk and shows how we can understand, anticipate, and prevent them before disaster strikes.