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|  | Denaturalizing Disaster by Eric Klinenberg
On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index, which measures how the temperature actually feels on the body, would hit 126 degrees by the time the day was over. Meteorologists had been warning residents about a two-day heat wave, but these temperatures did not end that soon. When the heat wave broke a week later, city streets had buckled; the records for electrical use were shattered; and power grids had failed, leaving residents without electricity for up to two days. And by July 20, over seven hundred people had perished--more than twice the number that died in the Chicago Fire of 1871, twenty times the number of those struck by Hurricane Andrew in 1992--in the great Chicago heat wave, one of the deadliest in American history. Though we seldom hear about them, during a typical year more people die in heat waves in the United States than in all other natural disasters combined. Until now, no one could explain either the overwhelming number or the heartbreaking manner of the deaths resulting from the 1995 Chicago heat wave. Meteorologists and medical scientists have been unable to account for the scale of the trauma, and political officials have puzzled over the sources of the city's vulnerability. In Heat Wave, Eric Klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to conduct what he calls a social autopsy, examining the social, political, and institutional organs of the city that made this urban disaster so much worse than it ought to have been. Starting with the question of why so many people died at home alone, Klinenberg investigates why some neighborhoods experienced greater mortality than others, how the city government responded to the crisis, and how journalists, scientists, and public officials reported on and explained these events. Through a combination of years of fieldwork, extensive interviews, and archival research, Klinenberg uncovers how a number o AUTHOR: Eric Klinenberg
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Body Language & Emotion of Dogs by Myrna M. Milani
By mistaking territoriality for spite, dominant behavior for love, and making other false interpretations, owners often respond inappropriately to their dog's behavior. This book combines fact, practical experience, sensitivity and tolerance to help owners build better relationships with their dogs. AUTHOR: Myrna M. Milani
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals
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 | Chilton's Buick Century & Regal, 1975-87 by Chilton Automotives Editorial Staff
This repair manual includes a complete chapter on owner maintenance, expanded index to help you find whatever you want, up-to-date charts with every year of coverage, and every subject completely covered in one place where you can find it fast! AUTHOR: Chilton Automotives Editorial Staff
PUBLISHER: Thomson Learning
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Exploring for Shipwrecks by K. C. Smith
Description not available.Introduces the discipline of underwater archaeology and the techniques used to find and study submerged ships. AUTHOR: K. C. Smith
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Night of the Ninjas by Mary P. Osborne, Sal Murdocca
The magic tree house transports siblings Jack and Annie back in time to feudal Japan. AUTHOR: Mary P. Osborne, Sal Murdocca
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much by Ann Fay, Judith Vigna
A realistic story about Lisa, whose father is an alcoholic. AUTHOR: Ann Fay, Judith Vigna
PUBLISHER: Whitman, Albert & Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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