{"product_id":"9798887981437-words-whispered-in-water","title":"Words Whispered in Water, Anniversary","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020 Nautilus Silver Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 New Release in Civil Engineering \u0026amp; Environmental, Urban \u0026amp; City Planning, Development, and Disaster Relief\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the aftermath of one of the worst disasters in US history, \u003ci\u003eWords Whispered in Water\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of one woman’s fight—against all odds—to expose a mammoth federal agency—and win. This anniversary edition, released twenty years after the devastating storm, includes a brand new foreword by Jordan Chariton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a horror story, a mystery, and a David-and-Goliath story all in one. In 2005, the entire world watched as a major US city was nearly wiped off the map. The levees ruptured and New Orleans drowned. But while newscasters attributed the New Orleans flood to “natural catastrophes” and other types of disasters, citizen investigator Sandy Rosenthal set out to expose the true culprit and compel the media and government to tell the truth. This is the true story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the protective steel flood-walls broke, the Army Corps of Engineers—with cooperation from big media—turned the blame on natural disasters. In the chaotic aftermath, Rosenthal uncovers the US corruption and big media at its root. Follow this New Orleans hero as she exposes the federal agency’s egregious design errors and eventually changes the narrative surrounding the New Orleans flood. In this engaging and revealing tale of man versus nature and man versus man, \u003cem\u003eWords Whispered in Water\u003c\/em\u003e proves that the power of a single individual is alive and well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you enjoyed books like \u003cem\u003eThe Johnstown Flood\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBreach of Faith\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Great Deluge\u003c\/em\u003e, then \u003cem\u003eWords Whispered in Water\u003c\/em\u003e is your next read!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56740727488886,"sku":"9798887981437","price":18.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38917802_00aa02ed-8355-42b3-9c64-839d495047e1.jpg?v=1764812999","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9798887981437-words-whispered-in-water","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}