Amanda Ripley Author of The Unthinkable

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Event Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009

Honolulu in January

Hardship post. I’ll be talking about disaster behavior on January 22, 2009, at the Pacific Preparedness Conference in Waikiki.

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Event Date: Friday, January 23, 2009

20/20 and The Unthinkable

Tune in on January 23rd for an ABC News 20/20 special about disaster survivors—featuring stories from THE UNTHINKABLE.

I sat down with host Elizabeth Vargas to talk about the book a few weeks ago in New York, and I was very impressed. She and her team have done a great deal of work to track down some of the characters in the book and survivors of other major catastrophes.

There’s just no way around it: TV can capture this subject in a way that print cannot. I look forward to seeing…

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Event Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009

San Diego in February

On February 19, I’ll be giving a talk at the Public Health Preparedness Conference in San Diego.

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Event Date: Monday, March 9, 2009

Orlando in March

I’m going to Disney World. I’ll be talking about the book and disaster behavior at InfoSec World on March 9. Please let me know if you’ll be in the neighborhood!

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Event Date: Monday, March 16, 2009

The Unthinkable in Italy

Sperling will publish The Unthinkable in Italy in March 2009. 

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Event Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The Unthinkable in Germany

Just found out that The Unthinkable will hit Germany in Spring 2009.

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Event Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Unthinkable in Paperback

Good news! The Unthinkable comes out in paperback on June 16, 2009. Still working on the new cover, but it should be out just in time for Father’s Day. 

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Event Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The Unthinkable in Poland

Just got word that the book will be published in Poland, as well! Coming in September 2009. 

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