
When the Ground Shakes
- Soft cover
- 244 pages
- 1.836 lbs
Item #41-3276
The 2023 earthquake in Turkey and Syria
On February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people and affecting millions more. The damage and suffering was widespread and devastating.
The author, Shawn Martin, woke up in the middle of this dreadful nightmare. His personal story is one of the 15 firsthand accounts in this book.
As you read the heartbreaking stories and look at the pictures of destruction, you will be transported into these survivors' shoes. You may never experience an earthquake, but after reading When the Ground Shakes, you will know what it feels like.
Contents
- Dedication and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. One Dark Night
- 2. The Right Jacket
- 3. A Shaken Theory
- 4. Alone in the Darkness
- 5. The Broken Chain
- 6. "Can You Save Our Daddy?"
- 7. To Rescue the Perishing
- 8. In a Moment's Time
- 9. Project Corba
- 10. Severed Hope
- 11. The Invincible Falls
- 12. Ayleen's Regret
- 13. My Home, a Tent
- 14. Twenty Seconds
- 15. The One to Blame
- Ten Months After the Quake
- About the Author
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