The Devil Never Sleeps
Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters

Anybody who's lived through the past few years of The Circumstances, Covid-19, supply chain disruptions, and the shockwaves of natural disaster, war, and terrorism at various distances, probably has a sense that disasters are going to be permanent and ongoing. Kayyem has an interesting CV. While she......more

I felt that this was informative book that looks directly at disasters and how to deal with them. What I found interesting was that the author delved into tragedies, crisis, and disasters - where things went wrong and the inevitability of more disasters to come. But she was not nihilistic, this is n......more

This book has a lot of pluses. It’s informative and interesting. The author is knowledgeable and has a very strong point about preparation. But it’s very, very slow moving and extremely repetitive. This, I assume, comes from the author’s frustration at the world not listening or paying attention the......more

This book is right up my alley. I'm disaster and emergency minded. Maybe I should go after her job. She ends the book with an anecdote of her being on a train heading toward NY as the twin towers had been hit. She decided to exit the train and turn back and strongly urged others to do so as well wit......more

Fascinating, approachable book with lots of memorable aphorisms and phrases: “less bad is good,” “assume the boom,” “left of boom,” “right of boom.” Minimizing damage after the boom is win. Hopeful. Encouraging planning for both before and after boom.......more