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THE VORTEX - SCOTT CARNEY JASON MIKLIAN GEBUNDEN

LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE AN AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOK
IN NONFICTION [A] tremendous new book. -The Boston Globe Carney and Miklian write vividly in
the fashion of a cinematic disaster flick. -The Washington Post The deadliest storm in modern
history ripped Pakistan in two and led the world to the brink of nuclear war when American and
Soviet forces converged in the Bay of Bengal In November 1970  a storm set a collision course
with the most densely populated coastline on Earth. Over the course of just a few hours  the
Great Bhola Cyclone would kill 500 000 people and begin a chain reaction of turmoil  genocide 
and war. The Vortex is the dramatic story of how that storm sparked a country to revolution.
Bhola made landfall during a fragile time  when Pakistan was on the brink of a historic
election. The fallout ignited a conflagration of political intrigue  corruption  violence 
idealism  and bravery that played out in the lives of tens of millions of Bangladeshis. Authors
Scott Carney and Jason Miklian take us deep into the story of the cyclone and its aftermath 
told through the eyes of the men and women who lived through it  including the infamous
president of Pakistan  General Yahya Khan  and his close friend Richard Nixon  American expats
Jon and Candy Rhode  soccer star-turned-soldier Hafiz Uddin Ahmad  and a young Bengali
revolutionary  Mohammed Hai. Thrillingly paced and written with incredible detail  The Vortex
is not just a story about the painful birth of a new nation but also a universal tale of
resilience and liberation in the face of climate emergency that affects every single person on
the planet.

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