2007 Body of Knowledge Report - FEMA · Web viewTitle Author/Editor Year Publisher # of Selections Emergency Planning Perry & Lindell 2006 Wiley 16 Introduction to Emergency Management*

2008 Body of Knowledge Report:2008 Body of Knowledge Report:Emergency Management HigherEmergency Management Higher

Education Programs’ “Must Reads”Education Programs’ “Must Reads”FEMA Emergency ManagementFEMA Emergency Management

Higher Education ProjectHigher Education Project

Carol L. CwiakNorth Dakota State University

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Managementhttp://www.ndsu.edu/ndsu/em

P.O. Box 5075Fargo, ND 58105(701) 231-5847

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/em

Introduction

The annual Body of Knowledge survey is utilized to capture what the practitioner and

academic communities consider the top ten “must reads” for emergency management students.

Since 2006, the survey has alternated annually to survey either practitioners or academics. This

year, 2008, is the second time the survey has been administered to academics. The survey results

have historically shown that while some consensus can be arrived at on the top selections, the

bulk of selections have been selected only by a single program. This year, as in past years, a

large number of selections are single entries (only selected by one respondent), but the number of

single entries have decreased dramatically this year perhaps indicating a greater level of

consensus.

Methodology & Results

All of the institutions listed on the FEMA Higher Education Project webpage under the

College Lists as offering a certificate or degree program were solicited by email to submit their

top ten “must reads” (via the listed point-of-contact). In total, 120 institutions were solicited and

44 responses were received. Of the 120 institutions solicited, 12 of the point-of-contact persons

were either no longer valid or had incorrect contact data. Of the remaining 108 institutions, nine

(9) sent emails saying they did not feel they were capable of responding to the survey as they

either only taught one course or were the director of the program and not familiar with the

materials used in the coursework. Of the 44 responses received, five (5) contained no

selections, six (6) contained between one and five selections, ten (10) contained between six and

nine selections, and twenty-three (23) contained ten selections. In total, 340 selections were

submitted.

Of the five responses that listed no selections, the primary reason given was that the party

responding did not teach in the program (i.e., program director). One respondent could not

respond because their program had not run any emergency management courses due to low

enrollment which resulted in class cancellations. Programs offering both undergraduate and

graduate certificate and degree programs replied; the type or level of program did not

significantly affect the number of selections provided.

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To provide a better understanding of the data submitted, the five surveys that provided no

submissions will not be factored into the discussion below. All discussion regarding percentiles

will be based on an n of 39.

This year’s survey saw a number of new publications entering the list. Table 1 lists this

year’s top selections. The bolded entries are those that are appearing in the top ranks for the first

time (indeed, most are also making their first appearance on a Body of Knowledge list having

only recently been published). This year’s list has 208 list entries; 48% of the entries are specific

to one respondent (i.e., program). This is most startling comparatively to academia’s 85% single

entry rate percentage in 2006 and practitioner’s 73% single entry rate percentage in 2007. It

would appear from this year’s greatly reduced single entry rate percentage that greater consensus

on “must reads” may be developing.

Entries that have multiple editions have been asterisked to indicate that more than one edition

was referenced (the latest edition was listed). With the changing nature of emergency

management law and policy, many texts are updating frequently causing some consternation

amongst faculty. One respondent commented in reference to a popular emergency management

text saying,

“…they (book title omitted) change their book so much (minimal changes!) that students are getting really frustrated since they cannot sell their books back often. It’s a good money maker for them and I have tried to stick to older versions to save the students money (and since there is little difference there- I am capable of making updates)-but they actually discontinue them. The current version marks the last one I am buying. When it changes again – I am abandoning the book.”

Another concern shared by a respondent was the quality of texts available - calling them

“duplicative” and frustrated that they seemed to be “recycling the same ideas over and over

without any groundbreaking ideas”, the respondent posited that perhaps emergency management

needs to seek more ideas from “outside” the field. This year’s list does have many new entries

that have not been on the list in the past, which would suggest that programs are moving beyond

the standard textbook format. The entirety of the 2008 Body of Knowledge list follows Table 1

below.


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Table 1

Body of Knowledge 2008Body of Knowledge 2008Number of

Times Selected Percentage of Respondents

Selected

1 Emergency Planning (Perry & Lindell) 16 41%

2 Introduction to Emergency Management (Haddow & Bullock) 12 31%

3 Disasters By Design: A Reassessment of Natural Disasters in the U.S.(Mileti)

Emergency Management: Concepts and Strategies for Effective Programs (Canton)

Emergency Management: The American Experience (Rubin)

9 23%

4 Introduction to Emergency Management (Lindell, Prater & Perry) 8 21%

5 The 9/11 Commission Report 7 18%

6 Emergency Management Principles and Practices for Local Government*(Waugh & Tierney) 6 15%

7 At Risk: Natural Hazards, People’s Vulnerability and Disasters (Wisner, et al.)

Disaster Response and Recovery (McEntire)

Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the U.S.(Tierney, Lindell, Perry)

Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters (Waugh)

National Response Framework (NRF)

Technology in Emergency Management (Pine)

5 13%

8 NIMS

The Edge of Disaster (Flynn)

4 10%

Title Author/Editor Year Publisher # of

SelectionsEmergency Planning Perry & Lindell 2006 Wiley 16Introduction to Emergency Management* Haddow & Bullock, et al. 2007 Elsevier Inc. 12Disasters By Design: A Reassessment of Natural Disasters in the United States Mileti 1999 National Academies Press 9Emergency Management: Concepts and Strategies for Effective Programs Canton 2007 Wiley 9Emergency Management: The American Experience Rubin 2007 PERI 9Introduction to Emergency Management Lindell, Prater & Perry 2007 Wiley 8

The 9/11 Commission Report

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon

the United States 2004 U.S. Government 7Emergency Management: Principles and Practices for Local Government* Waugh & Tierney 2007

International City/County Management Association 6

At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters

Wisner, Blakie, Piers, Cannon & Davis 2004 Routledge 5

Disaster Response and Recovery McEntire 2007 Wiley 5Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States Tierney, Lindell & Perry 2001 Joseph Henry Press 5Living with Hazards, Dealing with Disasters: An Introduction to Emergency Management Waugh 2000 M.E. Sharpe Publishers 5National Response Framework FEMA/DHS 2007 U.S. Government 5Technology in Emergency Management Pine 2007 Wiley 5National Incident Management System (NIMS) FEMA/DHS 2004 U.S. Government 4The Edge of Disaster Flynn 2007 Random House 4Disaster Hits Home: New Policy for Urban Housing Recovery Comerio 1998

University of California Press 3

FEMA/DHS material online FEMA/DHS U.S. Government 3

Handbook of Disaster ResearchRodriguez, Quarantelli &

Dynes 2007 Springer 3Introduction to Homeland Security Haddow & Bullock, et al 2005 Elsevier Inc. 3The Great Influenza Barry 2004 Penguin Books 3National Incident Management System: Principles and Practice Walsh, et al. 2005 Jones & Bartlett 3


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Response to Disaster Fischer 1998 University Press of America 3

System Under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics Kettl 2007 CQ Press 3American Hazardscapes Cutter 2001 Joseph Henry Press 2Avoiding Disaster: How to Keep Your Business Going When Catastrophe Strikes Laye 2002 John Wiley & Sons 2

Beyond Initial ResponseDeal, Bettencourt, Huyck &

Merrick 2006 Authorhouse 2Handbook of Crisis Emergency Management Farazmand 2001 Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of Disasters

Peacock, Morrow & Gladwin 1997 Routledge 2

Leadership Giuliani 2002 Miramax Books 2Methods of Disaster Research Stallings 2002 Xlibris 2NFPA 1600 NFPA 2004 NFPA 2National Response Plan (NRP) FEMA/DHS 2005 U.S. Government 2Natural Hazards and Disasters Hyndman & Hyndman 2006 Thomson Brooks/Cole 2NIMS: Incident Command System Field Guide Jones 2006 InforMed 2Paying the Price: The Status and Role of Insurance Against Natural Disasters in the United States Kunreuther & Roth 1998 Joseph Henry Press 2Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction Schwab, et al. 1998

American Planning Association 2

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act U.S. Government 2SLG-101 - Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning FEMA/DHS 1996 U.S. Government 2

Stronger in the Broken Places Witt 2002Times Books:

Henry Holt and Co. 2The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management* Hiles 2007 John Wiley & Sons 2

The Politics of Crisis ManagementBoin, Hart, Stern &

Sundelius 2005 Cambridge Press 2When Terrorism Strikes Home, Defending the United States Fagin 2006 Allyn & Bacon 2


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A World Ignited Tolchin & Tolchin 2006 Rowman & Littlefield

Publishing Inc. 1After Daybreak: Liberation of Bergen-Melsen, 1945 Shephard 2005 Schocken 1After Disaster: Agenda Setting, Public Policy and Focusing Events Birkland 1997

Georgetown University Press 1

America the Vulnerable Flynn 2004 Harper Collins 1

Americans at Risk Redlener 2006 Knopf 1

Among the Heroes Longman 2001 Harper-Collins 1

Arlington County After Action Report Titan Systems Corporation U.S. Government 1Beyond Maps: GIS & Decision Making in Local Government O'Looney 2000 ESRI Press 1

Biohazard Alibek 1999 Delta 1

Budgeting: A Guide for Local Government Bland & Rubin 1997International City

Management Association 1Buildings at Risk: Wind Design Basics for Practicing Architects

American Institute of Architects 1992

American Institute of Architects 1

Business At Risk: How To Assess, Mitigate and Respond to Terrorist Threats Quinley & Schmidt 2002

The National Underwriter Company 1

Business Continuity Management - Part 1: Code of Practice BS 25999-1:2006 & Part 2: Specifications BS 25999-2:2007 British Standards Institute 2007 British Standards Institute 1Business Continuity Planning: Protecting Your Organization's Life Doughty 2000 CRC Press 1

Catastrophe and Culture Hoffman & Oliver-Smith 2002 SAR Press 1

Chaos Organization & Disaster Management Kirschenbaum 2003 Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1Civil Liberties vs. National security in a Post-9/11 World

Darmer, Baird & Rosenbaum 2004 Prometheus Books 1


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Collective Behavior Locher 2002 Prentice Hall 1Communicating Environmental Risk in Multiethnic Communities Lindell & Perry 2004 Sage 1

Communicating UncertaintyFriedman, Dunwoody &

Rogers 1999 Laurence Erlbaum 1Community Preparedness and Response to Terrorism Johnson, Ledlow & Cwiek 2005 Praeger Publishers 1

Confronting Catastrophe: A GIS Handbook Greene 2002 ESRI Press 1Coordinating Disaster Management and Prevention in Hawaii Prizzia 2006

Disaster Management and Prevention 1

Counter-Terrorism after 9/11: Justice, Security and Ethics Reconsidered Crank & Gregor 2005

LexisNexis/Anderson Publishing 1

Countering the New TerrorismLesser, Hoffman, Arquilla &

Ronfeldt 2008 Rand Publications 1

Criminal Investigation Brown 2001 Butterworth-Heinemann 1

Crisis Communications Fearn-Banks 2001 Lawrence Erlbaum 1Crisis Leadership: Planning for the Unthinkable Mitroff 2003 Wiley 1

Critical Infrastructure in Homeland Security Lewis 2006 Wiley 1Defining Terrorism: Is One Man's Terrorist Another Man's Freedom Fighter Ganor 2002

Police Practice and Research 1

Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security Cooper & Block 2006 Times Books 1

Disaster Management Handbook Pinkowski 2008 Taylor & Francis 1

Disaster Medicine Cittone 2006 Mosby 1

Disaster Recovery Handbook Wallace & Webber 2004 AMACON 1Disaster Recovery Planning: Preparing for the Unthinkable Northouse 2008 Sage 1


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Disaster Recovery: Principles and Practice Wells, et al. 2007 Prentice Hall 1

Disaster Recovery Testing Rothstein 1995 Rothstein Associates Inc. 1Disaster Response Operations and Management McEntire 2005 FEMA/U.S. Government 1Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination Auf der Heide 1989 Mosby 1Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management (Higher Ed Electronic Textbook) McEntire 2006 FEMA/U.S. Government 1

Earth System Science in the Anthropocene Ehlers & Kraft 2006 Springer Verlag 1Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster Davis 1998 Vintage Books 1

Effective Supervisory PracticesInternational City

Management Association 2005International City

Management Association 1

Emergency Incident Management Systems Molino 2006 John Wiley & Sons 1

EMAP Standard EMAP 2007Emergency Management

Accreditation Program 1

Emergency Operations: EOC Design Fagel 2008 Chicago Spectrum Press 1Emergency Response and Emergency Management Law Nicholson 2003 Charles C. Thomas 1Emerging Risks in the 21st Century: Agenda for Action OECD 2004 OECD 1

EPA policies EPA EPA 1

EPCRA MaterialsEnvironmental Protection

Agency U.S. Government 1Essentials of Terrorism-Concepts and Controversies Martin 2008 Sage 1

Everything in its Path Erickson 1978 Simon and Schuster 1Exercise Alternatives for Training Emergency Management Command Center Staffs Green 2000 Universal Publishers 1


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Extreme Weather events and Public Health Responses Kirch, Menne & Beryollini 2005 Springer Verlag 1Fear Loss: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, and Security In a Time of Terrorism DeBecker 2002 Little, Brown and Company 1

FEMA - EMI self-study coursework FEMA/DHS U.S. Government 1

FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plans FEMA/DHS U.S. Government 1FEMA 501: National Incident Management System (Draft) FEMA/DHS 2007 U.S. Government 1

Fever 1793 Anderson 2002 Aladdin 1

Fire Service Personnel Management Edwards 2002 Brady/Prentice Hall 1

Fundamentals of Emergency Management FEMA U.S. Government 1

Getting To Know Arc GIS ESRI 2006 ESRI Press 1

Global Public Health Communication Haider 2007 Jones & Bartlett 1Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Planning Operations FEMA 1996 U.S. Government 1

Handbook of Crisis Emergency Management Farazmand 2001 Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1

Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Eschelbauch & Brower 2007 Wiley 1

Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident Noll, Hildebrand &Yvorra 2005IFSTA Fire Protection

Publications 1Hazardous Materials Regulations Response & Site Operations Gantt, Schnepp & Gnatt 2008 Delmar 1

Hiroshima Hersey 1989 Vintage Books 1

Holistic Disaster Recovery PERI 2005 PERI 1Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) DHS 2007 U.S. Government 1


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Homeland Security Law and Policy Biden & Nicholson 2005 Charles C. Thomas 1Imperfect Federalism: The Intergovernmental Partnership for Homeland Security Eisinger 2006

Public Administration Review 1

Implementing NFPA 1600 National Preparedness Standard Schmidt 2007 NFPA 1

Improving Risk Communication National Research Council 1989 National Academy Press 1In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror Pyszcynski 2003

American Psychological Association 1

In the Wake of Disaster Koenig 2006Templeton Foundation

Press 1

Incident Management

Center for Safety and Emergency Response

Training 2002


Training 1

Incident Safety Officer


Training 2002


Training 1Information Security Policies, Procedures, and Standards: Guidelines for Effective Information Security Management Peltier 2001 Auerbach 1Inside Terrorism, Revised and Expanded Edition Hoffman 2006 Columbia university Press 1Introduction to Emergency Management (Higher Ed Electronic Textbook) FEMA/DHS U.S. Government 1

Introduction to Fire Protection Klinoff 2002 Delmar 1Introduction to Homeland Security: Understanding Terrorism with an Emergency Management Perspective McEntire 2008 Wiley 1Introduction to International Disaster Management Coppola 2006 Butterworth-Heinemann 1Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology Chiles 2002 Harper Business 1

Jane's Facility Security HandbookFenn, Flynn, Taylor &

Moore 2006 Jane's Information Group 1


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Lessons of Disaster Birkland 2006Georgetown University

Press 1

Living With Risk, UNISDR Report UNISDR 2004 UNISDR 1Lunatic Wind: Surviving the Storm of the Century Fox 1992 Algonquin 1

Managing Crises Before They Happen Mitroff & Anagnos 2000 Amacom 1Measuring Disaster Preparedness: A Practical Guide to Indicator Development and Application O'Leary 2004 Universe, Inc. 1Media Relations for Public Safety Professionals Brown Jones & Bartlett 1

Mennonite Disaster Service Manual Mennonite Disaster Service 2006 Mennonite Disaster Service 1Mission Improbable: Using Fantasy Documents to Tame Disaster Clarke 1999 University of Chicago Press 1

National Infrastructure Protection Plan DHS 2005 U.S. Government 1

National Planning Scenarios Homeland Security Council 2005 U.S. Government 1

National Preparedness Guidelines DHS 2007 U.S. Government 1

Natural Disasters Abbott 2004 McGraw-Hill 1

Natural Hazard Mitigation Godschalk, et al. 1999 Island Press 1

New Rational Manager Kepner 1997 Trepner Kepner 1

Night Fall DeMille 2004 Time-Warner 1

Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds Pomerantz 2001 Three Rivers Press 1North American Emergency Response Guidebook U.S. DOT 2008 U.S. Government 1Occupational Safety and Health in the Emergency Services Angle 2004 Thompson/Delmar 1


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PDR Guide to Biological and Chemical Warfare Response Sifton 2002 Thomson 1Perils of a Restless Planet: Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters Ezembrowski 1997 Cambridge University Press 1

Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization Brown 2008 Norton Books 1Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crisis in Megacities Inam 2005 Routledge 1

Power Down Heinberg 2004 New Society Publishers 1

Preparing for Terrorism Buck 2003 Thomson/Delmar Learning 1Principles of Emergency Planning and Management Alexander 2002 Oxford University Press 1Public Administration Review - Special Issue: Dedicated to the Public Servants, Citizens and Friends of Democracy Who Lost Their Lives on September 11, 2001 PAR 2002 PAR 1Public Administration Review - Special Supplementary Issue (Volume 67): Administrative Failure in the Wake of Katrina PAR 2007 PAR 1Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice Guide Landesman 2005

American Public Health Association 1

Publication Manual Of the American Psychological Association



Reflections on Homeland Security and American Federalism Nivola 2002 Brookings 1Responding to Crisis: A Rhetorical Approach to Crisis Communication Miller & Health 2003 Lawrence Erlbaum 1Rising From the Ashes: Development Strategies in Times of Disaster Anderson & Woodrow 1998 Lynne Renner Publishers 1Risk Communication: A Handbook for Communicating Environmental, Safety and Health Risks Lundgren & McMakin 2004 Battelle Press 1

Rules and Tools for Leaders Smith 2002 Perigree Books 1


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Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures Ness 2006 Wiley 1Shared Risk: Complex Systems in Seismic Response Comfort 1999 Pergamon 1Shelter from the Storm: Repairing the National Emergency Management System after Hurricane Katrina Waugh 2006 Sage 1

Social Theories of Risk Krimsky & Golding 1992 Praeger Publishers 1State and local emergency management websites State and local government State and local government 1Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Bryson 2004 Jossey-Bass 1

Target Capabilities List DHS 2007 U.S. Government 1Teamwork: What Must Go Right/What Can Go Wrong Larson & LaFasto 1989 Sage 1

Terrorism and Homeland Security Purpura 2007 Butterworth-Heinemann 1

Terrorism and Homeland Security White 2006Wadsworth Thomsen

Learning 1Terrorism and Public Health: A balanced Approach to Strengthening Systems and Protecting People Levy & Sidel 2007

American Public Health Association 1

Terrorism Today Simonsen & Spindlove 2007 Pearson/Prentice Hall 1

The BCI Good Practice GuidelinesBusiness Continuity

Institute 2007Business Continuity

Institute 1The Emerging Role of the Public Sector in Managing Extreme Events: Lessons Learned Kapucu & Van Wart 2006 Administration & Society 1

The Environment as Hazard Burton, et al. 1993 Guilford 1The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned White House 2006 U.S. Government 1The Gendered Terrain of Disaster: Through Women's Eyes Enarson & Morrow 1998 Praeger Publishing 1

The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Brinkley 2006 William Morrow 1


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Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

The Future of Life Wilson 2002 Vintage Books 1

The Hammer Rings Hope Detweiler 2000 Herald Press 1

The Loma Prieta Earthquake Wilson 1991International City/County

Management Association 1

The Looming Tower Wright 2005 Knopf 1

The Mathematics of Natural Catastrophes Woo 1999World Scientific Publishing

Company 1

The National Strategy for Homeland Security DHS U.S. Government 1The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities Perrow 2005 Princeton University Press 1

The Professional Emergency Manager Drabek 1987University of Colorado

Natural Hazards 1The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage Sheffi 2004 MIT Press 1

The Security Handbook Purpura 2002 Butterworth-Heinemann 1

The Social Amplification of RiskPidgeon, Kasperson &

Slovic 2003 Cambridge University Press 1

The Storm Van Heerden 2006 Penguin Group 1

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Kuhn 1996 University of Chicago Press 1The United States Department of Homeland Security Collins & White 2005 Pearson Custom Publishing 1The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disaster and Social Resilience Pelling 2003 Earthscan Publications 1Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves Jenkins 2006 RAND Corporation 1Unconventional Crises, Unconventional Responses: Reforming Leadership in the Age of Catastrophic Crisis and Hypercomplexity Kagadec 2007

Johns Hopkins University Press 1


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Understanding Public Policy Dye 2007 Prentice Hall 1Understanding Research Methods, An Overview of the Essentials Patten 2007 Pyrczak Publishing 1Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues Martin 2006 Sage 1

Unnatural Disasters Abramovitz 2001 Worldwatch Institute 1

Weapons of Mass Destruction & Terrorism Forest 2008 McGraw Hill 1

What is a Disaster? Perry & Quarantelli 2005 Xlibris Corporation 1

When Disaster Strikes Raphael 1986 Basic Books 1

When Disaster Strikes Home Beren 2004 EPEI Publishing 1


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