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49.13% of people buy Earthquake - Christchurch 22 Feb 2011 (Book + DVD) and You Know You're From Christchurch When... ~ Paperback ~ Bruce Raines.
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"Great book,sad memories"
I was living in Christchurch at the time of Sep&feb earthquake so I experience it all&many aftershocks till I moved away in June,an event of such devastation that I will never forget EVER.The Press have put together a brilliant book of such a tragic event,the photo's some of which I've never seen are amazing,the shock&scared looks on people's faces is so heart wrenching,the articles&comments brought me to tears,a beautiful book but such a devastating&sad event.
"Fantastic!"
Being a Christchurch-born kiwi this book means so much to me. I'm still reading the book, the photo's are of a fantastic quality and I recognize so many buildings, the cathedral in the square, the cathedral in Barbadoes Street (where I was baptized) and so much more. The dvd made me quite emotional. What has happened to my beautiful hometown, I can't believe it. I will treasure this book and dvd for the rest of my life. A big thank you to The Press.
"Fantastic service. Cannot fault it."
I ordered and paid for this book to be delivered to my Sister in Melbourne.
Super cheap postage and very quick delivery. She was equally as impressed as
I was. Terrific service to all at Mighty Ape. I am highly recommending you to
everyone once again.
Thanks very much, until next time.
"Memories."
Having lived through this day, I wanted something to show future generations. It's very well done. Brought back a lot of memories.
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DVD includes footage taken 10 minutes after the quake, many personal stories plus the incredible footage that screened at the Day of Remembrance.
Content includes:
* Prelude to a disaster - What Christchurch was doing on February 22. How the debate of the September 4/Boxing Day quakes was continuing, how those events had shaped lives.
* The Event - First hand accounts, the effect on buildings/people. How different areas of the city were affected - Lyttelton/Sumner/Redcliffs. CTV/Forsythe Barr/Pyne Gould Buildings.
* An overview of the first hours after the main tremor, extending it into the first night. The official response. The international response.
* The science of the earthquake - where centred, duration, energy released etc. Lots of graphs, maps and data.
* Survivors stories - the mounting death toll, stories of tragedy and heroism, loss of heritage buildings, Grand Chancellor Hotel, international and local response (hospitals, search teams etc)
* The aftermath, the search and rescue/recovery, the civil defence team, the emerging toll, the stories (The Bagpipe Kid, babies born, Farmy army), eastern suburbs claims of being forgotten, the student army, I thought you were dead column, looters in court.
* Through to the Day Of Remembrance "Grief is the price we pay for love" (Prince William)
* The rebuilding of Christchurch.
Author Biography
The Press photographers and journalists
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Having been in the city centre on the 22nd of feb I found this book a superb account of that terrible day. There is an array of visuals that illustrate well the damage that occured and the wording is well written. There is a good explanation of what happened in the city before during and after the shake as well as going into the science of the event.
What will stay with you is the dvd footage. There is some very graphic footage of cashel street in the aftermath. Seeing all this and hearing the alarms and sirens brought the memory of the day back and was a very emotional watch.