So, in the interest of lightening the mood, here's my list of all time favorite disaster books. Most of these I first read at an impressionable age, say 30, so they contributed mightily to my warped belief system. On The Beach, Nevil Shute A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr. O-Zone, Paul Theroux And my all-time favorite Lucifer's Hammer, Niven & Pournelle Mary