The geography of risk: epic storms, rising seas, and the costs of America's coasts

Part I. Building the modern coast ; Troubled waters ; The deal of the century ; Blue-collar houses ; Manufacturing dirt ; Five-high : the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962

Part II. The political economy of water ; The Bantam mayor ; A brief shining moment ; The revolt at St. Francis ; Tipping point

Part III. Disaster capitalism : catastrophies, subsidies, and bailouts ; Acts of God and man ; Federalizing disasters ; A flood of trouble ; The secret history of sand ; The unluckiest island in America

Part IV. The coming storm : fat tails, rising water, and the nature of risk ; Building a better hurricane ; A finger in the dike ; Drowning fast and slow ; The problem with the bays.