The Excllence In Recovery Bookshelf Keeps Growing

I've got Ed Blakely's book checked out right now but haven't been able to bring myself to crack it open yet. Maybe I'll have slogged through it by the time the next self-congratulatory ghoul gets his published.

On his way out the door, the man who famously oversaw victim compensation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Virginia Tech shootings praised himself, his team, President Barack Obama and BP for a job well done.

"Right now I'm going to step back and return to teaching, write a book about BP and compensation and watch with great interest what transpires going forward in New Orleans," Feinberg said. "This has been a rollercoaster -- a very challenging, very successful program, and major credit is owed to the president for working with BP in getting the $20 billion fund established and great credit is owed to BP, too. I can think of no other situation in history where a company has stepped up and fronted $20 billion."

Congratulations to BP, the feds, and to Feinberg and his crew. Always good to remember who the real heroes are.

Here's a quick review of how our local disasters are bucking the trend and saving the publishing industry.


The Excellence In Recovery Library (Thus far)

How to Maximize FEMA Funding After a Natural Disaster by Veronica White

Deadly Indifference by Michael Brown

Katrina's Secrets (Vol. 1) by Ray Nagin

My Storm by Ed Blakely