Author : Cormac O'Brien
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 33,91 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780439384735
A chronological account of the world's biggest disasters in a newspaper format, plus activities and facts about each time period.
Author : Rebecca Solnit
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1101459018
The author of Men Explain Things to Me explores the moments of altruism and generosity that arise in the aftermath of disaster Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natural?people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? And what does this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet social desires and possibilities? In A Paradise Built in Hell, award-winning author Rebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, looking at major calamities from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco through the 1917 explosion that tore up Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She examines how disaster throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration during crisis. This is a timely and important book from an acclaimed author whose work consistently locates unseen patterns and meanings in broad cultural histories.
Author : Candace Calvert
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 19,35 MB
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1414348053
Charge nurse Erin Quinn escaped personal turmoil to work on the peaceful California coast. But when a hazardous material spill places Pacific Mercy Hospital on disaster status and stresses staff, she’s put to the test. And thrown into conflict with the fire department’s handsome incident commander, who thinks her strategy is out of line. Fire Captain Scott McKenna has felt the toxic effects of tragedy; he’s learned to go strictly by the book to advance his career, heal his family, and protect his wounded heart. When he’s forced to team with the passionately determined ER charge nurse, sparks fly. As they work to save lives, can they handle the attraction kindled between them . . . without getting burned?
Author : Thomas J. Moore
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 29,77 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
This hard-hitting expose does for prescription drugs what "Silent Spring" did for pesticides, revealing the hidden dangers of the most commonly prescribed medications--and what the consumer can do to minimize the risks of serious side effects.
Author : Ginger Zee
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 29,91 MB
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1368012310
ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee pulls back the curtain on her life in Natural Disaster. Ginger grew up in small-town Michigan where she developed an obsession with weather as a young girl. Ginger opens up about her lifelong battle with crippling depression, her romances that range from misguided to dangerous, and her tumultuous professional path. This cyclone of stories may sound familiar to some—it's just that Ginger's personal tempests happened while she was covering some of the most devastating storms in recent history, including a ferocious tornado that killed a legend in the meteorology field. This book is for all the mistake makers who have learned to forgive others and themselves—even in the aftermath of man-made, or in this case Zee-made, disasters. It's a story that every young woman should read, a story about finding love and finding it in yourself. Beloved by Good Morning America's audience, Ginger is a daily presence for millions. Zee's gained fame for her social media presence which is as unfiltered as Natural Disaster—from baby barf to doggy doo-doo. She's shattered the glass ceiling for women in meteorology, but admits here first, she's the one natural disaster she couldn't have forecast.
Author : Marty Steffens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 22,3 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0805861661
Reporting Disaster on Deadline delves into the coverage of crises, considering practical issues and providing guidance in preparing for and responding to calamities. It offers a concise overview of disaster coverage for journalism academics and practitioners, serving not as a "how to" handbook but as a "how to prepare" reference to be utilized before a crisis occurs. --
Author : Bob Cavnar
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 38,80 MB
Release : 2010-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1603583173
Disaster on the Horizon is a behind-the-scenes investigative look at the worst oil well accident in US history, which led to the current environmental and economic catastrophe on the Gulf Coast. Cavnar uses his 30 years in the business to take readers inside the disaster, exposing the decisions leading up to the blowout and the immediate aftermath. It includes personal accounts of the survivors, assembled from testimony during various investigations, as well as personal interviews with survivors, witnesses, and family. It also provides a layman's look at the industry, its technology, people, and risks. It deconstructs events and decisions made by BP, Transocean, and the US Government before and after the disaster, and the effects of those decisions, both good and bad. Cavnar explains what happened in the Gulf, explores how we arrived at deep water drilling in the first place and then charts a course for how to avoid these disasters in the future.
Author : Robert Powers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 44,77 MB
Release : 2010-05-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1139487949
The effects of a disaster on healthcare can range from conditions that immediately besiege the system with large numbers of patients, to catastrophes that strain its long-term sustainability. Nurses, as frontline health professionals, must have an understanding of the situations they may face before, during and after a disaster and they must develop the skills and strategies to provide effective and immediate care. International Disaster Nursing is the first truly comprehensive and internationally focused resource to address the diversity of issues and myriad scenarios that nurses and other health personnel could encounter during a disaster event. This text defines the many roles of the nurse within a multidisciplinary team, and aids the implementation of the community's disaster plans in a crisis. With an alarming increase in the occurrence of disasters in the last decade, International Disaster Nursing is the hallmark text in the field.
Author : Jim Cobb
Publisher : Ulysses Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 17,85 MB
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1612432190
Reviews life-saving steps for keeping alive in the event of a catastrophic disaster, covering such topics as acquiring and storing water, building a shelf-stable food supply, strengthening home security, and treating illnesses.
Author : John Rousmaniere
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,28 MB
Release : 2002-04-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780071377959
An exploration of loss and survival by one of America's finest nautical writers After the Storm is John Rousmaniere's most ambitious work ever, the unique expression of a master storyteller and authority on seamanship who has survived storms at sea. Each of the book's stories of seafaring disastermany little known, all exciting and of deep human interestpresents a broad human drama. Rousmaniere tells of the hopes and choices that put these sailors in harm's way. He takes readers into the gales themselves with authoritative knowledge of horrific weather and the split-second decisions that seamen must make. Finally, he explores the consequences of these disasters for survivors, rescuers, families, communities, and in some cases nations. The pursuit of these elusive strands leads the reader deep into our ambivalent relationship with the sea as both "destroyer and preserver."
