Author : Claire Henry
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 33,65 MB
Release : 1900-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1477761616
Thousands of United States citizens are killed on the job every year despite the safety laws and regulations that have been set in place to prevent work-related deaths. Discover what the most dangerous jobs are, what it is that makes them so hazardous, and how they compare to each other with concise and up-to-date facts. This book includes a variety of charts and infographics.
Author : Paula Reid
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 19,38 MB
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0857657690
Do you find yourself daydreaming about a glamorous occupation, such as a racing driver, an astronaut or a stunt double? This compelling book unravels the mysteries and exposes the pitfalls of the world’s most dangerous jobs, giving a fascinating insight into the working lives of those who regularly stare death in the face.
Author : Connie Colwell Miller
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 28,3 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429639318
Describes deadly jobs and what makes them dangerous.
Author : June English
Publisher : Apple
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 28,86 MB
Release : 1998-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780590897518
Describes such dangerous jobs as smoke jumper, undercover cop, test pilot, and epidemiologist and presents brief interviews with people who hold these risky jobs.
Author : Antony Loveless
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 28,78 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778750949
The role of bodyguard or close protection officer" is highly misunderstood. In action films, threats are obvious: ski-mask wearing gunmen fire at the client from a speeding black Suburban truck. In real life, threats may be harder to assess. If a crowd of unarmed protesters blocks the client's access to his or her car as well as the building they are being escorted to, this poses a threat. However, bodyguards have no legal right to use force in a public place unless they are being attacked. Usually bodyguards are the ones who call the police. This interesting new book examines the different types of bodyguard - police, military and civilian; their training; typical roles; the equipment they use; weapons; bodyguards and the law; evasive driving; and life as a bodyguard.
Author : Tim O'Shei
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 33,80 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736864381
"Describes 10 of the world's most dangerous jobs in a countdown format"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Antony Loveless
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,67 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778750963
Learn about the men and women who engage enemy aircraft, fly over enemy territory, and operate complex weapons.
Author : Abigail Gehring
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 2009-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1602396205
Presents brief descriptions of hazardous jobs, covering the risks involved and pay rates for positions as a smoke jumper, CIA agent, bomb squad technician, roofer, and more, and includes Web sites to consult for additional information.
Author : Andy Hillstrand
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 14,65 MB
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0345504127
Every Alaskan king crab season, brothers Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand risk their lives and seek their fortunes upon the treacherous waters of the Bering Sea. Sons of a hard-bitten, highly successful fisherman, and born with brine in their blood, the Hillstrand boys couldn’t imagine a life without a swaying deck underfoot and a harvest of mighty king crabs waiting to be pulled from the ocean floor. In pursuit of their daily catch, the brothers brave ice floes and heaving waves sixty feet high, the perils of thousand-pound steel traps thrown about by the punishing wind, and the constant menace of the open, hungry water—epitomized in the chorus of a haunting sailors’ sing-along: “Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware.” By turns raucous and reflective, exhilarating and anguished, enthralling, suspenseful, and wise, Time Bandit chronicles a larger-than-life love affair as old as civilization itself—a love affair between striving, willful man and inscrutable, enduring nature.
Author : Elaine Landau
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 31,12 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 146771027X
Imagine yourself parachuting from a plane straight into a raging forest fire, or racing against the clock to disarm a ticking bomb while enemy forces lurk around you. For some people, this is just a typical day at work. They have some of the world's deadliest jobs...and you're about to join them! Explore these high-risk careers and see if you have the guts to do what they do!
