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From one of China’s most acclaimed and decorated writers comes a powerful first-person account of life in Wuhan during the COVID-19 outbreak. On January 25, 2020, after the central government imposed a lockdown in Wuhan, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang began publishing an online diary. In...

Carl Safina has been hailed as one of the top 100 conservationists of the 20th century (Audubon Magazine) and A Sea in Flames is his blistering account of the months-long manmade disaster that tormented a region and mesmerized the nation. Traveling across the Gulf to make sense of an ever-changing story and its often-nonsensical twists, Safina expertly deconstructs the series of calamitous misjudgments that caused the Deepwater Horizon blowout, zeroes in on BP’s misstatements, evasions, and denials, reassesses his own reaction to the government’s crisis handling, and reviews the consequences of the leak.

Stop feeling overwhelmed by emergency preparedness. Finally, a practical guide that breaks it down room by room - plus 16 FREE downloadable checklists to keep you on track! Fortify Your Home Defense Against Any Threat Room-by-Room = No Overwhelm: Tackle one space at a time, and soon your whole home will be accidentally apocalypse-proof.Stop Doomscrolling, Start Doing Instead of cluttering your brain with endless doomsday scenarios, The Prepared Home breaks it all down into bite-sized, room-by-room projects. No more overstuffed shopping carts of canned beans you’ll never eat! Each chapter ...

The global economy is more fragile than ever. With rising inflation, exploding national debt, failing banks, and increasing political unrest, the warning signs are clear. The next economic collapse is not a question of if — but when. Are you ready? In How to Survive Economic Collapse & The Next Great Depression, Shahzad Kayani delivers a complete survival guide for navigating financial disasters, food shortages, hyperinflation, government overreach, and civil unrest.

Prepare for success in emergency management with Pass the IAEM Certification Exam: Your Guide to a Career in Emergency Management. This concise study guide is designed to supplement more detailed resources, offering an overview of the key topics and concepts covered in the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) certification exam. Rather than exhaustive details, this guide provides a high-level summary to help you focus your studies on the core principles of emergency management. You'll explore concepts such as conducting risk assessments, managing preparedness, mitigation, ...

I live in a place that looks just like yours. Lawns trimmed on Saturdays. Kids riding bikes until dinner. Garage doors that hum open at the push of a button. A fridge full of food we assume will stay cold. Phones that stay charged. Heat that comes on when it is cold. Air conditioning that kicks in when it is hot. We are surrounded by systems that work so well, so consistently, that we forget they can stop working at all. Until they do. Extended blackouts are not dramatic at first. They do not arrive with explosions or sirens. They begin quietly. A flicker. A click. A moment of confusion ...

Imagine being cut off from the world, perched atop a mountain turned into a deadly flood zone by Hurricane Helene's fury. For Emma Churchman and her husband Jeff, this nightmare became reality in September 2024. For three harrowing days, their loved ones had no idea if they were alive. But surviving was just the beginning. When they finally fought their way down three miles of treacherous terrain, they found their small mountain community of Gerton, NC transformed. Without power, phones, or internet, their neighborhood teetered between chaos and unity.

As one of the world's leading experts on disaster, Lucy Easthope has been at the centre of the most seismic events of the last few decades - advising on everything from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami to the 7/7 bombings, the Salisbury poisonings, the Grenfell fire and the COVID-19 pandemic. She has travelled across the world in this unusual role, seeing the very worst that people have to face and finding that even the most extreme of situations, we find the very best of humanity. In her moving memoir, she reveals what happens in the aftermath.

After 1991, international organizations from the Red Cross to Greenpeace sought to help the victims, yet found themselves stymied by post-Soviet political circumstances they did not understand. International diplomats and scientists allied to the nuclear industry evaded or denied the fact of a wide-scale public health disaster caused by radiation exposure. Efforts to spin the story about Chernobyl were largely successful; the official death toll ranges between 31 and 54 people. In reality, radiation exposure from the disaster caused between 35,000 and 150,000 deaths in Ukraine alone.

Written for those living in small spaces, on a budget, or seeking a practical approach, Minimalist Prepping Made Simple offers a refreshing perspective on modern preparedness. This guide focuses on peace of mind, sustainability, and real-world readiness.

Emergency preparedness goes beyond stockpiling; it's about a comprehensive plan and skill development. If you've never prepped before, this guide provides a clear roadmap to make daunting tasks manageable.

Nuclear War Survival Skills is a comprehensive guide that delves into the crucial aspect of preserving mental health during such challenging times. This book offers invaluable insights, practical strategies, and expert advice to help individuals, families, and communities navigate the psychological challenges that arise from nuclear threats.

SIG SWANSTROM and DAVID CRAWFORD help us wrap our minds around why we need to make our emergency preparations a top priority. In the process, they show us how to get ready for a tomorrow that will likely look very different from today. Similar to his bestselling novel 'Lights Out,' CRAWFORD's novelette 'Ready to Roll' which is included in this volume, is a heart pounding fiction story based on a credible threat. It is also a riveting reminder that grave danger can strike suddenly. We must be vigilant, and we need to be ready. SIG SWANSTROM, author of 'God, Guns, and Guts,' has extensive ...

A riveting account of the greatest small-boat rescue in American history.

This is an unconventional biography of an unconventional woman. Eglantyne Jebb moved from drawing rooms to war zones, often defying expectation and at times breaking the law. Although not fond of individual children, she founded Save the Children and originated the revolutionary concept of children's human rights. Clare Mulley brings to life the brilliant, charismatic, passionate, and compassionate woman, whose work has saved millions of lives and permanently changed the way the world treats children. Save the Children ambassador Joely Richardson narrates this extraordinary story.

A heroic doctor’s unflinchingly honest and visceral tale of impossible choices in emergency medicine. ‘A brilliant insight into the forgotten heroes at the sharp end of humanitarian emergencies.’ Jon Snow, Channel 4 News This is a story of tireless hard work and astonishing bravery. Tony...

Many, if not most, international NGOs say they want to ‘localise’, to promote greater leadership and delivery by local and national actors. But are they serious and do they know how to do it? This book presents ten lessons on localisation from the author’s 25 year career to date, working in and on NGOs in the development, humanitarian and climate sectors. These lessons are based on the author’s practice on the ground with NGOs and at global level as a donor representative, as well as her in-depth original field research. While written in an accessible style for the benefit of ...

Consider this: Five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($160 billion), Ike ($40 billion), Sandy ($72 billion), Harvey ($125 billion), and Maria ($90 billion). With more property than ever in harm’s way, and the planet and oceans warming dangerously, it won’t be long before we see a $250 billion hurricane. Why? Because Americans have built $3 trillion worth of property in some of the riskiest places on earth: barrier islands and coastal floodplains.

The United States is more vulnerable than ever to an EMP attack that could shut down the country overnight, resulting in tens of millions of deaths and a 19th-century lifestyle for Americans for the foreseeable future, says a new book, A Nation Forsaken, written by a long-time national security expert. Even worse, the threat doesn't just come from terrorists, but from unpreventable solar activity - and a new peak period is on the way,

If you're anything like me and have a family or loved ones to protect, then you know that being prepared in a disaster situation can mean the difference between life and death. This book will go over not only why SHTF prepping is important but how to go about doing it and what food and other items you'll need not only for your short-term survival but for you long-term survival as well.