National Disasters

First published in 1998, this perennial best seller distills more than 400 exciting tales of heroism from the 150,000 search-and-rescue missions carried out by the National Park Service since Yellowstone was established as the first national park in 1872. Updated to include the most notable incidents through 2004 (including the Park Service's efforts to protect the nation's treasures following 9/11), the new edition features recent rescues and rescue attempts from the icy slopes of Mt. Rainer to the seas off of Acadia National Park. 

Scout, once a stray puppy with a troubled past, has grown into one of the best search-and-rescue dogs in Mississippi. And now he's ready for bigger and better things: Scout is joining the National Guard. But Scout's new life as a K9 recruit is far from easy as he adjusts to his challenging training and a brand-new family. Twelve-year-old Matt is determined to help Scout feel at home in Nevada, but when a terrifying flash flood hits town, the pair must save the day and prove their worth.

Yellowstone was not just built on a volcano. It was built on a cage. When a massive earthquake fractures the caldera, it destroys roads, collapses bridges, and strands wildlife biologist Rourke Fenner deep in the backcountry. The tremors have also cracked open a network of ancient subterranean lava tubes and released a nightmare that has been surviving in the dark for eleven thousand years. Arctodus simus. The giant short-faced bear. Trapped in a boiling landscape of toxic steam and crumbling terrain, Rourke must lead a small group of stranded park employees and tourists to safety. They are...

""Your government failed you . . . and I failed you."" Richard Clarke's dramatic statement to the grieving families during the 9-11 Commission hearings touched a raw nerve across America. Not only had our government failed to prevent the 2001 terrorist attacks, but it has proven itself, time and...

"A disaster thriller that will keep you sitting on the edge of the seat and holding your breath...Fast-paced and perfectly developed, the action never stops in Supertide, and relentlessly grows until the end. A must-read for thriller fans." - Reader's Favorite A "terrifying, science-driven thriller...Freeman humanizes the plot through scenes giving the perspective of ordinary people caught up in the cataclysm." - Publisher's Weekly No need to visit the ocean. The ocean is coming to visit you. Deep in the Atlantic, the ocean floor is shifting, changing in ways unseen for millions of years. ...

The Campground Kids get their feet wet on this oceanic adventure as they explore Acadia National Park. After their whale-watching expedition on the Unsinkable II, the family picks up Noah, Ethan’s smug cousin, as they head to Duck Harbor Campground. The next day, the group returns from an...

Eric Branson and his brother Keith have established a stronghold and base of operations for their newly-formed militia in the maze of remote waterways that make up the vast Atchafalaya Swamp. But before they can even begin training for what they plan to do next, they must first conduct a rescue mission pitting them against a fortified and well-equipped enemy force.

The incredible story of a flood of near-Biblical proportions - its destruction, its heroes and victims, and how it shaped America’s natural-disaster policies for the next century. The storm began March 23, 1913, with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people and injured 400. Then the freezing rains started and the flooding began. It was the nation’s most widespread flood ever - more than 700 people died, hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings were destroyed, and millions were left homeless.

Every day, satellite images appear in news broadcasts, insurance assessments, agricultural dashboards, and disaster briefings. Most people have seen them. Far fewer can actually read them. There is a gap between seeing a satellite image and understanding what it is, how it was made, and what decisions ride on it. That gap persists because the books explaining geospatial intelligence are written for engineers and remote sensing specialists. This book was written for everyone else. No equations. No code. No background in geography or physics required. Just clear, plain-English explanations of...

The ground beneath Yellowstone is moving. The data says it shouldn't be. When seismologist Mara Ellison detects an abnormal low-frequency signal beneath Yellowstone, the evidence is subtle enough to dismiss—until monitoring stations begin failing and the disturbance starts appearing where the models say it cannot. Then federal officials arrive. Buried inside restricted records is Yellowstone Protocol, a secret intervention program designed to stabilize one of the most volatile geological systems on Earth. Its engineers believed they could relieve pressure, redirect instability, and ...

Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and at the bottom rests a B-1B bomber and its cargo of 24 nuclear weapons. Scott Tanner, a former Navy SEAL, and his eccentric partner, David Stafford, are called into action to recover the plane and its deadly cargo, a mission that could determine the fate of Crater Lake National Park forever. Tanner and Stafford soon discover the horrific facts surrounding the accident and are face to face with an enemy who will do anything to prevent the safe removal of the weapons. The terrorists are on the run and with them the means to detonate the ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America’s power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared. “Fascinating, frightening, and beyond timely.”—Anderson Cooper Imagine a...

Warnings is the story of the future of national security, threatening technologies, the US economy, and possibly the fate of civilization. In Greek mythology Cassandra foresaw calamities, but was cursed by the gods to be ignored. Modern-day Cassandras clearly predicted the disasters of Katrina, Fukushima, the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, and many more. Like the mythological Cassandra, they were ignored. There are others right now warning of impending disasters, but how do we know which warnings are likely to be right?

The inside story of how an unassuming civil servant created trillions of dollars from thin air, combatted a public health crisis, and saved the American economy from a second Great Depression. "A sensational book ... It's a marvelous account of what took place." —Warren Buffett By February...

Lola was a buckshot-riddled stray, lost on a Memphis highway. Cody was rejected from seven different homes. Ace had been sprayed with mace and left for dead on a train track. They were deemed unadoptable. Untrainable. Unsalvageable. These would become the same dogs America relied on when its...

INTERSECTING LIVES BATTLE THE FLOOD OF ALL FLOODS. Sweeping through Dayton, Ohio, in March of 1913, a flood the strength of Niagara Falls, rose twenty feet and trapped thousands in businesses, houses, and treetops. Annetta Schmidt and her father huddle on the roof of their shed when it swirls away on a collision course with the Main Street bridge. Logan Wells, a jewelry salesman stranded in the Beckel House Hotel, loses his fortune but gains a treasure. Esther and Oliver Garrison never dream that fleeing their home with their two toddlers and elderly mother would cause such anguish. Sam ...

What would you do if the government took your liberty? California citizens wage war against the UN, brought in to enforce martial law as their Islamist henchmen terrorize the countryside. Some citizens feel safer under martial law, free of the street violence and looting. Other citizens see this for what it is. Globalist tyranny. Their only choice is to fight the invaders, to the death if necessary. In Bug Out! California Book 13, the Globalists hunted resistance team leaders, drawing blood, but taking losses themselves. General Hogan and Ivan planned their response, and launched it without...

A True Story A breath taking account of what happened to the Spokane Street Bridge in Post Falls, Idaho in 1971. Impressions of growing up in a small town of 2000 people during the 1950s and 1960s, the heroics of our town police officer, and many who lived through this era. * All proceeds shall go to the Post Falls Historical Society Museum. *

A riveting exposé of the massive crime wave impacting every taxpayer and undermining our government and our national security Scams are everywhere. We watch our inboxes for dubious links and our bank statements for suspicious activity. We ask our older relatives to stay away from the nice young...

On 2 July 1816, the French frigate Méduse struck the Bank of Arguin off the coast of West Africa. The grounding was not an unavoidable act of nature. It followed political patronage, poor navigation, divided command, and the appointment of a captain whose royalist connections outweighed his recent experience at sea. With too few boats for everyone aboard, about 147 people were crowded onto a hastily constructed raft. The boats began towing it towards shore, but the tow was abandoned. Thirteen days later, only fifteen people were found alive. The disaster might have remained a distant ...