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. 

Should we stop caring about fading regional powers like China, Russia, Germany, and Iran? Will the collapse of international cooperation push France, Turkey, Japan, and Saudi Arabia to the top of international concerns? Most countries and companies are not prepared for the world Peter Zeihan...

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.

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...

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.

"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 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...

""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...

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 ...

In 1816, the French frigate Méduse ran aground off the West African coast, a navigational failure that should have been survivable. Instead, it became one of history’s most infamous maritime scandals. As evacuation plans collapsed, a massive makeshift raft was cut loose and left to drift, packed with men who had no steering, no shelter, and almost no water. What followed was a slow unravelling of order. Starvation, thirst, exposure, and panic turned the raft into a floating test of leadership, hierarchy, and human limits. When the survivors returned, their testimony ignited outrage ...

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...

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...

Over One Trillion Dollars — The Greatest Financial Catastrophe in American History and the Long Shadow of Environmental Ruin with Over Forty Million People Evacuated and their Lives Ruined. This book begins with a fact that should be impossible to ignore and has, for decades, been ignored anyway: California has flooded before, catastrophically, within living memory of the republic, and it will flood again. The question has never been whether. The question has always been when — and whether we will be ready. The event described in the pages that follow has been called the ARkStorm — ...

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. *

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...

The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this YA sci-fi adventure by debut author M. K. England. Hotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it’s not exactly a surprise when he’s kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours...

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?

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 ...

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...