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viii, 294 pages ; 22 cm
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"The owner of the world's leading disaster management company chronicles the unseen world behind the yellow tape, and explores what it means to be human after a lifetime of caring for the dead. You have seen Robert A. Jensen-you just never knew it. As the owner of the world's largest disaster management company, he has spent most of his adult life responding to tragedy. From the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, the Bali bombings, the 2004 South Asian...
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"Launching a propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young man shares how he combated Puerto Rico's public health emergency after Hurricane Maria. Suffering heavy damage in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rican communities lacked access to clean water and electricity. Salvador Gómez-Colón couldn't ignore the basic needs of his homeland, and knew that nongovernmental organizations and larger foreign philanthropies could only do so...
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More fascinating and harrowing accounts of the volunteer professionals who risk their lives to help those in desperate need. Doctors Without Borders (aka Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) was founded in 1971 by rebellious French doctors. It is arguably the most respected humanitarian organization in the world, delivering emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics and natural disasters as well as to many others who lack reliable health...
5) The hunters
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340 pages ; 24 cm
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Colonel Michael Parson and his friend Sophia Gold fly relief supplies into Somalia despite the threats of an al-Shabaab leader to attack all aid missions.
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xii, 267 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Chef José Andrés arrived in Puerto Rico four days after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island. The economy was destroyed and for most people there was no clean water, no food, no power, no gas, and no way to communicate with the outside world. Andrés addressed the humanitarian crisis the only way he knew how: by feeding people, one hot meal at a time. From serving sancocho with his friend José Enrique at Enrique's ravaged restaurant in San...
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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One of the deadliest and most destructive disasters in American history began with Hurricane Katrina striking the Gulf Coast in late August 2005. This noteworthy book explores the environmental factors, infrastructure issues, and human choices that contributed to the terrible damage.
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Are You and Your Family Ready to Survive the Next Disaster? Do you worry what would happen to your family in an emergency? If so, then you need The Prepper's Guide to the End of the World! With this collection you'll get eight best-selling guides covering dozens of different aspects of Prepping. Yes, you read that right. EIGHT guides! With tons of information for beginners all the way to seasoned preppers, this collection cannot be found anywhere...
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Are You Prepared? For almost anything? You know you need to be prepared. But maybe you don't know where to start? Maybe you consider yourself an expert prepper already. Maybe you're just a beginner. No matter how long you've been prepping, we all make mistakes. It's natural. It's human. But there are ways you can learn from others and avoid the same mistakes that we all make. And one of the first, and most important, things you can do is start building...
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Join B. J. Hollars as he takes readers on a whirlwind tour of destruction: from Fort Wayne's almost-obliteration at the hands of Adolf Hitler, to Tuscaloosa's 2011 tornado, and finally, to a triple lynching that occurred in Duluth in the summer of 1920. Spanning nearly a continent and a century, Hollars re-reports the details of these destructions, uncovering new facts and new perspectives in the swirl of what little remains. Relying on equal parts...
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The Nomad Prepper: A Guide to Mobile Survival is an excellent resource and foundational guide that covers many topics of going mobile in a survival situation. Especially helpful for the seeker and the new-to-prepping, there are also many great ideas for even the seasoned prepper. With The Nomad Prepper, you'll learn the following: - Discover if mobile survival is the best path for you and your family; - Learn which items you should pack for your travels...
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¿Qué pasará en el futuro inmediato? ¿Cómo cambiará la economía, la tecnología y la salud?
Este libro da respuestas a todo lo que nos ha sobrevenido y tal vez podría estar por llegar, reflejando en paralelo las catástrofes, conspiraciones y profecías que nos ayudan a entender mejor los cambios que ya está anticipando el mundo en que vivimos. Todo será distinto. Probablemente ya lo sabíamos, pues el concepto de fin de los tiempos alude...
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Are you prepared to protect yourself and your family when the next big disaster comes? Do you worry what would happen to your family in an emergency? To their safety? Want to protect what you have, but not sure where to start? If so, then The Prepper's Guide to Firearms is perfect for you. This guide will teach you the fundamental issues around having a firearm for survival. Knowing these will help you and your family survive no matter the situation....
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Are You Prepared? For almost anything? You know you need to be prepared. But maybe you don't know where to start? Maybe you consider yourself an expert prepper already. Maybe you're just a beginner. No matter how long you've been prepping, we all make mistakes. It's natural. It's human. But there are ways you can learn from others and avoid the same mistakes that we all make. With this book, you'll learn how to be prepared for almost any event and...
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Are You Prepared? For almost anything? Or do you think that Prepping is pointless? Or that it has to cost you a lot of money? Well, I'm here to tell you that it isn't and it doesn't! Prepping is one of the most important things you can ever do for yourself and your family. And you can prepare for any situation without breaking the bank. Prepping doesn't have to be an expensive idea. There are tips and tricks you can take today to start prepping AND...
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Are You and Your Family Ready to Survive the Next Disaster? If you have ever thought about prepping, you have probably been a bit overwhelmed, at least once or twice. It can seem like a monumental task that will take too much work. Where do you start? You have to start somewhere. You can start with this collection of 4 best-selling prepping guides. With Prepping for Beginners: A Collection of 4 Survival Books, you'll get: 10 Ways to Start Prepping...
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