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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...
6) 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 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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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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Le 6 juillet 2013 en pleine nuit, non seulement la communauté de Lac-Mégantic était sous le choc, mais aussi le Québec tout entier. Un train à la dérive, comprenant 72 wagons remplis de pétrole brut, explosait en plein centre-ville, provoquant le décès de 47 personnes, la destruction de plusieurs immeubles, la perte de centaines d'emplois et le désarroi de plusieurs milliers d'endeuillés d'un proche, d'un ami ou d'un voisin. Très rapidement,...
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Are You and Your Family Ready to Survive Without Power? Are you prepared for when the power grid goes down? There are any number of things that can cause a power grid collapse: war, government interference, natural disasters, and on and on. You can have the greatest prepping plan in the world, but if you forget to prep for a power grid collapse, all of your hard work will be for nothing. So where to start? You have to start somewhere. You can start...
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Le 1er janvier 1980, un incendie criminel cause la consternation dans une petite ville minière du nord du Québec. Quarante-huit personnes, rassemblées pour fêter le jour de l'An, y trouvent la mort. Quarante et une personnes meurent sur-le-champ et sept autres décèdent suite à leurs brûlures. Un tel évènement a marqué profondément la population de Chapais, qui comptait à l'époque une population de trois mille cinq cents habitants. Ce...
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Everyone encounters crises in their lives, and that is when people are most open to spiritual issues. Whether in a natural disaster, car accident, or personal loss and grief issues, today's Church needs to be equipped spiritually and emotionally to minister effectively in crisis situations and answer the universal question, How could a good God allow this? This series looks at self care issues and teaches some basic, practical tools like the Great...
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