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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
294 pages
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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 theowner 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 Tsunami,...
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MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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This documentary examines the chain of events that led to the devastating destruction in South Asia and explores the impact of relief efforts in the region. It explains the science of tsunamis and looks back at other catastrophic natural disasters. Include survivors describing the terrifying moments as the water rushed in as well as personal stories of tragedy and triumph.
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Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xii, 267 pages : 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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Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
343 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"El chef José Andrés llegó a Puerto Rico cuatro días después de que el huracán María azotara la isla. La economía quedó destruida y para la mayoría de las personas no había agua limpia, ni alimentos, ni energía, ni gas, ni forma de comunicarse con el mundo exterior. Andrés abordó la crisis humanitaria de la única manera en que sabía que podía hacerlo: alimentando a las personas, una comida caliente a la vez. Desde servir sancocho...
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Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
106 pages ; 22 cm.
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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 Gaomez-Colaon 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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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 to Survive? How do we begin to cover the vast topic of prepping and all there is to consider? It can seem overwhelming, that's for sure. That's why we're cutting straight to the chase with this book: Prepping Hacks. These are the things you can start on right now, today. 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...
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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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Are You and Your Family Ready to Pick Up and Bug Out? There are any number of things that can cause you to have to leave at a moment's notice: 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 a Bug Out Bag, all of your hard work will be for nothing. So where to start? You have to start somewhere. You can start with the items in this guide. Inside Bug Out...
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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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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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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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Are You Prepared to Save Yourself and Your Family When Disaster Strikes? Have you ever thought about prepping? And when you do, have you been a bit overwhelmed, at least once or twice? Prepping can seem like a huge task that will take too much work. But don't worry! It doesn't have to be that way. There are common mistakes that every Prepper makes. And yet, these mistakes are so easy to correct. With Top 10 Prepping Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them),...
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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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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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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 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? Or have you fallen victim to one of these Prepping Mistakes. 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 some of the top Prepping Hacks — and how to find shortcuts...
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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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