Summary: Living through a disaster is not a question of if, it's a question of when. This lecture offers a practical guide for protecting the individual, their family, and their community. Taught by Professor Stephen Owen of Radford University, these fourteen fast-paced lectures will arm viewers with information for planning ahead so they can prepare for the effects of a disaster or catastrophe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.34 OWEGreengrass, Jessie
Summary: Francesca is Caro's stepmother, and Pauly's mother. A scientist, she can see what is going to happen. The high house was once her holiday home; now looked after by locals Grandy and Sally, she has turned it into an ark, for when the time comes. The mill powers the generator; the orchard is carefully pruned; the greenhouse has all its glass intact. Almost a family, but not quite, they plant,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GREHarrison, Kathy
Summary: The next severe storm, power outage, or financial meltdown could hit at any time. Having a household contingency plan and being part of a strong, resilient community could mean the difference between life and death. This friendly and highly accessible guide introduces the most important, practical steps your whole family can take to ensure survival in short- or long-term emergencies. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2018
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Summary: In this tour de force of investigative reporting, 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.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 363 KOPMayer, Mercer
Summary: Little Critter celebrates fall by going to the Fall Festival, experiences a big storm, takes a trip to the firehouse, builds a snowman and feeds him snowball soup, searches for a missing triceratops bone at the museum, and helps a neighbor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC MEYSchneiderman, Abby
Summary: "A step-by-step program for getting your life in order, so you're prepared for the unexpected. The odds of getting hit by a bus are 495,000 to 1. But the odds that you're going to die some day? Exactly. Even the most disorganized among us can take control of our on- and off-line details so our loved ones won't have to scramble later. The experts at Everplans, a leading company in digital life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.9 SCHRiley, Ted
Summary: Do you know how to stay healthy in the face of an emergency? Prepare now to keep your immune system on your side, no matter what happens tomorrow. Studies have shown that less than half of Americans are prepared for an emergency, but as the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated, we never know what's round the corner: life as we know it can change in just a matter of days. The chances of being...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Pre RileyRipley, Amanda.
Summary: Nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we be heroes or victims? Will our upbringing, our gender, our personality--anything we've ever learned, thought, or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.935 RIPGeorge, Melissa
Summary: When your home is ready for the many surprises life can bring, your whole family can enjoy everyday moments and stay at their best. Whether there’s a power outage, the Wi-Fi goes out, or you are asked to quarantine, The Prepared Home is designed to help you plan and reach preparedness goals without letting them take over your space and your life. It’s your full-color guide to a stylish home...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Castle Point Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.69 GEOMontano, Samantha
Summary: "In Disasterology, Dr. Montano, a disaster researcher, brings readers with her on an eye-opening journey through some of our worst disasters, helping readers make sense of what really happened from a emergency management perspective. She explains why we aren't doing enough to prevent or prepare for disasters, the critical role of media, and how our approach to recovery was not designed to serve...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Row Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 MONRipley, Amanda.
Summary: Nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we be heroes or victims? Will our upbringing, our gender, our personality--anything we've ever learned, thought, or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.935 RIPCobb, Jim.
Summary: PREPARE. SURVIVE. THRIVE. Is your survival plan complete from A to Z? Are you truly 100 percent prepared? Because if you overlook one vital area, fail to stock one critical supply, or underestimate one potential danger, your whole plan could come crashing down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival CobbKayyem, Juliette N.
Summary: An urgent, transformative guide to dealing with disasters from one of today's foremost thinkers in crisis management. "The future may still be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of constant, consistent catastrophe, where things more often go wrong than they go right. So why do we still fumble when disaster hits? Why are we always one step behind? In The Devil...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.6 KAYSheridan, Sam.
Summary: A former Marine describes his efforts to prepare himself for extreme disaster scenarios, from learning emergency medicine and wilderness survival skills to navigating clogged evacuation routes and mastering a variety of defensive weapons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHERIDAN, SAM SHEPogue, David
Summary: "A practical and comprehensive guide to surviving the greatest disaster of our time, from New York Times bestselling self-help author and beloved CBS Sunday Morning science and technology correspondent David Pogue"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021