Disaster House

Bill Gates ha pasado una década investigando las causas y efectos del cambio climático. Con la ayuda de expertos en los campos de la física, la química, la biología, la ingeniería, las ciencias políticas y las finanzas, se ha centrado en investigar exactamente qué se debe hacer para detener la deriva del planeta hacia un desastre ambiental. En este libro, además de explicar por qué debemos esforzarnos en lograr emisiones netas cero de gases de efecto invernadero, también detalla lo que debemos hacer para lograr este objetivo tan importante.

Airframe is nonstop Crichton: the extraordinary mixture of super suspense and authentic information on a subject of compelling interest that has been a Crichton hallmark since The Andromeda Strain.

What do elite members of the military, first responders in the disaster zone, and high-performing leaders in fast-paced, high-pressure, modern day organizations have in common? The ability to have clarity of mind and purpose when surrounded by chaos. To operate at peak performance under risk. To be able to see clearly when others are blinded by fear, and act when others are paralyzed. To craft plans even with incomplete information, then execute those plans decisively...

In the frigid summers of the Antarctic continent, the sun never sets, and Olivia Campbell has long dreamed of spending a sunlit night in this beautiful, remote place. So when her boyfriend—a high-powered art dealer with a taste for the finer things in life—decides to stage an ostentatious, career-making auction aboard a luxury cruise liner to Antarctica, Olivia can hardly believe her luck. That is, until the ship sets sail and her boyfriend is nowhere to be found, and she is left to manage both the auction and her own creeping fear of the open ocean entirely alone.

The key to understanding the calamitous Afghan war is the complex, ultimately failed relationship between the powerful, duplicitous Karzai family and the United States, brilliantly portrayed here by the former Kabul bureau chief for The Washington Post.

Ambientada entre 1927 y 1933, esta continuación de las peripecias de la familia Péricourt se inicia con el funeral del patriarca Marcel, una ceremonia multitudinaria a la que asiste todo aquel que es, o aspira a ser, alguien en París. Sin embargo, las cosas no pintan demasiado bien para Madeleine, la heredera del ingente patrimonio familiar. Al suicidio de su hermano Édouard, el héroe desfigurado, el encarcelamiento de su ex marido estafador y la muerte de su padre, se añade la delicada situación de su hijo Paul, un niño de siete años que acaba de sufrir un horrible percance.

Martin and Annelise Anderson drew upon their access to more than eight million classified documents housed within the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. What emerges from this treasure trove of material is evidence that Reagan intended from his first days in office to bring down the Soviet Union, that he considered eliminating nuclear weapons his paramount objective, and that he was the principal architect of the policies that brought the Soviets to the nuclear-arms negotiating table.

A passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast to bear witness, listen to survivors, and experience their terror and exhilaration in villages and towns where all shelter and hope seemed lost.

How To Recover From A Flood: A Step-by-Step Guide to Restoring Your Home and Life A flood can turn your world upside down in an instant, leaving behind destruction, loss, and countless questions about what to do next. But even in the face of such devastation, there is a path forward. How To Recover From A Flood: A Step-by-Step Guide to Restoring Your Home and Life is your trusted companion through the challenging recovery process, offering practical advice, clear guidance, and emotional support to help you rebuild not only your home but also your life. This comprehensive guide walks you ...

Something strange is going on next door. Suspicious that an elderly neighbor may be in danger, Barbara and her friend Vicky investigate mysterious activities down the street. Barbara also has worries further from home, as a certain attractive but crooked restaurant owner has discovered the part she played in his downfall. Can Barbara uncover the truth next door without being blind to a more shadowy danger across town?

Who knew the pipe dream that none of them thought would amount to much would ever sky rocket as it had? Even the guy no one else could get an appointment with was knocking on their door wanting to represent them during this year that wasn’t turning out anything like they expected it to.Actually it was Maddie’s door…her father’s front door to be absolutely accurate. And it didn’t help that Maddie disliked Alexander Burkheimer at first sight. That didn’t bode well for anyone. In all the ways that really mattered they were like sisters even though their backgrounds couldn’t be ...

In 1930, the Ohio Penitentiary caught fire shortly after inmates had returned to their locked cells after supper. In less than an hour, 320 men succumbed to fire and smoke in what remains the deadliest prison disaster in United States history.

En este libro tan necesario y riguroso, Bill Gates expone un plan amplio, funcional y, sobre todo, asequible, para reducir a cero las emisiones de los gases causantes del efecto invernadero y evitar a tiempo una catástrofe medioambiental.

Genevieve, a single mother, flies from New York to Port-au-Prince with her teenage son, Miles. The trip is meant to be an education for fifteen-year-old Miles—a chance to learn about his family’s roots while coming to terms with his father’s departure—but it’s also an excuse for Genevieve to escape the city, where her life is dominated by her failed marriage and the daily pressures of raising Black children in America.

Are you a “prepper”? Are you concerned about stockpiling food to prepare for a disaster? Most disasters that disrupt the food supply chain are more common than you might think. These disasters may be local such as floods, fires, hurricanes, and tornadoes, but they may also be on a more global scale, as is the case with pandemics, war, and widespread famine.

Esta Primavera de 1940. Louise Belmont, de treinta años, corre desnuda y recubierta de sangre por el bulevar de Montparnasse. Para entender la macabra situación que acaba de vivir, esta joven maestra deberá sumergirse en la locura de un momento histórico sin parangón: mientras las tropas alemanas avanzan de forma implacable hacia París y el ejército francés está en plena desbandada, cientos de miles de personas aterrorizadas huyen en busca de un lugar más seguro.

3 BOOK BUNDLE! Book 1: Tiny House Living And Loving It: 50 Creative Ways To Maximize Your Small Living Space, Declutter And Get Organized Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Separating the Trash From the Treasures Decluttering How to Get Organized How to Arrange Your Furniture How to Use the Space You Have! Helpful Hints Making it Happen! Much, much more! Book 2: Preppers Guide for Busy People: 50 Quick And Easy Tips To Prepare Your Home For A Disaster In This Book You Will Learn... How to Prepare for Outside Damage How to Prepare for Natural Disasters How to Prepare for Appliance ...

Ante la figura desbordantede AMLO como presidente de México, pocas son las publicaciones que tratan su gestión con objetividad. Isabella Cota lo logra en cuanto a la economía. En esta investigación se relatan las sorpresivas contradicciones ideológicas y económicas de la Cuarta Transformación, las luces y las sombras de una presidencia que en definitiva la historia juzgará. Suerte o desastre es un análisis inteligente—respaldado por datos—que desentraña las consecuencias económicas para bien y para mal de la llamada austeridad republicana.

Sara Lennox moved to an apartment complex on the outskirts of Outer Banks to escape a complicated past - and even her name - and rebuild a new life for herself under the radar. But Sara cannot help but notice the family next door, especially 12-year-old Cassie and five-year-old Boon. She hears rumors and whispers of a recent tragedy slowly tearing them apart. When a raging storm threatens then slams the coastal community, Sara makes a quick, bold decision: Rescue Cassie and Boon from the storm and their broken home - without telling a soul.

Greg Mullins followed his father into fighting bushfires - it was in the blood. He fought major fires around Sydney and the Blue Mountains for decades, and studied bushfires in Europe, Canada and the US. He risked his life in the 1994 Sydney fires and, later, during our catastrophic Black Summer of 2019-20. As a career firefighter, he worked his way up the ranks to become commissioner of one of the world's largest fire services, Fire and Rescue NSW, for nearly 14 years. When it came to natural disasters there was little, if anything, he hadn't witnessed first-hand.