Family Disaster

Be prepared, not scared. "The Art of Survival: Emergency Planning" is your comprehensive guide to creating a robust plan for any crisis. From natural disasters and home emergencies to economic downturns and global events, this book provides the essential framework for protecting yourself, your family, and your property. Learn how to: Assess your risks and identify potential threats. Develop a personalized emergency plan tailored to your needs. Create a communication plan to stay connected with loved ones. Build a comprehensive emergency kit and stockpile essential supplies. Secure your home...

At the edge of Houston sits a community like no other: 65 petite, pastel houses inhabited by survivors of Hurricane Katrina and built by one of the most famous people in the world, Oprah Winfrey. The community, funded with $10 million of Oprah's money just a few months after Katrina, is made up of 65 families picked by nonprofit Habitat for Humanity. All pay around $400 a month in mortgage to live there. The houses are nearly identical. Angel Lane is not only a place, but an idea.

On a day like any other, on a rafting trip down Utah's Green River, Stephane Gerson's eight-year-old son, Owen, drowned in a spot known as Disaster Falls. That same night, as darkness fell, Stephane huddled in a tent with his wife, Alison, and their older son, Julian, trying to understand what seemed inconceivable. "It's just the three of us now," Alison said over the sounds of a light rain and, nearby, the rushing river.

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 ...

Be prepared for any emergency situation with this personalized organizer to help keep you and your family safe no matter what the crisis. With the increase in earthquakes, terrible storms, pandemics, and other emergencies, it’s more important than ever to be ready for the unexpected. In Case of Emergency: The Family Disaster Organizer is the perfect way to collect and organize the valuable information that will help you survive a crisis.

“Hilarious little book. I didn’t expect to laugh this hard!” America's most notorious chihuahua is back, and this time, he's taking to the skies! After his infamous hotel catastrophe in "Pancho Sh*t the Bed," our anxiety-prone hero faces his greatest challenge yet: air travel. When Pancho's family decides to fly to Florida for a reunion, they're convinced that weeks of specialized training with Dr. Poopsalot have prepared their four-pound bundle of nerves for the journey. What they didn't prepare for? The unpredictable chaos of commercial air travel and the perfect storm of triggers ...

Getting started with the concept of prepping can be a case of information overload. There is so much to think about and so much to do and purchase that people often give up on the idea before they even start. This audiobook is especially for those people, it tells them all about the first item any prepper should have ready - a bug-out bag. It explains what bugging out means and why they should have a bug-out bag with survival kit for 72 hours ready to go.

The action takes place in our times and the immediate future in England. A brilliant microbiologist creates and releases a genetically engineered virus into the environment. She has no malicious intent. In fact, quite the reverse, she sincerely believes that her actions will benefit humankind by making a permanent change to the human genome, the DNA structure that makes us what we are. A change for the better. The unforeseen consequences are catastrophic. Within a relatively short period of time, civil society and time-honoured institutions crumble. What everyone believed was the normal ...

A Mystery Book set in the United States around the Great Lakes region and Chicago during the early 20th century. Embark on an unforgettable journey through the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes and the bustling streets of early 20th century Chicago in a tale where maritime trade, personal identities, and the mysteries of human connections are intricately woven together. The book begins with a legend of an Indian drum that beats to signal shipwrecks on the northern end of Lake Michigan. In 1895, the steel freighter Crayford mysteriously vanishes, making its disappearance an enduring myth...

You’ve built your business, dedicated vast amounts of time and money to it, and now you’re ready to consider your legacy. What are you passing on, and how does it reflect your values? Is your family prepared for the legacy they will receive, or are you leaving them a mess? In Don’t Leave a Mess!, estate planner and family business advisor Sandy Pollack unpacks what it means to make wise choices for your business that not only protect what you have worked so hard to build but reflect your why.

Water. It’s one of the most basic necessities for survival, yet it’s often the first thing people overlook when they think about prepping. We plan for food, shelter, security—but water? We just assume it’ll always be there. But in a disaster scenario, access to clean, safe water might be the first thing to go, and when it does, you’ll realize just how crucial it is. Imagine a world where the taps stop running, the bottled water shelves are empty, and the filtration systems are down. That’s not a situation you want to find yourself in without a plan. Having a reliable water ...

Are you prepared for the unknown? Do you truly know how to keep your family safe when the worst happens? Make no mistake, being prepared isn't about paranoia...it's about possessing the common sense that modern society has tossed aside. Every day we take precautions like wearing seatbelts, insuring our homes, and looking both ways before crossing the street. Our most fundamental human needs—especially food, water, shelter, security—shouldn't be any different. Natural disasters can flip the world upside down in an instant. Preparedness, especially the principles of off grid living, is ...

A princess + a rock star = one steamy scandal! For the first time, get the entire ROYAL DISASTER series in one delicious bundle! What happens when the bad boy meets the sweet princess? Sophia is the youngest daughter of the royal family of Montovia. While her older brothers have found themselves in scandal after scandal over the years, she’s mostly stayed out of trouble. Until now. Pax Donovan is a rock god. His band is about to release the riskiest album of their career, and he won’t let anything distract him from taking over the music world. Until he meets her. From the moment Sophia ...

As they silently make their way through the trees to the hidden refuge that Thomas Dyersen once found need of for his family centuries ago, Sara Merryn is grateful for its existence as the silence of the night erupts with the sounds that she has long buried in her memories.Storm Tide continues the ongoing story of family, friends, and strangers who come together at a time when the unknown is their greatest enemy…and their hidden sanctuary is their greatest defense. No matter that they have planned for this moment since the storm that first brought them together, and the siege of lawless ...

Disasters strike without warning, leaving little time to react. Whether it is a wildfire racing toward your home, a hurricane forcing evacuations, an earthquake shaking your foundation, or a sudden outbreak of civil unrest, knowing how to evacuate quickly and effectively can mean the difference between safety and catastrophe. Evacuation Ready: What You Need to Survive and Thrive is a comprehensive guide that prepares individuals, families, and pet owners to leave at a moment’s notice with confidence. This book provides practical, easy-to-follow steps to help you prepare in advance, ...

Everything you never knew you wanted in a post-apocalyptic novel: Wal-Mart residents enjoying a parking lot bonfire and sing-along. Religious fanatics waiting for Jesus in Okeefenokee Swamp Park. Sexed-up displaced youths enjoying each other in government-sponsored free-love communes. References to an ungodly number of Broadway musicals. And more. Much more. Except no ravenous zombies (sorry). Still, it's no day at the beach when Hurricane Walter just about swallows Florida. And Walter is just the beginning, ushering in a world-wide disaster-filled era. But former reporter Mia Fine knows ...

Dive into an empowering journey of preparedness, resilience, and survival with this compelling new eBook, "Resilient Families." Drawn from a broad spectrum of resources, this captivating book offers not only an intriguing read but also a wealth of knowledge on the significant role of families in disaster preparedness. The book opens with an enlightening discourse about Disaster Risk Reduction, continuing to a robust exploration of Resilience Framework, providing a critical foundation to your understanding. Progressively dive deeper into the types of natural and human-made disasters and ...

After wasting away in a mental institution for a year and a half, Ariana Osgood is finally back where she belongs. She has a new look, a new name, and a new life---all thanks to her former friend Briana Leigh Covington. Now enrolled as a junior at the exclusive Atherton-Pryce boarding school just outside of Washington, D.C., Ariana sleeps in Frette sheets, flirts with the captain of the crew team, and gossips with the most beautiful girls on campus. She killed to get back her life of privilege. How far will she go?

Millions of people around the world have opened their eyes to the potential for disasters big and small, from electromagnetic pulses and attacks on the electrical grid, down to medical emergencies, and job loss. They do this because they believe life can change at a moment's notice. And they aren’t wrong. We are walking on a razor’s edge - politically, financially, and technologically.

The Pigeon family is off to sunny Spain for what they hope will be the perfect holiday. But when mysterious pairs of underwear start appearing all over their vacation apartment, their dream holiday quickly turns into a hilarious disaster! With Mom on the verge of losing her mind, Dad trying to keep things under control, and the kids turning into mini-detectives, the Pigeons are in for the most disastrous and funniest adventure of their lives. Is it a prank, a ghost, or something even stranger? Join the Pigeons on a laugh-out-loud journey full of surprises, mischief, and unforgettable ...