Survival City

Prepare yourself for a thrilling and gripping trip into the spine-chilling world of the undead with the captivating eBook, "Zombie Encounters." Prepare to delve deep into the shrouded and mystifying realm of zombies like you've never done before. "Zombie Encounters" will take you by the hand and progressively lead you through the fascinating yet terrifying zombie phenomenon. It all starts with gaining a crystal-clear understanding of the zombie phenomenon and differentiating between the undead and the living. With an incredible collection of historical cases, "Zombie Encounters" ...

When his wife died aboard The Defender in the Matrovean attack, all Michael wanted to do was join her in death. He sought oblivion, but the Guild needed his skills as a cartographer as they sent teams inland to survey the planet outside of the town limits of Haven. Pulled back from the edge of oblivion for one last job, Mateo promises Michael that there are plenty of things on the alien world that could kill him if he looks hard enough. Hoping for a quick death, Michael agrees, but soon finds out there is more to the survey than he expected. Will Michael find the death he craves and doom ...

Durante siglos, los europeos situaron la legendaria ciudad de El Dorado en la selva más grande y densa del mundo: la del Amazonas. La obsesión por encontrar ese paraíso dejó la jungla impenetrable sembrada de cadáveres, lo que no fue impedimento para el explorador británico Percy Fawcett. Después de emprender una expedición tras otra sin éxito, en 1925 desapareció sin dejar rastro. En 2005, David Grann se adentró en el «infierno verde» para averiguar qué había ocurrido allí. El resultado es una reconstrucción magistral dela aventura de Percy Fawcett.

Tony has always had tremendous respect for the thousands of people who live on Chicago's streets. Regardless of their pasts that have landed them in their current situations, he realizes that every unhoused person struggles greatly to survive every new day. The day comes when Tony experiences how stressful and challenging it is to survive on the street as he becomes one of the city's 75,000 persons without a permanent residence. At any given time, a thousand of these struggling survivors, including Tony for a time, actually lives on the city's streets all day and all night. Tony is well ...

When the lights go out, humanity’s darkest instincts take over. An unthinkable electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack has crippled the United States, erasing the conveniences of modern life in an instant. Phones go silent, engines fail, and cities descend into chaos. For Frank and Katie Lowman, survival means making impossible choices in a shattered world. Separated by hundreds of miles, Frank fights to escape the ruins of New York, where desperation breeds violence at every corner. Meanwhile, Katie must fortify their Georgia home, battling both external threats and the creeping realization ...

Looking for a comprehensive guide to surviving in the city? Look no further than the Urban Survival Handbook! With 20 chapters covering everything from emergency planning to post-crisis recovery, this eBook is the ultimate resource for those looking to prepare themselves and their families for urban emergencies. In Chapter 1, readers will learn the importance of urban survival training and why it's crucial to always be prepared. From there, the book dives into specific techniques and strategies for surviving in urban environments, including understanding your city (Chapter 2) and creating a...

After a series of nuclear weapons are detonated across the country, the residents find themselves with no power. After barely managing to escape from a stuck elevator, Jack eventually makes his way over to Rachel's apartment, just to make sure she is okay. She is not. Before they know it, the couple find themselves caught in the middle of an epic battle that involves terrorists, escaped convicts, and strict rules enforced through martial law.

On March 21, 2015, Leicester City lost their sixth game in eight matches. Without a victory for two months, they were rock bottom of the English Premier League, heading for certain relegation to the lower division, and about to miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime financial bonanza of TV money and opportunity. As usual, London and Manchester would clean up, the rich would get richer, and the hopes of the small, overlooked, multicultural city would sink. But Leicester started to win. They stayed up; and in the new season they kept on winning.

Head down, mouth shut - this is Askari’s new mantra. A pall still hangs over the Baratok community from the rarohan attack only a few months before, and all Askari wants is to stay out of trouble and help her grieving community heal. Until a stranger rides into camp. He offers her a chance to obtain something rare and valuable - monster blood with healing properties that could help prevent more of her people from dying. But when the mission goes wrong, she becomes the target of a relentless monster that won’t stop pursuing her until she and everyone around her are dead.

Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he's sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents. While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits' Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing. Rocco embraces his new life of crime - he's good at it, and it's more lucrative than banging a triangle on the street corner. But when he meets Meddlin' Mary, a stronghearted Irish girl who's determined to help the horses of New York City, things begin to change.

Emergency service worker David Vaughn cares deeply for his neighbors, the people of New York City, so when Iran detonates an electromagnetic pulse and takes out the grid, he feels obligated to stay and help the survivors in the lawless aftermath. But surrounded by chaos and carnage, it’s only a matter of time before his helping hands harden into vengeful fists.

Told with equal parts raw honesty and unbridled compassion, All Day recounts a year in Liza Jessie Peterson's classroom at Island Academy, the high school for inmates detained at New York City's Rikers Island. A poet and an actress who had done occasional workshops at the correctional facility, Peterson was ill prepared for a full-time stint teaching in the GED program for the incarcerated youths.

Powerless and alone, she must fight to free herself and the child.Lethe: the fabled last bastion of mankind. It is said that the city was humanity’s last hope, a place of sanctuary for those who would brave the barren wastes to enter through its hallowed gates. But the truth is far, far different. Lethe is a place of lies and betrayal. The people who live within its ancient foundations resort to guile and hypocrisy to further their own ends. The decadent aristocracy lives in fortress-like mansions, ignoring the suffering of the teeming masses to engage in all manner of debauchery. The ...

When Disaster Strikes New York City: The Ultimate Urban Survival Guidebook is your indispensable guide to staying safe and resilient in the city that never sleeps. From hurricanes to power outages and everything in between, this book equips New Yorkers with the knowledge and tools to face any crisis head-on. Drawing from the firsthand experience of a former paramedic and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member, this guide combines expert insights with practical advice tailored to the unique challenges of living in NYC. Whether you’re navigating subway shutdowns, preparing for ...

Neither Elizabeth nor her little brother, Matty, have ever been north of Georgia. They’re used to sandals and shorts, not boots and parkas. So when they fly to New York City to spend the holidays with their cousin, Ashley, they want to experience one thing: Snow! Ashley can’t wait to show her cousins how magical Manhattan is at Christmastime. But instead of a week of fun, what they get is an arctic blast that knocks out the power and plunges the skyscrapers into darkness.

Following a devastating betrayal, Beth Bradley, a sixteen-year-old graffiti artist, is suspended from school. Running from a home that she shares with her father who has never recovered after Beth's mother's death, Beth stumbles into the hidden city and meets Filius Viae, London's asphalt-hued crown prince. And her timing couldn't have been more perfect.

Chris Grainger is back, hard at work trying to save his business, The Comfort Zone. After surviving the soft opening from hell, he has to strategize how to move the business forward without losing his grip. Now that his secret deception of using money from his and his lady, Angel's joint account to start the business has been revealed, he has major work to do regaining her trust, and assistance in saving his bar. Chris wants a business that will be a source of escape for the Ladies.

Stephan von Clinkerhoffen's The Hidden City of Chelldrah-ham: Stig's Flight of Encounters transports listeners to Chelldrah-ham, the city of riches which Stig calls home. They journey with him to strange and beautiful lands as his test flight goes astray and he crashes. Stig was so eager to test out his Spiral Drive, a power unit built for his clockwork plane. He even ignores his fellow inventor's words of warning. It's a decision that changes his life and tests whether he has enough fortitude and skill to survive.

Nothing drowns out the sound of drowning.... The survivors of Titanic arrive in New York City on a rainy April morning, but being back on dry land doesn't end the terror, and for some of the passengers, the nightmares are just beginning. Having escaped her haunting past in Southampton, Meg Westmoreland knows she should be excited to start her new life in New York City as millionaire Charlie Ashton's fiancée. However, Titanic has scarred both of them, and part of her wants to escape into the night, to start her new life all over again. Meg knows she must find the strength to help Charlie ...

Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been described by The Guinness Book of Records as "the world's greatest living explorer". He has led over 30 expeditions, including the first polar circumnavigation of the Earth and the first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic continent.