World Disasters

On June 23, 2018, 12 members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand when disaster struck. A rainy season downpour flooded the tunnels, trapping them as they took shelter on a shelf of the dark cave. Eight days of searching yielded no signs of life, but on July 2, they were discovered by two British divers. This is the incredible true story of their inspiring rescue. Award-winning author Marc Aronson brings us the backstory behind how this astounding rescue took place.

When an EMP decimates the world’s power grid, society falls faster than anyone could have imagined. For Connor Murray, the fall of the old world only means he’ll have to fight to survive into the new one. As violent militant extremists rapidly overwhelm the city, Connor is forced to fight his way out to safety, using the survival skills passed down to him from his father. But while Connor is fighting his way out, little does he know that his father and sister are fighting their way in to come and save him.

Based on more than five years of clandestine reporting on the front lines, No Turning Back is an utterly engrossing human drama full of vivid, indelible characters that shows how hope can flourish even amid one of the 21st century's greatest humanitarian disasters.

So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation Overlord - the D-Day invasion of Normandy. No more prophetic words were ever spoken, for chaos indeed reigned on that day, and many more that followed.

An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin. On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men refused to go back to work until unsafe and unfair conditions at the docks were addressed. When the dust settled, fifty were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution.

Discover what the prepping movement is all about and how you can help prepare your family for a disaster. This beginner's guide introduces the curious or newbie prepper into the world of prepping. Learn about the basics foundations of prepping and how to get started.

2 Bonus Books Included: Survival Fallout Shelter & Survival Bug Out Bag WARNING! This is a hands-on, practical survival guide that will teach you everything you need to know to survive anything, anywhere. Read this ebook on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet, or Kindle device. The truth is that survival is not always as easy as relying on ready-made shelter and store-bought food. In fact, anyone who watches the news, or otherwise pays attention to what is going on in the world, can quickly come to the conclusion that sometimes, survival requires specific skills. You may face having to know ...

"Just Plain Awesome... I've read everything this author has published and I've yet to be disappointed with my time spent reading his work. His books are always multifaceted and engaging." -- Eric S "The author continues to provide delight in this well-written, imaginative, and entertaining work. There's action, adventure, paranormal creatures of heaven and earth, military engagements, and Vain. BRAVO!" -- B. M. Bennett Book 2 of the Legacy Chronicles. Hell has been unleashed into the world of men, we just don't know it yet. One man has unlocked the doors separating Earth from Hell, and now ...

Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science and one of the leading young environmental journalists and bloggers working today, immerses listeners in the world of those who study hurricanes. What was once an arcane branch of meteorology (itself an arcane science) has become embroiled in one of the most politicized and hotly contested debates in American science: whether or not the recent hurricane disasters, culminating in Katrina, are connected to global warming.

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.

After the Compound deals with a fight for its existence, another threat arrives, as its most mysterious resident is forced to deal with her dangerous past, putting the present lives of all Compounders at risk... Elsewhere, comet survivors that already left the Compound (looking for past foes, searching out better futures, trying to locate ties to the past, investigating more trouble from the heavens) navigate a new world filled with equal parts danger and hope. New alliances are made, and greater enemies are encountered, including a familiar foe that Marc never forgot. Will our survivors ...

In the tenth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC and her best friend, Marshall, wake up to a trick not a treat the morning after the White House Halloween costume party. With the presidential election only a week away, someone has posted damaging photos of the president on the Internet, photos that were digitally doctored! Will they ruin President Thornton's chances for a second term? Or can KC and Marshall rescue the election?

Everyone knows the story of the Titanic, but in terms of loss of life that catastrophe doesn't even figure as one of the 50 worst maritime disasters of the last three hundred years. The causes of disaster are legion: besides icebergs and enemy torpedoes, ships have been sunk by fire, explosions, flooding, capsizing, storms, collisions and human error.

Striking and poignant, this searing exposé unravels the untold stories behind the Soviet nuclear disaster of 1986. Midnight in Chernobyl captures the truth below the molten core which irradiated the tangled web of bureaucracy determined to erase it and ended an era.

"By Dawn's Early Light is a heart-pounding sci-fi thriller that weaves nuclear devastation, shadowy conspiracies, and relentless courage into an unputdownable race against time—perfect for fans of The Stand and The Day After Tomorrow." – NewInBooks.com The world shatters before dawn's first light. Nuclear explosions erupt across America, turning cities into desolate wastelands and silencing communications. Dr. Sasha Cohen, a relentless FBI forensic pathologist, finds herself navigating the chaos alongside her assistant, the resourceful Jake Campbell. Their routine investigation collides...

On May 2, 2008, an enormous tropical cyclone made landfall in Burma, wreaking untold havoc and leaving an official toll of 138,300 dead and missing. In the days that followed, the sheer scale of the disaster became apparent as information began to seep out from the hard-hit delta area.

Most people today recognize the need for a new level of Government that can control all of the national governments on the planet. We just don't know how to go about getting one. We're now living on the edge of either a global nuclear weapons disaster, a world-wide pandemic (most likely created by a government weapons lab) or an environmental disaster that appears to be happening at this very moment. We can each try to do our best to avoid any one of these catastrophic endings to mankind - but most of us realize the helplessness of this strategy - OR we can use our existing technological ...

Transport Technology is coming soon. Visions Corporation. After revealing a new technology that is capable of replacing current methods of transportation and eliminating the world’s dependencies on oil, David Sampson struggles with the decision to make his breakthrough public. There’s no turning back when Visions, a megacorporation, releases a device the size of a cellphone which is embedded with the technology. Many embrace the new method of transportation; others protest, and a terrorist group condemn David and his family. When David realizes that society is not ready for this great ...

In World War II, hundreds of thousands of American soldiers were killed across the world, whether in Japanese jungles, North African deserts, or European beaches. Given that backdrop and the sheer magnitude of the war, people understandably became desensitized to incidents and tragedies that cost hundreds of lives. This was undoubtedly the case with the notorious Port Chicago disaster, a munitions explosion in July 1944 that killed over 300 people and injured over 300 more, many of them navy sailors.

Survival is Russel’s second biggest problem. In this new world, the major cities are in chaos. Cathy, a prepper with a knack for calling out criminals, only wants justice. Marcus Wright thinks she’s been sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong. He can be ruthless. She wants to stop him. He moves on her first. Russel has been trying to quit, but who gives up drinking during an apocalypse? If it hadn’t been for Cathy, he wouldn’t have survived the plane wreck. She saved his life. Now, Cathy’s in trouble. He misses Sarah, but he can’t go home until he helps her.