When a massive solar flare fries every electrical device on Earth, plunging the world into anarchy, Mitch escapes into the Mississippi backwoods, using his survival and hunting skills to make his way back to his family farm.
A thrilling narrative of survival amid the violence and chaos following the catastrophic destruction of America's power grid set in the deep South and Carribbean that will have readers questioning their survivalist instincts.
THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE PULSE—A STORY OF SURVIVAL AFTER THE CATASTROPHIC DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA'S POWER GRID THROWS THE COUNTRY INTO DARKNESS AND CHAOS With the power, communication and transportation grids destroyed by massive solar flares, America has spiraled into anarchy and violence. Artie Drager and his daughter Casey reunite after his harrowing voyage across the Caribbean and her traumatic escape from a crumbling New Orleans and a deranged abductor. But their situation remains dire. The Gulf Coast swamps have provided a brief respite from danger, but Artie, Casey and their small band of friends know they must keep moving to stay ahead of the urban mobs. Although they accept Artie’s plan to sail to safety aboard his brother’s catamaran, none are aware that vicious marauders have ransacked the boat and left his brother to die. Meanwhile, Casey’s ordeal has left her shaken. Her courage and adaptability are tested again when the man she loves has become separated from the group. Casey must now decide whether to stay behind to save him or continue on with her father and uncle in search of refuge.
This book presents 13 highly engaging accounts of people surviving catastrophic situations. The stories are fiction, but the life-threatening scenarios are all based on true stories of miraculous survival. Along the way, readers learn the real-life skills they would need to get out alive if it happened to them.
A step-by-step, don’t-overlook-anything workbook of DIY projects that prepare home and family for any life-threatening catastrophe. For days the unrelenting storm pounds the city, downing trees, flooding streets, knocking out power. Thousands are stranded with no hope of help or rescue. Only a few prepared citizens are able to ride out the storm in safety. The Prepper’s Workbook lays out exactly how to plan, prepare, and survive any natural or man-made disaster, taking readers from average unprepared Joes to prepper masters. The book’s one-of-a-kind, hands-on format allows readers to break down each aspect of prepping into simple, can’t-fail steps. Since every family is different, The Prepper’s Workbook provides a fill-in-the-blank assessment that provides a straight-forward answer specifically tailored to each individual reader. Then the author details the best way to address those specific needs. With The Prepper’s Workbook even complex projects can be tackled piece by piece over many weekends until they are finished, including building safe and secure food storage in a basement or decking out an attic with proper medical supplies for treating everything from small cuts to broken bones. The book even includes fun activities to help prepping families construct evacuation and emergency procedures, as well as home defense drills for adults. Features: •Checklists to stock up on life-saving survival supplies •Projects to fortify your home from the elements •Maps to pre-plan your bug-out and evacuation routes •Blueprints to prepare your home’s defenses in case of societal collapse •Forms to keep personal information on each family member organized
A CATACLYSMIC DISASTER STRIKES YOUR AREA. How will you evacuate your family to safety? Do you have a vehicle you can count on? Can it double as a mobile retreat, or do you have a shelter prepared in advance? What’s your plan for reaching the shelter? Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters gives you the vital answers and options for becoming a survivor instead of a refugee: VEHICLES • Prepping fast-escape vehicles • Using specially equipped vehicles for unique situations • Planning for backup vehicles if your main escape option fails • Utilizing bikes, canoes, kayaks, rowboats and other human-powered means of escape SHELTERS • Preparing temporary shelters • Locating and stocking longterm shelters • Using an RV, motorhome, camper trailer or converted utility vehicle • Living aboard boats, from motorboats to houseboats to blue-water sailboats Explaining the advantages and drawbacks of each vehicle and shelter option, this survival handbook zeroes in on the key considerations and essential equipment for planning all your bug-out needs.
Reinventing Religious Studies" offers readers an opportunity to trace the important trends and developments in Religious Studies over the last forty years. Over this time the study of religion has been transformed into a critical discipline informed by a wide range of perspectives from sociology to anthropology, politics to material culture, and economics to cultural theory. "Reinventing Religious Studies" brings together key writings which have helped shape scholarship, teaching and learning in the field. All the essays are drawn from the CSSR Bulletin, a provocative, occasionally irreverent, and always critical journal which has long been at the centre of debates in Religious Studies. This collection will prove invaluable for students and scholars of theory and method in Religious Studies. It offers readers a unique opportunity to understand the history of key issues in the study of religion and what remains central to the study of religion today.
A STEP-BY-STEP, DON'T-OVERLOOK-ANYTHING WORKBOOK OF DIY PROJECTS THAT PREPARE HOME AND FAMILY FOR ANY LIFE-THREATENING CATASTROPHE From earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes to floods, wildfires and even civil strife, disasters threaten your home and safety no matter where you live. Fortunately, The Prepper’s Workbook offers step-by-step instructions that will guarantee your family is fully prepared for whatever the world has in store, including: •Checklists to stock up on life-saving survival supplies •Projects to fortify your home from the elements •Maps to pre-plan your bug-out and evacuation routes •Blueprints to prepare your home’s defenses in case of societal collapse •Forms to keep personal information on each family member organized •Tips and tricks to maximize readiness while keeping costs down
A thrilling narrative of survival amid the violence and chaos following the catastrophic destruction of America's power grid set in the deep South and Carribbean that will have readers questioning their survivalist instincts.
In this dystopian YA thriller, two teenagers battle their way through a collapsing New Orleans after an EMP brings down America’s electrical grid. When massive solar flares send an intense electromagnetic pulse to Earth, every electrical device is fried instantly. The modern world that sixteen-year-old Mitch Henley has always known comes crashing down. Anarchy, looting and chaos explode all around him. Stranded in New Orleans, Mitch escapes into the Mississippi backwoods he knows so well, hoping to stay alive using the survival and hunting skills he learned from his game-warden father. Alone and on foot, Mitch sets out to make his way back to the family farm and his younger sister. Not knowing if his parents are dead or alive, nothing else matters . . . until he meets April Gibbs along the way. Smart, beautiful, lethal and alone, she is also making a treacherous trek to find her lost family. They decide to travel together for safety, but neither can begin to imagine the danger that awaits them in the woods. Set in the same anarchy-and-desperation-reigned world of the author’s dystopian thriller: The Pulse, The Darkness After is a frightening look at how fragile our technologically dependent lifestyle really is.
Mississippi's barrier islands claim some of the most remote and unspoiled sites along the Gulf of Mexico. The distance of East and West Ship Island, Horn Island, Cat Island, and Petit Bois Island from the mainland has sheltered them from extensive development. The inclusion of all in the roster of protected places in the Gulf Islands National Seashore Act has assured that they will remain close to their natural state long into the future. For those who love the seashore, the Mississippi Gulf Coast is an ideal place for adventure. The wilderness islands, the back bays and coastal rivers, and the Gulf of Mexico itself offer pleasure for boaters and nature lovers. This book will guide them to special places in these relatively shallow waters. Filled with detailed descriptions of many alluring settings, along with directions for navigation to secluded coves and coastal bayous, this book gives tips and pointers for a wide range of boaters, whether their preferred craft is a canoe, a sea kayak, or a luxury yacht. What are the best and safest routes? What are the weather patterns? How does one select the perfect craft? Here from an expert who has explored the coastal waters during a period of fifteen years are the answers, rich in anecdotes, along with information on charter boats, excursion boats, and other options for exploring and fishing. Scott B. Williams has been exploring Mississippi's marine waters and islands for more than fifteen years in sea kayaks and a variety of sailboats and has published numerous articles in Sea Kayaker. Williams builds wooden boats and does custom yacht and residential woodwork, dividing his time between Biloxi and Brandon, Mississippi. More information is avialable at his website at www.scottbwilliams.com.
Learn important survival skills from thirteen captivating stories of people stranded and fighting for their lives against harsh, unmerciful conditions. A unique combination of fictional scenarios, true accounts, and instructive sidebars, Getting Out Alive reveals the three vital ways to cheat death when all seems lost: avoid panic, know your survival skills, and maintain a relentless determination to make it out alive. Teaching by example, the characters in these adventures use real-life survival tactics—including navigating, building shelters, finding water, and signaling for help. Featuring tales of being surrounded by a forest fire, lost in the Amazon, marooned on an island, caught in an icy blizzard, and many more.DESC> survival;emergency preparedness;disaster preparedness;guides;reference;emergency;disaster;self-help;safety;security;outdoor skills;survival skills;survivalist;survivalism;survival stories;hiking;amazon basin;hurricane;category 4 hurricane;gunfight;gunfire;in the line of fire;castaway;marooned on an island;forest fire;snowbound;blizzard;adrift;mauled by a bear;bear attack;animal attack;plane crash;power outage SEL049010 SELF-HELP / Safety & Security / Survival & Emergency Preparedness * SPO030000 SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills 9781612430904 The Pulse: A Novel of Surviving the Collapse of the Grid Scott B. Williams
Today's disaster--firestorms, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, pandemics, terrorists--are too big to wait it out at home or hope the government will bail you out. The smart thing is to GET OUT before it is too late. This book tell you how to plan, prepack, preroute and implement your escape from danger.
A father and daughter continue their struggle to survive in darkness following an apocalyptic disaster in this riveting adventure sequel to The Pulse. With the power, communication and transportation grids destroyed by massive solar flares, America has spiraled into anarchy and violence. Artie Drager and his daughter Casey reunite after his harrowing voyage across the Caribbean and her traumatic escape from a crumbling New Orleans and a deranged abductor. But their situation remains dire. The Gulf Coast swamps have provided a brief respite from danger, but Artie, Casey and their small band of friends know they must keep moving to stay ahead of the urban mobs. Although they accept Artie’s plan to sail to safety aboard his brother’s catamaran, none are aware that vicious marauders have ransacked the boat and left his brother to die. Meanwhile, Casey’s ordeal has left her shaken. Her courage and adaptability are tested again when the man she loves has become separated from the group. Casey must now decide whether to stay behind to save him or continue on with her father and uncle in search of refuge.
Australia’s venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world’s most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination and, regrettably, fear. Australia’s Dangerous Snakes examines the biology, natural history, venom properties and bite treatment of medically important venomous marine and terrestrial snakes. It contains comprehensive identification profiles for each species, supported by keys and photographs. In addition to their medical importance, the environmental roles of these snakes and the threats that are causing the decline of many of these reptiles are discussed. Drawing on the authors’ experience in the fields of herpetology, toxinology and clinical medicine, this book stimulates respect and admiration and dispels fear of Australia’s fascinating snakes. Australia’s Dangerous Snakes will provide hours of rewarding reading and valuable information for anyone interested in Australia’s unique wildlife and natural history, and will be an essential reference for herpetologists, toxinologists, physicians, zoo personnel and private snake collectors.
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