Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Floods. Wildfires. Earthquakes. Epidemics. Droughts. Landslides. Trillions of dollars in damages. Billions of people affected. Terrorist attacks. Gas explosions. Bridge collapses. Car, train, and plane crashes. These sudden and unexpected events make it feel as if chaos rules the world, but expecting the unexpected can mitigate the damage and loss to you and your loved ones. It pays to be prepared. When catastrophe strikes, no matter how big or small, being ready and knowing how to respond can be the difference between the loss of life and survival.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"... extremely comprehensive ... Readers are guaranteed to learn something new to help them survive all kinds of arduous situations." - Booklist
"Jones, an author who is trained in disaster response/preparedness, shows readers how to prepare for and survive disasters ..." - ProtoView BookNews
"... provides insights into how to react and respond when disaster does strike" - SirReadaLot
"This book appears to be a sign of the times. ... the quintessential survival guide for many, many different life-threatening situations ... well rounded and extensively researched and prepared volume of encyclopedic proportions." - Alternate Perceptions Magazine
"The Disaster Survival Guide" by Marie D. Jones, a book that's a good primer for coming out the other side of nature's worst and mankind's unthinkable." - Bookworm Sez
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Broschur/Paperback
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Maße
Höhe: 231 mm
Breite: 180 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-57859-673-7 (9781578596737)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Marie D. Jones is a fully trained disaster response/preparedness member of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) through FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security, and she is a licensed ham radio operator (KI6YES). She is the author of over fifteen nonfiction books on cutting-edge science, the paranormal, conspiracies, ancient knowledge, and unknown mysteries, including Visible Ink Press' Demons, the Devil, and Fallen Angels plus PSIence: How New Discoveries in Quantum Physics and New Science May Explain the Existence of Paranormal Phenomena; 2013: End of Days or a New Beginning; Supervolcano: The Catastrophic Event That Changed the Course of Human History; and The Grid: Exploring the Hidden Infrastructure of Reality. She is a regular contributor to New Dawn Magazine, FATE, Paranoia Magazine and periodicals. Jones has been interviewed on over a thousand radio shows worldwide, including Coast-to-Coast AM. She makes her home in San Marcos, California, and is the mom to one very brilliant son, Max.
Introduction
Part One: The Threats: Natural Disasters
1. The Worst Natural Disasters We've Faced
2. Avalanches to Wildfires: The Darker Side of Nature
3. Man-made Disasters
Part Two: Readiness
4. What to Do before It Happens
5. Making a Plan
6. Getting Ready
7. Learning from Preppers and Survivalists
Part Three: Response
8. Should I Stay or Should I Go?
9. First Aid, Triage, and Trauma
10. Travel Safety
11. Personal Safety
12. Wilderness Survival
Part Four: Before, During and After: A to Z
13. Before, During and After It Happens
14. Large-Scale Disasters
15. Dangers in the Home: Domestic and Child Violence, Drug Overdose, and Suicide
16. Lessons from Past Disasters: Harvey, Irma, and the Vegas Massacre
Resources
Appendix: Personal Emergency Action Plan
Further Reading
Index
