Download or read book DK Super Readers Level 3 Built to Survive Natural Disasters written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stay safe in the storm! Make reading your superpower with DK’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about surviving natural disasters - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Built to Survive Natural Disasters is a beautifully designed reader all about ingenious ways to make buildings safe in the face of fires, floods, quakes and more. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about swaying skyscrapers, floating houses and the safest place to be in a storm.
Download or read book Made to Survive written by Nicole Fox and published by MBK Hanson Inc.. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Made to Survive is book 3 and the finale of The Ancestors MC trilogy! It starts with a drink. It ends with a baby in my womb. "One night only" is a slippery slope. I fell hard for the biker – then he disappeared. But he's back now, and this time, when he leaves… He's dragging me with him – whether I like it or not. ANYA He showed up in my emergency room looking like the devil had worked him over with a tire iron. But Bryce Johnson didn't want a nurse. He wanted a gun, a car… And a hostage. And lucky for me, I was his first pick. I'd always wanted out of this small town. But I never thought my ticket to freedom would barge into my life like this. A gorgeous biker with windswept hair and inky tattoos crawling over his muscular shoulders? He might've looked like a dream. But the outlaw f**ked like a nightmare. Like an animal. Like a brutal, savage beast. I'd never been with a man like him before. And after the first kiss, the first touch, the first night, I knew: I'd never want another man again. But landing in the biker's bed was just the start of this madness. Now, I'm riding shotgun with a killer behind the wheel. And there's no telling if I'll make it out alive. BRYCE Life for me as an outlaw biker has always been simple: take the job and get it done. By any means necessary. Some men were born to create chaos. To burn things down. To f**k sh!t up. And God knows I'm one of them. I've always managed to escape the mayhem alive. But this time, I might've bitten off more than I can chew. Even though I've done dirty things before, and there's no doubt in my mind I'll do them again. And I thought I'd learned the hard way not to get distracted when there's a mission on my plate. But the curvy nurse with the shining eyes is testing my focus. She's a do-gooder, a saint in scrubs, a angel if ever there was one. She deserves a white picket fence, a boring-a$$ husband, and a few obnoxious, giggling little kids. But she ain't gonna get that with me. Because my world is a hell of a lot different. My world is mobs and MCs, suspense and submission, whiskey and women. I drink fast and ride hard. I f**k. I break. I hurt. It sure as hell ain't for everyone. So I did the fair thing: I pointed my gun at her head and gave her a choice. She can either run for cover. Or she can get in the car with me, and see where the road takes her. That's just the beginning of our story. And I'll make a vow to you right now. This will end only one way: With my ring on her finger, my brand on her skin… And my baby in her belly.
Download or read book Built to Survive written by Joe Ordia and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author details how he designed and oversaw the construction of a custom home capable of full operation for at least a year off the electric grid and without public utilities, including heating and cooling, washing and drying clothes, and the ability to run all the electrical appliances that anyone would want in the twenty-first century.
Download or read book Built to Survive written by and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Built to Change written by Edward E. Lawler, III and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, organizational effectiveness experts Edward Lawler and Christopher Worley show how organizations can be “built to change” so they can last and succeed in today’s global economy. Instead of striving to create a highly reliable Swiss watch that consistently produces the same behavior, they argue organizations need to be designed in ways that stimulate and facilitate change. Built to Change focuses on identifying practices and designs that organizations can adopt so that they are able to change. As Lawler and Worley point out, organizations that foster continuous change Are closely connected to their environments Reward experimentation Learn about new practices and technologies Commit to continuously improving performance Seek temporary competitive advantages
Download or read book Build Your Resilience written by Donald Robertson and published by Teach Yourself. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resilience: How to Thrive and Survive in Any Situation helps you to prepare for adversity by finding healthier ways of responding to stressful thoughts and feelings. You will learn a comprehensive toolkit of effective therapeutic strategies and techniques, drawing upon innovative 'mindfulness and acceptance-based' approaches to cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), combined with elements of established psychological approaches to stress prevention and management. The book also draws upon classical Stoic philosophy to provide a wider context for resilience-building. This book is a complete course in resilience training, covering everything from building long-term resilience by developing psychological flexibility, mindfulness and valued action, through specific behavioural skills such as applied relaxation, worry postponement, problem-solving, and assertiveness. Each chapter contains a self-assessment test, case study, practical exercises and reminder boxes and concludes with a reminder of the key points of the chapter (Focus Points) and a round-up of what to expect in the next (Next Step), which will whet your appetite for what's coming and how it relates to what you've just read.
Download or read book Built to Survive How We Designed Built a Sustainable Secure Survivable Custom Home written by Joe Ordia and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine that a natural disaster results in a blackout lasting not days, but weeks. Imagine a cyber attack by a terrorist group or rouge nation results in one lasting not weeks, but months. Imagine that an electromagnetic pulse [EMP] caused by a high-altitude nuclear explosion shuts down the nation's electric grid for what could last years. How long would you and your family be able to survive? According to a government study, approximately 90 percent of Americans would perish within the first year. As a government contractor in Baghdad during the Iraq war, Joe Ordia witnessed firsthand what it would be like to try to survive without electricity and basic municipal services. Those unprepared would be likely to find themselves with no running water, no sewage, no refrigeration, no heat or air conditioning, and no electric lights. Now married with five children, Joe decided that was not something he would allow to happen to his family. Yet he and his wife Rachel were not prepared to give up a normal lifestyle and retreat to a cabin in the wilderness. With a rapidly growing family, they wanted a home that would provide what most would consider a normal middle-class quality of life for their children and themselves. But at the same time, they wanted a home that would also serve as a survival retreat capable of supporting a comfortable lifestyle during a time of crisis, including a prolonged outage of the electric grid. This book details how Joe and his wife Rachel designed and oversaw the building of a custom home from start to finish that can operate off the grid and without public utilities for at least a year. A well for water, a buried propane tank for cooking and backup heating, solar panels, battery storage, and a gasoline generator to recharge the battery bank during extended periods of inclement weather make it possible to cook, heat and cool the home, wash and dry clothes, and run all the electrical appliances that anyone would want or expect to have in a modern, twenty-first century home. Even if the worst never comes to pass, Joe and Rachel feel they have made a good investment because they are able to sell excess electricity their solar panels generate to the local electric utility, which in most months will reduce their electric bill to zero. You may wonder if you can afford a solar power system for your home. The truth is, because the federal government offers a 30 percent tax rebate, most homeowners can have one without putting any money down while at the same time the system dramatically reduces or even zeros out how much they spend each month on electricity. Sound too good to be true? Read this book and you will learn the details.
Download or read book Built to Survive written by Anne Terry White and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the abilities of man and animal, and how they are built to endure.
Download or read book A Paradise Built in Hell written by Rebecca Solnit and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Men Explain Things to Me explores the moments of altruism and generosity that arise in the aftermath of disaster Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natural?people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? And what does this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet social desires and possibilities? In A Paradise Built in Hell, award-winning author Rebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, looking at major calamities from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco through the 1917 explosion that tore up Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She examines how disaster throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration during crisis. This is a timely and important book from an acclaimed author whose work consistently locates unseen patterns and meanings in broad cultural histories.
Download or read book Built to Grow written by Royston Guest and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘This book is straightforward, factual and to the point. Any Leader responsible for business growth should read it! A blueprint full of practical ideas and tools to inspire you into action’—Craig Donaldson - Chief Executive Officer, Metro Bank (RANKED NUMBER ONE IN GLASSDOOR’S HIGHEST RATED CEO 2016) If you asked a cross-section of business leaders, business owners and entrepreneurs what their biggest business challenge is, you would probably hear the same recurring thought: growing their business in a sustainable, predictable, yet profitable way – quickly. It’s a reality that most businesses and individuals never reach their full potential, always yearning for the ‘thing’ that will catapult them into significance, but never really finding it. Whether you’re an entrepreneur starting out, or a director, executive or business leader climbing the corporate ladder, the building blocks of Built to Grow are universally applicable. Developed in the real world laboratory of thousands of businesses in twenty-seven countries spanning over two decades, Built to Grow is a proven, time-tested model to unlock the real potential in your business. Avoid the common pitfalls of a trial and error approach to business growth. Built to Grow is full of practical strategies, tools and ideas, backed up with real world case studies to illustrate what can be achieved - leaving you equipped to transform your businesses performance and drive tangible results. Built to Grow is destined to become your handbook, your ‘go to’ guide, your roadmap to accelerated, sustained and profitable business growth.
Download or read book Built to Last written by Stanley Turkel CMHS ISHC and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built to Last: 100+ Year-Old Hotels East of the Mississippi is a sequel to my 2011 book, Built To Last: 100+ Year-Old Hotels in New York. It has 86 chapters, one for each century-old hotel (of 50 rooms or more) east of the Mississippi River and each is illustrated by an antique postcard. The Foreword was written by Joseph McInerney, CHA, President of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. The book has been accepted for promotion, distribution and sale by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. My research into the histories of these hotels turned up fascinating stories about single-minded developers, brilliant and accidental architects, dedicated owners, famous and infamous guests and even the story of an underground bunker-shelter the size of two football fields built under a hotel to house the U.S. Government in the event of a nuclear war.
Download or read book Built To Last written by Joanne Mattern and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn How Structures Are Being Built To Withstand Nature's Destructive Forces.
Download or read book Survive and Thrive written by John Meese and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A step-by-step plan to help you reach more people, make sales, and enjoy more profit, regardless of what the ‘economy’ is doing.” —Ray Edwards, bestselling author of How to Write Copy That Sells Do you have a post-Covid plan for success? The pandemic is not the first event to utterly disrupt the business world, and it’s unlikely to be the last. John Meese, economist-turned-entrepreneur, CEO of Cowork.Inc, and host of the Thrive School podcast, is on a personal mission to eradicate generational poverty by helping entrepreneurs create thriving businesses that can endure through good times and bad, so that unexpected events are much less likely to pull the rug out from under you. With a conversational tone and anecdotes from dozens of successful entrepreneurs, John provides innovative marketing, sales, and finance strategies to build a profitable business that can succeed in any climate. Learn how to: Reach a broader audience Build a sales engine that greatly increases revenue Unlock higher profits Manage risk with healthy financial practices and much more. “If you can focus on creating real solutions to real problems for real people, you’ll have a clear advantage in the marketplace. Survive and Thrive can show you how.” —Michael Hyatt, New York Times–bestselling author of The Vision Driven Leader
Download or read book Chosen To Survive written by Trev Haymer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the near future this novel is a mixture of futuristic vision and science fiction. The theme is: The Human Race is dying - save the young. An untreatable virus, known as The Superbug, is rapidly decimating the world's population. Something has to be done. So five virus-proof isolation towers are built offshore in various locations across the planet in an effort to ensure the survival of mankind. Placed in these isolation towers from birth are children, presently aged twelve years. But these 'special children', known as the Chosen Ones, have been subjected to intense education and are now at university level. In one week's time they will be leaving Earth for a distant planet, aiming to create a new world to ensure the future of the Human Race. But immense difficulties lay ahead as these plans are threatened by rebels from the mainland who are also determined to gain passage to the new planet. What will these Chosen Ones find on the new planet? Will it be completely uninhabited?
Download or read book How to Survive Anything From the Wilderness to Man Made Disasters written by Martin K. Ettington and published by Martin K. Ettington. This book was released on with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I recently wrote a book titled “33 Incredible Real Life Survival Stories” which caused me to be amazed at how people have the persistence to live when confronted by dangerous and deadly situations. I’m an old student of survival. First in my experiences with the Boy Scouts, and then my experiences as an adult backpacker and general sports activities. There are other books out there by Special Forces operators and they prescribe lots of useful information. In this book I’ve included a lot of that type of survival information, but I also wanted to take a little different approach. The Boy Scouts have been part of my life since I was a kid. I was a Cub Scout, a Boy Scout. A scouting Eagle Scout, and later Scoutmaster, and Assistant Scoutmaster. Later on I also became a member of the Knoxville, Tennessee Volunteer Rescue Squad, and a Private Pilot among many other things. There is something to be said about the gradual acquiring of knowledge about survival and how it applies to how we live our lives. So I’ve taken that approach in this book—starting with morals, principles, and the spiritual aspects of survival, to the practical knowledge, and then how that information can be generalized to most situations. You can also bet that most military survival experts, Seals, and other Special Forces were probably Boy Scouts growing up too. Most of them got their basis for survival skills and leadership skills in the Boy Scouts. The Scout Motto is “Be Prepared” and planning ahead is essential for surviving unexpected situations. Therefore, in this book we will give you a lot of lists of things you should get as emergency supplies and what skills to know to survive. The things you will learn about in this book are much of what we learned in the Scouts but we will be taking a deeper cut into the details.
Download or read book Built to Belong written by Natalie Franke and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fresh, inspiring call to community and connection from an entrepreneur and leader is perfect for anyone feeling alone and ready to set off on a journey to true belonging. Many of us feel more alone than ever despite living in the most connected society in human history. We need to belong in the same way that we need oxygen–our physical bodies require it. We perform better and have greater successes as individuals when we are connected to the collective. Join author Natalie Franke as she shares her story of longing for connection in the chaos and lessons learned on her journey to true belonging. Together we’ll uncover how to: Kick scroll-induced jealousy to the curb and transform the way that social media makes you feel about yourself and others Overcome loneliness by finding your people and cultivating true community in your personal and professional world Strike the balance between camaraderie and competition so that you can live a deeply fulfilled and joyful life Human beings are not highlight reels—we’re done fanning the flames of comparison, drowning in our insecurities, and being pitted against one another. We’re saying no to the endless rat race of getting ahead and goodbye to the narratives that leave us feeling left out and alone. We are destined for something better. We’re made for so much more. Because knit into the fabric of our DNA, we were Built to Belong.
Download or read book Built to Move Millions written by Craig R. Semsel and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A hobbyist’s enthusiasm, curiosity, and attention to detail exude from this technological history of Ohio’s streetcar industry . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice At the beginning of the twentieth century, the street railway industry was one of the largest in the nation. Once ubiquitously visible on the city streets, by mid-century the streetcar was nothing more than a distant memory. Ohio was home to several large streetcar systems, especially in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and had more interurban tracks than any other state in the union. Thus, Ohio served as one of the street railway industry’s greatest centers of manufacturing. Built to Move Millions examines the manufacture of streetcars and interurbans within the state of Ohio between 1900 and 1940. In addition to discussing the five major car builders that were active in Ohio during this period, the book addresses Ohio companies that manufactured the various components that went into these vehicles. Includes extensive photos