Download or read book Masters of Disaster written by Christopher Lehane and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The foolproof guide to damage control from the "masters of disaster" Whether you're a politician caught with his pants down, a publicly traded company accused of accounting improprieties, a family-owned restaurant with a lousy Yelp review or just the guy in the corner cubicle who inadvertently pushed "reply all," a crisis doesn't have to be the make-or-break moment of your career. For those of us that aren't natural spin doctors, it's hard to resist the impulse to cover your tracks, lie, or act like nothing happened. But resist you must! In Masters of Disaster, Christopher Lehane and Mark Fabiani, reveal the magic formula you need to take control when it's your turn to be sucked into the vortex of the modern spin cycle. Covering the ten commandments of damage control, and based on their work for clients like Bill Clinton, Goldman Sachs and Hollywood studios, the authors outline the strategies that can make real time news alerts, Twitter trend lines and viral videos work for you rather against you. Full of both lively personal anecdotes and hard-knuckled straight talk, this is a must-read for anyone who wants to emerge with their reputation intact.

Download or read book Masters of Disaster written by Gary Paulsen and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, imitate scenes from books, and other inspired ideas, Riley and Reed follow their fearless leader Henry into the wilderness, the bull-riding ring, a haunted house, cataclysmic collision with explosive life forms, and off the roof of a house on a bike.

Download or read book Master Your Disaster written by Leann Hackman-Carty and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural disasters are happening everywhere. Earthquakes, hurricanes, and man-made perils have left communities anxious and confused about their own emergency preparedness. In this unique guide, preparedness and recovery expert Leann Hackman-Carty shows you how to prepare your community for a number of devastating scenarios. Gleaned from years of experience with disaster recovery organizations, her specialized insight will help you understand the different levels of disaster preparation and recovery. Hackman-Carty discusses how to -understand the types and phases of a disaster, -know when to activate your plan and evacuate, -keep residents safe, -develop a disaster recovery framework, -identify recovery support functions, -communicate with local businesses and organizations, -use local, regional and federal programs as resources, -foster community economic resilience, and -stop a natural disaster from catching you off guard. No one knows what tomorrow holds, but Hackman-Carty's advice can help you prepare for the worst. Master Your Disaster (Community Edition) gives you the confidence to act calmly and efficiently when the time comes. Your new foundation in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery will make the chaos more controllable-and survivable.

Download or read book The Disaster Experts written by Scott Gabriel Knowles and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, many are asking what, if anything, can be done to prevent large-scale disasters. How is it that we know more about the hazards of modern American life than ever before, yet the nation faces ever-increasing losses from such events? History shows that disasters are not simply random acts. Where is the logic in creating an elaborate set of fire codes for buildings, and then allowing structures like the Twin Towers—tall, impressive, and risky—to go up as design experiments? Why prepare for terrorist attacks above all else when floods, fires, and earthquakes pose far more consistent threats to American life and prosperity? The Disaster Experts takes on these questions, offering historical context for understanding who the experts are that influence these decisions, how they became powerful, and why they are only slightly closer today than a decade ago to protecting the public from disasters. Tracing the intertwined development of disaster expertise, public policy, and urbanization over the past century, historian Scott Gabriel Knowles tells the fascinating story of how this diverse collection of professionals—insurance inspectors, engineers, scientists, journalists, public officials, civil defense planners, and emergency managers—emerged as the authorities on risk and disaster and, in the process, shaped modern America.

Download or read book Master Disaster written by Susan Webb Tregay and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2007-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No more wimpy watercolors! Kill it or cure it! The end. It happens to the best of artists ... that frustrating point in a painting where you don't know how to finish it up, when to stop, or where to go from here. Too often this is the very same stage where half-finished paintings get stacked in the corner and written-off as "hopeless." This unique, workshop-style book will help you recognize these works not as "bad" or "failed" paintings, merely unfinished. What's more, you'll learn how to take these beautiful starts—that pale painting hiding in your closet or the bombs stashed under your bed—and turn them into finished, gutsy, exhibition-quality pieces. Follow Susan Webb Tregay's five steps to more successful watercolors, and learn how to finish your painting your way—with polish and pizzazz! You'll discover clean and easy solutions to your painting's problems, debunking once and for all that old myth that watercolor is unforgiving. Fifteen step-by-step demonstrations and many before-and-after examples illustrate the incredible difference these simple techniques can make in your art. With Master Disaster, you can stop dreading "the end," and start anticipating the big finish!

Download or read book Middle School Master of Disaster written by James Patterson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this blockbuster instalment of the bestselling Middle School series, Rafe and all the favourite characters from James Patterson's books for kids get caught up in a hilarious adventure – together for the first time! Rafe and Jimmy, two misunderstood troublemakers, are finally up to something good. They're in charge of a huge celebration of books and reading – but when a small issue snowballs into a big problem that threatens to derail the whole event, they need to work fast to keep things on track! And the best part? Rafe and Jimmy are joined by the funniest storytellers they know, including Jamie Grimm from I FUNNY, Jacky Ha-Ha, the Kidd family of TREASURE HUNTERS, super-genius Max Einstein – everyone's favourite characters from James Patterson's bestselling series for kids!

Download or read book Master of Disaster written by Lois T. Hauck and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ed Pusick was a quiet and eccentric man, a bachelor all his life, whose passion was his artwork. After his time in the Navy when an accident disabled his legs for the rest of his life, Ed became a source of many inventive designs as a professional but apparently never took the trouble to seek patents, recognition, nor much gratitude for his work. Ed later drew sketches as an illustrator for an architectural firm in Grand Rapids, where he met a co-worker who encouraged him to begin drawings of Great Lakes shipwrecks. Eds shipwreck art became prolific. He created a series of drawings of the most famous vessels of the Great Lakes shipwreck coasts. Many of these have been published over the years in the Shipwreck Journal, featured on the History Channel, displayed in museums, and used to illustrate history books and other publications. Many of these drawings from Pusick, known as the Master of Disaster, were produced as limited edition prints. Lois Hauck, Eds caregiver during the last years of his life explains, Ed frequently said he would take his secret of drawing angry waves to his grave. And he did. This narrative describes the stories and works that were passed on to Lois.

Download or read book Master Your Disaster written by Leann Hackman-Carty and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural disasters are happening everywhere. Earthquakes, hurricanes, and man-made perils have left communities anxious and confused about their own emergency preparedness. In this unique guide, preparedness and recovery expert Leann Hackman-Carty shows you how to prepare your family, business, and community for a number of devastating scenarios. Gleaned from years of experience with disaster recovery organizations, her specialized insight will help you understand the different levels of disaster preparation and recovery.Hackman-Carty discusses how to-understand the types and phases of a disaster, -identify available resources at your home or office, -assemble a basic disaster supply kit and emergency vehicle kit, -know when to activate your plan and evacuate, -keep your family and employees safe, -develop a business continuity plan, -create a disaster recovery plan for your community, -effectively communicate with other businesses and organizations, -use local, regional, and federal programs as resources, -foster community economic resilience, and-stop a natural disaster from catching you off guard.No one knows what tomorrow holds, but Hackman-Carty's advice can help you prepare for the worst. Master Your Disaster gives you the confidence to act calmly and efficiently when the time comes. Your new foundation in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery will make the chaos more controllable-and survivable.

Download or read book Disaster by Choice written by Ilan Kelman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An earthquake shatters Haiti and a hurricane slices through Texas. We hear that nature runs rampant, seeking to destroy us through these 'natural disasters'. Science recounts a different story, however: disasters are not the consequence of natural causes; they are the consequence of human choices and decisions. we put ourselves in harm's way; we fail to take measures which we know would prevent disasters, no matter what the environment does. This can be both hard to accept, and hard to unravel. A complex of factors shape disasters. They arise from the political processes dictating where and what we build, and from social circumstances which create and perpetuate poverty and discrimination. They develop from the social preference to blame nature for the damage wrought, when in fact events such as earthquakes and storms are entirely commonplace environmental processes We feel the need to fight natural forces, to reclaim what we assume is ours, and to protect ourselves from what we perceive to be wrath from outside our communities. This attitude distracts us from the real causes of disasters: humanity's decisions, as societies and as individuals. It stops us accepting the real solutions to disasters: making better decisions. This book explores stories of some of our worst disasters to show how we can and should act to stop people dying when nature unleashes its energies. The disaster is not the tornado, the volcanic eruption, or climate change, but the deaths and injuries, the loss of irreplaceable property, and the lack and even denial of support to affected people, so that a short-term interruption becomes a long-term recovery nightmare. But we can combat this, as Kelman shows, describing inspiring examples of effective human action that limits damage, such as managing flooding in Toronto and villages in Bangladesh, or wildfire in Colorado. Throughout, his message is clear: there is no such thing as a natural disaster. The disaster lies in our inability to deal with the environment and with ourselves.

Download or read book Master Your Disaster written by Leann Hackman-Carty and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural disasters are happening everywhere. Earthquakes, hurricanes, and man-made perils have left communities anxious and confused about their own emergency preparedness. In this unique guide, preparedness and recovery expert Leann Hackman-Carty shows you how to prepare your business for a number of devastating scenarios. Gleaned from years of experience with disaster recovery organizations, her specialized insight will help you understand the different levels of disaster preparation and recovery.Hackman-Carty discusses how to-understand the types and phases of a disaster, -identify available resources at your office, -assemble an emergency business supply kit, -know when to activate your plan and evacuate, -keep your employees safe, -identify critical business functions, -create a business continuity plan, -effectively communicate with your employees, suppliers, and customers, -use local, regional and federal programs as resources, and-stop a natural disaster from catching you off guard.No one knows what tomorrow holds, but Hackman-Carty's advice can help you prepare for the worst. Master Your Disaster (Business Edition) gives you the confidence to act calmly and efficiently when the time comes. Your new foundation in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery will make the chaos more controllable-and survivable.

Download or read book Emergency written by Neil Strauss and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-10 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. Domestic crackdowns. Economic collapse. Riots. Wars. Disease. Starvation. What can you do when it all hits the fan? You can learn to be self-sufficient and survive without the system. **I've started to look at the world through apocalypse eyes.** So begins Neil Strauss's harrowing new book: his first full-length worksince the international bestseller The Game, and one of the most original-and provocative-narratives of the year. After the last few years of violence and terror, of ethnic and religious hatred, of tsunamis and hurricanes–and now of world financial meltdown–Strauss, like most of his generation, came to the sobering realization that, even in America, anything can happen. But rather than watch helplessly, he decided to do something about it. And so he spent three years traveling through a country that's lost its sense of safety, equipping himself with the tools necessary to save himself and his loved ones from an uncertain future. With the same quick wit and eye for cultural trends that marked The Game, The Dirt, and How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, Emergency traces Neil's white-knuckled journey through today's heart of darkness, as he sets out to move his life offshore, test his skills in the wild, and remake himself as a gun-toting, plane-flying, government-defying survivor. It's a tale of paranoid fantasies and crippling doubts, of shady lawyers and dangerous cult leaders, of billionaire gun nuts and survivalist superheroes, of weirdos, heroes, and ordinary citizens going off the grid. It's one man's story of a dangerous world–and how to stay alive in it. Before the next disaster strikes, you're going to want to read this book. And you'll want to do everything it suggests. Because tomorrow doesn't come with a guarantee...

Download or read book Dealing with Disaster written by Saundra K. Schneider and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now updated with examples through 2010, this classic study examines the disruptive effects of disasters on patterns of human behavior and the operations of government, and the conditions under which even relatively minor crises can lead to system breakdown.

Download or read book Stink Moody in Master of Disaster written by Megan McDonald and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Look up! Look out! A comet is coming, a comet is coming! Stink is camped out in the backyard with his sister, Judy, and he can't wait to lay eyes on P/2015 OZ4, also known as the Sherman-Holm Comet. But then news of an asteroid hitting Russia reaches Stink, and suddenly he's feeling squeamish (and squash-ish) about close encounters of the outer-space kind. Will donning an aluminum-foil cape and building a bunker in the basement help keep him safe? Can this fearless Asteroid Boy save Earth from disaster?"--

Download or read book Crisis Management written by and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Crisis Management' offers advice on how managers can identify, manage & prevent potential crises. It includes tips & tools on how to prepare an emergency list & how to utilize pre-crisis resources.

Download or read book Master Your Disaster written by Leann Hackman-Carty and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural disasters are happening everywhere. Earthquakes, hurricanes, and man-made perils have left communities anxious and confused about their own emergency preparedness. In this unique guide, preparedness and recovery expert Leann Hackman-Carty shows you how to prepare your community for a number of devastating scenarios. Gleaned from years of experience with disaster recovery organizations, her specialized insight will help you understand the different levels of disaster preparation and recovery. Hackman-Carty discusses how to-understand the types and phases of a disaster, -know when to activate your plan and evacuate, -keep residents safe, -develop a disaster recovery framework, -identify recovery support functions, -communicate with local businesses and organizations, -use local, regional and federal programs as resources, -foster community economic resilience, and-stop a natural disaster from catching you off guard.No one knows what tomorrow holds, but Hackman-Carty's advice can help you prepare for the worst. Master Your Disaster (Community Edition) gives you the confidence to act calmly and efficiently when the time comes. Your new foundation in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery will make the chaos more controllable-and survivable.

Download or read book Kung Fu Panda Master of Disaster written by Scout Driggs and published by Festival. This book was released on 2008-04-22 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When lazy Po attempts to master the ancient skills of kung fu, everyone wonders if the world is ready for him. With help from some new friends, Po will prove everyone wrong. But will he be able to defeat the dangerous snow leopard Tai Lung?

Download or read book The Disaster Artist written by Greg Sestero and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a humorous ode to cinematic hubris, discussing the story of the mysteriously wealthy misfit, Tommy Wiseau, the producer, director, and star of the "The Room," which later became an international cult film despite making no money at the box office.