Disaster Relief

Reducere. In a world that often experiences natural and physical catastrophes, ready support is widely available to meet the tangible needs of the affected i...

This book taps into discussions about social vulnerability, empowerment, and resistance in relation to disaster relief and recovery. It disentangle...

Reducere. Engineering in Emergencies is a hugely successful practical handbook for all relief workers involved in giving humanitarian assistance. It provides...

A discussion of how Muslim NGOs function and their global impact in disaster relief and development that challenges stereotypes that Muslim NGOs ar...

DescriptionEffective logistics play a critical role in disaster preparation and response, but how can those working in this field deliver in enviro...

Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith is an ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans. It is also a sobering exploration ...

When hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters strike, we count our losses, search for causes, commiserate with victims, and initiate...

A fascinating read for anyone interested in the politics of disaster relief, Citizens without a City illustrates how survivors tried to remake effe...

SHE LAUGHS In the face of. . .Poverty. Grief. Brokenness. Disaster. Hopeless Situations. Life's Struggles. And you can too Join CA Miljavac on a jo...

Reducere. "A hopeful narrative about a continent on the rise." --New York Times Book Review "For anyone who wants to understand how the African economy reall...

Reducere. A soul-searing chronicle of God's miracle power. Many know Pat Robertson as the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network whose programs have i...

Reducere. On September 20th, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico as a Category 4--a devastatingly powerful storm that left immen...

Reducere. People are born with the innate desire to survive, but sadly, many in our increasingly dependent society look to others for relief and assistance f...

Despite the unpopularity of the war in Nicaragua, the Marines experience a wide variety of activities and learn many lessons in a small wars enviro...

Reducere. DescriptionIt is unimaginable to picture whole cities burning, much less whole counties, but that was the case in 1871, and then remarkably, ten ye...

"I floated toward one of the windows as Atlantis sailed high over the coast of Africa, unprepared for the incredible view that was about to unfold ...

Reducere. A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim-a modern-day Robinson CrusoeShe can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and...

Reducere. When Marc Brown first moves to Cedar Knob, Arkansas, he hopes to find relief from the memories of his pas abuse and drunkenness and the fire that k...

Reducere. Disaster relief in Mexico. Sustainability classes in Bali. Desert camping in Morocco. English instruction in India. They're typical travel experien...

The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter was a new-build design by Lockheed and proved adaptable to many roles, from carrying outsized cargo to dropping parat...

Reducere. DescriptionThis hardcover book contains the three most pivotal documents in American history, in easy-to-read large print: The United States Declar...

Reducere. DescriptionThey are sent to the world's hot spots-on covert missions fraught with danger. They are called on to perform at the peak of their physic...

New edition of the Narrative Exposure Therapy manual, an effective, short-term, culturally universal intervention for trauma victims - including th...

Reducere. DescriptionA humanitarian mission into unfriendly starsA training cruise under the watch of a fortified fleet baseThe closing jaws of a trap years ...

Reducere. This book contains the three most pivotal documents in American history, in easy-to-read large print: The United States Declaration of Independence...

Reducere. Exposure to traumatic events is a natural part of police work. Building individual capacity through increased psychological flexibility before and ...

Reducere. With an increasing number of Australian military personnel being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, this collection of insightful essay...

Description9/12 is the saga of the epic nine-year legal battle waged by William H. Groner against the City of New York and its contractors on behal...

The war in Afghanistan creates an urgency for telling stories--between soldiers, as they hand off missions to each other, and between soldiers and ...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the author of Living on the Edge and Barbed Wire, Barricades, and Bunkers comes another information-packed guidebook for today's su...

Reducere. Conflict is one of the greatest sources of tolerated business expenses and loss. This is despite the fact that this expense and loss can, in most c...

A swashbuckling Texan, a teller of tall tales, a womanizer, and a renegade, Fred Cuny spent his life in countries rent by war, famine, and natural ...

A revelatory study of how climate change will affect individual economic decisions, and the broad impact of those choices Selected by Publishers We...

Reducere. "I took the second pill. Some relief but not what I'd anticipated. I took the third, overdosed, and that was it for me as a corporeal, living, and ...

Reducere. On August 29, 2005, the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States devastated the city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of Louisia...

Reducere. 9/12 is the saga of the epic legal, political, scientific, and medical battle of the more than ten thousand first responders who became ill as a re...

This true story of two decorated combat veterans who find a new way to save their comrades and heal their country is "a great look at two of the be...