Overview

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.

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Author:   Marie D. Jones
Publisher:   Visible Ink Press
Imprint:   Visible Ink Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
ISBN:  

9781578596737

ISBN 10:   1578596734
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   13 September 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

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

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.. . 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 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

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

Author Information

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.

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