"In autumn 2005, three massive hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma struck the U.S. with catastrophic results. Hurricane Katrina, in particular, stood out as one of the worst disasters of the past 100 years. The emergency response to Katrina was so inadequate and problematic that the U.S. was humiliated both at home and abroad. These events prompted perhaps the deepest and most sustained examination of public emergency management (EM) fun ..."
"Beautifully illustrated by Kristina Tosic, Katie's Critters tells the tale of six animals that lived at the eponymous rescue center run by the Culkin family in Long Island, NY. The book features a rat, a tropical bird, and a hamster. While they lived at the Katie’s Critters rescue center, these animals spent their days in clean, spacious cages and were kept company by the rest of their tiny animal friends and the people who took care of ..."
"Katie's Critters is a book about six rescued small animals. Featured are a ferret, a rat, a guinea pig, a tropical bird, a gerbil, and a rabbit. They all live in wonderful roomy, clean cages with their friends, and make the people who work with Katie's Critters very happy. For young readers ages 3 - 9, and also great for parents and teachers. Children realize the importance of rescuing small animals."
"... Alki Zei. Canadian author Beatrice Thurman Hunter's As Ever, Booky is part of a trilogy describing her childhood in Depression- era Toronto. In the book, Hunter devoted an entire chapter to her obsession with Deanna Durbin: Ever since I ..."
Europe(1st Edition) A Savvy Girl's Guide by MelanieGall, Wendy Gall Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2007 by North Sky Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9782697-0-8, ISBN: 0-9782697-0-5
"With frequent flights and affordable airlines, Thousands of young women travel to Europe every year. Although most of these trips are not utter disasters, most of these young women gain their travel skills through trial-and-error. Almost every traveler has horror stories about their forays overseas. With Europe: A Savvy Girl s Guide, a trip to Europe can be wonderful and memorable, not stressful and scary. Each Chapter of Euro ..."
"Macro-economic concepts of vulnerability: dynamics, complexity and public
policy. In Mapping vulnerability: disasters, development ... Terry Cannon, I. Davis,
and Ben Wisner. 1994. At risk: natural hazards, people's vulnerability, and
disasters."