Earthquake (Oltre 31.000 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Steele, Robert (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Trapped, his family missing - how can ancient wisdom tell him how to survive? This powerful, true-life drama shows us how to triumph over every darkness. Home in India on holiday, Viral Dalal is vacationing with his family when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake-one of the most ferocious in history-collapses the high-rise building where, just the night before, he had celebrated being together with his family.Now, buried under tons of rubble, in total darkness, without food, water, light, or the ability to even move-and with the ceiling hanging precariously just inches above his head-all Viral wants is to find his family. The cement box he is trapped in, however, will not yield - and hours crawl by. Then a full day, and another, and another. Is anyone even looking for him? Or is he buried alive? Forgotten? What would you do, trapped in such a predicament? What is going to help him now?This bold, challenging, breathtaking tale of courage reveals the source of willpower that drove a man who would not give up. What he learned, we can all learn - about ourselves, and about life. In every life, there is a source of strength. Do you know yours?What Viral learned by going to his sources of inner strength can change your perspective on living. It can empower you to face anything. once you, too, know how to choose light. A shining, inspirational story you will not be able to put down. or ever forget.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. According to the US Geological Survey, there is a 100 percent chance of an earthquake today -- Are you ready for the big one? As earthquakes have struck around the world with alarming frequency, millions have realized they are unprepared for similar catastrophes close to home. Online disaster plans and older books--heavy with seismic science and a survivalist focus--leave the average reader overwhelmed with details and anxiety. How much water will I need? What if I'm driving? How do I protect my six-year-old? The questions go on--and in this book Maggie Mooney answers them. Her four-week readiness program includes straightforward instructions, forms, and checklists. Mooney explains what to expect during a quake, and what to do when the shaking stops. She also addresses both aftershocks and tsunamis. Use this guide and the checklists inside to get ready: * Find your safe spots at home, at work, at school, and outdoors. * Develop your emergency communication plan. * Mentally prepare yourself and your family. * Shake-proof your home. * Assemble an emergency kit. By following the steps in the four-week readiness program described here you can avoid injury and ensure you have the food, water and other essentials you need to be prepared rather than scared.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Aimed at ages 7-14, this book traces tremors and seismic waves and explains how we have prepared for the unexpected quakes that rock our cities and countryside. It also talks about the science of earthquakes, including earth's layers, plate tectonics, and major fault lines; types of seismic waves; and more.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. One of the Top True Crime Books - True Crime GuideOne of the Top Ten True Crime Books to Quietly Obsess Over - The Manual.comOne of Top 100 Bestselling Memoirs - Book AutorityCloyd Steiger worked the streets of Seattle as a Homicide Detective for 22 years of his 36 year career. During that time he worked some of the most notorious murders in Seattle, from serial murderers, domestic terrorists and psychotic killers. In his true crime memoir, Homicide: The View from Inside the Yellow Tape, he describes some of the most interesting murders he's worked on. Often shocking, often inane and even funny, it's a view you won't see on the evening news. A look inside the yellow tape; inside the interrogation room, where you come face to face with pure evil, and see what it's like to investigate murder.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Now a major Netflix film starring Alicia Vikander and Riley Keough, a haunting psychological thriller set in Tokyo probing deep into the mind of a murder suspect The grisly headline leaves nothing to the imagination: Woman's torso recovered from Tokyo Bay. Believed to be missing British bartender Lily Bridges. The only suspect is Lucy Fly. Her friend is dead, her lover has disappeared, and as far as anyone is concerned, she's as good as guilty. Trapped in the interrogation room, Lucy begins to unravel two stories. One, for the police, is a spare outline, offering more questions than answers. The other--the real one, if you believe her--is a gripping dive into an obsessive mind, revealing the checkered past that brought her to Japan, her complicated friendship with Lily, and a tempestuous affair with a missing Japanese photographer named Teiji. As she excavates the dangerous secrets--both past and present--that haunt her waking mind, Lucy relates an unsettling life story that spans bustling Tokyo, the British countryside, and remote Japanese islands, each step taking us closer to the chilling truth about Lily's death. An all-consuming crime story like no other, Susanna Jones's mesmerizing debut novel is a neo-noir thriller as shocking as it is exquisitely composed. Novels of psychological suspense hang on the delicacy of the writer's touch--that feathery brushstroke that darkens a mood, heightens an action and brings a revealing word to a character's lips--and Susanna Jones has the touch.--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. According to the US Geological Survey, there is a 100 percent chance of an earthquake today -- Are you ready for the big one? As earthquakes have struck around the world with alarming frequency, millions have realized they are unprepared for similar catastrophes close to home. Online disaster plans and older books--heavy with seismic science and a survivalist focus--leave the average reader overwhelmed with details and anxiety. How much water will I need? What if I'm driving? How do I protect my six-year-old? The questions go on--and in this book Maggie Mooney answers them. Her four-week readiness program includes straightforward instructions, forms, and checklists. Mooney explains what to expect during a quake, and what to do when the shaking stops. She also addresses both aftershocks and tsunamis. Use this guide and the checklists inside to get ready: * Find your safe spots at home, at work, at school, and outdoors. * Develop your emergency communication plan. * Mentally prepare yourself and your family. * Shake-proof your home. * Assemble an emergency kit. By following the steps in the four-week readiness program described here you can avoid injury and ensure you have the food, water and other essentials you need to be prepared rather than scared.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. When two young strangers meet by chance on the day of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, they struggle to survive the terror of crumbling buildings, fire, looting, and chaos.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Story: Shaken to the Ground Louis and his family arrive in San Francisco on April 17, 1906. The next day, one of the most devastating earthquakes in history rocks the city. Many of the buildings crumble and most of the rest are destroyed in the fires that follow. As Louis and his mother are evacuated from the burning city, he resolves to find a way to construct buildings that can survive a great earthquake. Facts: About Earthquakes Earthquakes are one of the most powerful and feared forces of nature. We cannot predict or prevent earthquakes, but we can be better prepared for them. Discover why earthquakes happen and why some earthquakes cause little destruction, while others cause such devastation. Plus, learn about some of the most famous earthquakes in history and where they are most likely to strike in the future.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Aimed at ages 7-14, this book traces tremors and seismic waves and explains how we have prepared for the unexpected quakes that rock our cities and countryside. It also talks about the science of earthquakes, including earth's layers, plate tectonics, and major fault lines; types of seismic waves; and more.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. North Face is the second book in the Everest Files trilogy from Matt Dickinson. 18-year-old Ryan Hart is on a mission. To get to Mount Everest and check out the truth about the world's highest peak. After an earthquake strikes Nepal, an avalanche pounds Everest. But someone is alive high on Everest, and Ryan must embark on an epic rescue mission.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known. Murdocca, Sal (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Time is running out for the Dragon Masters to stop the dark wizard Maldred!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Dark wizard Maldred has stolen the Gold and Silver Keys! With these keys, he can now control the Naga: a powerful dragon who can cause terrible earthquakes. The Naga lives in a secret temple in the center of the earth. and Maldred is on his way there! Drake and his friends Jean and Darma travel to the temple to try to stop him. What will they find there? Will the Dragon Masters defeat Maldred once and for all. Griffo, Daniel (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page!Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible.But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally -- and he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. Does Leo have what it takes to survive this devastating disaster?The I SURVIVED series continues with another thrilling story of a boy caught in one of history's most terrifying disasters. Dawson, Scott (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known. Murdocca, Sal (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Good. The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page!Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible.But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally -- and he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. Does Leo have what it takes to survive this devastating disaster?The I SURVIVED series continues with another thrilling story of a boy caught in one of history's most terrifying disasters. Dawson, Scott (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Time is running out for the Dragon Masters to stop the dark wizard Maldred!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Dark wizard Maldred has stolen the Gold and Silver Keys! With these keys, he can now control the Naga: a powerful dragon who can cause terrible earthquakes. The Naga lives in a secret temple in the center of the earth. and Maldred is on his way there! Drake and his friends Jean and Darma travel to the temple to try to stop him. What will they find there? Will the Dragon Masters defeat Maldred once and for all. Griffo, Daniel (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, helps two new friends survive the Great San Francisco Earthquake!Ranger travels to San Francisco and meets Lily Chen. She was sent from China to America to work as a young servant, but she dreams of studying to be a doctor. When the Great Earthquake hits, Ranger arrives in time to rescue Lily from falling beams in the mission house where she lives. Together they flee to safety, stopping to help another girl, May Wong, save her little brother from the family's collapsed market. Lily and May try to make their way through the ruined city with Ranger at their side. But can they escape crumbling buildings and raging fires, all while facing anti-Chinese discrimination. McMorris, Kelley (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Time is running out for the Dragon Masters to stop the dark wizard Maldred!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Dark wizard Maldred has stolen the Gold and Silver Keys! With these keys, he can now control the Naga: a powerful dragon who can cause terrible earthquakes. The Naga lives in a secret temple in the center of the earth. and Maldred is on his way there! Drake and his friends Jean and Darma travel to the temple to try to stop him. What will they find there? Will the Dragon Masters defeat Maldred once and for all. Griffo, Daniel (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, helps two new friends survive the Great San Francisco Earthquake!Ranger travels to San Francisco and meets Lily Chen. She was sent from China to America to work as a young servant, but she dreams of studying to be a doctor. When the Great Earthquake hits, Ranger arrives in time to rescue Lily from falling beams in the mission house where she lives. Together they flee to safety, stopping to help another girl, May Wong, save her little brother from the family's collapsed market. Lily and May try to make their way through the ruined city with Ranger at their side. But can they escape crumbling buildings and raging fires, all while facing anti-Chinese discrimination. McMorris, Kelley (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known. Murdocca, Sal (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page!Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible.But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally -- and he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. Does Leo have what it takes to survive this devastating disaster?The I SURVIVED series continues with another thrilling story of a boy caught in one of history's most terrifying disasters. Dawson, Scott (illustratore).…

paperback. Condizione: As New. Griffo, Daniel (illustratore).

paperback. Condizione: As New. Griffo, Daniel (illustratore).

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Griffo, Daniel (illustratore).

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Griffo, Daniel (illustratore).

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Griffo, Daniel (illustratore).