How to Pack for the End of the World

How to Pack for the End of the World
Author: Michelle Falkoff
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062680285

The Breakfast Club meets We Are the Ants in this timely story for a generation of young activists. If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow, what would you do? This is the question that haunts Amina as she watches new and horrible stories of discord and crisis flash across the news every day. But when she starts at prestigious Gardner Academy, Amina finds a group of like-minded peers to join forces with—fast friends who dedicate their year to learning survival skills from each other, before it’s too late. Still, as their prepper knowledge multiplies, so do their regular high school problems, from relationship drama to family issues to friend blow-ups. Juggling the two parts of their lives forces Amina to ask another vital question: Is it worth living in the hypothetical future if it’s at the expense of your actual present?

How to Pack

How to Pack
Author: Hitha Palepu
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2017-03-07
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1101905646

It’s time to pack perfect. Every trip, every time. Your journey starts here. When you travel, the journey is just as important as the destination—and packing is the first step. In How to Pack, Hitha Palepu, a former consultant who has traveled more than 500,000 cumulative miles around the world, shows that what and how you pack are who you are. Confidence and comfort inspire success upon arrival, whether you’re exploring a new city, hoping to nail a job interview, or relaxing on a beach. In How to Pack, you’ll learn about: · Power Pieces vs. Fantasy Pieces: How clothing earns its place in your suitcase · The Accessory Math Secret: The precise formula for all you need to finish off your outfits · Folding versus Rolling: What’s right for which items · Globetrotter Gorgeous: Editing your beauty routine while still looking great · The Packing Timeline: How to avoid “I’m forgetting something” syndrome · Pack Perfect Lists: Samples and blanks for any kind of trip

It's The End of the World and I'm In My Bathing Suit

It's The End of the World and I'm In My Bathing Suit
Author: Justin A. Reynolds
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338740245

A hilarious new middle-grade from Justin A. Reynolds that asks: What happens when five unsupervised kids face the apocalypse under outrageously silly circumstances? Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores... especially the dreaded L-A-U-N-D-R-Y. If he can wear all the clothes he owns, he'll only have to do the laundry once during his school break. On the day of the highly anticipated Beach Bash, Eddie's monstrous pile of dirty laundry is found by his mom. And Eddie's day has just taken a turn for the worst. Now he's stuck at home by himself, missing the bash, and doing his whole pile of laundry. But mid-cycle, the power goes out! With his first load of laundry wet and the rest of his stuff still filthy, he sets out to explore the seemingly empty neighborhood in his glow-in-the-dark swim trunks, flip-flops, and a beach towel. He soon meets up with other neighborhood kids: newcomer Xavier (who was mid-haircut and has half his head shaved), Eddie's former friend Sonia (who has spent her entire break trying to beat a video game and was mid-battle with the final boss), and siblings Trey and Sage (who are dealing with major sibling drama). As they group up to cover more ground and find out what happened, they realize that their families aren't coming back anytime soon. And as night falls, the crew realizes that they aren't just the only people left in the neighborhood, they might be the only people left... anywhere.

How to Survive The End Of The World As We Know It

How to Survive The End Of The World As We Know It
Author: James Wesley, Rawles
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2010-01-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0141049340

WOULD YOU SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE? INTRODUCING THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE FOR PREPPERS AND SURVIVALISTS. 'Save those wine corks. Burned cork makes quick and cheap face camouflage.' Financial crash. Terrorist attack. Flu pandemic. Just ONE unthinkable event could disrupt our way of life - and force us to fend for ourselves. Where would you get water? How would you communicate? What would you use for fuel? Survivalist expert and former US Army Intelligence officer James Wesley, Rawles shares the essential tools and skills you will need to survive. SURVIVAL: Know what to do should the worst happen FOOD AND WATER: Store food, rear animals and find drinkable water SHELTER: Discover how to find and build yourself a retreat HEALTH & SAFETY Learn how to perform minor surgeries and defend yourself COMMUNICATIONS: The best ways to stay in touch with loved ones How to Survive the End of the World As We Know it is a MUST-HAVE for these unsettling times.

The Lost Pianos of Siberia

The Lost Pianos of Siberia
Author: Sophy Roberts
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0802149308

This “melodious” mix of music, history, and travelogue “reveals a story inextricably linked to the drama of Russia itself . . . These pages sing like a symphony.” —The Wall Street Journal Siberia’s story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies, and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos—grand instruments created during the boom years of the nineteenth century, as well as humble Soviet-made uprights that found their way into equally modest homes. They tell the story of how, ever since entering Russian culture under the westernizing influence of Catherine the Great, piano music has run through the country like blood. How these pianos traveled into this snowbound wilderness in the first place is testament to noble acts of fortitude by governors, adventurers, and exiles. Siberian pianos have accomplished extraordinary feats, from the instrument that Maria Volkonsky, wife of an exiled Decembrist revolutionary, used to spread music east of the Urals, to those that brought reprieve to the Soviet Gulag. That these instruments might still exist in such a hostile landscape is remarkable. That they are still capable of making music in far-flung villages is nothing less than a miracle. The Lost Pianos of Siberia follows Roberts on a three-year adventure as she tracks a number of instruments to find one whose history is definitively Siberian. Her journey reveals a desolate land inhabited by wild tigers and deeply shaped by its dark history, yet one that is also profoundly beautiful—and peppered with pianos. “An elegant and nuanced journey through literature, through history, through music, murder and incarceration and revolution, through snow and ice and remoteness, to discover the human face of Siberia. I loved this book.” —Paul Theroux

Freaks of Nature

Freaks of Nature
Author: Jamie Rix
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2011-10-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1842557408

Grizzliness is out there. Every child has the makings of mischievousness, and can be lured into committing dastardly deeds. The six stories in each of the Grizzly Tales books show the rise and hard fall of vile and villainous children. We have completely reinvented Grizzly Tales for today's readers - ingenious concepts to link the separate stories, new design and illustrations, new accessible formats, but still capturing Jamie Rix's legendary brilliance for creating stories that linger in the mind long after the lights go out at night! The wicked children in the fourth book thought they'd take on Mother Nature, but as they learned to their eternal cost, she is not the sort of mother you can easily challenge!

Holy Crap! The World is Ending!

Holy Crap! The World is Ending!
Author: Anna-Marie Abell
Publisher: Alien Abduction Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2017-09-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1947119036

The president has announced that Earth is going to collide with a rogue moon, and in the process, our entire planet is going to be smashed to bits. As one would expect, upon hearing this news, humans went ballistic. It was as if every sports team in the world lost their championship game at the same time. No car was left unrolled—but oddly enough, Taco Bell remained open and made unfathomable profits in the last days. Apparently, Doritos Locos® Tacos were a popular last meal. Autumn (who for the purposes of this retelling asked to be portrayed as drool-inducing hot with kickass ninja skills) has just been handed the task of saving all of humanity. With the help of her unbelievably sexy alien boyfriend and her kleptomaniac friend with fire-retardant hair, Autumn takes a spaceship and races to save her fellow humans by using the Ark of the Covenant. Along the way, she discovers how sheltered people are from the truth of extraterrestrials and their power to either protect us or destroy us. Stupid government. Grab a bottle of wine, a shipload of snacks, and prepare to take a ride on this humorous chick lit romantic sci-fi paranormal adventure. If you’re into Ancient Aliens, conspiracy theories, UFOs, crave a little sexy time in your reading, are curious if we were genetically engineered (like the Sumerian cuneiform texts claim), and are dying to find out the meaning of life, then this book is for you.

Survivor - A Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse

Survivor - A Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse
Author: GJ Stevens
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Total Pages:
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1799185982

You have ten minutes. Now go! The phone has rung. The emergency message pinged on your mobile. The radio comes alive and the rolling TV news has only one story. It's happened, come true, the end of civilisation. Natural disaster. World War III. Alien invasion. A fast spreading equine influenza jumping the species boundary, or just a plain old zombie apocalypse. If you're lucky it'll be only one. Either way, you've got to evacuate. You have ten minutes. Now go! Survivor is your guide to creating a Bug Out Bag for an emergency situation forcing you from your home and features survival guides, short fiction and chapters from In The End, GJ Stevens’ spine-chilling novel.

The Prepper's Guide to the End of the World

The Prepper's Guide to the End of the World
Author: Robert Paine
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2014-10-26
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781502987112

Are You and Your Family Ready to Survive the Next Disaster?Do you worry what would happen to your family in an emergency? If so, then you need The Prepper's Guide to the End of the World - now On Sale! With this collection you'll get eight best-selling guides covering dozens of different aspects of Prepping. Yes, you read that right. EIGHT guides! With tons of information for beginners all the way to seasoned preppers, this collection cannot be found anywhere else. Save $$ off the price of buying each book individually! With The Prepper's Guide to the End of the World, you'll get the following guides: Prepping 101: A Beginner's Survival Guide: This guide will teach you the fundamental rules of basic survival for helping you and your family survive no matter the situation, all in simple terms that even the most novice of beginners can understand and implement. Prepper's Pantry: A Survival Food Guide: This guide is an excellent resource and foundational book that covers many topics of food preparation. Especially helpful for the seeker and the new-to-prepping, there are also many great ideas for even experienced preppers. This guide will show you how to determine your food needs, no matter how long you will be prepping for, and will discuss various methods of obtaining and storing food stockpiles. The Nomad Prepper: A Guide to Mobile Survival: With The Nomad Prepper, you'll learn the following: - Discover if mobile survival is the best path for you and your family; - Learn which items you should pack for your travels and the things you should avoid bringing with; - Decide which tools you will need, depending on your location and how many people you are traveling and surviving with; - Come to grips with the what, where, when and how mobile survival and nomad prepping can work for you and your family; and so much more! Prepping with Children: A Family Survival Guide: In Prepping with Children, you'll learn such important things as: - How to Explain the Why and How of prepping to your children. - Which survival skills are most important for children to learn. - How to build a Bug Out Bag specifically for children. - How to make prepping fun and how to get the most out of it, and much more! Bugging In or Bugging Out?: This guide will teach you all about bugging out versus bugging in, including: - The main differences between Bugging In and Bugging Out - How to pack a Bug Out Bag for each member of your family, without going overboard. - How to fortify your home and yourself for ultimate safety and protection, and much more!The Urban Prepper: A City Survival Guide: This guide will teach you about prepping for survival in an urban situation, which is completely different than a rural one. Don't be unprepared for city survival!The Prepper's Guide to Firearms: This guide will teach you the fundamental issues around having a firearm for survival. Be ready to protect yourself and your family, no matter what!The Frugal Prepper: Survival on a Budget: The Frugal Prepper: Survival on a Budget will guide you and your family through the important steps and considerations that you need to begin prepping without spending a lot of money.So grab The Prepper's Guide to the End of the World today and get all 8 best-selling Prepper books and always be prepared!

Arguing the Apocalypse

Arguing the Apocalypse
Author: Stephen D. O'Leary
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 1998-08-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0195352963

Apocalyptic expectations of Armageddon and a New Age have been a fixture of the American cultural landscape for centuries. With the approach of the year 2000, such millennial visions seem once again to be increasing in popularity. Stephen O'Leary sheds new light on the age-old phenomenon of the End of the Age by proposing a rhetorical explanation for the appeal of millennialism. Using examples of apocalyptic argument from ancient to modern times, O'Leary identifies the recurring patterns in apocalyptic texts and movements and shows how and why the Christian Apocalypse has been used to support a variety of political stances and programs. The book concludes with a critical review of the recent appearances of doomsday scenarios in our politics and culture, and a meditation on the significance of the Apocalypse in the nuclear age. Arguing the Apocalypse is the most thorough examination of its subject to date: a study of a neglected chapter of our religious and cultural history, a guide to the politics of Armageddon, and a map of millennial consciousness.