books about: survival     books:       The 5th Wave Putnam Juvenile, 2013 "Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances."— Entertainment Weekly (Grade A) The Passage meets Ender's Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey. After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the un lucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely ...             Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story -- A Memoir Ingrid Ricks, 2011 WINNER: 2012 eFestival of Words Best of Independent Book Awards (General Non-Fiction) What would you do if your stepfather pinned you down and tried to cast Satan out of you? For thirteen-year-old Ingrid, the answer is simple: RUN. Ingrid Ricks grew up in a dysfunctional Mormon family with an absent, freewheeling dad and an intensely religious mother who was desperate to ensure her family's eternal salvation. For years she yearned to escape ...             Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games) Scholastic Press, 2010 The greatly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss Everdeen. The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing history!!!!             Dead, but Not for Long, 2012 When the first outbreaks occurred, the reports were quickly stifled. By the time the dead began to walk in Lansing, Michigan, it was already too late to stop the plague. In the heart of the city, a child with cancer and her caretaker risk their lives to help a security guard and a nurse secure an old hospital. As the survivors struggle to stay alive, the grid begins to fail. All the while, the dead fight to get inside. * * * As the ...             Half Way Home Broad Reach Publishing, 2010 Five hundred of us were sent to colonize this planet. Only fifty or so survived. We woke up fifteen years too early, we had only half our training, and they expected us to not only survive ... they expected us to conquer this place. The problem is: it isn't safe here. We aren't even safe from each other.             Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) Scholastic Press, 2010 Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The ...             Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Random House, 2010 On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood.  Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared.  It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard.  So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenant’s name was ...             The Dummy Line (A Jake Crosby Thriller) AmazonEncore, 2011 Avid hunter Jake Crosby is thrilled that his nine-year-old daughter Katy shares his love of the outdoors. His wife, Morgan, on the other hand, does not, which means Jake and Katy enjoy an abundance of hunting, fishing, and camping trips together. So when they head off into the Alabama woods for a spring turkey hunt, Jake expects nothing out of the ordinary. But even his worst nightmares could not prepare him for what befalls them that evening, ...             The Hunger Games Scholastic Press, 2009 Now in paperback, the book no one can stop talking about . . . In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old ...             End of the World Survival Guide : It's Coming... Are You Ready?, 2012 You're cut off... ...from everything. What are you going to do? Are you prepared? If the end of the world came tomorrow, would you know how to survive? Do you know what skills and resources are important when faced with a this scenario? You need to prepare for a disaster BEFORE it happens. I'm going to teach you: - What to do once the unthinkable DOES occur - How to survive on your own or in a group - What to do if you're caught ...             Eden Book 1 (Eden Series) Misery Loves Company, 2012 After enduring a horrific plane crash, a small group of survivors must work together in order to withstand the harshest conditions imaginable in the remote wilderness of New Zealand’s South Island. The year is 2022, and their epic journey, fraught with danger and mystery, will alter the course of human history forever. Led by charismatic Special Forces captain Noah Lockheart and his wife Evelyn, an accomplished scientist, the band of weary ...             Surviving Home (Going Home), 2013 The second book in the Going Home series about Morgan Carter and his trip home after an EMP style event. In book one he made it home, in this book we see what happens once he get there. Thad also made it home and faces his own trials. Sarge and crew are still out there raising hell.             Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, Book 1) Skyscape, 2012 It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including making a deal with Raffe, an injured enemy angel. Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they journey toward the ...             Anathema (Causal Enchantment, #1) K.A. Tucker, 2011 Evangeline has spent her teenage years in obscurity. Her foster parents have the emotional aptitude of robots and her classmates barely acknowledge her existence. About to turn eighteen and feeling like a social pariah, she is desperate to connect with someone. Anyone. When Evangeline meets Sophie after literally stumbling upon her café, she believes she’s found that connection. Willing to do anything to keep it, she accepts a job as ...             ObamaCare Survival Guide Nick Tate Humanix Books, 2012 Congress passed it. President Obama signed it into law. The Supreme Court has ruled it constitutional. And Obama's re-election virtually ensures the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, will be implemented in full, with the prospects of wholesale repeal all but impossible. In fact, many provisions of the new law are already becoming a reality with major new regulations set to start soon. ObamaCare will affect ...             Dance On the Wild Side Roland Cheek, 2013 My wife referred to her growing enchantment in outdoors adventure as “competing in a man’s world.” That idea infuriated me. I understand that anyone who pretends to be anyone must struggle with everyday problems and relationships. I realize love must be learned and earned, and that it can be lost through mistakes or choices made or not made during life. Some might applaud the thought of a lady determined to become her “own woman” in a ...             Survival Seeds For Life - How To Survive The Coming Ban Of Heirloom Seeds, Organic Seeds and Non Hybrid Seeds Zachary Carver, 2013 You will soon see the headlines saying; Heirloom Seeds... Organic Seeds... and Non Hybrid Seeds... are ALL BANNED! The setup for this coming ban can be found in both the Monsanto Protection Act and the EU Plant Reproductive Law. "Survival Seeds For Life" tackles the controversial coming ban of organic seeds, heirloom seeds and other non-hybrid seeds and shares with you what to do now to prepare and what to do when the ban is in effect. Yes! ...             Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Random House, 2010 On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood.  Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared.  It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard.  So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenant’s name was ...             Build the Ideal Bug Out Bag: The Ultimate Guide to Preparing a 72 Hour Survival Kit for Surviving Comfortably PDH Rebooted LLC, 2012 This Amazon Best Seller is perfect for anyone who is concerned about preparing for emergencies! We live in a world that if full of uncertainties. Whether it's a major natural disaster or a breakdown in civilized society, there's a very high likelihood that you may have to evacuate your home in a hurry someday. You never know when things are going to get so bad that you have to leave your home and seek shelter someplace safer. It could happen ...             Tucker's Way David Johnson, 2012 Tucker's childhood was steeped in abuse and poverty, therefore she trusts no one and lives as isolated a life as she can. But Tucker needs help or she risks losing her grandchildren she is raising. Into Tucker's private life steps Ella, whose childhood was a life of privilege but her marriage was a private life of abuse. As Tucker's new neighbor, Ella's openness about her life crashes headlong into Tucker's closed-door attitude and Tucker is ...              search for books anathema, angelfall, build, catching, causal, comfortably, coming, crosby, enchantment, heirloom, hippie, hunger, hybrid, memoir, mockingjay, obamacare, organic, penryn, preparing, redemption, resilience, second, series, survival, survive, surviving, thriller, tucker, ultimate, unbroken books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen sporting goods: Perri's Black Crop with Loop Handle, Black, 26-Inch home  impressum - about us