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Author
Series
Maze runner trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Thomas and the Gladers, having solved the Maze, plan on returning to their lives, but instead find the earth a wasteland with Cranks roaming the desert in search of their next meal and they are faced with the challenge of crossing the Scorch in two weeks in order to arrive at a safe haven.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Katniss Everdeen, having survived the Hunger Games twice, learns she and her family and friends are in danger because the Capitol holds her responsible for the unrest and races against time to protect those she cares about and the people of District 12.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
4) When technology fails: a manual for self-reliance, sustainability, and surviving the long emergency
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
493 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thereś never been a better time to "be prepared." Matthew Steinś comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills--from food and water to shelter and energy to first-aid and crisis-management skills--prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any other book, Stein not only shows you how to live "green" in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters, lasting days or years, coming in the form of...
Publisher
World Publications Group, Inc
Pub. Date
c2006, 2010
Physical Desc
256 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
What to do when disaster strikes: how to survive on land, water, and in the air, in any climate and in harsh terrain. The tactics, skills and tricks of the trade taught in this professional survivors' manual could save your life. From bushcraft skills and self-sufficiency in the wild to street know-how in the city, 1100 photographs and illustrations make the instructions easy to follow.
Publisher
Vanguard Cinema
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (39 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Filmed over the course of ten days, this follows four men into the world of illegal border-crossing from Mexico to the United States. Guapo, Oso, Tigre, Viejo take the 120 mile cross-desert journey that has been traveled innumerable times by nameless immigrants who - like these four from Michoacan, Mexico - all had a simple dream for a better life. Fighting dehydration and exhaustion while evading the U.S. Border Patrol through sub-zero temperature...
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c1984
Physical Desc
252 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Goes beyond survival and unlocks his personal storehouse of experience to share the secrets of adaptation, the single most important environmental skill. Learn: how to construct your own superbly functional "Earthshelter" in any environment, in any season, from any materials ; how to make your own tools, weapons, furniture, utensils, clothing, even works of art, from materials plentiful in the wilderness ; how to use the plants, animals and earth...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A former Green Beret's indispensable course in preparedness, teaching the keys to building a resilient, fearless life. Most people think that being prepared for catastrophe means stocking up on MREs and building a bunker in their backyard, but this approach leaves you vulnerable in the real world of car accidents, natural disasters, grid failures, and global pandemics. Prepared overturns today's paranoid survival wisdom and teaches the foundational...
9) 127 hours
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a mountain climber falls into a canyon and becomes trapped by a boulder, he resorts to desperate measures to survive and make his way to safety.
11) Eight below
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends, a pack of sled dogs he's worked with for years who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xix, 299 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The most current survival guide for the twenty-first century. Tornadoes, floods, and terrorism — frightening events like these are in the news every day, and it’s likely you already know someone who’s been affected by such a terrifying ordeal. Modern Survival is the ultimate guide for all you need to know about surviving in the modern world. Barry Davies, who spent eighteen years in the British Special Air Service, teaches readers how to go...
13) Zombieland
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After zombies have overrun the world, a mismatched group of two men and two sisters head for an amusement park that is reportedly safe.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
xii, 241 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive review of Native American life skills describes how people harvested plants for food and medicine and provides background, step-by-step instructions, and detailed diagrams for crafting tools, shelter, clothing, and other devices with the native materials and techniques.
15) The underneath
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
An old hound that's been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An expertly curated compilation of over one hundred years of officially published, step-by-step guides on how to deal with every kind of disaster imaginable, drawn from government archives around the world." -- From Amazon.com summary.
"An expertly curated compilation of officially published step-by-step guides on how to deal with every kind of disaster imaginable, drawn from government archives all around the world from the 1910s to today. Organized...
Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A few years down the road in the wrong direction, a woman's failure to comply with her patriarchal overlords results in exile to the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. But what happened on Earth that this new world order came to pass in the first place? Return to the grim corridors of Auxiliary Compliance Outpost #2, to uncover the first clues to the history of the world as we know it -- and meet President Bitch.
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