Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902290
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the oceans of the world, explains why people go to sea, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency on the sea.
Survivor's Science in the Ocean
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902290
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the oceans of the world, explains why people go to sea, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency on the sea.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902290
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the oceans of the world, explains why people go to sea, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency on the sea.
Science and Technology for America's Oceans: a Decadal Vision
Author: Executive Office of the President of the United States
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781688664630
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
America's unrestricted access to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Gulf of Mexico, rivers, Great Lakes, and Arctic region powers domestic and global commerce. The ease of moving cargo and people beyond our coasts fuels the Nation's competitive advantage, advances trade, generates capital, and drives the domestic economy forward, in turn projecting strength abroad and safeguarding our national interests. Similarly, the biological diversity and productivity of the ocean sustains the health of coastal communities and promotes a vibrant national economy. The ocean also plays a fundamental role in the Earth system. Ensuring responsible ocean stewardship with science and technology (S&T) breakthroughs depends on a strategic Federal portfolio supported by foundational basic research. Science and Technology for America's Oceans: A Decadal Vision identifies pressing research needs and areas of opportunity within the ocean S&T enterprise for the decade 2018-2028.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781688664630
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
America's unrestricted access to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Gulf of Mexico, rivers, Great Lakes, and Arctic region powers domestic and global commerce. The ease of moving cargo and people beyond our coasts fuels the Nation's competitive advantage, advances trade, generates capital, and drives the domestic economy forward, in turn projecting strength abroad and safeguarding our national interests. Similarly, the biological diversity and productivity of the ocean sustains the health of coastal communities and promotes a vibrant national economy. The ocean also plays a fundamental role in the Earth system. Ensuring responsible ocean stewardship with science and technology (S&T) breakthroughs depends on a strategic Federal portfolio supported by foundational basic research. Science and Technology for America's Oceans: A Decadal Vision identifies pressing research needs and areas of opportunity within the ocean S&T enterprise for the decade 2018-2028.
Survivor's Science at the Polar Regions
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902283
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the two polar regions, explains why people go to the polar regions, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency in a polar region.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902283
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the two polar regions, explains why people go to the polar regions, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency in a polar region.
438 Days
Author: Jonathan Franklin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501116290
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history. For fourteen months, Alvarenga survived constant shark attacks. He learned to catch fish with his bare hands. He built a fish net from a pair of empty plastic bottles. Taking apart the outboard motor, he fashioned a huge fishhook. Using fish vertebrae as needles, he stitched together his own clothes. Based on dozens of hours of interviews with Alvarenga and interviews with his colleagues, search and rescue officials, the medical team that saved his life and the remote islanders who nursed him back to health, this is an epic tale of survival. Print run 75,000.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501116290
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history. For fourteen months, Alvarenga survived constant shark attacks. He learned to catch fish with his bare hands. He built a fish net from a pair of empty plastic bottles. Taking apart the outboard motor, he fashioned a huge fishhook. Using fish vertebrae as needles, he stitched together his own clothes. Based on dozens of hours of interviews with Alvarenga and interviews with his colleagues, search and rescue officials, the medical team that saved his life and the remote islanders who nursed him back to health, this is an epic tale of survival. Print run 75,000.
The Survivors Club
Author: Ben Sherwood
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446543918
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Discover how to become the kind of person who survives and thrives with this "must-read" New York Times bestseller that's filled with fascinating true stories and helpful advice (New York Times). Each second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis, whether it's Covid-19, a car accident, violent crime, or financial trouble. Given the inevitability of adversity, we all wonder: Who beats the odds and who surrenders? How can I become the kind of person who bounces back? The fascinating, hopeful answers to these questions are found in The Survivors Club. In the tradition of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, this book reveals the hidden side of survival through: astonishing true stories gripping scientific research the 5 Survivor Profiles top 12 Survivor Tools There is no escaping life's inevitable struggles. But The Survivors Club can give you an edge when adversity strikes.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446543918
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Discover how to become the kind of person who survives and thrives with this "must-read" New York Times bestseller that's filled with fascinating true stories and helpful advice (New York Times). Each second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis, whether it's Covid-19, a car accident, violent crime, or financial trouble. Given the inevitability of adversity, we all wonder: Who beats the odds and who surrenders? How can I become the kind of person who bounces back? The fascinating, hopeful answers to these questions are found in The Survivors Club. In the tradition of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, this book reveals the hidden side of survival through: astonishing true stories gripping scientific research the 5 Survivor Profiles top 12 Survivor Tools There is no escaping life's inevitable struggles. But The Survivors Club can give you an edge when adversity strikes.
Science and the Sea
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Survivor's Science on an Island
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902269
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the islands of the world, explains why people go to islands, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency on an island.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902269
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the islands of the world, explains why people go to islands, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency on an island.
Survivor's Science in the Desert
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902245
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the deserts of the world, explains why people visit them, and what to do to survive in an emergency in a desert.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902245
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the deserts of the world, explains why people visit them, and what to do to survive in an emergency in a desert.
Survivor's Science in the Rain Forest
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902276
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the rain forests of the world, explains why people go to rain forests, and what to do to survive in an emergency in a rain forest.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902276
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the rain forests of the world, explains why people go to rain forests, and what to do to survive in an emergency in a rain forest.
Survivor's Science in the Forest
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the forests of the world, explains why people visit them, and what to do to survive in an emergency in the woods.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781410902252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the forests of the world, explains why people visit them, and what to do to survive in an emergency in the woods.