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Publisher:
Gallery Books
Pub. Date:
2025
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English
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Set during and after the events of The Stand, this authorized anthology gathers original stories from acclaimed writers who expand on the novel's apocalyptic world, exploring survival, morality, and human resilience amid civilization's collapse and the uncertain rebuilding that follows.
Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered Stephen King's seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted...
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Publisher:
Highbridge Company
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
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It was the 1950s, a time of calm, a time when all things were new and everything seemed possible. A few years before, a noble war had been won, and now life had returned to normal. For one little boy, however, life had become anything but "normal." To all appearances, he and his family lived an almost idyllic life. The father was a respected professor, the mother a witty and elegant lady, someone everyone loved. They were parents to three bright,...
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In his first major book, concervative columnist Steyn takes on the anti-Americanism that fuels both Old Europe and radical Islam. America, Steyn argues, will have to stand alone. The future, Steyn shows, belongs to the fecund and the confident. The Islamists are both, while the West--wedded to a multiculturalism that undercuts its own confidence, a welfare state that nudges it toward sloth and self-indulgence, and a childlessness that consigns it...
Publisher:
AK Press
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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The End of the World as We Know It? explores the origins and effects of the capitalist crisis that began in 2008. It moves on to examine the responses of both the dispossessed and the ruling classes to the catastrophe, giving special attention to student mobilizations around the world. Weaving together a global network of stories and analyses, editor Deric Shannon creates an outline of what real and effective opposition to the forces that are destroying...
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NYU Press
Pub. Date:
1999
Language:
English
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Examines contemporary apocalyptic beliefs and their origins From religious tomes to current folk prophesies, recorded history reveals a plethora of narratives predicting or showcasing the end of the world. The incident at Waco, the subway bombing by the Japanese cult Aum Supreme Truth, and the tragedy at Jonestown are just a few examples of such apocalyptic scenarios. And these are not isolated incidents; millions of Americans today believe the end...
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From celestial navigation to sharpening blades, Ana Maria Spagna outlines 100 skills you'll find indispensable for life after an apocalyptic global catastrophe. She covers obvious needs like first aid and farming, while also providing suggestions on how to build a safe and culturally rich community through storytelling and music making. Full of quirky illustrations by Brian Cronin, this book will provoke surprise, debate, and laughter as it leads...
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Publisher:
Fulton Books, Inc
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Imagine if the world as you knew it ceased to exist. The lights don't come on when you flip the switch. There are no cell phones, no electricity, no modern conveniences that we are all spoiled to. The stores are ravaged, out of stock. You can't get gas or other supplies. Medical services strained to the breaking point. The world is literally coming apart. Your fellow man becomes your worst enemy, and no one is coming to help. You are not a trained...
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Publisher:
Steve Bellinger
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Lines of ForceFrom the warped mind of award-winning sci-fi author Steve Bellinger:Weird things happening in the Earth's coreEnvironmental pollution from an unexpected sourceA rogue comet with strange propertiesPut them all together and you get The End of the World as We Know ItOur only hope: A beautiful young TV weather reporterAn "old school" TV cameramanAn eccentric climatologistA neo-shaman and his "magic mushroom soup" That's it. We're screwed!...
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Publisher:
David Tipton
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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A virus turns people into zombies. Hiram Portwood knows what he's seeing and hearing on the news terrifies him and he leaves his home just before things really get bad. He goes to his cabin in northern Michigan of the lower peninsula. His next-door neighbor there teaches him a lot about survival. She's a prepper. And they know either raiders or zombies or both will eventually migrate north. The zombies keep decaying and their "life span" is six months....
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Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Language:
English
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"In What Stays in Vegas, journalist Adam Tanner exposes the greatest threat to privacy today. It's not the NSA, but good-old American companies. Internet giants, leading retailers and other firms are gathering data behind the scenes with little oversight from anyone. "This is the information age, and information is power!" screamed DocuSearch, "America's Premier Resource for Private Investigator Searches & Lookups" in 1996-and they were right. In...
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Publisher:
Wiley
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Maximize your leadership impact with the latest insights and research from the field of adaptive leadership In The End of Leadership as We Know It, a team of veteran executive and leadership strategists delivers an expert analysis of the ten most common errors leaders make when attempting to address disruption and concrete strategies for avoiding them. In the book, you'll find ways to apply the latest research in adaptive leadership and complexity...
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Publisher:
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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In The End of Leadership as We Know It, a team of veteran executive and leadership strategists delivers an expert analysis of the ten most common errors leaders make when attempting to address disruption and concrete strategies for avoiding them. In the book, you'll find ways to apply the latest research in adaptive leadership and complexity to your own leadership style and achieve the impact you seek to have on your business, your followers, and...
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Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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A catastrophic event has left the world in ruins, but Joe isn't going down without a fight. In this thrilling episode, Joe faces greater challenges, both externally and internally, as he navigates through the desolate aftermath of a global cataclysm head-on. Will he overcome the darkness within and find hope in this grim new world? Or will he succumb to the chaos and despair that surrounds him? Don't miss this thrilling tale of survival and unimaginable...
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In all aspects of life, humans are crossing lines of no return. Modern science is leading us into vast uncharted territory-far beyond the invention of nuclear weapons or taking us to the moon. Today, in labs all over the world, scientists are performing experiments that threaten to fundamentally alter the practical character and ethical color of our everyday lives. In The End of Life as We Know It: Ominous News from the Frontiers of Science, bestselling...
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Publisher:
Hoover Institution Press
Language:
English
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This book examines the dangers of continuing government bailouts and offers alternative strategies designed to produce growth based on the vigor of the private sector with inflation under control. The expert authors show that it is indeed possible to explain the causes of the crisis in understandable terms and clarify why resolving the bailout problem is essential to preventing future crises.
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Publisher:
Solution Tree Press
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
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Reimagine school practices to meet the needs of modern learners. With today's digitally rich classrooms and highly connected world, the context on which traditional schools are built must shift dramatically. The author challenges school administrators and leaders to let go of their assumptions about the relevance of traditional schooling in learners' lives and deeply reevaluate the effectiveness of their current methods.
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Publisher:
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
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A conversation with a CFO he worked with led Martin Davidson to explore the flaws in how companies typically manage diversity. They don't integrate diversity into their overall business strategy. They focus on differences that have little impact on their business. And often their diversity efforts end up hindering the professional development of the very people they were designed to help. Davidson explains how what he calls Leveraging Difference™...