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Lifeboat 12

Author : Susan Hood
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1481468847
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Lifeboat 12 written by Susan Hood and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This page-turning true-life adventure is filled with rich and riveting details and a timeless understanding of the things that matter most.”—Dashka Slater, author of The 57 Bus “Brilliantly told in verse, readers will love Ken Sparks.” —Patricia Reilly Giff, two-time Newbery Honor winner “Lyrical, terrifying, and even at times funny. A richly detailed account of a little-known event in World War II.” —Kirkus Reviews “Middle grade Titanic fans, here’s your next read.” —BCCB “An edge-of-your seat survival tale.” —School Library Journal (starred review) A Junior Library Guild Selection The 2019 Golden Kite Middle Grade Fiction Award Winner A 2019 ALSC Notable Children’s Book The 2019–2020 Lectio Book Award Winner The 2020–2021 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award List The 2020 Oklahoma Library Association’s Children’s Sequoyah Book Award Winner The Connecticut Book Award Winner In the tradition of The War That Saved My Life and Stella By Starlight, this poignant novel in verse based on true events tells the story of a boy’s harrowing experience on a lifeboat after surviving a torpedo attack during World War II. With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects his stepmother is glad to see him go, but his dad says he’s one of the lucky ones—one of ninety boys and girls to ship out aboard the SS City of Benares to safety in Canada. Life aboard the luxury ship is grand—nine-course meals, new friends, and a life far from the bombs, rations, and his stepmum’s glare. And after five days at sea, the ship’s officers announce that they’re out of danger. They’re wrong. Late that night, an explosion hurls Ken from his bunk. They’ve been hit. Torpedoed! The Benares is sinking fast. Terrified, Ken scrambles aboard Lifeboat 12 with five other boys. Will they get away? Will they survive? Award-winning author Susan Hood brings this little-known World War II story to life in a riveting novel of courage, hope, and compassion. Based on true events and real people, Lifeboat 12 is about believing in one another, knowing that only by banding together will we have any chance to survive.

Lifeboat

Author : John R. Stilgoe
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813922218
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Lifeboat written by John R. Stilgoe and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fire extinguisher; the airline safety card; the lifeboat. Until September 11, 2001, most Americans paid homage to these appurtenances of disaster with a sidelong glance, if at all. But John Stilgoe has been thinking about lifeboats ever since he listened with his father as the kitchen radio announced that the liner Lakonia had caught fire and sunk in the Atlantic. It was Christmas 1963, and airline travel and Cold War paranoia had made the images of an ocean liner's distress--the air force dropping supplies in the dark, a freighter collecting survivors from lifeboats--seem like echoes of a bygone era. But Stilgoe, already a passionate reader and an aficionado of small-boat navigation, began to delve into accounts of other disasters at sea. What he found was a trunkful of hair-raising stories--of shipwreck, salvation, seamanship brilliant and inept, noble sacrifice, insanity, cannibalism, courage and cravenness, even scandal. In nonfiction accounts and in the works of Conrad, Melville, and Tomlinson, fear and survival animate and degrade human nature, in the microcosm of an open boat as in society at large. How lifeboats are made, rigged, and captained, Stilgoe discovered, and how accounts of their use or misuse are put down, says much about the culture and circumstances from which they are launched. In the hands of a skillful historian such as Stilgoe, the lifeboat becomes a symbol of human optimism, of engineering ingenuity, of bureaucratic regulation, of fear and frailty. Woven through Lifeboat are good old-fashioned yarns, thrilling tales of adventure that will quicken the pulse of readers who have enjoyed the novels of Patrick O'Brian, Crabwalk by G nter Grass, or works of nonfiction such as The Perfect Storm and In the Heart of the Sea. But Stilgoe, whose other works have plumbed suburban culture, locomotives, and the shore, is ultimately after bigger fish. Through the humble, much-ignored lifeboat, its design and navigation and the stories of its ultimate purpose, he has found a peculiar lens on roughly the past two centuries of human history, particularly the war-tossed, technology-driven history of man and the sea.

Report from the Select Committee on the Royal National Lifeboat Institution ...

Author : Great Britain. Royal National Lifeboat Institution Comm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1062 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Report from the Select Committee on the Royal National Lifeboat Institution ... written by Great Britain. Royal National Lifeboat Institution Comm and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The City of Grace

Author : David Wadley
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811511128
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book The City of Grace written by David Wadley and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sweeping appraisal of the urban condition, David Wadley argues that anything less that high-level resolution in modelling the well-being of inhabitants is wasting precious time. Humanity is encountering rising entropy, caused by unsustainable economic and demographic expansion. Supported by a strong interdisciplinary backdrop featuring systems and crisis theories, The City of Grace tackles these obstacles by picturing gracious function and graceful form in a human-scale settlement. In an attempt to salvage things lost in the teleology of urban development over the last 100 years, the outlook is both heterodox and contrarian. How long can we all go on in the present way? In addressing grace, a more elevated concept than those focusing previous urban analyses, this manifesto aims not to placate or please but, instead, to get humanity to face the encompassing realities it tries so hard to forget.

Lifeboat Cities

Author : Brendan Gleeson
Publisher : UNSW Press
ISBN 13 : 1742240046
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Lifeboat Cities written by Brendan Gleeson and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today we find ourselves exhausted and depleted by natural and economic disruption. Worse, we face more of the same but on a greater, even more frightening scale. Hopeful and provocative, this book considers the principal social and ecological threats facing Australia, and outlines ways in which these crises need to be confronted and addressed. Brendan Gleeson wants to rouse us and his book makes a big statement about our collective future.

Urban Sustainability Transitions

Author : Trivess Moore
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811047928
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Urban Sustainability Transitions written by Trivess Moore and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contributes to current debates regarding purposive transitions to sustainable cities, providing an accessible but critical exploration of sustainability transitions in urban settings. We have now entered the urban century, which is not without its own challenges, as discussed in the preceding book of this series. Urbanization is accompanied by a myriad of complex and overlapping environmental, social and governance challenges – which increasingly call into question conventional, market-based responses and simple top-down government interventions. Faced with these challenges, urban practitioners and scholars alike are interested in promoting purposive transitions to sustainable cities. The chapters in this volume contribute to the growing body of literature on city-scale transformative change, which seeks to address a lack of consideration for spatial and urban governance dimensions in sustainability transitions studies, and expand on the basis established in the preceding book. Drawing on a range of perspectives and written by leading Australian and international urban researchers, the chapters explore contemporary cases from Australia and locate them within the international context. Australia is on the one hand representative of many OECD countries, while on the other possessing a number of unique attributes that may serve to highlight issues and potentials internationally. Australia is a highly urbanized country and because of the federal political structure and the large distances, the five largest state-capital cities have a relatively high degree of autonomy in governance – even dominating the rest of their respective states and rural hinterlands to a certain extent. This context suggests that Australian cases can provide interesting “test-tube” perspectives on processes relevant to urban sustainability transitions worldwide. This volume presents an extensive overview of theories, concepts, approaches and practical examples informed by sustainability transitions thinking, offering a unique resource for all urban practitioners and scholars who want to understand and transition to sustainable urban futures.

Resilient Cities 2

Author : Konrad Otto-Zimmermann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400742231
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Resilient Cities 2 written by Konrad Otto-Zimmermann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assembling papers originally presented at the Resilient Cities 2011 Congress in Bonn, Germany (June 2011), the second global forum on cities and adaptation to climate change, this volume is the second in a series resulting from this annual event. These cutting-edge papers represent the latest research on the topic and reflect the intensification of the debate on the meaning of and interaction between climate adaptation, risk reduction and broader resilience. Thus, contributors offer more material related to resilience, such as water, energy and food security; green infrastructure; the role of renewables and ecosystem services; vulnerable communities and urban poor; and responsive financing for adaptation and multi-level governance. Overall, the book brings a number of different perspectives to bear on the most pressing issues and controversies surrounding climate change adaptation in cities. These papers will prove invaluable to anyone interested in deepening their understanding of urban resilience and contributing to tackling climate change at the local level.

The Sustainable City VII

Author : M. Pacetti
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845645782
Total Pages : 1279 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book The Sustainable City VII written by M. Pacetti and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2012-05-07 with total page 1279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing research on sustainable urban redevelopment presented at the latest in a biennial series organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology, this book addresses an area of growing interest. The conference series was first held in 2000. These proceedings are split into two volumes. Urban areas produce a series of environmental challenges arising from the consumption of natural resources and the consequent generation of waste and pollution, contributing to the development of social and economic imbalances. All these problems, which continue to grow in our society, require the development of new solutions. Topics include: Volume I – Urban Strategies; Eco-town Planning; Planning, development and management; Planning, development and management for urban conservation and regeneration; Case studies; Landscape planning and design; Environmental management; Intelligent environments and emerging technologies. Volume II – Sustainable energy and the city; Waterfront developments; The community and the city; Quality of life; Cultural heritage issues; Transportation; Planning for risk; Planning for risk; Transport models in emergency conditions; Industrial wastes as raw materials; Waste management; Safety and security; The city heritage.

Philosophy and the City

Author : Keith Jacobs
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1786604612
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy and the City written by Keith Jacobs and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy has its origins in the city, and in the context of our own highly urbanised modes of living, the relationship between philosophy and the city is more important than ever. The city is the place in which most humans now play out their lives, and the place that determines much of the cultural, social, economic, and political life of the contemporary world. Towards a Philosophy of the City explores a wide range of approaches and perspectives in a way that is true to the city’s complex and dynamic character. The volume begins with a comprehensive introduction that identifies the key themes and then moves through four parts, examining the concept of the city itself, its varying histories and experiences, the character of the landscapes that belong to the city, and finally the impact of new technologies for the future of city spaces. Each section takes up aspects of the thinking of the city as it develops in relation to particular problems, contexts, and sometimes as exemplified in particular cities. This volume provides an invaluable resource for students and scholars in Philosophy, Geography, Sociology and Urban Studies.

Ten Commitments Revisited

Author : David Lindenmayer
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486301681
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Ten Commitments Revisited written by David Lindenmayer and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, Australia’s leading environmental thinkers have written provocative chapters on what must be done to tackle Australia's environmental problems – in terms of policies, on-ground actions and research. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of the 10 key tasks that need to be addressed in a given field, and then each issue is discussed in more detail. Chapters are grouped into ecosystems, sectors and cross-cutting themes. Topics include: deserts, rangelands, temperate eucalypt woodlands, tropical savanna landscapes, urban settlements, forestry management , tropical and temperate marine ecosystems, tropical rainforests, alpine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, coasts, islands, soils, fisheries, agriculture, mining, grazing, tourism, industry and manufacturing, protected areas, Indigenous land and sea management, climate change, water, biodiversity, population, human health, fire, energy and more. Ten Commitments Revisited is a must read for politicians, policy makers, decision makers, practitioners and others with an interest in Australia’s environment.

Ocean and Coastwise

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Ocean and Coastwise written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great Lakes

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Great Lakes written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rivers

Author : United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Rivers written by United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rivers; General Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, as Amended at Board Meeting

Author : United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Rivers; General Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, as Amended at Board Meeting written by United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great Lakes; General Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, as Amended at Board Meeting

Author : United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Great Lakes; General Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, as Amended at Board Meeting written by United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Planning Australia

Author : Susan Thompson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107380251
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Planning Australia written by Susan Thompson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-17 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning Australia provides a comprehensive introduction to the major issues and activities that constitute urban and regional planning in Australia today. Incorporating contemporary theory and practice, it contextualises planning in terms of its theoretical, ideological and professional foundations. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, underpinned by the principles of sustainability and social equity. It canvasses the history of the discipline, its relationship to broader governance structures and its legislative framework. Fully revised and updated, this edition features new chapters on healthy planning and transport planning. Written in an accessible style and richly illustrated with instructive case study examples, Planning Australia is an indispensable resource for students, practitioners and decision-makers, as well as anyone interested in the history and future of planning in Australia.

Bays, Sounds, and Lakes Other Than the Great Lakes; General Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, as Amended at Board Meeting

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Author : United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Bays, Sounds, and Lakes Other Than the Great Lakes; General Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, as Amended at Board Meeting written by United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: