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Hunger Games trilogy volume 2
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English
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By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
2) The Martian
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English
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"Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he...
3) Mockingjay
Author
Series
Hunger Games trilogy volume 3
Language
English
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Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice and the Capitol wants revenge and President Snow says no one is safe.
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Publisher
Paladin Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Written to help you prepare for and survive both short- and long-term disasters. The author outlines the specific tasks for the reader to do over a 31-day period, designed to increase survival skills and readiness to survive a disaster.
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English
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"After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral eleven-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face-to-face with the boy's profoundly disturbed father, Jeremiah. With courage and caution, Pete slowly earns a measure of trust from this paranoid survivalist itching for a final conflict that will signal the coming End Times. But as Pete's own family spins out of control, Pearl's activities spark...
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English
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No matter the disaster, you're caught prepared. From food storage, to sanitation, to emergency power, this easy-to-follow preparedness guide is so practical that no family can do without it. In 25 easy-to-implement steps, this book teaches you exactly what to do now to protect your family and give you peace of mind for years to come.
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2019.
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English
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The world used to be crowded before all the people went away, but Griz and his parents were never lonely on their remote island. They had each other and their dogs. Then the thief came. There may be no laws left, but if someone steals your dog, you can expect someone to come after you, because what's the point of love if you're not loyal.
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Series
Road to Nowhere volume 1
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Philip K. Dick Award Winner for Distinguished Science Fiction When she fell asleep, the world was doomed. When she awoke, it was dead. In the wake of a fever that decimated the earth's population--killing women and children and making childbirth deadly for the mother and infant--the midwife must pick her way through the bones of the world she once knew to find her place in this dangerous new one. Gone are the pillars of civilization. All that remains...
10) Daybreak
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Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Told through the perspectives of a silent observer, a one-armed companion guides the reader through a post-apocalyptic world with a zombie-infested landscape.
11) Collateral
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams looking for his next fare. This fateful night, Max becomes Vincent's collateral, and will transport him on his next mission - one night, five stops, five hits and then a perfect getaway. Together, Vincent and Max find themselves in a non-stop race against time. With the LAPD and the FBI after them, they each become dependent on the other to survive....
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English
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Winter, 1945. Four teenagers. Four secrets. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies... and war. As thousands of desperate refugees flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. Yet not all promises can be kept.
13) The kill order
Author
Series
Maze runner trilogy volume Prequel
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
'Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth and mankind fell to disease. Mark and Trina were there when it happened, and they survived. But surviving the sun flares was easy compared to what came next. Now a disease of rage and lunacy races across the eastern United States, and there's something suspicious about its origin. Worse yet, it's mutating, and all evidence suggests that...
15) Bushcraft 101
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Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Offers survival skills on using the surrounding wilderness as a useful resource, including how to manufacture needed tools, how to collect and cook food, and how to guard against the elements. --Publisher's description.
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