Aid & relief programmes books

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The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin

The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America...

Author: Douglas Smith
ISBN: 9781250758118
Format: Paperback
$52.80

An award-winning historian reveals the harrowing, little-known story of an American effort to save the newly formed...  Read More >>

SHTF Survival Boot Camp: A Course for Urban and Wilderness Survival during Violent, Off-Grid, & Worst Case Scenarios

SHTF Survival Boot Camp: A Course for Urban and Wilderness...

Author: Toby Cowern ,  Selco Begovic
ISBN: 9781735870502
Format: Paperback
$65.87

The year 2020 has rendered in-person education unachievable in many situations. Going off to take a survival course...  Read More >>

Recovery Plan for the Communications and Information Technology Sector After Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Laying the Foundation for the Digital Transformation of Puerto Rico

Recovery Plan for the Communications and Information...

Author: Amado Cordova ,  Ryan Consaul
ISBN: 9781977403834
Format: Paperback
$131.87

Authors assess Puerto Rico's communications and information technology sector needs after damage caused during the...  Read More >>

Modernizing Puerto Rico's Housing Sector Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Post-Storm Challenges and Potential Courses of Action

Modernizing Puerto Rico's Housing Sector Following Hurricanes...

Author: Noreen Clancy ,  Lloyd Dixon
ISBN: 9781977403032
Format: Paperback
$113.52

Puerto Rico's housing sector needs a big fix. Through a careful analysis of housing damage caused by the 2017 hurricanes,...  Read More >>

Developing Recovery Options for Puerto Rico's Economic and Disaster Recovery Plan: Process and Methodology

Developing Recovery Options for Puerto Rico's Economic...

Author: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 9781977403209
Format: Paperback
$66.00

This report summarizes the strategic planning process in support of the government of Puerto Rico in its development...  Read More >>

After Hurricane Maria: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Recovery Needs in Puerto Rico

After Hurricane Maria: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane...

Author: Jordan Fischbach ,  Linnea May
ISBN: 9781977403124
Format: Paperback
$131.87

Following the 2017 hurricane season, the Federal Emergency Management Agency requested a review of Puerto Rico's...  Read More >>

International Law in Disaster Scenarios: Applicable Rules and Principles

International Law in Disaster Scenarios: Applicable...

Author: Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani
ISBN: 9783030505967
Format: Hardback
$284.60

The book identifies the main international concepts and rules that are of special relevance in disaster settings...  Read More >>

Between Humanitarianism and Evangelism in Faith-based Organisations: A Case from the African Migration Route

Between Humanitarianism and Evangelism in Faith-based...

Author: May Ngo (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
ISBN: 9780367666873
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book examines how the work of faith-based organisations (FBOs) can help us understand the role of religion...  Read More >>

Catholic Missionaries and Their Work with the Poor: Mitigating Market-Government Failure in Emerging Nations

Catholic Missionaries and Their Work with the Poor:...

Author: Albino Barrera
ISBN: 9780367663582
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book explores the vital role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in compensating for the market’s and government’s...  Read More >>

The Politics of US Aid to Pakistan: Aid Allocation and Delivery from Truman to Trump

The Politics of US Aid to Pakistan: Aid Allocation and...

Author: Murad Ali
ISBN: 9780367662073
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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Looking for Bono

Looking for Bono

Author: Abidemi Sanusi
ISBN: 9781913090227
Format: Paperback
$23.26

A sparkling satire on international aid and celebrity, Looking...  Read More >>

Lessons on Foreign Aid and Economic Development: Micro and Macro Perspectives

Lessons on Foreign Aid and Economic Development: Micro...

Author: Nabamita Dutta ,  Claudia R. Williamson
ISBN: 9783030221232
Format: Paperback
$206.97

A response to the pressing need to address and clarify the substantial ambiguity within current literature, this...  Read More >>

Ablaze: The Story of Chernobyl

Ablaze: The Story of Chernobyl

Author: Piers Paul Read ,  Miles Meili
ISBN: 9781713519133
Format: Audio
$92.37

The best-selling author presents a heart-pounding account of the world's greatest nuclear disaster, based on sources...  Read More >>

Compassion Mandala: The Odyssey of an American Charity in Contemporary Tibet

Compassion Mandala: The Odyssey of an American Charity...

Author: Pamela Logan
ISBN: 9781735053806
Format: Paperback
$42.69

A chronicle of the author's 14 years in eastern Tibet working in education, health care, and cultural heritage,...  Read More >>

The Fargo Fire of 1893

The Fargo Fire of 1893

Author: Danielle Teigen
ISBN: 9781467142632
Format: Paperback
$58.05

In 1893, Fargo was simply trying to thrive amid an impending national depression. One Wednesday afternoon in June,...  Read More >>

Municipalities on the Front Lines of Puerto Rico's Recovery: Assessing Damage, Needs, and Opportunities for Recovery After Hurricane Maria

Municipalities on the Front Lines of Puerto Rico's Recovery:...

Author: Blas Nunez-Neto ,  Andrew Lauland
ISBN: 9781977403360
Format: Paperback
$131.87

Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center analysts assessed Hurricanes Irma and Maria's effects on Puerto Rico's...  Read More >>

Making Our Way To Lumpkin - Visits with Our Immigrant Neighbors in Detention

Making Our Way To Lumpkin - Visits with Our Immigrant...

Author: Members Of Find
ISBN: 9780578765167
Format: Paperback
$26.27

In 2019, a dedicated group of North Carolinians journeyed to a detention center in rural Georgia to visit detained...  Read More >>

Consuming Katrina: Public Disaster and Personal Narrative

Consuming Katrina: Public Disaster and Personal Narrative...

Author: Kate Parker Horigan
ISBN: 9781496828293
Format: Paperback
$56.10

When and under what circumstances are disaster survivors able to speak for themselves in the public arena? Kate...  Read More >>

Great Virginia Flood of 1870

Great Virginia Flood of 1870

Author: Paula F Green
ISBN: 9781540243959
Format: Hardback
$67.25

In the fall of 1870, a massive flood engulfed parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. What began near Charlottesville...  Read More >>

Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills: Findings and Recommendations from a Synthesis of Research on the Mental Health, Economic, and Community Distress Associated with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills: Findings...

Author: Melissa Finucane ,  Aaron Clark-Ginsberg
ISBN: 9781977405357
Format: Paperback
$63.36

In this report, the authors explore how communities, government officials, nongovernmental organizations, businesses,...  Read More >>

The Wake-Up Call: Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness of the West, and How to Fix It

The Wake-Up Call: Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness...

Author: John Micklethwait ,  Adrian Wooldridge
ISBN: 9780063065291
Format: Hardback
$47.52

"""[An] executive summary of modern political history studded with sweeping assertions and telling anecdotes.""...  Read More >>

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