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Learning objectives, case studies, updated codes and standards, information about emergency response, and school fire safety planning are all included in this essential book for safety professionals, both present and future. It also outlines the essential components of an effective fire safety management program, explains the types and functions of fire control equipment, discusses the identification and control of hazardous materials, identifies safety organizations and resources for fire...

Going deep into the origins, traditions, and evolution of Christmas, this book provides a captivating look at how this winter celebration has transformed through the ages.Beginning with the ancient pagan festivals that marked the winter solstice, such as Yule and Saturnalia, how early Christian traditions gradually merged with these customs, giving birth to what we now recognize as Christmas, insightful examination of how the story of Jesus’ birth became central to the holiday and ...

Once you understand the rules of Heaven, this story will have you thinking and creating your own days in Heaven. This truly wonderful, fun adventure never ends and is not only fun to read, but it truly makes sense. They say Heaven is for eternity, but in my Heaven, that may not be enough time.

God decides that planet Earth is worth saving, so he comes up with a plan to have Children and animals work together. The animals are given the ability to listen and understand language and be able to talk with children. Together, they create the solutions that will get planet Earth back to health. The innocent imagination of the children combines with the abilities of the animals to make things happen provides a foundation that will turn around the planet and all but eliminate the issues ...

Two thousand years ago on Calvary, a different story begins...

Is love an enticing game---or just a scary rollercoaster ride?In the summer of 1966, sixteen-year-old Jason goes to work at his Jewish grandfather's penny arcade in Coney Island. While working there, he plunges head over heels for Anna, a beautiful Italian girl. Little does he know what lies ahead.Amid the constant rumbling of a roller coaster and the cacophony of pinball machines, transistor radios, bumper cars, hot dogs and cotton candy, Jason barrels through a dizzying a...

A cute kid's bedtime story.Bidu 2 is Nathan's scruffy old teddy bear. He's missing an eye. His ear's hanging off. The fur's wearing off his tummy.He spends all his time on a shelf watching Nathan playing video games.Nathan is growing up, and doesn't play with him any more, so Nathan's mum sends Bidu 2 to a jumble sale.Bidu 2 hopes to find a new home, but the person that buys him isn't quite who he'd hoped...4000 words, 25 minutes.

Someone once said that all men are created equal. That someone never wandered the streets of São Paulo at night, and they sure as hell never met Leighton and his friends.Based on interviews with educators, psychologists and the kids themselves, Tup tells the tragicomic tale of Leighton, a dysfunctional twelve-year-old from a dysfunctional family doing whatever it takes to survive on the margins of a dysfunctional society that just doesn't care.After a failed reintegration w...

"Izaldin" (Approx. 320 pages)From the alleys of Jerusalem to the forests of Brazil, "Izaldin" unfolds as a gripping tale of intrigue and violence weaving together themes of family legacy, revenge and redemption, and drawing its characters into a treacherous landscape where the past and present, the real and the unreal, collide.Hibah, a mystic with the ability to see beyond the veil, inadvertently connects the unborn son of Catherine, a young woman, and her ...

Thinking of trading for a living? Then you must know the trader's maxim: "Cut your losses and let your profits run."Simple advice, so why do around 80% of retail traders do just the opposite?Perhaps because, while it may be true that trading is simple and *anyone* can do it, human nature shows us that not anyone can do it *well*.Losing money hurts and, in the market, everybody loses sometimes. Even experienced traders. The thing is, over time, they tend to lose less...

This is a work of fiction.Any names, characters, events or locations depicted are the product of the imagination.Any resemblance to actual persons (living or dead) is entirely coincidental.It's also a kind of history play.I'll admit that there are plenty of gaps, but that's OK.You can fill them in.Let's begin.Award-winning theatre-maker Andy Smith presents a new piece of theatre telling a story from the north. The story of a life. The...

Once you understand the rules of Heaven, this story will have you thinking and creating your own days in Heaven. This truly wonderful, fun adventure never ends and is not only fun to read, but it truly makes sense. They say Heaven is for eternity, but in my Heaven, that may not be enough time.