RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, US. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of more than 1,500 people.

In "An Unsinkable Titanic: Every Ship its own Lifeboat," John Bernard Walker embarks on an innovative exploration of maritime safety, rethinking the tragic legacy of the Titanic disaster. Walker employs a critical analysis intertwined with historical narrative, presenting a meticulous examination of ship design, safety protocols, and human behavior in the face of nautical calamity. His blend of factual reporting and vivid storytelling not only illuminates the flaws in contemporary maritime...

Published three months after the sinking of the Titanic, this is the rarest and the most learned of the early books on the disaster. In it, the crusading editor of the Scientific American magazine shows that passenger safety had been repeatedly sacrificed in the competition for luxury and speed between the great shipping lines, and that the Titanic was much less safe than the Great Eastern, a liner launched more than 50 years previously. Here you'll find the first published explanation of ...

Among the many questions which have arisen out of the loss of the Titanic there is one, which, in its importance as affecting the safety of ocean travel, stands out preëminent:"Why did this ship, the latest, the largest, and supposedly the safest of ocean liners, go to the bottom so soon after collision with an iceberg?"The question is one to which, as yet, no answer that is perfectly clear to the lay mind has been made. We know that the collision was the result of daring nav...

The Shipbuilder's Library: Seven Must-Have Books presents an enriching compendium that navigates the ebbs and flows of shipbuilding through seven selected masterpieces. This anthology encapsulates a range of literary styles, from historic chronicles to technical manuals, interwoven with narratives that transcend time. With each piece meticulously chosen, the collection offers insights into not only the mechanical intricacies of ship construction but also the human endeavor behind maritime ...

In "America Fallen!", John Bernard Walker presents a captivating exploration of a nation in crisis, employing a literary style that merges incisive social commentary with elements of political fiction. The narrative delves into the complexities of contemporary American society, exploring themes of disillusionment, moral decay, and the fragility of democracy. Walker's prose is both evocative and thought-provoking, positioning the book within the tradition of American literature that grapple...

War and Love is a deeply personal narrative - love letters exchanged between two young people during the Vietnam War. It does not just tell their story; it invites the reader to live it. Join them on this journey of love, faith, and resilience during a time of war, uncertainty, and separation. Follow this young Native American soldier as he shares his deepest thoughts and feelings in war. He reveals the evils of war without dramatization or sensationalism and shares his conflicted feelings...

In Ethics and the Autonomy of Philosophy, Bernard Walker sets out with two objectives. First, Walker argues that ethics is autonomous as a discipline. Oftentimes ethics books, from a Christian perspective, lean toward grounding ethics in theology or in biblical proof texting. Walker departs from this tradition. Ethics grounded in theology entails a limited scope for those doing ethics in that the Christian God must be assumed for both Christian and non-Christian when at the table of ethica...

Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health PracticeBernard J. Healey and Kenneth T. WalkerIntroduction to Occupational Health in Public Health PracticeIntroduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice uses concepts of prevention, epidemiology, toxicology, disparities, preparedness, disease management, and health promotion to explain the underlying causes of occupational illness and injury and to provide a methodology to develop cost-effective p...

Students cultivate learning techniques in school that emphasize procedural problem solving and rote memorization. This leads to efficient problem solving for familiar problems. However, conducting novel research is an exercise in creative problem solving that is at odds with a procedural approach; it requires thinking deeply about the topic and crafting solutions to unique problems. It is not easy to move from a topic-based, carefully curated curriculum to the daunting world of independent...