hazardous occupations

Examines dangerous jobs such as stunt doubles, miners, rodeo clowns, and clearing landmines.

"This... book makes you a math problem solver by putting you into situations faced by people who work in jobs that serve the community. Math is an important part of the job for police officers, fire fighters, and commanders in the Coast Guard. Three exciting stories lead to a problem you must solve using math. A toolbox section helps take you through similar examples and provides math exercises you can do that will help give you a better understanding of how to solve the problem in the story."--Provided by publisher.

"Give readers an inside look at the dangerous job of ice road truckers. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the job, equipment, and essential skills required by mountain rescuers.

Examines the world's deadliest jobs, including that of a soldier, police officer, firefighter, or construction worker. Includes color illustrations, a map, tables and statistics, and a glossary.

Describes the dangerous job of being a ski patroller.

Thousands of United States citizens are killed on the job every year despite the safety laws and regulations that have been set in place to prevent work-related deaths. Discover what the most dangerous jobs are, what it is that makes them so hazardous, and how they compare to each other with concise and up-to-date facts.

Investigates the career of being a test pilot, discussing how test pilots train for their jobs and the kinds of aircraft they fly and put to the limits in testing.

Matthew Desmond recounts the experiences of the men and women who fight wildland fires, exploring what drives them to risk their lives, how they work together to put out wildfires, how they adjust to the dangers of the job, and other related topics.