accidents

This book presents an overview of brain injuries in athletes, especially football players at young age and examines the mounting evidence about the health effects of concussions and the efforts to protect athletes from this dangerous injury.

An illustrated overview of natural and man-made disasters that have occurred since 1900, examining the science behind the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill of 2010, the crash of Air France Flight 447, the sinking of the SS "Andrea Doria," tornadoes, tsunamis, and other events, and suggesting ways to prevent similar occurrences.

A year after the university mourned the death of one of its students, Craig Clements-Rabbitt, who was driving the car in the wreck that got his sorority girlfriend Nicole killed, is trying to put his life back together when rumors surface that Nicole is still alive.

A teenaged boy encounters one comedic calamity after another when his train strands him in the middle of nowhere, and everything comes down to luck.

A chronological reference guide to significant disasters, accidents, and crises in America from the 1609 "Starving Time" in Jamestown to Hurrican Katrina in 2005; and includes major facts and details about each event.

A Holocaust survivor who cannot seem to forge ahead with his life, steps off a curb into the path of a taxi in Times Square, and hovers between life and death while reliving the horror and tragedy of his past.

A teenaged diving champion must deal with the aftermath of a diving accident and her attorney father's remarriage and subsequent arrest for fraud.

A guide to first aid and safety that includes step-by-step instructions for caring for injuries, advice on how to treat sudden illnesses, information on what to put in a first-aid kit, and safety tips for avoiding accidents.

Describes potential dangers at home, at play, on streets and roads, at school, and when interacting with other people and explains what to do in an emergency.

When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.