Your Survival: Protect Yourself from Tornadoes, Earthquakes, Flu Pandemics, and Other Disasters [With DVD]

Author: Mark Cohen Dr Bob Arnot
Publisher: Unbranded
Category: Encyclopaedias & Reference Works, Social Impact Of Disasters, Social Welfare & Social Services, Natural Disasters, Safety In The Home, Personal Development, Style Guides
Book Format: Hardcover

Protect your family and your home. Be prepared with Your Survival, a complete system -- handbook, video and organizer -- that makes planning for a disaster so simple, easy, and inexpensive that there's no longer an excuse to put it off.



Complete with checklists to help you stock an emergency food closet, vet your insurance policy, improve the chances your S.O.S. calls and emails will get through when no one else's can, and protect your home and your family against earthquakes, tornadoes, mudslides, terrorist attacks, pandemics... any crisis you may face.



Your Survival provides a wealth of life saving knowledge:



· Explore a 90-minute DVD which includes interviews with the nations foremost disaster experts

· Learn first-hand the most common mistakes people make

· Discover the 10 most important items you should have on hand at all times



With advice from survivors and experts alike, Your Survival is a vital investment.

Bob Arnot is one of the most trusted names in health and foreign reporting and a globetrotting humanitarian with dozens of disaster zones stamped in his passport. As chief medical correspondent for CBS and NBC, and board member for Save the Children, Dr. Bob has reported on war in Iraq, AIDS in Botswana, and tended to the victims of earthquakes, floods, and pandemics in Armenia, Turkey, and Japan. He is also the best-selling author of the Breast Cancer Prevention Handbook, as well as the star of Dr. Danger,” a new series on INHD.



Mark Cohen is a veteran journalist who has written and edited for Men's Journal, GQ, and the New York Times and Washington Post magazines, among other publications.

Table Of Contents

FORWARD by Dr. Bob Arnot
INTRODUCTION

About This Guide

Yoursurvival.com

Your Survival™List

Cherrypicking Info

Icons Used in This Guide
CHAPTER 1: Identifying Your Risks

No One’s Completely Safe

Location Location Location

A Word About Flood Maps

Special Report: Bird Flu and You
CHAPTER 2: Planning Ahead

Taking Stock

Stocking Up

Food & Sundries

Water

Gas Grill

Portable Heater

Other Appliances

Light

Batteries

Radio

Plastic Sheeting and Duct Tape

Hose and Ladder

Gas Shut-Off Wrench

Stocking Your Emergency Medicine Kit

Backing Up

Getting Your Affairs in Order

Sizing Up Your Insurance

Disaster-Proofing Your Home

Devising Your Communications Plan

Pets

Assembling Your “Bug-Out” Bags

The Bugged-Out SUV

Plotting Your Escape Route

Maintenance
CHAPTER 3: Stay or Go?

Six Rules to Live By

If You Go

If You Stay
CHAPTER 4: Weathering the Storm

The 30-Second Guide to Disaster Physics

Your Disaster-by-Disaster Drill

Tornadoes

Hurricanes and Floods

Earthquakes

Landslides

Chemical Clouds

Heat Waves
CHAPTER 5: Immediate Aftermath

Practicalities First

Managing Your Water Supply

Getting Help From FEMA

Notifying Your Insurance Company

The Stages of Disaster Grief

Getting Unstuck
CHAPTER 6: Rebuilding

Staying on Your Insurer

Dealing With Your Mortgage Company

Hiring a Contractor

Getting the IRS to Help

Solving the Government Loan Puzzle
CONCLUSION
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS

About Bob Arnot

Bob Arnot is one of the most trusted names in health and foreign reporting and a globetrotting humanitarian with dozens of disaster zones stamped in his passport. As chief medical correspondent for CBS and NBC, and board member for Save the Children, Dr. Bob has reported on war in Iraq, AIDS in Botswana, and tended to the victims of earthquakes, floods, and pandemics in Armenia, Turkey, and Japan. He is also the best-selling author of the Breast Cancer Prevention Handbook, as well as the star of "Dr. Danger," a new series on INHD. Mark Cohen is a veteran journalist who has written and edited for Men's Journal, GQ, and the New York Times and Washington Post magazines, among other publications.