BEING PREPARED IS A TON OF FUN! The world can be a scary place! There are snowstorms and mean snakes, hot jungles and wild rivers. But intrepid adventurer Jake and his dog Miller aren’t scared —they’re prepared! In Jake & Miller’s Big Adventure, young readers discover it’s never too early to start prepping. Learning how to use life-saving survival equipment like canned goods, water filters, first aid kits, Mylar blankets and emergency radios can keep you safe, healthy and happy even in the scariest of adventures—whether you’re deep in the jungle or hunkering down at home.

In a future forever changed by a pandemic, a girl survives in total isolation. A woman is dying. Cleo Porter has her medicine. And no way to deliver it. Like everyone else, twelve-year-old Cleo and her parents are sealed in an apartment without windows or doors. They never leave. They never get visitors. Their food is dropped off by drones. So they’re safe. Safe from the disease that nearly wiped humans from the earth. Safe from everything. The trade-off? They’re alone. Thus, when they receive a package clearly meant for someone else--a package containing a substance critical for a stranger’s survival--Cleo is stuck. As a surgeon-in-training, she knows the clock is ticking. But people don’t leave their units. Not ever. Until now.

This DIY guide features cost-saving strategies for stockpiling emergency supplies so you can be fully prepared without breaking the bank! You need to get prepared before disaster strikes. But supplies can be expensive. This book solves that problem. It’s chock full of inexpensive DIY projects for keeping your family safe in a wide range of disaster and emergency scenarios. Expert prepper Bernie Carr’s smart and frugal approach shows you how to stay on a stable financial footing while fully preparing for any life-threatening situations. The Penny-Pinching Prepper offers dozens of affordable and easy-to-implement solutions, including how to: • Stock a Prepper pantry on $10 a week • Build a stove from used tin cans • Create a water filter with two free 5-gallon buckets • Craft a lamp that burns inexpensive vegetable oil • Devise a storm shelter using 10-cent trash bags

A STEP-BY-STEP, DON'T-OVERLOOK-ANYTHING WORKBOOK OF DIY PROJECTS THAT PREPARE HOME AND FAMILY FOR ANY LIFE-THREATENING CATASTROPHE From earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes to floods, wildfires and even civil strife, disasters threaten your home and safety no matter where you live. Fortunately, The Prepper’s Workbook offers step-by-step instructions that will guarantee your family is fully prepared for whatever the world has in store, including: •Checklists to stock up on life-saving survival supplies •Projects to fortify your home from the elements •Maps to pre-plan your bug-out and evacuation routes •Blueprints to prepare your home’s defenses in case of societal collapse •Forms to keep personal information on each family member organized •Tips and tricks to maximize readiness while keeping costs down

"Parents care about keeping their families safe, hydrated, fed, and healthy on a daily basis; yet, every year families face unforeseen situations that threaten those necessities. It could be a natural disaster like a hurricane or blizzard, or a man-made emergency situation like a power outage or food shortage. Is your family prepared? In 'Prepare Your Family for Survival,' readers learn the basics of water and food storage--where to start and what to work toward for serious preparation--as well as 72-hour kits and evacuation plans. Readers also get helpful guides to follow once their family is in an emergency, like how to stay clean with a limited water supply, how to cook with emergency cooking devices, and how to survive in the dark.Linda Loosli is the founder of the prepping blog Food Storage Moms. She is an expert on emergency preparedness. With this book in their possession, readers will sleep soundly at night knowing that their families won't be caught unprepared for the next emergency." -- Publisher annotatio

Follow the adventures of Jake Bennett, a small-town boy who moves to Los Angeles in search of love and adventure. What he gets instead is political intrigue, lurid drag queen murders, and the anything-goes world of indie films! The JAKE BENNETT ADVENTURES tell the story of drugs, corruption and sexual gratification, and the toll it all takes on an honest man. The Drag Queen Murders: The discovery of a murdered drag queen in Boystown's notorious Vaseline Alley unleashes a fast-paced search for the perps, as bisexual rookie LAPD officer Jake Bennet struggles to keep his cop buddies in the dark about his sex life, all while trying to stay one jump ahead of the killer! Outrageous characters compete with thrills and chills in this, the first adventure featuring the handsome young officer with a secret worth keeping. Tomorrow is Cancelled: Unlucky rookie cop Jake Bennet has been ostracized, and now he's herding traffic. Then a huge break comes his way: a chance to work in the movies! But will his bad luck ruin his life and cost everyone on the shoot dearly? As Jake struggles to control the artistic types around him, he must also keep both of his lovers from finding out about the other. Death in Palm Springs: Lured to Palm Springs by his current boyfriend, rookie bisexual cop Jake Bennet never dreamed he'd wind up drugged, roped, and suspended over an ant hill! But that's exactly what happens when he gets involved with a gigantic gay party in the desert, complete with illicit drugs, miscommunications galore, and the unexpected arrival of his girlfriend. Rampant drug trafficking collides with tangled personal relationships, and soon everyone is in jeopardy.

Adventures of Jake and Me By: Skip Miller Adventures of Jake and Me is a thrilling collection of stories about one man and his faithful canine partner. Jake is an energetic and adventurous German Shepard, and his human is an equally loyal and daring firefighter. Together they fight forest fires, solve the mystery of a mountain cave, and even save a life. Join them on this tale of bravery, adventure, and friendship!

L.A.P.D Rookie Jake Bennett is recovering from recent tragedies, and work and his relationship with his girlfriend are going better than ever, but then Jake's career suddenly turns toward disaster, and overnight he finds himself ruined and exiled! Starting over in a new city, Jake soon transforms himself into a private investigator - but the shadows of the past still haunt and hunt him. Blood Will Out: Back in LA after their disaster-vacation in Palm Springs, rookie cop Jake Bennett and his waitress girlfriend Debbie Cantrell try to pick up the pieces of their lives and their relationship. But Jake's job as a cop and his family life soon derail things even further. Now some powerful people have taken an interest in Jake Bennett, with serious consequences. Now suddenly he's swimming with the sharks-- and there's no exit from the tank. Presumed Dead: Exiled, humiliated and almost flat broke, Jake Bennett arrives in the city of San Francisco feeling as low as a man can get. Slowly he claws his way up from the gutter, and fights to build a new life for himself. But his past always returns to haunt him, and sinister figures threaten to derail his new life. Can Jake Bennett battle back from the crushing disaster he experienced in Los Angeles, become a private investigator, and finally find his missing father, too?

Colin Fischer is 14 and has Asperger's. Although he struggles to understand human emotions, he's brilliant at logical deduction. Sherlock Holmes is his pin-up. When a gun fires into the ceiling of the school cafeteria, everyone blames Wayne, school bully and usual suspect. But Colin Fischer turns detective; only he spots a connection between the gun and some birthday cake. Only Colin can uncover the truth. A brilliantly entertaining read for anyone who loved The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

My Arizona Adventures is the true first-person account of an authentic American pioneer. When Tom Sanders came to Arizonas central highlands there was nothing there; there were no roads, no towns, no law, and no protection from marauding Indians. There was nothing there but opportunities for the strong, resolute and lucky. The year was 1863, Arizona had just become a separate Territory and its vast central interior was the last unknown area of the United States. That changed when a party of adventurers led by the legendary Joseph R. Walker found gold at the headwaters of the Hassayampa River and a new gold rush was underway. One of the early arrivals was young Tom Sanders who turned 18 shortly after his arrival at the new diggings. In the next six decades Tom was a miner, farmer, freighter and rancher while Arizona evolved from wilderness territory to 48th state. Tom was a gifted storyteller. His descriptions of the difficulties and challenges of freighting over the primitive roads between the isolated communities of Arizona Territory are understated but vivid and add much to our understanding of the frontier economy.