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  • The Aftermath

    A Novel of Survival

    de Samuel C. Florman ...
    The year is 2010 and the world as we know it has come to an end. A huge comet has smashed into the earth off the coast of California, vaporizing and generating a fiery rain that engulfs the globe in a destructive holocaust. But at the opposite pole of the planet, there is a "safe zone" encompassing part of the southeast African shore and the southern tip of Madagascar where the damage is extensive ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Civilized Engineer

    de Samuel C. Florman ...
    Civil engineer Samuel C. Florman's The Civilized Engineer is aimed at both those observing and commenting externally on engineering, and the practicing engineer—to reveal something of the art behind great engineering achievements, and to stimulate debate upon the author's hypothesis that "in its moment of ascendance, engineering is faced with the trivialization of its purpose and the debasement of ... Leer más

    $12.39 USD

  • Good Guys, Wiseguys and Putting Up Buildings

    A Life in Construction

    de Samuel C. Florman ...
    Good Guys, Wiseguys, and Putting Up Buildings is an engaging memoir about one man's career in construction--rising to the top of an industry renowned for crime, corruption, violence, physical danger, and the chronic risk of financial catastrophe.Starting in the Navy Seabees at the end of WWII, Samuel C. Florman made his way as a general contractor in New York City through the period of explosive ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD

  • The Introspective Engineer

    de Samuel C. Florman ...
    An exciting look at how engineering can shape the future of our society and offer creative technological solutions to our twenty-first–century problems.The profession of engineering is rarely the topic of serious public discussion. Multimedia, virtual reality, information superhighway-these are the buzzwords of the day. But real engineers, the people who conceive of computers and oversee their ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Engineering and the Liberal Arts

    A Technologist's Guide to History, Literature, Philosophy, Art and Music

    de Samuel C. Florman ...
    From the author who inspired inaugural poet Richard Blanco! Engineering and the Liberal Arts remains a fresh and provocative book, using the familiar world of technology to guide a new generation of engineers through the stimulating world of the liberal arts.Beginning with a penetrating and enlightening discussion of how exposure to the arts can enrich and reward nearly every aspect of an engineer ... Leer más

    $11.59 USD

  • Blaming Technology

    The Irrational Search for Scapegoats

    de Samuel C. Florman ...
    An award-winning civil engineer and contractor explores the impact advanced technology has on the world and society.Blaming Technology: The Irrational Search for Scapegoats is Samuel C. Florman's 1981 discussion of the state of technology and engineering in the United States, including the pros and cons, and the public's perceptions and opinions. An optimist at heart, he believes that ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Existential Pleasures of Engineering

    de Samuel C. Florman ...
    A classic examination of how engineers think and feel about their profession and its philosophy."A useful read for engineers given to self-scrutiny, and a stimulating one for the layman interested in the ancient schism between machines and men's souls." — TimeHumans have always sought to change their environment, building houses, monuments, temples, and roads. In the process, they have remade the ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD

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  • Blinding White Flash

    de J. Richard Wakefield ...
    The winter of 2016, called Black Winter, triggers the beginning of the end of modern civilization due to natural gas depletion. Millions freeze to death, millions more lose their jobs. Coupled with an oil embargo in the Middle East, and North America is in economic collapse. Riots abound.China, hungry for oil and raw materials, uses the chaos in the United States to invade Canada to get at the ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • Refuge After the Collapse

    de Scott B. Williams ...
    Series Libro 2 - The Pulse Series
    A father and daughter continue their struggle to survive in darkness following an apocalyptic disaster in this riveting adventure sequel to The Pulse.With the power, communication and transportation grids destroyed by massive solar flares, America has spiraled into anarchy and violence. Artie Drager and his daughter Casey reunite after his harrowing voyage across the Caribbean and her traumatic ... Leer más

    $11.59 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Apocalypse Drift

    de Joe Nobody ...
    For years, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security issued warnings – the United States was vulnerable to a cyber-attack. It was 2017 when the attack was finally launched, coming from a direction that no one had predicted, with consequences beyond imagination.Wyatt and his family were already on the down and out. Years fighting through a struggling economy, tight credit, and government ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Secession III

    The Surge

    de Joe Nobody, P.A. Troit ...
    Series Libro 3 - Secession
    The Mexican cartels are desperate. Since the secession, their human trafficking business has dwindled while the presence of military units along the border makes smuggling a far less lucrative proposition. Like a pack of starving predators, the massive criminal organizations turn on each other, preparing to unleash a bloodbath unlike any the world has seen.Out of the chaos rises a new leader, a ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Liberators

    A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse

    de James Wesley, Rawles ...
    Series series Coming Collapse Series
    The New York Times bestselling author of Patriots and How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It returns with another riveting postapocalyptic taleNew York Times bestselling author James Wesley, Rawles has won a large readership among the growing ranks of survivalists and preppers with novels that combine fast-paced adventure with useful how-to information. Set against a backdrop of global ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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