Tag: Rescue

April 26, 2024

The Rules of Rescue Cost, Distance, and Effective Altruism

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Free Download Theron Pummer, "The Rules of Rescue: Cost, Distance, and Effective Altruism"
English | ISBN: 0190884142 | 2022 | 264 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

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April 26, 2024

The Rescue Of Belle And Sundance

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Free Download Birgit Stutz, Lawrence Scanlan, "The Rescue Of Belle And Sundance"
English | 2010 | pages: 256 | ISBN: 1554686199, 1554686202 | EPUB | 3,9 mb
On December 15, 2008, two snowmobilers discovered a pair of abandoned horses atop B.C.’s Mount Renshaw in the Canadian Rockies. Belle and Sundance were a sorry sight – they were emaciated, shivering and trapped in a small shelter they had made for themselves by tramping down the six-footdeep snow. Next morning, a party of four from the nearby town of McBride was sent back up the mountain with a bale of hay, a handgun and a heartbreaking choice to make: either feed the horses, or shoot them.

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April 26, 2024

Persecution and Rescue The Politics of the Final Solution in France, 1940-1944

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Free Download Wolfgang Seibel, "Persecution and Rescue: The Politics of the "Final Solution" in France, 1940-1944"
English | ISBN: 0472118609 | 2016 | 440 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 4 MB
In 1942, two years after invading France, the Germans implemented their policy of exterminating the Jews. In contrast to Jews in many parts of German-occupied Europe, however, the majority of Jews in France survived, thanks to opposition to the Nazi extermination policy from Church dignitaries and the moral indignation of the average Frenchmen. Seeking to maintain popular support, the Vichy Regime bargained with the Germans over the substance and extent of its collaboration, which the Germans needed in order to hold France.

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February 4, 2024

Self-Control to the Rescue! Super Powers to Help Kids Through the Tough Stuff in Everyday Life

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Free Download Lauren Brukner, Apsley, "Self-Control to the Rescue!: Super Powers to Help Kids Through the Tough Stuff in Everyday Life"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1785927590 | EPUB | pages: 112 | 5.0 mb
The self-control super hero is back! This time, they’ve come prepared with simple strategies to tackle the difficult emotions and challenges of everyday life. From the morning routine to making friends at recess, paying attention in class and getting a good night’s sleep, this guide will help children stay on track and save the day!

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January 16, 2024

The Rescue Artist A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece

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Free Download The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece by Edward Dolnick
English | 2005 | ISBN: 0060531177 | 288 Pages | EPUB | 9.3 MB
In the predawn gloom of a February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo. They snatched one of the world’s most famous paintings, Edvard Munch’s The Scream, and fled with their $72 million trophy.

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January 5, 2024

The Quincy Miracle A Rescue Never to be Forgotten

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Free Download Susan Easton Black, "The Quincy Miracle: A Rescue Never to be Forgotten"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 0997669403 | EPUB | pages: 0 | 7.4 mb
In the late winter and early spring of 1839, Latter-day Saint refugees began appearing on the banks of the Mississippi River opposite Quincy, Illinois. They had been ordered to leave the state of Missouri by the decree of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, and the state militia had enforced the chief executive’s infamous Extermination Order.

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