Earthquake Prepared: Securing Your Home, Protecting Your Family
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.14 (657 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1882349423 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 102 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The appendix lists manufacturers of specially designed earthquake-resistant products complete with manufacturers addresses, telephone, and fax numbers.. This best-selling book is by an author who lived through the 1994 Northridge earthquake that did more than 20 billion dollars worth of damage! It uses simple instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams to show how to protect both your family and your valued possessionseverything from hanging pictures and artwork to your computer, television, and refrigerator
A Customer said too simple. A very basic book with little real substance--a thin book with few pages with simplistic drawings and no content. Explains all the obvious information about securing furniture and knick knacks, plus the usual safety boiler plate information that should be obvious to anyone with common sense. The information on structural aspects for the home are laughable and sometimes incorrect. I think I learned more in third grade about earthquakes than this book has to offer. There are many far better books on the subject. I'm sending this guy back. Yuck.. "Earthquake prepared" according to Barbara. This is an extremely helpful and important book for all those (like me) who live on a fault zone. The book begins by explaining how earthquakes are measured. In the second part it shows how to secure your home, the materials you will need, like special screws for every item, bolts, latches, window film and so forth. It also explains what you need to know about the walls and the structure of the house. The author shows how to secure every single furniture in the house, from bookcases and their contents to crystal, ceramics, pictures and hanging artwork, to cabinet doo
Bitoff, Director, Mayors Office of Emergency Services, City & County of San Francisco, California. Purkiss Structural Engineers, La Canada, CA"It should be in the home of every concerned citizen." -- Steve Allen, Radio, Television & Film Personality, Los Angeles, CA"Earthquake Prepared is well written, concise, and is the most informative document of its type" -- John W. "Earthquake Prepared compiles a tremendous amount of available information into one easy-to-follow source." -- Tom Purkiss, Structural Engineer, T. A
He has become a powerful voice on the subject of earthquake preparedness for homeowners. His relaxed style and sense of humor make him an easy and interesting broadcast interview and have positioned him as a much sought-after public speaker on this topic of vital interest to virtually all Californians. . Joel Leach is a Professor at California State University, Northridge where he ha