The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete by Rodale Books $25.99
New York City firefighter's emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating accident, based on the wildly popular March 2009 piece in Runner's World.On the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cycling to work in the early morning when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus making an illegal turn. The injuries he sustained pushed him within inches of his...

Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival by Plume $15.00
An extraordinary spiritual memoir about the will to survive . . . one breath at a time While traveling in Laos on a winding mountain road, the bus that award-winning journalist Alison Wright was riding in collided with a logging truck. As she waited fourteen hours for proper medical care-in excruciating pain, certain she was moments from death-Alison drew upon years of meditation practice and...

Crash Course: A Self-Healing Guide to Auto Accident Trauma and Recovery by Peter Levine $16.95
Trauma following automobile accidents can persist for weeks, months, or longer. Symptoms include nervousness, sleep disorders, loss of appetite, and sexual dysfunction. In Crash Course, Diane Poole Heller and Laurence Heller take readers through a series of case histories and exercises to explain and treat the health problems and trauma brought on by car accidents.

God Said Yes by Berkley $14.00
When she was just a child, Heather’s life was altered by an accident that all but destroyed her internal organs. The doctors gave her no chance— but with God’s grace, she proved them wrong. When they said she would never walk, she defied them again. And though they insisted she could never have children, she did. When others said no…God said yes.More than a story of suffering and...

The Cost of Accidents: A Legal and Economic Analysis by Yale University Press $26.00

Vehicle Extrication: Levels I & II: Principles And Practice by Jones & Bartlett Learning $70.95
The Complete Vehicle Extrication Technical Rescuer Level I and II Training Solution! Technical rescuers need to know how to safely and effectively operate at small and large vehicle and machinery extrication incidents. Vehicle Extrication Levels I & II: Principles and Practice provides all the critical knowledge and skills necessary for technical rescue teams to perform in these environments....

Vintage Car Wrecks by Krause Publications $19.99
Following in the tyre tracks of the popular Antique Car Wrecks and Old Car Wrecks, this volume chronicles wrecks of 1950s, 1960s and 1970s automobiles. More than 400 post-accident images are accompanied by detailed captions providing relevant model and technical information. The text examines the automobile industry's progress in the US development and implementation of mandatory and voluntary...

After the Crash: Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Survivors of Motor Vehicle Accidents by American Psychological Association (APA) $39.95
Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) have been found to be the single leading cause of posttraumatic stress disorder in the general population. They are the most frequent, directly experienced trauma for men and the second most frequent trauma for women. Since the 1997 edition of After the Crash, there has been a monumental new wave of research in the assessment and treatment of MVA survivors. In this...

Fatal Words: Communication Clashes and Aircraft Crashes by University Of Chicago Press $25.00
On March 27, 1977, 583 people died when KLM and Pan Am 747s collided on a crowded, foggy runway in Tenerife, the Canary Islands. The cause, a miscommunication between the pilot and the air traffic controller. The pilot radioed, "We are now at takeoff," meaning that the plane was lifting off, but the tower controller misunderstood and thought the plane was waiting on the runway.In Fatal Words,...

Vehicle Rescue and Extrication, 2e by Mosby $61.95
Totally updated and revised, this book is crucial for fire, rescue, EMS and law enforcement personnel. It details the very latest in dealing with the challenges of vehicle rescue and extrication in today's environment. New information on vehicle technology and changes in vehicle fire fighting procedures are covered, as well as the most recent advances in extrication equipment. Case scenarios are...