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Fire Department City of New York
Fire Department City of New York honors the department's 137 years of dedicated service to the City of New York by chronicling its history of the department with a updated listing of all the firefighters that have been killed in the line of duty. This book features 272 pages of which 67 are full-color pages. It has been updated to include the photos of all 343 individuals that so bravely lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
A Distant Fire
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The First Computers
This history of computing focuses not on chronology (what came first and who deserves credit for it) but on the actual architectures of the first machines that made electronic computing a practical reality. The book covers computers built in the United States, Germany, England, and Japan. It makes clear that similar concepts were often pursued simultaneously and that the early researchers explored many architectures beyond the von Neumann architecture that eventually became canonical. The contributors include not only historians but also engineers and computer pioneers. An introductory chapter describes the elements of computer architecture and explains why "being first" is even less interes...
How to Become a Millionaire
According to statistics, a black guy has the lowest probability in the world of becoming a millionaire. So if I did it, so can you! This is not your traditional personal finance book. Conventional thinking plus conventional actions equals conventional results. No one wants that. Let this book inspire you to begin your own millionaire journey.
Stories of Fire
Unlike most of the author's previous writings, this book is about more than the New York City Fire Department. Read about fires from history, some that the author has published before, about the courage and bravery of firefighters, and the evolution of their tools. Stories of devastating fires and the heroic efforts of firefirefighters throughout the history of the U.S.
Pass It On
In Pass It On: The Second Alarm, Chief Billy Goldfeder has once again gathered leading firefighters, fire officers and chiefs from all over the country to share their wisdom and insight through short personal stories, life experiences and anecdotes. Including more than 80 contributors, Second Alarm delivers tactics, operations, tragedy, humor, knowledge, and personal perspectives from a very wide range of extremely diverse personalities. Anyone from rookie to chief (and anyone who knows or plans to be a firefighter) will find loads of great stuff in this book. In cooperation with all of this books contributors, Chief Goldfeder is donating 100% of his royalties equally between the DC Raymond Downey Scholarship Charity Fund, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network.
Fire Department, City of New York
Traces the history of FDNY from 1865-2000, with 2000-2002 update.
Drawn by Fire, Too
Paul Combs has returned with a second collection of his fire service editorials, Drawn by Fire, Too! An 18-year veteran firefighter and the editorial cartoonist for Fire Engineering magazine, Combs sees and captures moments that help us all take a good look at ourselves and learn from. He does it as no one else can—with humor, irreverence, respect, insight, compassion, and the skills of an award-winning illustrator.
