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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Words of Silk Words of Silk Sandra Brown From the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Crush" comes a classic love story about a woman whose life drastically changes after she steps onto an elevator. Laney McLeod's life changes… OL14920249W
Blackout Blackout John Rocco It was a normal summer night in the city. Hot, noisy, busy. And then the lights went out, and everything changed. But that's not necessarily a bad thing, because not everyone likes normal. When a bus… OL16177018W
The big bad blackout The big bad blackout Megan McDonald As Hurricane Elmer hits, Judy, Stink, and the entire Moody clan hunker down and ride out the storm, but when the power goes out, Grandma Lou proposes some activities to pass the time in the dark. OL18182131W
The divide The divide Jolina Petersheim Nearly six months have passed since Leora Ebersole's Old Order Mennonite community fled to the mountains for refuge after an attack destroyed the power grid and altered life as they knew it. Since th… OL19721867W
The big dark The big dark W. R. Philbrick When something knocks out everything electrical at midnight on New Year's Eve, the world is plunged into chaos, including the town of Harmony, New Hampshire, where Webster Bragg, a vicious survivalis… OL20016585W
Burn baby burn Burn baby burn Meg Medina Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson, a massive blackout, and a serial killer named Son of Sam who shoots young women on the streets… OL20024498W
The grid The grid Gretchen Anna Bakke "The grid is an accident of history and of culture, in no way intrinsic to how we produce, deliver and consume electrical power. Yet this is the system the United States ended up with, a jerry-built … OL20030969W
A piggy pickle A piggy pickle Jo Simmons Welcome to Pip Street! The very ordinary place where extraordinary things happen. Quirky black-and-white illustrations throughout as well as fun activity sheets at the back. Who turned out all the li… OL24292015W
L'enfer de glace L'enfer de glace Eric Pier Sperandio Un ouvrage sur les dégâts causés par le verglas au Québec en janvier 1998; le déroulement des événements, le vécu de la population sinistrée, les mesures d'urgence. OL24839030W
Aftermath II Aftermath II L. M. Edmondson A world-changing event has taken place and with seventy percent of the world’s population believed to be dead, the first winter after IT happened will prove to be a bigger challenge to survive than t… OL26194622W
Will to surviv3 Will to surviv3 Eric Walters Teenager Adam Daley has killed again. It had to be done, part of him knows that, but murder changes a person. It can certainly change a kid who's already grown up too quickly, too harshly, in the wak… OL27015075W
Snow spiders Snow spiders James C. Bailey Nichole and her younger brother Donny face a terror of the sinister snow spiders when their family is cut off by a snow storm that causes a blackout. OL27015268W
Home of the brave Home of the brave Michael Kleen "It is 2012. Chris Randall is an average American male. Growing up during the 1990s, he witnesses the turmoil of the world through the safety of a television set. His idols include popular musicians … OL27711355W
Power out Power out Nathan Schreiber Fourteen and friendless, Justin doesn't want to run away from his domineering family - he wants them to run away from him. When a massive, extended power out grants him his wish, the quietly introver… OL28772136W
In came the darkness In came the darkness Peter Z. Grossman Presents accounts of power failures and discusses the reasons for them and our dependency on power. OL5269550W
Risk assessment of power systems Risk assessment of power systems Wenyuan Li Power system risk assessment is becoming an important and mandatory task in planning, operation, maintenance, and asset management of utilities, particularly under the deregulation environment. This … OL5858952W