Asbestos And Fire: Technological Trade-offs And The Body At Risk1 review Rachel Maines Rutgers University Press, 2005 A Mini-Encyclopedia on Asbestos and Fire Retardation: OLA Fire Highlighted This modest-sized book contains much information on the history, properties, manufacture, and value of asbestos. There are some quaint photos, such as that of an asbestos-based fallout shelter, and that of "giant candle snuffers" used effectively by British firefighters during WWII against German ...             Aerial Fire Trucks3 reviews Larry Shapiro MBI, 2002 Great Pictures & Interesting History + Firefighting Trucks over Time: OLA School Fire Mentioned + A VISUAL TREAT FOR FIRE BUFFS The author of this book knows firefighting apparatus. He's been taking pictures of them for years for various manufacturers and others. His book on Pumpers was great. This continues in the same tradition with dozens of beautiful pictures and an interesting history of the evolution of aerials. There ...             Mount Carmel and Queen of Heaven Cemeteries (IL) (Images of America)10 reviews Cynthia Savaglio Jenny Floro-Khalaf Arcadia Publishing, 2006 Remembering Especially the OLA Fire Victims + Interesting Book On Mt. Carmel & Queen of Heaven + wish I bougt it long ago + A Book For Cemetery Connoisseurs             Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City23 reviews Ursula Bielski Lake Claremont Press, 1998 You try it sometime + Includes the Paranormal Related to the Our Lady of the Angels School Fire + Takes your breath away As the author of the "Chicago Haunts" series of books it's beyond frustrating to read reviews that ask these questions: Did I "ever leave my house" during the research for my books? Did I "ever visit any of these sites?" You've got to be kidding. When "Chicago Haunts" was published ...             The Greatest Firefighter Stories Never Told4 reviews Mike Santangelo, Mara Bovsun, ... Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2002 Remembering Especially the Firefighter Heroism on 911 and at the OLA School Fire + What A Great Book! + A Good Book but a Little Insensitive There are many different instances, covered in this small book, where firefighters had to risk their lives. These include the aftermath of the Mexico earthquake, arson-for-profit situations, the burning WTC towers on 911, and the Our Lady of the Angels School Fire of December 1958. I focus my ...             Blaze: The Forensics of Fire7 reviews Nicholas Faith St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2001 fire behavior - blaze the forensics of fire'' + Forensics buff + Good Information: Diagrams Sorely Needed + Good Read             The Fire That Will Not Die10 reviews Michele McBride ETC Publications, 2004 a clear authentic record of a soul + THE FIRE THAT WILL NOT DIE + Well written and gives you an appreciation for modern medicine I don't know that one can 'review' such a book the same way you can review a novel about pioneers or a non-fiction work about politics or hunting. This document of Miss McBride's is valuable because it is a historical record of challenges that most often are not written about by the victim, but by ...             Great Chicago Fires: Historic Blazes That Shaped a City (Illinois)2 reviews David Cowan Lake Claremont Press, 2001 A Picture-Filled Overview of This Tragic Subject + Ironic and excellent book This book discusses such conflagrations as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Iroquois Theater Fire, Columbian Exposition Fire, Chicago Stockyards Fire, etc. The book is full of pictures, some of which have apparently not been published elsewhere. The account of the Our Lady of the Angels ...             The Chicago School Fire1 review Chester I. Babcock, Rexford Wilson NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), 1959 A Concise Summary of the Our Lady of the Angels School Fire This pamphlet, put out by the NFPA, and originally published in January 1959 (one month after the OLA Fire), gives a technical summary of the school building and the course of the fire. Of course, it could not foresee that a few more critically-burned victims would die within several months of the ...             To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire91 reviews David Cowan Ivan R. Dee, 1998 An Entire Community Destroyed by a Tragic Arson Fire + engrossing book + Well worth reading + It Changed My Life + One the Best             The Greatest Firefighter Stories Never Told4 reviews Mike Santangelo, Mara Bovsun, ... Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2002 Remembering Especially the Firefighter Heroism on 911 and at the OLA School Fire + What A Great Book! + A Good Book but a Little Insensitive There are many different instances, covered in this small book, where firefighters had to risk their lives. These include the aftermath of the Mexico earthquake, arson-for-profit situations, the burning WTC towers on 911, and the Our Lady of the Angels School Fire of December 1958. I focus my ...             The Fire That Will Not Die10 reviews Michele McBride ETC Publications, 2004 a clear authentic record of a soul + THE FIRE THAT WILL NOT DIE + Well written and gives you an appreciation for modern medicine I don't know that one can 'review' such a book the same way you can review a novel about pioneers or a non-fiction work about politics or hunting. This document of Miss McBride's is valuable because it is a historical record of challenges that most often are not written about by the victim, but by ...             Blaze: The Forensics of Fire7 reviews Nicholas Faith St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2001 fire behavior - blaze the forensics of fire'' + Forensics buff + Good Information: Diagrams Sorely Needed + Good Read             Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City23 reviews Ursula Bielski Lake Claremont Press, 1998 You try it sometime + Includes the Paranormal Related to the Our Lady of the Angels School Fire + Takes your breath away As the author of the "Chicago Haunts" series of books it's beyond frustrating to read reviews that ask these questions: Did I "ever leave my house" during the research for my books? Did I "ever visit any of these sites?" You've got to be kidding. When "Chicago Haunts" was published ...             Asbestos And Fire: Technological Trade-offs And The Body At Risk1 review Rachel Maines Rutgers University Press, 2005 A Mini-Encyclopedia on Asbestos and Fire Retardation: OLA Fire Highlighted This modest-sized book contains much information on the history, properties, manufacture, and value of asbestos. There are some quaint photos, such as that of an asbestos-based fallout shelter, and that of "giant candle snuffers" used effectively by British firefighters during WWII against German ...             Aerial Fire Trucks3 reviews Larry Shapiro MBI, 2002 Great Pictures & Interesting History + Firefighting Trucks over Time: OLA School Fire Mentioned + A VISUAL TREAT FOR FIRE BUFFS The author of this book knows firefighting apparatus. He's been taking pictures of them for years for various manufacturers and others. His book on Pumpers was great. This continues in the same tradition with dozens of beautiful pictures and an interesting history of the evolution of aerials. There ...             Mount Carmel and Queen of Heaven Cemeteries (IL) (Images of America)10 reviews Cynthia Savaglio Jenny Floro-Khalaf Arcadia Publishing, 2006 Remembering Especially the OLA Fire Victims + Interesting Book On Mt. Carmel & Queen of Heaven + wish I bougt it long ago + A Book For Cemetery Connoisseurs             To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire91 reviews David Cowan Ivan R. Dee, 1998 An Entire Community Destroyed by a Tragic Arson Fire + engrossing book + Well worth reading + It Changed My Life + One the Best             The Chicago School Fire1 review Chester I. Babcock, Rexford Wilson NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), 1959 A Concise Summary of the Our Lady of the Angels School Fire This pamphlet, put out by the NFPA, and originally published in January 1959 (one month after the OLA Fire), gives a technical summary of the school building and the course of the fire. Of course, it could not foresee that a few more critically-burned victims would die within several months of the ...             Great Chicago Fires: Historic Blazes That Shaped a City (Illinois)2 reviews David Cowan Lake Claremont Press, 2001 A Picture-Filled Overview of This Tragic Subject + Ironic and excellent book This book discusses such conflagrations as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Iroquois Theater Fire, Columbian Exposition Fire, Chicago Stockyards Fire, etc. The book is full of pictures, some of which have apparently not been published elsewhere. The account of the Our Lady of the Angels ...