Provides advice on overcoming the fear of terrorism by taking charge of personal security, and suggests ways for the United States to prevent and withstand terrorist attacks.

Fear Less: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism

Politics & Social Sciences

Gavin De Becker

Social Sciences

Little. Brown and Company

A carjacker lurking in a shopping mall parking lot. An abusive husband pounding on the door. A disgruntled employee brandishing a gun. These days, no one is safe from the specter of violence. But according to Gavin de Becker, everyone can feel safer, act safer, be safer -- if they learn how to listen to their own sixth sense about danger. De Becker has made a career of protecting people and predicting violent behavior. His firm handles security for many of Hollywood's top celebrities -- Madonna, Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Brooke Shields, and John Travolta, among others, according to press reports -- and his computerized risk-assessment system helps analyze threats to members of Congress and the Supreme Court. Now, in this unprecedented guide, de Becker shares his expertise with everyone. Covering all the dangerous situations people typically face -- street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace -- de Becker provides real-life examples and offers specific advice on restraining orders, self-defense, and more. But the key to self-protection, he demonstrates, is learning how to trust -- and act on -- our own intuitions. For everyone who's ever felt threatened, this book is essential reading.

The Gift of Fear : Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

Think of every assassination you've ever heard about. For most people, a few of these major ones come to mind: Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Anwar Sadat, John Lennon, Israel's Prime Minister Rabin, Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto. From start to finish, all of these attacks combined took place in less than one minute. And the hundreds of attacks studied for this book, all of them combined, took place in less than a half-hour. Those thirty minutes, surely the most influential in world history, offer important insights that can help today's protectors defeat tomorrow's attackers. 
This 711-Page Book Contains: 
An original work of new insights arising from ten years of research; 
The Five Essential Lessons for protectors; 
The Compendium - 400 pages of summarized attacks, near attacks, and incidents against at-risk persons all over the world from 1960-2007, more than 1400 entries; 
and the Appendices - More than 100 pages of additional material and resources.

Just 2 Seconds

Tom Taylor

Jeff Marquart

Gavin de Becker & Associates

Think of every assassination you've ever heard about. For most people, a few of these major ones come to mind: Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Anwar Sadat, John Lennon, Israel's Prime Minister Rabin, Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto. From start to finish, all of these attacks combined took place in less than one minute. And the hundreds of attacks studied for this book, all of them combined, took place in less than a half-hour. Those thirty minutes, surely the most influential in world history, offer important insights that can help today's protectors defeat tomorrow's attackers. 
This 650-Page Book Contains:
An original work of new insights arising from ten years of research; The Five Essential Lessons for protectors; The Compendium - 400 pages of summarized attacks, near attacks, and incidents against at-risk persons all over the world from 1960-2007, more than 1400 entries; and the Appendices - More than 100 pages of additional material and resources.

Reference

Gavin de Becker Center for the Study and Reduction of Violence

In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the man Oprah Winfrey calls the US' leading expert on violent behaviour, shows you how to spot even subtle signs of danger - before it's too late. Shattering the myth that most violent acts are unpredictable, de Becker, whose clients include top Hollywood stars and government agencies, offers specific ways to protect yourself and those you love, including: how to act when approached by a stranger; when you should fear someone close to you; what to do if you are being stalked; how to uncover the source of anonymous threats or phone calls; the biggest mistake you can make with a threatening person; and more. You can learn to spot the danger signals others miss. It might just save your life.

Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Bloomsbury Pub Ltd

4 Cassettes - A reassuring, empowering guide, Fear Less offers specific recommendations for improving the security of our nation and ourselves. Narrotor Stechschulte lends his comforting voice to this crucial book.

Politics & Government

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