It may start with a chance meeting or a casual smile. It could begin at work, on a blind date, or at the end of a relationship or a marriage. Every year, 3.4 million Americans are stalked by former partners, by co-workers, by strangers. Despite these epidemic numbers, all too often victims’ complaints continue to be ignored. Meanwhile, both the stalking dynamic and the toll it takes continue to be misunderstood.National journalist, bestselling writer and stalking expert Linden Gross provides all the necessary tools readers need to know to handle inappropriate obsessive attention. Readers will discover how to control their natural reactions (which often put victims at a disadvantage), how to stop feeding the obsessive interaction that perpetuates stalking situations, and how to protect their privacy and safety. Gross explains how these dangerous obsessions begin, the patterns they take, how targets can protect themselves, and what potential victims can do before the nightmare becomes a reality. Knowledge is power. Armed with information and perspective, stalking victims can make the decisions and choose the course of action that makes sense for them.If you’re a victim, Surviving a Stalker will teach you:•How to recognize and control actions and reactions that put you at risk•How to handle inappropriate attention online and off•How to protect your privacy and safety as well as the privacy and safety of your loved ones•How to break the stalking cycle and regain control of your lifeIf you’re a professional who deal with stalking, the multitude of case studies in Surviving a Stalker will provide you with a clearer understanding of the crime and the devastating impact it has on its targets. In addition to profiling stalkers and their victims, Surviving a Stalker delves deeper into the subject, offering critical insights on how best to handle stalking while also covering police and legal issues, behavioral and psychological patterns that lead to an escalation of violence.The author was aided in her research by the prominent Los Angeles security advisor, Gavin de Becker, who wrote the book's foreword. De Becker, author of the national bestseller The Gift of Fear, is widely regarded as our nation's leading expert on stalking. His work has earned him three Presidential appointments, as well as a position on a congressional committee on stalking.

Surviving a Stalker: Stay Safe. Avoid Conflict. Regain Your Life.

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Gross, Linden

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Singingeagle PhD, V. Blanchard

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Breaking Into My Life is a brutally candid memoir that chronicles the impact that growing up with a mentally ill mother had on me and how that experience continues to compromise me as an adult. The book is painfully revealing as it is uplifting and hopefully will inspire many to realize that they can overcome adversity in their lives as well.

Breaking Into My Life: Growing Up with a Bipolar Parent and My Battle to Reclaim Myself

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Dickinson-Moravek, Michelle

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We used to say that with ten clowns you could take over the city. It was Paris, the 80s, when for some reason a handful of artists came together, painters, writers, magicians, clowns, and created a new Golden Age, an artistic movement centered around the street theater scene in Beaubourg and Saint Germain des Près. Later, the clowns would become the lead acts in Cirque du Soleil, so high was the level of talent, and I would end up writing screenplays with Roman Polanski and making films. But this was before any of us were known, when we were still struggling on the razor's edge of meaning and purpose, when the magic was still around every corner.

World of Midgets

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Gross, Jeff

Literary

We all know that there are endless books on how to accumulate wealth and how to get out of debt. However, few resources teach what to do once you have reached the top, even though you are faced with unique and potentially devastating risks as you begin the second half of your financial journey. This book was written to fill that gap. Through an unexpected melding of travel and even family stories coupled with financial survival tips, Failure Is Not an Option will lay out the eight fundamental risks every retiree faces and help you create more certainty in the uncertainty of retirement. In the process, it will help you achieve far greater financial peace of mind, since--just like climbing mountain--those who recognize and address these risks are most likely to safely and successfully complete their journey. Don Yaeger sums up the the book with his quote ''A Road Less Traveled meets Think &amp; Grow Rich.''

Failure Is Not an Option: Creating Certainty In the Uncertainty of Retirement

Business & Money

David Rosell

Investing

Twenty-five years ago two 737s were destroyed in accidents attributed to a similar Boeing design flaw. During those years the projected accident rate was destined to cripple the airline industry. The dramatic change was necessary, and a new operating regimen was born, one reliant on effective team dynamics and clear communication. Sounds easy but imagine the turmoil behind the scenes as the old hierarchy toppled. Airline captain and 737 check pilot Art Samson rode that wave and came away with a novel full of harrowing tales to show for it. From zany to gut-wrenching, he and his airline compatriots crafted a new normal. With the help of protagonist Brad Morehouse, a former Navy Blue Angel with a pedigree in precision teamwork, the stage was set for a rollicking good ride. Because unless they get it right, WE'RE GOING DOWN!

We're Going Down

Engineering & Transportation

Samson, Art

Transportation

From the Back Cover\nFanchon Blake didn't understand what she was getting into when she filed a discrimination complaint against the LAPD with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1973. And she sure didn't realize that the complaint--and she--would make history for women and minorities. She just knew that she would never be able to change the LAPD's discriminatory culture from within. So she sued, thereby initiating one of the country's landmark Title VII cases with little to no help from anyone. That betrayal of the LAPD's codes of silence and loyalty, however, would not go unpunished. Despite the ensuing verbal abuse, silent treatment, and intimidation, she pushed on. Seven years later, her heroic efforts would finally make it possible for women to bust through the brass ceiling. 
"Fanchon Blake has been a hero of mine for many years. The class action [she] spearheaded helped end institutionalized sexual and racial discrimination practices not just in the LAPD, but law enforcement in general. Because of the precedent it set in Civil Rights law, Fanchon's crusade for women's rights has impacted--and improved--workplaces across the country. We owe her our respect and our gratitude." 
Joseph Wambaugh 
Bestselling author of fictional and non-fictional books about policing\nFanchon dreamed of becoming a top cop. She knew she was going places. She had already made a mark in the Army. Why not try a career in law enforcement? In 1948, she joined the LAPD, sure her efforts and talent would be rewarded. Instead, despite long hours and high achievement ratings, she—like all the other women—was not allowed to promote. It got worse from there.\nOver the years, the tenacious police officer tried to challenge the increasingly discriminatory agenda from within. Then she went to the press. When those efforts failed to effect change, she realized there was one last way to try and prevent the LAPD from tacitly becoming an all-white boy’s club. Someone would need to take them to court, and that someone might as well be her.\nWould a lawsuit be the tipping point in establishing equality within the police force? And once Fanchon sued the department, what repercussions would she face for breaking its codes of silence and loyalty?

Busting the Brass Ceiling: How a Heroic Female Cop Changed the Face of Policing

Blake, Fanchon

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