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

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These days, no one in America feels immune to violence. But now, in this extraordinary groundbreaking book, the nation's leading expert on predicting violent behavior unlocks the puzzle of human violence and shows that, like every creature on earth, we have within us the ability to predict the harm others might do us and get out of its way. Contrary to popular myth, human violence almost always has a discernible motive and is preceded by clear warning signs. Through dozens of compelling examples from his own career, Gavin de Becker teaches us how to read the signs, using our most basic but often most discounted survival skill - our intuition. The Gift of Fear is a remarkable, unique combination of practical guidance on leading a safer life and profound insight into human behavior.

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Don't be a soft target anymore. This book is full of need to know information. This book is not meant to make you paranoid, but it will help you to understand that not everyone has your best interests in mind. This is a great book written by a great man. I recommend this book to every female young or old. Moreover, this book is meant to help you become more aware of your surroundings.

The book includes several eye-opening statistics about violence against women in the United States, including the fact that the most frequent cause of on-the-job death for women is being killed by a coworker.Would take off half a star for the self-promotion angle; the author markets himself and his company's products throughout the book. We reason away the messages that our complex, near-instantaneous preservation system send us, choosing instead to avoid conflict or be nice when confronted with people who are dangerous. I completely understood, after reading the book, why advice columnist Carolyn Hax recommends it to any letter writers who are uneasy about the possibility of violence in a relationship. "The Gift of Fear" makes a great case for the value of having, listening to, and acting on intuition. It also helps explain why many people in Western societies endanger themselves by choosing logic over intuition. Nevertheless, the idea the book MOST promotes is that we can and should take advantage of the gift of intuition--which includes the gift of fear--and live relaxed and confident in the knowledge that it will protect us.

I found this book very helpful and I plan to share it with my daughter and granddaughter. Information in here every woman should know and at an early age.

I believe this book should be mandatory to every girl and woman, especially high school girls and college women. This book really could save your life. whether or not she becomes a victim is up to her. He illustrates that throughout every woman's life she will at one point or another become a "target". IT will empower you and help you to not fear everything in our world. Every woman must read this book. Gavin De Becker gives practical information that is easy to use to help woman not become targets, not victims. This book helps give explicit examples of how evil men "interview" a woman to see if she is an easy target.

This book as been suggested to me by a friend of mine. It really does open your mind about people around yourself.It also help you to don't become paranoid.