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Binding: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 334
Publication Date: 1997-06
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Sales Rank: 334131
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
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Product Description:
A stranger in a deserted parking lot offers to help carrya woman's groceries. Is he a good Samaritan or is he after somethingelse? A fired employee says 'You'll be sorry.' Will he return with agun? After their first date, a man tells a woman it is their 'destiny'to be married. What will he do when she won't see him again? A motherhas an uneasy feeling about the nice babysitter she's justhired. Should she not go to work today?
These days, no one in America feels immune to violence. But now, inthis extraordinary groundbreaking book, the nation's leading expert onpredicting violent behavior unlocks the puzzle of human violence andshows that, like every creature on earth, we have within us theability to predict the harm others might do us and get out of itsway. Contrary to popular myth, human violence almost always has adiscernible motive and is preceded by clear warning signs. Throughdozens of compelling examples from his own career, Gavin de Beckerteaches us how to read the signs, using our most basic but often mostdiscounted survival skill - our intuition. The Gift of Fear is aremarkable, unique combination of practical guidance on leading asafer life and profound insight into human behavior.
Amazon.com Review:
Each hour, 75 women are raped in the United States, and everyfew seconds, a woman is beaten. Each day, 400 Americans suffershooting injuries, and another 1,100 face criminals armed withguns. Author Gavin de Becker says victims of violent behavior usuallyfeel a sense of fear before any threat or violence takes place. Theymay distrust the fear, or it may impel them to some action that savestheir lives. A leading expert on predicting violent behavior, de Beckerbelieves we can all learn to recognize these signals of the'universal code of violence,' and use them as tools to helpus survive. The book teaches how to identify the warning signals of apotential attacker and recommends strategies for dealing with theproblem before it becomes life threatening. The case studies aregripping and suspenseful, and include tactics for dealing with similarsituations.
People don't just 'snap' and become violent,says de Becker, whose clients include federal government agencies,celebrities, police departments, and shelters for battered women.'There is a process as observable, and often as predictable, aswater coming to a boil.' Learning to predict violence is thecornerstone to preventing it. De Becker is a master of the psychologyof violence, and his advice may save your life. --Joan Price
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Gift of Fear
A must read for every women. Never live in fear again by learning to trust your inner instinct.The Gift of Fear
Rating:  - Somewhat helpful to women, but too much anti-gun propaganda
I'll keep this review short and sweet:
I bought this book not only to get some insight into how/when I need to go into "defensive" mode regarding strangers and their intentions, but also to give it to my attractive younger single sister who is now living alone in a big city.
For her, it may be of some help, though she's a pretty smart cookie and is naturally suspicious of men and their motives.Some of the stories are irrelevant, and unless you are a celebrity or are protecting ... Read More
Rating: - should be required reading in high school
Do your teenager a great service by giving her this book. Pass it along to every woman in your life.
Rating: - A great book for all!
Gavin De Becker has written a seriously important book for all people, especially women, to read.
Although its content is that of a text book, which should be mandatory reading in all schools, it also written in an engaging style which makes it really easy to read.It's a page-turner.
Ultimately, its message is that people should listen to the inner voice they are born with when encountering all situations and people they encounter throughout their lives.De Becker goes a step ... Read More
Rating: - The Gift of Fear Is the Gift of Awareness
Our intuition has been honed through a million years of awareness - from mastodons to murderers. As `sophisticated human beings', we have almost been trained to ignore those signals about danger - the hairs on the back of our neck, the tingling in our fingers, that shortness of breath. This sense of fear is our first signal that all is not right with our world. But we need to acknowledge and pay attention to these physical indications and bring them into our conscious awareness. The author has significant ... Read More
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