The Gift of Fear

[eagleeye]

https://www.gavindebecker.com/books-gof.cfm

Great book here with information on how to detect con artists in real life. I am most likely going to buy it. I read the beginning preview on amazon.com and it described how someone escaped a serial killer.

Gavin de Becker garnered widespread media attention with his bestselling book, THE GIFT OF FEAR, which revealed the practical lessons from his decades of studying violence for the purpose of protecting ourselves from the dangerous situations people typically face - street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace. The book, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for four months and has been published in 13 languages, was featured multiple times on the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC-TV's Prime Time Live, and Larry King Live, as well as the pages of Time and Newsweek, and was endorsed by every major women's magazine.

In THE GIFT OF FEAR, de Becker draws on his extensive expertise to explode the myth that most violent acts are random and unpredictable and shows that they usually have discernible motives and are preceded by clear warning signs. Through dozens of compelling stories from his own career and life, he unravels the complexities of violent behavior and details the pre-incident indicators (PINs) that can determine if someone poses a danger to us. With THE GIFT OF FEAR, readers learn how to:

Recognize the survival signals that warn us about risk from strangers

Rely on their intuition

Separate real from imagined danger

Predict Dangerous Behavior

Evaluate whether someone will use violence

Move beyond denial so that their intuition works for them

Offering in-depth solutions to people who are dealing with domestic abuse or workplace violence or who are the targets of unwanted pursuit, de Becker also provides unique insight into death threats, stalkers, assassins, children who kill, and mass killers. After reading THE GIFT OF FEAR, individuals will be able to confidently answer life's highest-stakes questions:

Will the employee I must fire react violently?

How should I handle the person who refuses to let go?

What is the best way to respond to threats?

What are the dangers posed by strangers?

How can I help my loved ones be safer?

With THE GIFT OF FEAR, Gavin de Becker has written an important book about human behavior, one which leaves readers stronger and safer. It put fear and violence on the national agenda in a way that empowered millions of people.

Edited January 14, 2008 by eagleeye

[girty1600]

Sounds interesting. Good find.