The Gift of Fear Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

by de Becker, Gavin

• ISBN13: 9780316235778
• ISBN10: 0316235776
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780440226192, 9780747538356
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-03-30
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
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Summary

As seen on TikTok, protect yourself by learning how to trust — and act on — your instincts with the "empowering" (Boston Globe) #1 bestselling guide to personal safety, from security expert Gavin de Becker.

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 the leading figures in Hollywood and Silicon Valley, 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 our own intuitions. For everyone who's ever felt threatened, this book is essential reading.

Table of Contents

In the Presence of Danger	p. 1
The Technology of Intuition	p. 24
The Academy of Prediction	p. 42
Survival Signals	p. 55
Imperfect Strangers	p. 78
High-Stakes Predictions	p. 92
Promises to Kill (Understanding threats)	p. 107
Persistence, Persistence (Dealing with people who refuse to let go)	p. 124
Occupational Hazards (Violence in the workplace)	p. 148
Intimate Enemies (Domestic violence)	p. 181
"I Was Trying to Let Him Down Easy" (Date stalking)	p. 204
Fear of Children (Violent children)	p. 221
Better to Be Wanted by the Police Than Not to Be Wanted at All (Attacks against public figures)	p. 243
Extreme Hazards	p. 275
The Gift of Fear	p. 292
Epilogue	p. 316
Acknowledgments	p. 329
Appendixes	p. 333
Recommended Reading	p. 357
Index	p. 361
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