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"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 doo...

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Main Author: De Becker, Gavin (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company, [2021]
Edition:First Back Bay trade paperback edition.
Subjects:
Violence > Psychological aspects.
Victims of violent crimes > Psychology.
Women > Crimes against.
Violent crimes > Psychological aspects.
Fear.
Intuition.
Self-help publications.
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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." --
Item Description:"Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, June 1997"--verso.
Physical Description:xiv, 386 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-376) and index.
ISBN:9780316235778
0316235776
Author Notes:Gavin de Becker is widely regarded as the nation's foremost authority on the protection of public figures. His 900-person firm advises and protects many of the most prominent people and families in the world. He designed the Mosaic Threat Assessment method used to analyze threats to justices of the U.S. Supreme Court and members of Congress, and his work has earned him three presidential appointments. In addition to advising many law enforcement and government agencies on predicting violence, de Beeker's firm also serves regular citizens who are victims of domestic abuse and stalking. The Gift of Fear has been published in eighteen languages.

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