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Opinions/Editorials Title: The Gift of Fear The Gift of Fear Gavin de Becker 1,488 Customer Reviews Description Released: Jan 20, 2010. 352 pages. A Special Kindle Edition of The Gift of Fear, with a new Foreword by the author. A stranger in a deserted parking lot offers to help carry a woman's groceries. Is he a good Samaritan or is he after something else? A fired employee says "You'll be sorry." Will he return with a gun? 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 mother has an uneasy feeling about the nice babysitter she's just hired. Should she not go to work today? 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. Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought See All 1,488 Reviews Average: 4.6 out of 5 5 star 1,128 4 star 223 3 star 73 2 star 32 1 star 32 See All 1,488 Customer Reviews Customer Reviews Most Helpful Customer Reviews 454 of 470 people found this review helpful: A book that dispells crime prevention myths September 11, 1999 by Arnold Howard Few crime prevention experts emphasize intuition. Instead, they talk about staying alert to crime. Sometimes crime prevention experts generate more fear than they alleviate. Gavin deBecker, on the other hand, makes intuition and freedom from fear the focus of his philosophy. Instead of imagining the bad things that could happen, he says, live without worry of crime. Read more 171 of 178 people found this review helpful: Recognize and dump a manipulator! March 8, 2002 by A Customer This book recently helped me to recognize the manipulative tactics of a man I dated one time, and it showed me the most effective way to dump him before getting sucked into a bad relationship. Repeatedly discounting the word "no", even in small matters; typecasting; attempted loansharking; deceptive and self-serving charm; and unwarranted persistence were all warning signs of a bad dating situation. Read more 330 of 350 people found this review helpful: The Gift Is Within You February 11, 2004 by Mary Esterhammer-Fic When a young relative of mine was vacationing, a stranger grabbed her by the arm and said, "Come with me or I'll kill you." She reacted instinctively and broke free, and as she ran she expected to be shot at any second. But she made it to safety and provided the cops with a good description. One year later and 100 miles from where that happened, another little girl was grabbed by a stranger, who said something to her--this was captured on Read more Gavin de Becker Gavin de Becker is a three-time presidential appointee whose pioneering work has changed the way our government evaluates threats to our nation's highest officials. His firm advises many of the world's most prominent media figures, corporations, and law enforcement agencies on predicting violence, and it also ser… Read More on the Author's Page Sales Rank: #3,029 Paid in Kindle Store Language: English Print Length: 352 pages Released: Jan 20, 2010 Publisher: Gavin de Becker Sold By: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. File Size: 531 KB ASIN: B0036Z9U2A Product Details View this title on Amazon.com Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread |
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