and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence
by Gavin de Becker
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Recommended by 7 notable people, including Tim Ferriss and David Heinemeier Hansson
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Reading this feels like sitting through a series of real-world safety briefings: short, anecdote-driven chapters that foreground moments when gut feelings mattered. Main value is practical attention to warning signs and concrete examples of signals that precede violence; it trains a risk-aware frame more than technical methods. Main limitation is repetition and a heavy reliance on vivid anecdotes—readers wanting systematic checklists or hands-on drills may find it thin. Tone can feel urgent and occasionally prescriptive.
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Protect yourself by learning how to trust ? and act on ? your instincts with the "empowering" #1 bestseller from personal safety expert Gavin de Becker (Boston Globe).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 v...
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Survival, Books Recommended by Tim Ferriss, and Most Recommended Books.
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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