Titre:
The gift of fear : survival signals that protect us from violence
Auteur:
ISBN (Numéro international normalisé des livres):
9780316235778
Edition:
First Back Bay trade paperback edition.
Informations de publication:
Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company,
Description physique:
xiv, 386 pages ; 21 cm
Extrait:
"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--and act on--our own intuitions."--Provided by publisher.
Table des matières:
In the presence of danger -- The technology of intuition -- The academy of prediction -- Survival signals -- Imperfect strangers -- High-stakes predictions -- Promises to kill (understanding threats) -- Persistence, persistence (dealing with people who refuse to let go) -- Occupational hazards (violence in the workplace) -- Intimate enemies (domestic violence) -- "I was trying to let him down easy" (date stalking) -- Fear of children (violent children) -- Better to be wanted by the police than not to be wanted at all (attacks against public figures) -- Extreme hazards -- The gift of fear -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix one: Signals and predictive strategies -- Appendix two: Help-giving resources -- Appendix three: Gun safety, with a 2021 update on guns in America -- Appendix four: Preparing the mind for combat -- Appendix five: Gavin de Becker & Associates -- Appendix six: The elements of prediction -- Appendix seven: Questions for your child's school -- Recommended reading -- Index.
Date de publication:
2021
