The Gift of Fear


True fear is a gift.
Unwarranted fear is a curse.
Learn how to tell the difference.

A date won't take "no" for an answer. The new nanny gives a mother an uneasy feeling. A stranger in a deserted parking lot offers unsolicited help. The threat of violence surrounds us every day. But we can protect ourselves, by learning to trust—and act on—our gut instincts.

In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the man Oprah Winfrey calls the nation's leading expert on violent behavior, shows you how to spot even subtle signs of danger—before it's too late. Shattering the myth that most violent acts are unpredictable, de Becker, whose clients include top Hollywood stars and government agencies, offers specific ways to protect yourself and those you love, including...how to act when approached by a stranger...when you should fear someone close to you...what to do if you are being stalked...how to uncover the source of anonymous threats or phone calls...the biggest mistake you can make with a threatening person...and more. Learn to spot the danger signals others miss. It might just save your life.

The man whom Oprah Winfrey calls "the nation's leading expert on violent behavior" shows how to spot even subtle signs of danger before it's too late. Abridged. 3 CDs.

Author(s): Gavin De Becker  

ISBN 10: 0440508835
ISBN 13: 9780440508830
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback
Publication: May 1999
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Other books by Gavin De Becker

1. El Valor Del Miedo Paperback (2002/07/01)
2. Fear Less: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism Audio (January 2002)
3. Fear Less: Real Truth about Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism Hardcover (2002/12/01)
4. Fear Less: Real Truth about Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism Audiobook (1/4/2002)
5. Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence Hardcover (January 1997)
6. Protecting the Gift : Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (And Parents Sane) Hardcover (1999/08/01)
7. Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane) Paperback (May 2000)
8. The Gift of Fear (1997/08/01)
9. The Gift of Fear Paperback (1998)
10. The Gift of Fear : Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence Paperback (2000)
11. The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence Mass Market Paperback (May 1998)
12. The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence (June 1997)

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