Title The gift of fear : survival signals that protect us from violence / Gavin de Becker.

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New York, NY : Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company, [2021]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level	362.88 DEBECKER	In Transit
Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction	362.88 DEB	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction	362.88 DEB	DUE 05-01-24

Edition	First Back Bay trade paperback edition.
Description	xiv, 386 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-376) and index.
Contents	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.
Summary	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.
Subject	Violence -- Psychological aspects.
	Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology.
	Women -- Crimes against.
	Violent crimes -- Psychological aspects.
	Fear.
	Intuition.
	Crime prevention. (OCoLC)fst00883055
	Fear. (OCoLC)fst00922034
	Fear of crime. (OCoLC)fst00922063
	Fear -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00922048
	Intuition. (OCoLC)fst00977856
	Risk perception. (OCoLC)fst01098190
	Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology. (OCoLC)fst01166353
	Violence -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01167246
	Violent crimes -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01167327
	Women -- Crimes against. (OCoLC)fst01176618
	Women -- Crimes against -- Prevention. (OCoLC)fst01176623
ISBN	9780316235778 (pb)
	0316235776 (pb)

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