The gift of fear : survival signals that protect us from violence
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
viii, 334 pages ; 24 cm
9780316235020, 9780440508830, 0316235024, 0440508835
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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