Monday, April 14, 2008

The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker



I enjoyed this book and consider it to be very timely in today's violent society. According to the author, "True Fear is a Gift." The book is a common sense approach to personal safety. The book uses examples to show how different people have dealt with and reacted to violence. De Becker describes the traits that can lead to predicting violent behavior in family members, co-workers and strangers. He shows how people have been saved just because they chose to react based on their "gut feeling." He urges people to listen to their inner self and pay attention to the feeling of fear because it could save their lives. Everyone could benefit from reading this book because everyone interacts daily with people that could potentially be violent.

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