The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect us from Violence

Why read it

• You will learn to notice warning signs in a person's behaviour before it turns dangerous
• You will understand how stalking and harassment work, including how the Internet gives pursuers more ways in
• You will know which questions to ask your child's school about safety

Who it is for

• Someone who walks home late or travels alone
• A parent choosing a school or babysitter for their child
• A person being pursued by an ex or an unwanted admirer

Contents

1. THE GIFT OF FEAR
2. Foreword to the Special Kindle Edition
3. ▪ CHAPTER ONE ▪ IN THE PRESENCE OF DANGER
4. ▪ CHAPTER TWO ▪ THE TECHNOLOGY OF INTUITION
5. ▪ CHAPTER THREE ▪ THE ACADEMY OF PREDICTION
6. ▪ CHAPTER FOUR ▪ SURVIVAL SIGNALS
7. ▪ CHAPTER FIVE ▪ IMPERFECT STRANGERS
8. ▪ CHAPTER SIX ▪ HIGH-STAKES PREDICTIONS
9. ▪ CHAPTER SEVEN ▪ PROMISES TO KILL
10. ▪ CHAPTER EIGHT ▪ PERSISTENCE, PERSISTENCE
11. ▪ CHAPTER NINE ▪ OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
12. ▪ CHAPTER TEN ▪ INTIMATE ENEMIES
13. ▪ CHAPTER ELEVEN ▪ “I WAS TRYING TO LET HIM DOWN EASY”
14. ▪ CHAPTER TWELVE ▪ FEAR OF CHILDREN
15. ▪ CHAPTER THIRTEEN ▪ BETTER TO BE WANTED BY THE POLICE THAN NOT TO BE WANTED AT ALL
16. ▪ CHAPTER FOURTEEN ▪ EXTREME HAZARDS
17. ▪ CHAPTER FIFTEEN ▪ THE GIFT OF FEAR
18. ▪ APPENDIX ONE ▪
19. SIGNALS AND PREDICTIVE STRATEGIES
20. ▪ APPENDIX TWO ▪
21. HELP-GIVING RESOURCES
22. ▪ APPENDIX THREE ▪
23. GUN SAFETY
24. ▪ APPENDIX FOUR ▪
25. PREPARING THE MIND FOR COMBAT
26. ▪ APPENDIX FIVE ▪
27. GAVIN de BECKER & ASSOCIATES
28. ▪ APPENDIX SIX ▪
29. THE ELEMENTS OF PREDICTION
30. ▪ APPENDIX SEVEN ▪
31. QUESTIONS FOR YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL
32. RECOMMENDED READING:

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