The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Gift of Fear
Book Review: An good book, but a few things were lacking
Summary: 4 Stars
The Gift of Fear is a overall good book that opens your eyes to things that you may not have noticed before, and teaches you to pay more attention to your innate survival signals. It also does a good job of stressing overall awareness of your surroundings. Having said that, I think there were a few instances where he inappropiately places intuition over logic. For example, I cannot remember what page it was, but he stated that a woman had a violent boyfriend who threatened to kill her, beat her, etc., and then goes on to say that the woman's intuition should have told her something was wrong. If someone threatens such things, it's not intuition to think something is wrong, it is perfectly reasonable. That, and it seemed he tried to inject too many anti-gun arguments, when the book was about how to deal with violent people, not how they acquirerd the means to be violent. Still, it's a good book, but I think I would have given it three and a half stars if I could have.Book Review: Anti Gun
Summary: 2 Stars
I wish I would have been aware of the serious bias against using a gun for self defense
in this book before purchasing.
The intuition aspects are decent though long winded.
Book Review: Awesome Book - A must-read for everyone
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an incredible book. I bought it years ago and reread it every year or two. I've given it as gifts and recommended it to many people. It will change... and perhaps save... your life.Book Review: BUY IT-READ IT-DO IT
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent text outlining the psychological aspect of self-defense. DeBecker writes with apparent authority on the subject and the books use of several case studies truly help the reader understand what type of mind one is dealing with in a self-defense situation against these sick minded whack jobs. I recommend the book to all my students of self-defense, regardless of their gender or age. Further, I suggest that my martial art and police students read it. The book serves as a great foundation of knowledge for those sincerely interested in self-defense and self-reliance. The pre-attack indicators are an excellent tool for avoiding and attempting to prevent personal danger. This book along with some good physical techniques of self-defense should be mandatory for all teenage girls prior to leaving home for college or work. For those of you who are serious about self-reliance and self-protection may I refer you to my "Listmania" suggestions.Book Review: Believe those little feeelings
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a book that gives examples of people who have listened or not listened to that little inner voice or unusual feeling and what occurred because of that feeling. It provides support for tuning in to those feelings to protect yourself and others.