Fear Less: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism by Gavin De Becker

Gavin de Becker's landmark book The Gift of Fear showed millions of readers how to better protect themselves from violence and unwarranted fear. Now, in Fear Less, de Becker answers the questions many Americans have been asking since September 11th:
Can air travel be safe?
What is the risk of biological or chemical attack?
Can the government detect and prevent future acts?
How can we best talk to our children about what has happened and what might happen?
What can we do to reduce fear and worry?
What specific steps can we take to reduce terrorism?
What are terrorists likely to do next?
Most simply, is everything going to be all right?
De Becker says, "Just as your imagination has placed you in frightening situations, it is now time to place yourself in empowering situations, time to see that you have a role to play, and contrary to so many TV news stories, it isn't just victim-in-waiting."
Fear Less offers specific recommendations that can enhance our national security and our individual safety -- and help put fear into perspective. Nobody in the world understands risk and safety better than Gavin de Becker. At a time of uncertainty, terrorism, and a whole new set of rules, it is hard to imagine a more important, more reassuring, and more necessary book than Fear Less.
About the Author
Gavin de Becker is widely considered America's leading expert on predicting and managing violent behavior. He advises such clients as the C.I.A. and the United States Supreme Court, and his 70-member firm has protected clients from terrorism in Israel, Southern Africa, Europe, and South America. This three-time presidential appointee designed the assessment systems used to screen threats to all federal judges and the governors of eleven states, and his work has changed the way the U. S. government protects its highest officials. Mr. de Becker is a Senior Fellow at UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research.

 


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