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| 37 of 39 people found the following review helpful  A book that calms potential panic in the era of Terrorism, By This review is from: Fear Less: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism (Hardcover) Balance. Perspective. Common sense. Trusting your feelings. A reality check. Those are the watchwords of Gavin de Becker's highly informative, lively and supremely reassuring Fear Less. If I had the money I'd send this book to everyone I know...and especially to those who assign and edit terrorism stories in the broadcast/cable news media.Touted as "real truth about risk, safety and security in a time of terrorism" his main message (in my words here) is essentially this:"Whooa! Wait a minute: look at the FACTS and take a deep breath." It's a message that needs to be delivered more than ever, after the recent announcement about a suspect's arrest for reportedly looking into making a "dirty bomb." De Becker contends that in battling terrorism everyone -- citizens AND policy-makers -- can better contribute (and react) if they are more attuned to their intuition. Intuition is not only using common sense, but also being keenly aware of subtle bits of information that spark uneasy... Read more 35 of 39 people found the following review helpful  To Be Awake, But Not Afraid, By This review is from: Fear Less: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism (Hardcover) "Fear Less" is worth reading, and it is written in a brisk, "self-help" style that makes it easy to digest in a few sittings.Gavin de Becker's first step is to confront the reader's fears by putting terrorism into perspective. He explains that life is not risk free, terrorism is not new and Americans are much better at stopping terrorists than you might think. Even after September 11, you face a much higher risk of being killed or injured in your car than in a terrorist attack or a plane crash. Thousands of people will die this year from complications caused by the flu--yet many of those who hoarded Cipro probably did not get a flu shot. de Becker's point is that while we should be vigilant about terrorism, we should not stand around and quake in our collective boots. To help the reader understand where the fear is coming from, de Becker carefully analyzes the endless hand wringing of television news reporters. In the months that followed September 11, I... Read more 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful  Seems rushed... somewhat disappointing, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Fear Less: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism (Hardcover) Some interesting new vignettes but lacks the power of the original Gift of Fear, a work I consider essential reading and a must own book. If you've already read that book, you really don't need this one. The essential points have already been covered. It's certainly not a bad book by any means, it's just doesn't hold its own against the extremely high standard of his first work. Seems like he rushed this one to press without giving it the full attention it deserves. It's probably worth buying used but I regret paying full price.Lawrence Kane Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction |
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