Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe by Gavin de Becker My rating: 3 of 5 stars I bought this book based on how valuable and life-changing Gift of Fear was. I figured it would be a great alternative to constantly nagging my girls to read Gift of Fear for themselves. Unlike Gift of …
Tag: violence
Jan 03
Book Review: Facing Violence
Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected by Rory Miller I can’t say this book was notably different in quality than MEDITATIONS ON VIOLENCE, which I gave 5 stars, but I didn’t like this one as much. This book covers a lot of the same material as MEDITATIONS ON VIOLENCE, except that it has a brief …
Oct 04
Book Review: Meditations on Violence
Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence by Rory Miller This book was recommended on Amazon for people who liked THE GIFT OF FEAR, and since my library didn’t have it, I took a chance and bought a copy. Wow. It’s completely changed the way I feel about my …
Sep 27
Book Review: The Gift of Fear
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker I liked this book so much that I’m going to buy a copy of it and make my favorite girls read it. In fact, I may read it a second time, just to glean some more information out of it. …
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