This book was recommended to me recently and is written by a highly regarded public figure, spokesman and Author in the US called Gavin de Becker. The book is called THE GIFT OF FEAR.
Here is a synopsis:
Gavin de Becker garnered widespread media attention with his bestselling book, THE GIFT OF FEAR, which revealed the practical lessons from his decades of studying violence for the purpose of protecting ourselves from the dangerous situations people typically face - street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace. The book, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for four months and has been published in 13 languages, was featured multiple times on the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC-TV's Prime Time Live, and Larry King Live, as well as the pages of Time and Newsweek, and was endorsed by every major women's magazine.

In THE GIFT OF FEAR, de Becker draws on his extensive expertise to explode the myth that most violent acts are random and unpredictable and shows that they usually have discernible motives and are preceded by clear warning signs. Through dozens of compelling stories from his own career and life, he unravels the complexities of violent behavior and details the pre-incident indicators (PINs) that can determine if someone poses a danger to us. With THE GIFT OF FEAR, readers learn how to:

Recognize the survival signals that warn us about risk from strangers

Rely on their intuition

Separate real from imagined danger

Predict Dangerous Behavior

Evaluate whether someone will use violence

Move beyond denial so that their intuition works for them

Offering in-depth solutions to people who are dealing with domestic abuse or workplace violence or who are the targets of unwanted pursuit, de Becker also provides unique insight into death threats, stalkers, assassins, children who kill, and mass killers. After reading THE GIFT OF FEAR, individuals will be able to confidently answer life's highest-stakes questions:

Will the employee I must fire react violently?

How should I handle the person who refuses to let go?

What is the best way to respond to threats?

What are the dangers posed by strangers?

How can I help my loved ones be safer?

With THE GIFT OF FEAR, Gavin de Becker has written an important book about human behavior, one which leaves readers stronger and safer. It put fear and violence on the national agenda in a way that empowered millions of people.

https://www.gavindebecker.com/books-gof.cfm

I am tracking down this particular book ASAP.

I have discovered a 'new' writer....
Conn Iggulden. He writes historically based fiction.
His website:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/i/conn-iggulden/

His books are addictive and sooooo easy to read. One of my all time fav authors ever ever ever!

So far I have read "Wolf of the Plains" about Genghis Khan's young life.

Almost half way through the second book in the 'Emporer' series' which is about Julius Caesar. Julius at the point where I am up to is in his early twenties. These are the kind of books that you honestly can't put down. I only read books in bed at night. I think I must stop at the end of this chapter and..... whoops.... low and behold I am half way through another chapter! Before I know it I have read at least a quarter of the book.

The second book of the Genghis Khan's story is due out next year.

hi,
i would recomend the book lucky man by michael j fox. it is excellently written and is a real eye opener into this wonderful actor and person. my fav author would be jane austen, but i do like the lucky man. great insight.
jane austen and the bronte's fasinate me the way they wrote their stories but had limited life experiences.

I've just finished The Rottweiler by Ruth Rendell (for the umpteenth time ) and thoroughly recommend it for those of you that enjoy the crime fiction genre.

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I have finished Dean Koontz's 'Odd' series. Three books following the experiences of a young man named 'Odd Thomas' (his parents thought the name cool). Odd can see the recently departed and the not so recently departed on rare occasion. He has had tragedy in his 20 year old life, enough for a life time. The final book in the series is called 'Brother Odd' because Odd takes a sabbatical from life in his desert home town of Pico Mundo. On the behest of the Head Brother at Saint Bartholemew's, Odd comes to investigate why a deceased Brother is haunting the bell tower. An apparent suicide he cannot 'move on' and is a very angry spirit. Unexpected happenings begin to unfold. This book actually had me a little frightened, especially since I read before going to sleep I cried several times through this book and the two previous one's in this series. Dean Koontz writing in the last 10-15 years is much improved and more insightful than his earlier works.

I am reading an auto-biography of the life of the Prince of Wales... Charles: The Man Who Will Be King, by Howard Hodgson.  It's very informative, not only about the Prince, but about the state of the world during certain phases of hs life.

Harry the Rat With Women by Jules Feiffer.

I only read short novels. I am usually a lazy reader. This book was a good read at 174 pages.

I don't read much. In fact, I only ever read for academic purposes since I'm such a damn slow reader.

I've recently read Breakfast at Tiffany's (real snoozer for me), although I'm in the middle of reading The Crucible, and I'm enjoying it a hell of a lot more than when I had to read it in high school.

Currently reading Apocalypse 2012 by Lawrence E. Joseph. An easy read but so interesting all these investigations he's done into each of the beliefs about 21/12/12