Comments on: The Gift of Fear http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:48:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html/comment-page-1#comment-1809 Anonymous Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:34:30 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html#comment-1809 I can't tell you how great it is to have totally lost all optimisim about humankind from reading this book. I'm so glad that I know understand that most people are evil and violent. How ignorant I was before! Now I go through life armed with the knowledge that it is a cold cruel world out there. I feel so empowered. NOBODY is going to even THINK about approaching me anymore! Wanna date? Rating: 5 / 5 I can’t tell you how great it is to have totally lost all optimisim about humankind from reading this book. I’m so glad that I know understand that most people are evil and violent. How ignorant I was before! Now I go through life armed with the knowledge that it is a cold cruel world out there. I feel so empowered. NOBODY is going to even THINK about approaching me anymore! Wanna date?
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html/comment-page-1#comment-1808 Anonymous Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:23:06 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html#comment-1808 This book may be a useful read for many, but we really shouldn't need a book to tell us what he's trying to say. He just reiterates simple common sense that says, "Trust and Follow your instincts". The author writes with a liberal political agenda. He's anti-2nd Ammendment and pro-choice and this is displayed in the book. It would have been nice if he could have left the politics out. He does gets knocked down a couple of stars for his view on guns. He has let a personal experience with a psycho family member cloud his judgement. He also manages to repeat the fact that you are something like 47 times more likely to be kill with a gun if one is in your house. Which is a true statistic, . . . if your whole clan is runnin' dope. Be sure to read Paxton Quigley's "Armed and Female" along with this book to get a balanced perspective on whether the decision to protect yourself with a firearm is right for you. Rating: 2 / 5 This book may be a useful read for many, but we really shouldn’t need a book to tell us what he’s trying to say. He just reiterates simple common sense that says, “Trust and Follow your instincts”. The author writes with a liberal political agenda. He’s anti-2nd Ammendment and pro-choice and this is displayed in the book. It would have been nice if he could have left the politics out. He does gets knocked down a couple of stars for his view on guns. He has let a personal experience with a psycho family member cloud his judgement. He also manages to repeat the fact that you are something like 47 times more likely to be kill with a gun if one is in your house. Which is a true statistic, . . . if your whole clan is runnin’ dope. Be sure to read Paxton Quigley’s “Armed and Female” along with this book to get a balanced perspective on whether the decision to protect yourself with a firearm is right for you.
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html/comment-page-1#comment-1807 Anonymous Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:41:17 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html#comment-1807 This book is nothing more than random foolishness that plays to the insecurities of people, in particular women. Randomly fearing everything is more likely to make you a victim than keep you safe. Basically, provides no insight into how to avoid dangerous situations and people - just focuses on making the reader scared of everyone and every situation. I truly wonder if there is any truth in the stories and scenarios put forth. Mind you, there are lots of Ted Bundy types out there - but this book gave you no guidance on identifying the truly bad folks and providing any survival strategies. Rating: 1 / 5 This book is nothing more than random foolishness that plays to the insecurities of people, in particular women. Randomly fearing everything is more likely to make you a victim than keep you safe. Basically, provides no insight into how to avoid dangerous situations and people – just focuses on making the reader scared of everyone and every situation. I truly wonder if there is any truth in the stories and scenarios put forth. Mind you, there are lots of Ted Bundy types out there – but this book gave you no guidance on identifying the truly bad folks and providing any survival strategies.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: David M. Jones http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html/comment-page-1#comment-1806 David M. Jones Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:38:43 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html#comment-1806 I have not read this book, but someone recommended it to me. After reading the critic's reviews I see that it wouldn't serve much purpose. To the degree that this book alerts unaware people as to how to carry themselves safely in this world I applaud it. To the degree this book contributes to the growing hysteria over 'safety' as promulgated by the lunatic right fringe (yes, including President Bush) I condemn it. Smacks of McCarthyism and the Red Scare all over again. The last reader's review sparked my ire. She stated something to the effect of "I was plagued by a constant sense of unease and worry about the potential for danger as I went about my daily activities". That being the case I would suggest a shrink, not a book that will further enable your fantasies. Also, absurdisms such as "no man unknown to you has a reason to stop and ask directions". Huh? I happen to be a man who routinely asks people I don't know directions, man or woman. . . . I could care less. And now this gets one branded as a potentially dangerous person. Let's see, men are criticized for NOT asking directions, and now they are set up as suspicious FOR asking directions. Why not just title the book "Men Are Dangerous and To Be Avoided"? Give me a break. Rating: 3 / 5 I have not read this book, but someone recommended it to me. After reading the critic’s reviews I see that it wouldn’t serve much purpose.

To the degree that this book alerts unaware people as to how to carry themselves safely in this world I applaud it. To the degree this book contributes to the growing hysteria over ‘safety’ as promulgated by the lunatic right fringe (yes, including President Bush) I condemn it. Smacks of McCarthyism and the Red Scare all over again.

The last reader’s review sparked my ire. She stated something to the effect of “I was plagued by a constant sense of unease and worry about the potential for danger as I went about my daily activities”. That being the case I would suggest a shrink, not a book that will further enable your fantasies.

Also, absurdisms such as “no man unknown to you has a reason to stop and ask directions”. Huh? I happen to be a man who routinely asks people I don’t know directions, man or woman. . . . I could care less. And now this gets one branded as a potentially dangerous person. Let’s see, men are criticized for NOT asking directions, and now they are set up as suspicious FOR asking directions. Why not just title the book “Men Are Dangerous and To Be Avoided”?

Give me a break.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Elena Homas http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html/comment-page-1#comment-1805 Elena Homas Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:06:40 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-gift-of-fear.html#comment-1805 I finished it in one day. It is engaging and interesting it has got lots of sex . The main idea of the book is that violent acts do not occur without warning, and trusting and sharpening one's intuition (gut feeling) may save your life. [. . . ] Rating: 5 / 5 I finished it in one day. It is engaging and interesting it has got lots of sex . The main idea of the book is that violent acts do not occur without warning, and trusting and sharpening one’s intuition (gut feeling) may save your life.

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Rating: 5 / 5

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