The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
By: Gavin de Becker
3.90
Format: 77 pages, Paperback
In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the man Oprah Winfrey calls the US's leading expert on vi…
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1. Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People
By: Joe Navarro , Toni Sciarra Poynter
3.88
Format: 242 pages, Hardcover
We seem to wake up to a new tragedy in the news every day—Newtown, Boston, Aurora, Columbine. So of… read more
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- self help
- true crime
- psychology
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
"Evil, crime, or suffering comes at us in many ways, and rarely does it wave a flag or blow a whistle to say, “Get ready, I’m coming!"-Joe Navarro, Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People
2. The Sociopath Next Door
By: Martha Stout
3.77
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Who is the devil you know? Is it your lying, cheating ex-husband?Your sadistic high school gym teac… read more
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- crime
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"I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect."-Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door
"I am sure that if the devil existed, he would want us to feel very sorry for him."-Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door
"Conscience- protects the privileges of intimacy, makes ,friends keep their promises, prevents the angered spouse from striking back."-Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door
"As for the boys..."vulnerable fathers turn to time-honored defensive responses to maintain the function that father knows best' Parents, especially fathers, teach their sons to obey authority no matt…"-Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door
3. Nothing is Strange with You: The Life and Crimes of Gordon Stewart Northcott
By: James Jeffrey Paul
3.53
Format: 278 pages, Paperback
A young man kidnaps his own nephew and makes him his servant and sex slave. He abducts young boys, … read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
4. Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience
By: Laurence Gonzales
3.10
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
The shark attacked while she was snorkeling, tearing through Micki Glenn's breast and shredding her… read more
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- self help
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- psychology
- science
5. Krav Maga: An Essential Guide to the Renowned Method--for Fitness and Self-Defense
By: None
3.14
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Master the moves of krav maga--the international self-defense and physical fitness sensation Increa… read more
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- nonfiction
6. Hard Drive: A Family's Fight Against Three Countries
By: Mary Todd , Christina Villegas
3.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
On June 24, 2012, Dr. Shane Truman Todd, a young American engineer, was found hanging in his Singap… read more
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- true crime
7. Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected
By: Rory Miller
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Gold Winner - 2012 eLit AwardFinalist - 2012 USA Best Books AwardHonorable Mention - 2012 Eric Hoff… read more
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- nonfiction
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8. What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
By: Joe Navarro , Marvin Karlins
3.67
Format: 364 pages, Paperback
He says that's his best offer. Is it? She says she agrees. Does she? The interview went great--or d… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
9. When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake
By: Tim Larkin
3.95
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In a civilized society, violence is rarely the answer. But when it is-it's the onlyanswer. The sou… read more
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- psychology
- self help
10. The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
By: Gavin de Becker
3.90
Format: 77 pages, Paperback
In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the man Oprah Winfrey calls the US's leading expert on vi… read more
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- crime
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11. Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps' Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life
By: Steven Pressfield , Shawn Coyne , Patrick Van Horne , Jason Riley
3.83
Format: None pages,
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- psychology
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12. Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
By: Tom Shachtman , Robert K. Ressler
3.99
Format: 112 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex-Army CID colonel Ro… read more
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13. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
By: Lindsay C. Gibson
4.39
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
"Hate is a normal and involuntary reaction when somebody tries to control you for no good reason. It signals that the person is extinguishing your emotional life force by getting his or her needs met …"-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
"If parents don’t label their own behavior as abusive, their child won’t label it that way either. Even as adults, many people have no idea that what happened to them in childhood was abusive. As a re…"-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
"How many people get to be awake and aware for the emergence of the person they were always meant to be? How many people get to have two lifetimes in one? So tell me, is it worth the pain to get to li…"-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
"No child can be good enough to evoke love from a highly self-involved parent. Nevertheless, these children come to believe that the price of making a connection is to put other people first and treat…"-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
14. Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship
By: Adelyn Birch
3.91
Format: 631 pages, Paperback
This book is small, but mighty. If you were involved in a pathological relationship -- or you want … read more
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15. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
By: None
4.27
Format: 127 pages, Hardcover
A pioneering researcher and one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold n… read more
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16. 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die
By: Ian Buxton
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Hardcover
Fully updated and revised in 2013, 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die is a whisky guide with a diff… read more
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17. Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence
By: Rory Miller
4.17
Format: 510 pages,
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18. The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
By: Amanda Ripley
4.00
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
It lurks in the corner of our imagination, almost beyond our ability to see it: the possibility tha… read more
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19. Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
By: Lundy Bancroft
3.25
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft--a counselor who specializes in working with abus… read more
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20. Organizing from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life
By: Julie Morgenstern
0.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
A completely revised and expanded edition of the New York Timesbestselling guide to putting things … read more
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21. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories for Late at Night
By: Evelyn Waugh , Ray Bradbury , C.L. Moore , Brett Halliday , Roald Dahl , William Hope Hodgson , Robert Arthur , M.R. James , Jerome Bixby , Margaret Millar , Frank Belknap Long , Henry Slesar , Philip MacDonald , John Collier , George Langelaan , Will F. Jenkins , Margaret Ronan , None , None , None , Edward L. Perry , Pauline C. Smith , None , None
3.69
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
According to the American College Dictionary, terror "implies an intense fear which is somewhat pro… read more
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22. The Woman in Me
By: Britney Spears
3.86
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival… read more
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"I realized how powerful it can be when women defy expectations. I can make my own way in life. I can make my dreams come true."-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me
"But then, when it came time to end the conservatorship, I realized one thing: You can’t fuck with a woman who knows how to pray. Really pray. All I did was pray."-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me
"Later, I walked all the way home so I could take in the city, breaking one of my heels along the way. When I got to my apartment, I went to my terrace and just looked up at the stars for hours. At th…"-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me
"Giving a person no grace in a hard time is just not nice. Especially when you can't take as good as you give. When I started to speak and throw it back at them a little, God knows they were far from …"-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me
23. I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World
By: Milan Kordestani
4.26
Format: 272 pages, ebook
A straightforward look at the history and the art of maintaining courteous communication in an incr… read more
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- psychology
- self help
"Honest self-reflection is true self-reflection."-Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World
"Self-reflection improves civil discourse by pushing you toward reason."-Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World
"In a sense, trust is simply a stronger, more grounded version of faith."-Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World
"Without active listening, you can not adequately contribute to civil discourse."-Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World
24. AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors
By: Ronald M. Razmi
4.28
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the healthcare industry AI … read more
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- nonfiction
"It’s true that AI can mimic the human brain, but it can also outperform us mere humans by discovering complex patterns that no human being could ever process and identify."-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors
"In short, physicians are getting more and more data, which requires more sophisticated interpretation and which takes more time. AI is the solution, enhancing every stage of patient care from researc…"-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors
"Pilots used to fly planes manually, but now they operate a dashboard with the help of computers. This has made flying safer and improved the industry. Healthcare can benefit from the same type of app…"-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors
"It’s estimated that AI could free up to 25% of clinician time across different specialties. This increased amount of time could mean less hurried encounters and more humane interactions, including mo…"-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors
25. Sociopath: A Memoir
By: Patric Gagne
3.84
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own soci… read more
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"In a universe where everything seemed to be associated with everything else, jazz was in a world all its own. The untethered notes didn't propel me backward in time or force me into imaginations of t…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
"Regardless of whether they realized it, my parents, my friends, my teachers, my lovers—everyone, on some level—was uncomfortable with my limited emotion. Because it meant something sinister. Because,…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
"I loved people. I truly did. But the way I loved was different than most. And, if I was being honest, not all that compatible. I didn’t need to get love in order to give love. I never had. I preferre…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
"The more I paid attention, the more I noticed just how often 'apathy,' 'lack of feeling,' and the word 'sociopath' were associated with evil. Everywhere. From celebrated books like East of Eden and T…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
26. No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
By: Rachel Louise Snyder
4.50
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In No Visible Bruises, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder frames this urgent and immersive account of … read more
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- crime
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"Michelle saw was what so many other women before her had seen: that an abuser appears more powerful than the system."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
"The average batterer, Adams told me, “is more likable than his victim, because domestic violence affects victims a lot more than it affects batterers."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
"When I questioned whether she believed he really had changed, she said yes, but she also said she believed she could probably trigger him again in a minute."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
"The very fact that intimate partner violence is so often addressed in civil court, rather than criminal court, gives insight into how we as a society still view it."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
27. Feel It All: A Therapist's Guide to Reimagining Your Relationship with Sex
By: Casey Tanner
4.28
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking guide to sexuality that dispels the stale cultural attitudes about sex that le… read more
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28. The Game: 41 Shades of Men: The Pursuit to Subdue and Use You
By: Princella L.R. Clark
4.12
Format: 202 pages, Paperback
Dating, in today's market, has become increasingly more difficult for the modern day woman. No matt… read more
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29. The Klansman’s Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism
By: R. Derek Black
4.11
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the former heir-apparent to white nationalism, The Klansman’s Son is an astonishing memoir of … read more
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- psychology
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30. Spotting Danger Before It Spots You: Build Situational Awareness To Stay Safe (Head's Up)
By: Gary Dean Quesenberry
4.49
Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition
Spotting danger before it happens is a skill that can be developed and may even save your life. Un… read more
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31. Small Apartment Hacks: 101 Ingenious DIY Solutions for Living, Organizing, and Entertaining
By: Jenna Mahoney
2.59
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
LIVE LARGE • Hang hobby clutter like guitars or bikes on the wall as decoration • Mount side tabl… read more
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