The Safety Trap: Protective Strategies to Eliminate the Threats in Everyday Life
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- Author：Spencer Coursen
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Summary
"Coursen provides real world lessons on how to avoid danger， how to manage it， if necessary， and how to triumph over it， when all else fails。 The Safety Trap is the best book on personal safety that I’ve read in the last decade。" ―Vincent O'Neill， Chief， Headquarters Security for the International Monetary Fund， retired Secret Service agent and founding member of the elite Counter Assault Team
Reviews
Kris Zeller
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Can’t recommend this book highly enough。 Read it in a day and learned a lot！
Tara Jennings
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So， in all honesty I skimmed some of this and went to the parts that interested me in the here and now。 I find myself not wanting to read it all at once because this isn’t a book to just read in one sitting and move onto the next this is a read some then take it in and go back to analyze and read different or same sections again。 This is a great guide because more than ever we are living in a more dangerous world than some of us had growing up and our parents before us and grandparents before th So， in all honesty I skimmed some of this and went to the parts that interested me in the here and now。 I find myself not wanting to read it all at once because this isn’t a book to just read in one sitting and move onto the next this is a read some then take it in and go back to analyze and read different or same sections again。 This is a great guide because more than ever we are living in a more dangerous world than some of us had growing up and our parents before us and grandparents before them！ This book hits into realistic situations and hits close to home for people with their thoughts or maybe even experiences。 I think this book is really engaging to anyone who is interested in helpful advice about safety and protecting yourself and family the best you can。 Better to keep oneself over prepared or at least keep in the know of preparedness than to be in a false sense of security thinking there is nothing to ever worry about！ I would recommend this to anyone to just get more insight， whether anyone thinks they know it all there is always something that can be learned。 Thank you Goodreads giveaways for the copy and the handy guide to keep using！ 。。。more
John Friedlander
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I found Spencer's book credible and engaging， with substantive recommendations to improve general security awareness and individual personal security。 I look forward to giving The Safety Trap to select family and friends who will benefit from its content。 I found Spencer's book credible and engaging， with substantive recommendations to improve general security awareness and individual personal security。 I look forward to giving The Safety Trap to select family and friends who will benefit from its content。 。。。more
Kristen Betts
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As a person in a public-facing job， I've always been wary of my level of security， both in person and online。 I found myself dealing with some unsavory people and wanted to learn more about how to keep myself AND my family safe。 The Safety Trap was an incredible way to learn the ins and outs of security and privacy lessons。 To be honest， there were a lot of things I had never even thought about that stick with me now wherever I go。 Not a "scare tactic" book， instead it's a well-written and thoug As a person in a public-facing job， I've always been wary of my level of security， both in person and online。 I found myself dealing with some unsavory people and wanted to learn more about how to keep myself AND my family safe。 The Safety Trap was an incredible way to learn the ins and outs of security and privacy lessons。 To be honest， there were a lot of things I had never even thought about that stick with me now wherever I go。 Not a "scare tactic" book， instead it's a well-written and thoughtful look at how we treat our safety and how to improve it in our day-to-day lives。 Highly recommend reading this for your own sake and your family's sake。 。。。more
Jared Driessche
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This book is fabulous and a guaranteed bestseller！ Spencer provides such sound advice to a wide audience on realistic strategies that will keep people safe。 If you’re a parent， in the military， in protection or just interested in being safer in general， this book is for you！
Jason
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Once every decade or so a book comes along that changes the paradigm and ups the game for everybody who wants to write in that field。 Think what Die Hard did to action movies in the 80s， and what Harry Potter did to young adult literature in the 90s and 00s。 For the field of personal protection， that book in the 90s was Sanford Strong's "Strong on Defense"。 For the 2000s it was Gavin deBecker's "The Gift of Fear"。 Rory Miller dominated the 2010s with his series of practical self-defense manuals Once every decade or so a book comes along that changes the paradigm and ups the game for everybody who wants to write in that field。 Think what Die Hard did to action movies in the 80s， and what Harry Potter did to young adult literature in the 90s and 00s。 For the field of personal protection， that book in the 90s was Sanford Strong's "Strong on Defense"。 For the 2000s it was Gavin deBecker's "The Gift of Fear"。 Rory Miller dominated the 2010s with his series of practical self-defense manuals including "Mediations on Violence" and "Force Decisions。"This decade's game-changer is "The Safety Trap。"In this surprisingly well-written guide （security professionals are rarely excellent wordsmiths）， Coursen introduces the concept of a "Safety Trap" -- a situation where people tend to feel safe and secure when they are in fact neither。 He then walks us through fifteen of the most common， explaining what it is， why it's important， and how to best avoid falling into it。 The advice is clearly presented and empowering， rather than jazzed up with fear-motivation like many third-tier books of this sort。 As a martial artist with nearly 40 years experience and a dad of 23 years combined， I can tell you his advice checks out AND added to my already extensive knowledge base。 This is a must read for anybody serious about safety。 One surprising aspect of the book I really loved was how compassionate it is despite being a personal safety book。 There's a kindness behind it all that really makes the whole work more approachable， and socially responsible。 Buy this book。 Read it。 Make notes in the margins about how you will apply it to your life。 Get it as a gift for people you love。 。。。more
Susan Barrows Libby
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In a complicated world， with threats to our health， well-being， and safety exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and livelihoods， the world can be a scary place。 Spencer Coursen breaks down in The Safety Trap what common safety traps we should be aware of， how to spot them， and then with diligence， how to learn to avoid them。 Spencer Coursen does this all in a very approachable and， at times， an entertaining manner with personal stories from his extensive international work。 As In a complicated world， with threats to our health， well-being， and safety exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and livelihoods， the world can be a scary place。 Spencer Coursen breaks down in The Safety Trap what common safety traps we should be aware of， how to spot them， and then with diligence， how to learn to avoid them。 Spencer Coursen does this all in a very approachable and， at times， an entertaining manner with personal stories from his extensive international work。 As a frequent solo traveler， this book is now in my travel backpack for re-reads and reference。 It is a hard book to put down and an even easier one to pick up again and again。 。。。more
Ashley King
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This book is a must read！ I thought I knew how to keep myself and my family safe but the expert advice in The Safety Trap proved how wrong most of us are in our sense of security。 I have recommended this book to every friend and relative I have。 10 Stars！ Must read！
Kevin Aschman
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Coursen has managed to concoct the perfect blend of insights， education， real life examples， and wit， and bottled them in The Safety Trap。 His experience and reputation in the threat management space is second to none， giving him more than enough credibility to discuss this subject in the depth in which he does。 The chapter recaps in and of themselves are worth the price of admission。This is one of very few books that has taken up permanent residency in my nightstand and has woven its principles Coursen has managed to concoct the perfect blend of insights， education， real life examples， and wit， and bottled them in The Safety Trap。 His experience and reputation in the threat management space is second to none， giving him more than enough credibility to discuss this subject in the depth in which he does。 The chapter recaps in and of themselves are worth the price of admission。This is one of very few books that has taken up permanent residency in my nightstand and has woven its principles into my everyday life。 If you are looking for a simple way to start curbing the real life threats that are becoming more common， grab 2 copies of this book - one for your own edification and another for a loved one。 。。。more
Sarah Magruder
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Everyone needs a copy of this book on their shelf。 Read it cover to cover and then reference it as needed。 I wish I’d read this when I was a freshman in college。 It would’ve saved me a lot of hard learning the past 20 years。 But it’s even more important now that I’m a mother and business owner。 Because there is a chapter in here that will hit home with every person reading it。 You really will think and look at the world differently after reading it。 And be much safer。
Cindelu
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I won this book on Goodreads。 It is a very interesting look at how we view and utilize security in this day and age and what we are doing wrong。 It considers all aspects of work， school and personal life。 We should all read this book！
Spencer Coursen
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