Tom Patire's Personal Protection Handbook: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Keep Yourself, Your Family, and Your Assets Safe - Softcover

Patire, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1400049075 ISBN 13: 9781400049073

Publisher: Three Rivers Pr, 2003

Synopsis

A leading American personal protection expert offers a comprehensive and practical guide on how to keep safe in any situation, describing real-life scenarios in which a crime can occur and a variety of effective, preventive measures to take to avoid becoming a target or defend oneself in an attack. Original. 35,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author

TOM PATIRE has more than 20 years of experience in providing security to celebrities, diplomats, and corporate executives, and has trained federal law enforcement professionals in protection techniques. He is the creator of CDT® and the CDT® Family Protection Training Centers, with more than 1,000 locations around the country, as well as the Training for Life program and video series. His work has been profiled in dozens of media venues, from Good Morning America to the Wall Street Journal. He lives with his family in New Jersey. Visit Tom s website at www.tompatire.com for more information.

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Staying Safe It s in Your Hands

There are countless reasons why bad things robberies, assaults, accidents happen to good people. There are also powerful and effective methods for reducing the risk that you or a loved one will become a victim, and you ll find them all right here in this comprehensive bible of personal safety. Tom Patire s Personal Protection Handbook is designed to let you become your own best defense, when something or someone goes wrong.

Developed by the country s leading personal protection expert, here are hundreds of invaluable safety tips, as well as simple, physical moves that can be mastered by just about anybody, regardless of physical strength. Tom Patire offers methods for protecting yourself, your family, and your personal property in nearly any situation.

AT HOME: Burglarproo?ng your property, including how to take action if your house is being broken into, plus tips for avoiding common household accidents
ON THE JOB: What to do if you re working late, why you should never ignore the office fire drill, and how to handle the threatening stranger who follows you onto the elevator
WITH THE KIDS: Searching for a lost child, school and playground safety, protecting your child from predators, and Tom s Family Protection Plan
ON THE ROAD: How to react if your car is being followed, navigating airport security, traveling or walking in an unfamiliar area, and hotel safety

Here is commonsense advice on dozens of topics, ranging from physical confrontations with bad guys to preventing identity theft, topped off with Tom s easy-to-learn, nonviolent tactics, clearly illustrated. Whether you re a single woman, a parent of young children, or just a concerned citizen at a time when everyday safety has become a necessity, Tom Patire s Personal Protection Handbook is a vital reference from a trusted expert that will empower and inform you.

Edition details

• Publisher: Three Rivers Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400049075
• ISBN 13: 9781400049073
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 243