If you've ever lost sleep worrying about your child's safety, you're not alone. You may want to wrap your munchkin in a protective bubble and defend her from every harm but doing so could emotionally cripple her and make her more, not less, vulnerable to bullies and other predators. In Badass Parenting, danger expert CJ Scarlet teaches you how to empower your youngster (0 to 9) to avoid sketchy people and handle herself in scary situations ranging...

Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress...

Provides quick in-the-moment solutions that can be used when anxiety takes hold. When your child has an anxiety disorder, it hurts to see them afraid or constantly worried. Walker provides quick solutions based in evidence-based CBT and exposure therapy. You'll learn to identify your child's avoidant and safety behaviors, as well as anxiety triggers that set your child off. You'll also discover tailored interventions you can use now to help your...

To avoid becoming a victim, one must learn how to become situationally aware, and safety begins at home. This book teaches the reader about the color codes of awareness, how to be aware in locations you assume are safe, proactiveness in the home, training the family inside the home, setting up your home to alert you of an intruder as you arrive home, security cameras, technological advances in home safety, using your environment to identify a possible...

The former Secretary of Defense offers a candid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Build it Yourself, with Help from RECOIL! There's supreme satisfaction in do-it-yourself firearms projects, and here, in the first book of its kind, the editors from RECOIL Magazine have compiled some of the best information ever published on everything from completing a gun based on an 80-percent lower to building your own suppressor and just about every other type of DIY project you can imagine. Whether you're a seasoned gunsmith or weekend tinkerer,...

This book is an excellent summary and was the first time that fighting with firearms was clearly and explicitly disassociated from classical target/range shooting. This is the concept that spawned most modern pistol techniques because it is simple, effective and proven. It is written as instruction to police forces in the methods of shooting (reflexive/instinctive) and training (realistic/challenging) that the author developed over two decades active...

Introducing "Inside the Gates: An Insider's Guide to Gated Community Security", a comprehensive guide to enhancing the safety and security of gated communities.This book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest security best practices and emerging technologies for gated communities. It covers all aspects of gated community security, including perimeter security measures, residential security measures, emergency response planning, community engagement...

"Defense attorney Robin Lockwood faces an unimaginable personal disaster and her greatest professional challenge in the next New York Times bestselling Phillip Margolin's new legal thriller, The Darkest Place. Robin Lockwood is an increasingly prominent defense attorney in the Portland community. A Yale graduate and former MMA fighter, she's becoming known for her string of innovative and successful defense strategies. As a favor to a judge, Robin...

The New York Times bestselling author teaches practical strategies for maximizing your chances-no matter how unlikely the crisis. This fast-paced yet level-headed survival guide from the author of Prepare for Anything breaks down the odds of facing dozens of scary situations, from the fairly likely (like getting lost in the woods) to the unlikely but terrifying (being hit by an asteroid, attacked by zombies, or other sci-fi-worthy scenarios). It...