The Gift of Fear vs Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

The Gift of Fear

Gavin de Becker

1997

A carjacker lurking in a shopping mall parking lot. An abusive husband pounding on the door. A disgruntled employee brandishing a gun. These days, no one is safe from the specter of violence. But according to Gavin de Becker, everyone can feel safer, act safer, be safer -- if they learn how to listen to their own sixth sense about danger. De Becker has made a career of protecting people and predicting violent behavior. His firm handles security for many of Hollywood's top celebrities -- Madonna, Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Brooke Shields, and John Travolta, among others, according to press reports -- and his computerized risk-assessment system helps analyze threats to members of Congress and the Supreme Court. Now, in this unprecedented guide, de Becker shares his expertise with everyone. Covering all the dangerous situations people typically face -- street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace -- de Becker provides real-life examples and offers specific advice on restraining orders, self-defense, and more. But the key to self-protection, he demonstrates, is learning how to trust -- and act on -- our own intuitions. For everyone who's ever felt threatened, this book is essential reading.

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

Alice Munro

1998

旅仕事の父に伴われてやってきた少年と、ある町の少女との特別な絆。30年後に再会した二人が背負う、人生の苦さと思い出の甘やかさ(「イラクサ」)。孤独な未婚の家政婦が少女たちの偽のラブレターにひっかかるが、それが思わぬ顛末となる「恋占い」。そのほか、足かせとなる出自と縁を切ろうともがく少女、たった一度の息をのむような不倫の体験を宝のように抱えて生きる女性など、さまざまな人生を、長い年月を見通す卓抜したまなざしで捉えた九つの物語。長篇小説のようなずっしりした読後感を残す大人のための短篇集。