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  • An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People
  • Written by: Joe Navarro, Toni Sciarra Poynter
  • Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
  • Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (107 ratings)

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Dangerous Personalities

Written by: Joe Navarro, Toni Sciarra Poynter
Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
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Publisher's Summary

We seem to wake up to a new tragedy in the news every day - Newtown, Boston, Aurora, Columbine. So often the reporters say that "there were some signs, but nobody acted". The scary part about these tragedies is that less than one percent of criminals are incarcerated for their crimes, meaning that for every headline, there are millions of dangerous situations in which average people find themselves. On top of that, how can ordinary people identify threats from those who may not hurt them physically, but can devastate their lives on a daily basis - the crazy coworkers, out-of control family members, or relentless neighbors? In Dangerous Personalities, former FBI profiler Joe Navarro shows listeners how to identify the four most common "dangerous personalities", and analyze how much of a threat each one can be: the Narcissist, the Predator, the Paranoid, and the Unstable Personality. Along the way, listeners learn how to protect themselves both immediately and long-term - as well as how to recover from the trauma of being close to such a destructive force.

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©2014 Joe Navarro (P)2014 Audible Inc.

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It is an OK book

Didn't not tell much, seems to be too general nothing new that life has not taught me yet

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A very interesting read

Concise, to the point and in plain language, the book is a very interesting look at the behaviors and attitudes that may indicate a malevolent individual. The check lists are easy to understand and apply to every day life.

If you feel uneasy or threatened, this book can be an excellent resource to validate your observations and provide the impetus for action.

A quick listen, I was able to finish the book in a single sitting. For the time investment, it was surprisingly thought provoking and I would strongly recommend to anyone in distress or with even a slight interest in self defense or psychology.

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wow so informative

this book is an eye opener. not only do you learn about others ...you learn about yourself
highly recommend

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no bibliography

At several points in the book the bibliography is recommended to find further reading but neither the audio of the book nor the pdf includes it.

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I really wanted to like this book

I really wanted to like this book. However it is long and drawn out. I couldn't get threw the giant lists of points in second chapter. I don't know what is worse the narration or the repetition in the writing. I will definitely be returning this book.

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Not for audiobook

Years ago I read The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker and it is still much more useful than this book. This book was not good as an audiobook. The author has way too many lists that the narrator has to read. Many of the words on the list are really not useful without much more context.

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À lire et partager

J’aime comment ce livre nous fournit de bons outils au quotidien pour se protéger.
Cependant, je recommande aux futurs lecteurs de le lire par petits morceaux. Ça réveille des traumatismes qu’il faut prendre soin de gérer.

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I wish Joe Navarro was my Uncle …

This book has saved my sanity and my life. I wish I had this book to read in my teen years. Would have changed the trajectory of my life. Joe Navarro is a great gift. Buy everything he writes and read it, reread it and then read it again.

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Awesome!

Everyone should read this as all of us may have run-ins with different kinds of dangerous personalities.

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It sounded like it would be good

I wonder if I would have enjoyed this book better if I had read it rather than listened to it.

In a few places there are lengthy lists of characteristics (over 100 entries) of similar items or long lists of words that are synonyms, and since they're in alphabetical order, when you're hearing "m" words, you know you've still got a long way to go.

The book itself is dry as far as I'm concerned: lots of theory and few examples.

The narration is well done, but I found the narrator's voice to be not monotonous but tending more toward that end of the scale and coupled with the dry material was not a good combination for me.

There was definitely some useful information in here, but I found myself just wanting to get through the book rather than enjoying it.

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