How to Live Safely in a Dangerous World: The Most Complete, Practical Guide of Self.... [Paperback]

Loren W. Christensen (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Delta Pr Ltd (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918751454
• ISBN-13: 978-0918751454
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,459,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mr. Christensen began training in the martial arts in 1965 and continues to this day. Over the years he has earned a total of 11 black belts, eight in karate, two in jujitsu and one in arnis. As a result of his tour in Vietnam and nearly three decades in law enforcement, Mr. Christensen's focus in the martial arts - writing, teaching and training - has always been on street survival, not competition. He has starred in seven martial arts training videos.

In August of 2011, Mr. Christensen was inducted into the martial arts Masters Hall of Fame in Anaheim, California, receiving The Golden Life Achievement Award.

As a professional writer since 1978, Mr. Christensen has penned 46 published books with five publishers, dozens of magazine articles, and edited a police newspaper for nearly eight years. He has written on the martial arts, missing children, street gangs, school shootings, workplace violence, riots, police-involved shootings, nutrition, exercise, prostitution, and various street subcultures. His first first fiction--Dukkha: An Eye for an Eye--was recently published by YMAA Publications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How to avoid becaming a victim, April 14, 2004

By 

Seppo Vesala (Helsinki, - Finland) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: How to Live Safely in a Dangerous World: The Most Complete, Practical Guide of Self.... (Paperback)

In this book, Loren Christensen gives plentiful advise on how to avoid being a victim of a crime. The book concentrates most on violent crime, but there is also some good advise on how to protect your home from being burglarized.

The book starts with chapters on awareness and planning ahead, what you will do if confonted by a criminal. There is also practical advise on how to create witnesses. Second part of the book covers home and neighbourhood safety. There are some clear line drawings on how to make your home more secure for burglaries, for example. There is also practical advise on what to do in case of break-in, how to choose an alarm system, and so on. Part three covers armed self-defense, beginning from discussion whether you should have a gun in the house in the first place, and covering about all of the important issues. Part four handles car safety, and part five is devoted for rape prevention.

The information and advice is very practical and realistic. There are lots of hands-on advice on variety of issues, and the overall view of security is also covered from varied perspectives. Sadly, most of the time the advise is not as in-depth as I would have wished, therefore the claim that this book is "the most complete, practical guide on self-protection ever written" is somewhat exaggerated. The chapters where Christensen handles practical self defense are not as good as the ones that concentrate on crime prevention. This is surprising, since Christensen is a former police officer and well known author of martial arts books. As with other books by Christensen, the text is witty and easy to read. Perhaps there is not as much humour in the text as are in other books by Christensen, but still the book is fun to read.

This book gives very good and practical advise on variety of situations. Although you can't guarantee not being a victim by following the advise given in this book (of any other similar book), you can lessen the risks considerably.

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THe best, February 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Live Safely in a Dangerous World: The Most Complete, Practical Guide of Self.... (Paperback)

The first - and ONLY - guide to combine the most practical methods of self-protection in a single volume. Packed with proven safety techniques, expert tips, and survival methods you can use in your everyday life. For example . . .

Burglary: How burglars choose a home - how to choose an alarm system - what to do when a break-in occurs.

Making your Neighborhood Safe For Kids: How to talk to your kids about crime - how they should carry valuables - how you should survey your neighborhood for hot spots - safety rules every kid should know.

Walking The Sidewalks Safely: Should you make eye contact with suspicious persons? How you should dress for safety.

Automatic Teller Machines: The right time to use them - Picking the safest locations.

Street Gangs: What to do when confronted by gangs - what can you do when gangs come to your neighborhood?

Violence In School: Teaching your children What to do - what you can do in schools.

Discover the inside information used by security professionals. Here's what you'll find in other sections of this practical book:

Home Defense: Preparing yourself mentally to shoot - making a home defense plan - coming home to an intruder - answering the door - what to say when you got the drop on an intruder - how to search your house - what to do after you shoot an intruder. Chemical Sprays: The different types - how to effectively carry and use. Improvised Self-Defense Weapons: How to recognize... and use house hold items. Auto Theft: Two common things you should NEVER do - The Club - alarms. Carjacking: The most dangerous places in your city - 20 steps you can take to prevent a carjacking - common ploys most carjackers use.