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Street Smarts, Firearms, And Personal Security: Jim Grover'S Guide To Staying Alive And Avoiding Crime In The Real World Paperback – March 15, 2000

by Jim Grover (Author), Kevin Steele (Foreword)

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Jim Grover's professional credentials in the art of crime avoidance and self-defense are as good as it gets: on-site security specialist in the world's hottest of hot spots, combatives instructor to ultrahigh-speed military and police units and hands-on security trainer to international corporations, among other sensitive assignments. Here is a compilation of the best of his wildly popular "Personal Security" columns in Guns & Ammo magazine. It covers the entire spectrum of personal security issues, with street-savvy ideas and twists you will find nowhere else. Learn how to vastly improve the physical security of your home; develop alert street smarts; stay safe while traveling in your vehicle, out of town or abroad; recognize and avoid crimes of the new millennium; keep your children safe; choose and use effective nonlethal weapons; engage in nasty unarmed combat; and utilize radically practical shooting skills that have been perfected in real-life situations. From spotting trouble before it happens to surviving a riot to handling a firearm like a pro, this book has it all!

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280 pages
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English
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Paladin Pr
Publication date

March 15, 2000
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8.5 x 0.75 x 11 inches
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1581600674
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978-1581600674
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Paladin Pr (March 15, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1581600674
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1581600674
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.71 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 11 inches

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Detailed information on personal security

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2003

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I have mixed feelings about books that are comprised of articles published in magazines before. The main reason is that those articles seldom are detailed enough, because of lenght constraints placed on magazine columns. In addition, the chapters in these books are usually arranged in illogical manner, where stuff about a specific topic is dispersed thorouhg the book. This book avoids those pitfalls, however, and at the same time utilizes the main advantage of magazine column -approach: The book covers a wide variety of topics, in easily approached small portions.
While this book is comprised of articles published mainly in Guns & Ammo -magazine in years 1992 - 1999, the subjects of the columns are so tightly defined, that the shortness of the chapters is not a problem. Grover gets his point across in the pages devoted to a specific subject. There is also lots of details and examples on certain situations. In addition, the columns are arranged in sections by the subject, so you can easily find all the info on specific subject without having to flip through the whole book.
Although the word "firearms" is mentioned in the title of the book, the emphasis is not in surviving an armed encounter. The book covers the field of personal security very broadly, beginning from the security of your home, and ending to wounded shooter tactics. In fact, the book could well have been published in two parts, one concentrating on crime prevention, and the second on combatives. Therefore, this book should interest also those people who are not into guns, and are not interested in getting one for personal safety.
The crime prevention part of the book is exellent. It seems that while there are some books on the market on this subject, for some reason more books concentrate on combatives, than preventing these dangerous situations altogether. Perhaps this is the reason why I felt that the second half of the book was not as good as the first half. The book would have been better, if the magazine columns would have been edited somewhat to get rid of "in this month's column we concentrate on..." -type stuff. And there is some repetition also, which is a bit annoying in book form.
All things concidered, I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in raising their personal level of security.

24 people found this helpful

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013

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I found this book very informative. At first I must admit that I was a little disappointed. Originally I thought this was going to be more like the usual Jim Grover (Kelly McCaan ) books on combat self defense, as anyone familiar with his work knows. Lessons on self defense with illustrations etc. But not so. This book is primarily a compilation of articles that he wrote in "Gun's and Ammo" magazine back in the 90's. But once I started reading it I was hooked, lots of great stuff in here. It has a lot of common-sense information that you may not have thought about, as well as some that you would have, but probably never thought of as to how to put into action. Lots of good advice. There's only a few pictures in the book, mostly during the gun self defense section. I highly recommend this book, it is truly worth the read and time. As I said lot's of good advice that you need to know. A very practical approach to personal defense.

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2006

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I purchased this book with the idea that it would offer some suggestions on self defense and in a particular some practical guidance on choosing a hand gun. Instead what I got was an anthology of dated recycled editorials from Guns and Ammo magazine that gave superficial attention to the subject matter with a heavy underlay of right wing rhetoric and suggestions on how to recruit novices to the "Guns Movement". If you want that sort of thing the NRA puts out a very nice glossy newsletter. every so often.

Does anyone know of a practical guide to choosing a fire arm that is needs based and not political?. I mean the right gun, for the right purpose with the right ammo, right training, right maintainence, right safety and storage....just the facts. For many of us a gun is just a gun, meaning an appliance meant to be chosen and used carefully for a prticular purpose; not an anatomic extension or political fashion statement good or bad.

10 people found this helpful

Excellent. it is a no nonsense approach to safety

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2015

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Excellent. it is a no nonsense approach to safety, beginning with situational awareness, and offers loads of tips as how to improve personal safety as well as keeping your home safer. A must read for those who want to enjoy life without being paranoid, but also want to be mindful as how to increase personal security in an ever increasingly violent society with higher crime rates than we have seen in decades. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure it's sad, and this book will help prevent you from becoming a victim in the first place, I highly recommend it, and will look into his other works on these topics.

Best security book Ever!

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2009

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This is the best book I have ever read on security and personal defense. Quick, easy to read sections cover personal defense on the street, at work, the college campus and how to make your home safe. This should be required reading for everyone! Love the discussion about carrying less than lethal defense weapons. As a CCW holder, I appreciated the discussion on less that lethal items such as pepper spray, ASP batons and knifes and the many ways we can protect our self and family without having to use a firearm in some situations.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2012

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Even though dated, the principles of layered defense and a reluctance to force fit personal technique into some static methodology are still valid points to consider and worth reading. This is a great book to hand to your neighbor or friend who might benefit from being more aware.

Good self defense book

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2010

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This book gives good brief articles about self-defense. I especially like that it recommends avoiding conflicts and using non-lethal self defense when possible. Guns are a last resort.

It's A good Info Read

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2013

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There are lots of ideas and short topics.Buying a used one would be a better alternative It is bound very nice

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2015

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Good info

David L. Finnin

Poor quality of pictures.

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2013

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If you are converting a book for Kindle at this price, at least make the pictures viewable. Good bood bad kindle version of it.

Excellent overview of personal security

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2002

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Having read most of what's available on personal security, shooting and tactics, I can say that Jim Grover's book is just about the best single-volume overview of the topic. Calm, no nonsense and straightforward without falling prey to the macho chest beating that seems to infect even some of the best books on the topic.

6 people found this helpful

A fantastic guide for anyone who is serious about personal security.

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2009

Jim Grover's (alias: Kelly McCain)guide to staying alive and avoiding crime is one of the best books ever written on the subject of personal security. This is a book that should be studied and also used as a reference guide to anyone interested in real life strategies in dealing with crime and criminals in the real world. This fantastic book has so much incredible information that this review cannot do it justice. The introduction alone covers such topics as: Don't be a victim, test your security savvy and big four self-defense tips. This tomb covers physical security issues in your home, street smart advice, security when traveling, modern crime factors, children's safety issues, alternative weapons, combatives, and great shooting advice. If you only buy one book on personal safety, this is the book.

Rating: 5 stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Pro-Systems Combatives Vol. 1,2)

Not bad, but HIGHLY repetitive

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2004

I read this book along with other books on self-defense/security. Its generally good, however, the book is made from articles in a magazine column, and it becomes very very repetitive. Also, I find that the author sometimes exagerates, as for when he says that whenever you hop in a cab, you should sit in the front seat and keep your foot near the cab driver's pedals in case "you should need to take control of the cab"... hmm.. i can imagine myself doing that the next time I take a cab. i'd sure get a look from the driver. 3 stars.

15 people found this helpful

Good Primer for the Novice

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2006

I purchased the book from another site which failed to list the book as a compilation of Jim's magazine articles of the last 15 years. I have read most of his articles in "Guns & Ammo" and regard him as a true expert in the field of personal combat tactics and self-defense.

But,this book was boring to me and I read/reveiwed it in one evening. I can recommend this book to any novice as a good starting reference.

More advanced students of practical & effective techniques and tactics of self-defense,I can recommend my "Listmania" Self Defense of amazon books and Jim Grovers DVD"Combat Pistol" an excellent source of realistic scenarios for survival.

6 people found this helpful

Okay, I'm impressed!

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2003

Some names stand out among the others in different areas of expertise... In the personal security and shooting worlds, "Jim Grover" is one such name! One can always find Mr. Grover's name in such popular places as his column in Guns and Ammo or Handguns magazines. Mr. Grover specializes in teaching you how to stay alive and avoid crime in the "real world". He's so successful because his techniques WORK.
In today's computer driven world, anyone can write a book, and even make it look good. Anyone can rehash older techniques and try to convince the reader that a small twist in an old idea can make it the "ultimate" fighting style. Lord save us from these people, cause we surely won't be able to save ourselves on the mean streets after reading that tripe. That's why it's important to note that Jim Grover's styles are PROVEN to work! To those of us "in the know" it's easy to tell that Jim knows his business and every detail associated with it!
Hard hitting, no nonsense, straight facts make this book an excellent and dependable read. He deals with not only Home and street security and topics, but also for travel abroad. I was impresed that Jim covers child protection in detail, that's an important "peace of mind" for those of us who are Parents struggling to keep our kids safe in a world that sometimes seems insane! You can look, but you won't find a better book on the subject of Personal Security!

8 people found this helpful

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