The Big Bloody Book of Violence: The Smart Person's Guide for Surviving Dangerous Times: What Everyone Must Know About Self-Defense

I've read a couple of books by these authors and always liked what they made. This one, I felt like there were some odd tangents that seemed politically driven, but that was only new the beginning.I felt a lot better when they started pointing out that anyone with a firearm needs to be aware they could be anyone's working model for an opinion on firearm owners, thus anyone owning a firearm must be a paragon with it. They point out that firearms aren't for everyone without the mocking tone I typically hear when most people say that. They even detail considerations I feel like more people with firearms I wish more people thought of.Where I feel this book really shines is with their explanations of where women's self defense classes fall short of practicality and detailed counts of altercations that actually happened.I typically tell people the best thing they can do for self defense is to study violence to know what they'd be preparing for, and these two authors are exceptionally knowledgeable on the subject. This is a great read despite some awkward tangents from the start with detailed clarification later.

This is a very comprehensive exploration of violence and how it applies to a wide variety of areas of modern society. To me it was an eye-opener that solved a major riddle I have had for most of my life concerning why people in positions of responsibility and authority do such stupid things contrary to the good of the people they are suppose to serve. The author's premise is that although highly educated they do not have the understanding of what they are talking about and "Consequently, when the folks in charge legislate solutions to things they know very little about you can bet your bottom dollar that at best they’re going to treat symptoms rather than underlying causes. Oftentimes they create unintended consequences that are more harmful than the problem they were trying to solve. Ultimately, they’re going to make you feel good, perhaps, but they’re not going to keep you safe." - - - This book definitely has solved this dilemma for me as well as others.The authors also clarify many other concepts such as the difference between self-defense (which is is legal) and fighting (which is illegal), the levels of appropriate response to an attacker, and the actions that often result in criminal charges. There are many examples pulled from real life events that illustrate what the authors are presenting. In short, this is an excellent read. It was fun, informative, and mind-opening. I highly recommend this for everyone especially those who are are thinking about or new to being a sheep-dog.

Useful, practical, and surprisingly well–written (– unlike most other books on the subject, I found only two–misspellings and five grammar errors)!A gem of a book.Buy the book, read the book, and study the content!

Absolutely packed with essential info, I can always tell how good a book is by the number of highlights I put in, this one is practically yellow…

More facts than excitement. To walk the world with a little more wisdom is a good thing Life is sweet, don't be a fool

For those who understand violence this book only confirms what is learned in the streets. For those just entering this world particularly LEOs it is a must read.

If you need to understand the dynamics of violence you need to read this book. If you do not understand it, you cannot protect yourself against it.

A great addition to my Self Defense library. Get this book. Its useful and informative.

Well written book containing some valuable insights

Honestly, this should be called "The Big Book of Use the Common Sense". Most of the advice is very superficial ("dress well to court", "avoid unlit areas" etc...) and not really that useful. The authors clearly have a political right bias and instead of providing statistics go off on gun advocacy masked as "realistic" advice.Several times throughout a book opinions are state which are not corroborated by any meaningful statistics, in general the book has lack of detail and is very superficial. My impression is that its target was a lower education, right wing, white american 2nd amendment "believers".If you want a good book about violence without all the patronising and simplistic stuff, get some of the Rory Miller's books and avoid this.