I thanked my son and at first was a little puzzled by why he would get me a book like this but without saying anything I sat down and read it. The book is actually very good as a book itself. It is just not about safety but about a man, Tom Patire, and his cares for life and his formula for living a safer life for he and his family.
The book brings out excellent tips for traveling on planes, how to be safer when using mass transit and do's and don't that you don't want to fall prey to, just to name a few.
After reading the book I thank my son and asked how he found a book like this. He said that his teacher was talking to another teacher about it so he did some research on the Internet and like what he saw. He also said that since mom was gone he wanted to make sure nothing happened to me. See we lost her to a drunk driver accident when he was 8 when she was coming home from work and a young man in his 20's had too much to drink and lost control of his car fatal injuring her.
This gift made me prioritize safety as a first and foremost for my son and me. I never thought about being safe because it never entered my mind but Tom Patire's book made me think. What if something happened to me? Who would take care of my son and what would he become? I realize we can't predict what happens in the future but I plan to make sure I am around to make sure I see that my son has a good future and that is what this book did for me. It made me think!
My son Jared's gift melted my heart and Tom Patire's words stimulated my thought. To all those fathers like me that sometime don't realize that safety is a responsibility of one's person and one's family - take a minute and think of what you have and what you need to do to preserve it and keep it safe! Our kids are depending on us!
Happy Father's Day To All!
After researching Tom I ordered his book and it was delivered promptly. I have had the book for several weeks and have read it three times in its entirety. The book is very good because it sheds a new light on personal safety. The stores of Tom's childhood and profession as a bodyguard mesh the book together in a firm and empowering way. Plus his expertise and techniques of how to avoid and what to look out for are cutting edge.
One would ask if I had any favorite chapters and taking the book for what it's worth the knowledge inside of it is priceless. I did like the section on travel safety and burglarproofing your behavior but being a mother of two girls, one a teenager and one allot younger, I got allot out of the safety section on campuses and the Know and Go Section for younger children.
In closing I will say this: the book is well thought out and very well written in a way that all can understand. Tom Patire puts the so called tough imagine aside and let's his feeling come out as a father and a lover of life. All I can say it this book has made a difference in my life and I am positive it will make one in yours. I await his next work and hope he considers doing a audio tape, which would really drive home the safety. message
The buzz around the lunch room prior to hearing him speak was that this man gives the most amazing and empowering talk on personnel safety. What usually happens at most talks are that me and my fellow employees sign-up so we can hear what people have to say and if we aren't interested we leave early and go to lunch. That happens at most talks, but not this one!
Tom Patire is a presence that demands respect when he enters a room. He has a unique look because he is not only in great shape but he has those eyes like this man is no person to mess with. When he starts talking you instantly grow to like him because his delivery is so heartfelt and his information is unlike ever heard before. You find out in the first few minutes of his talk that he is very approachable. Then there's his book!
The book takes a different approach because it talks to the reader and gains their trust. Trust is the key word here because many people think about personal safety but really don't address it. Reading the book I realized Tom Patire knew this unfortunate fact and goes to gain the readers confidence early in the book so they stay interested and realize that safety is an obtainable goal.
The book has many excellent tips and checklists to follow but what makes the book are the true to life stories of Tom's life from a child to his current profession as a leading safety expert. There are many more things in the book worth writing about but the point of my overview on Tom Patire and The Personal Protection Handbook is that he found a niche and a way to empower us all on a concept of personal safety that no one else has tried. This book is early in its shelf life and it will go down as the encyclopedia of safety years down the road.
Reading the book and following its advice is a good thing but going out and attending a Tom Patire talk is a life changing event. Overall I give the book a top rating and I commend Tom Patire for his relentless work in opening the eyes of the public to being safe.
By the way the talk he gave was scheduled for only 60 minutes but the audience was so enthralled that it lasted over 2 hours and not one person left the room, not evening the people that were standing up because there were no vacant chairs. That is how good the talk was and the book is just as good!
The subject was how safe are we in our own country. That is when one of the guests brought up a 'good' book! That book being The Personal Protection Handbook! So after hearing all about it, I bought it.
I must say it was very good from all fronts. It flows nicely so it is easy to read, it triggers the thought process so it keeps you interested and it has a wealth of information that anyone regardless can use as reference material to keep safe.
The book gives just enough for one to remember in regards to safety tips but more than that it brings to reason why things happen to some and not to others. The book has passion in it because it was written from a caring heart but it also has conviction in it because the author tells it the way it is.
I do agree with most when stated that we are in uncertain times but I also agree with Tom Patire that safety is in our own hands. Realizing I am not a physical person this book gives me the added extra to be sharp and aware at home and on the road.
Good Book - Period!
The segment was on female abductions in and around vehicles. The segment was portrayed in a realistic manner and Tom Patire's advice was how to read the window of opportunity and then make your move to escape not try and beat up your attacker. That is what led me to order Tom's book. His approach and mannerism were a refreshing breath of air compared to the other recycled stuffed that is out there.
After reading the book I sat down and thought about it. When I was thinking I got this strange feeling of added confidence on how to read my environment, what to say and what not to say to bad people, what to do when traveling on vacation and how better to train my kids to be safe.
I must have sat on the chair thinking for about an hour and all my thoughts were based on the positive and not the negative. I grabbed the book again and re-read it and I found myself enjoying, yes enjoying, a book based on personal safety. When I spoke about it to my husband he said that he had never heard of a safety book being interesting, just scary. This led him to read the book as well and then tell me that I was right-on with my thoughts on the book. He said it was very well done!
All in all Tom Patire brings a new meaning and a new way to personal safety and I would recommend this book everyone regardless. As Patire states in the book "Safety is in our own hands" so it is up to us to take the initiative to educate ourselves with updated material such as this book.