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Defensive Mindset Development

Books that will help develop the most important weapon you h
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de BeckerThe OODA Loop explainedBecoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly by Evy PoumpourasWhen Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake- Tim LarkinViolence of Mind: Training and Preparation for Extreme Violence- Varg FreebornLeft of Bang: How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life- Patrick Van Horne and Jason RileySpotting Danger Before It Spots YouThe Psychology of Self-Defense- Chris SuttonProtecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (And Parents Sane) by Gavin De BeckerFacing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected by Rory Miller, Barry EislerWhat Every BODY Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People by Paul Costanzo, Joe NavarroOn Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace by Dave Grossman, Loren W. ChristensenOn Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Lt. Col. Dave GrossmanAssassination Generation: Video Games, Aggression, and the Psychology of Killing by Dave GrossmanTribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger Beyond OODA: Developing the Orientation for Deception, Conflict and Violence by Varg FreebornTake Control of Your Life: How to Silence Fear and Win the Mental Game by Mel Robbins The Law of Self Defense: The Indispensable Guide to the Armed Citizen by Andrew F. Branca and Massad AyoobDeadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self-Defense, 2nd Edition by Massad AyoobThe Unthinkable (Revised and Updated): Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why

Leadership Development

We can all be leaders.
Leadership in the Shadows: Special Operations Soldier by SGM Kyle LambLeadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual by Jocko WillinikExtreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink,Emotional Intelligence Equals Leadership: The Way to Get Freedom by Discipline by Dale HorsleyThe Art of War by Sun TzuThe Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi,Conversations with Major Dick Winters: Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers by Cole C. Kingseed,Leading Through Chaos: Thrive Like a Green Beret by Scott Mann Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. DubnerSuper Freakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance- by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. DubnerThink Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain Paperback – July 7, 2015 by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J Dubner

Case Studies

Learning from history
The Third Terrorist: The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing by Jayna Davis Columbine by Dave CullenBoston Strong: A City's Triumph over Tragedy by Casey Sherman Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI by Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman Terror at the Mall- VideoThree Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks(English Subtitled)- VideoEagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis- Bataclan Theater AttackWhy one cop carries 145 rounds of ammo on the jobOak Creek, Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting: Lt. Murphy interviewOperation Pineapple Express: The Incredible Story of a Group of Americans Who Undertook One Last Mission and Honored a Promise in Afghanistan- by Scott MannThe Case for Church Safety & Security: A Biblical Foundation for a Church Safety & Security Ministry

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