WHEN VIOLENCE IS THE ANSWER

WHEN VIOLENCE IS THE ANSWER is a sober confrontation with the reality of violence in modern society that offers understanding of the sources of a growing phenomenon and the practical means to overcome it.

Violence is perhaps the most consistent element woven within every bestseller list. And yet, you can almost count on one hand the significant books that actually study it. WHEN VIOLENCE IS THE ANSWER is the answer both to this remarkable void in the marketplace and to the willful blindness about it that pervades our culture. It is the first book that will to teach you how to think about violence the right way. So you can understand it. So you are aware and prepared for the rest of your life.

The book’s structure is based on the 9 essential elements of violence in modern society. Each chapter will address one element, such as Violence is a Tool or The Two Types of Violence: Asocial and Antisocial. Riveting real-life stories from Larkin’s clients and students will be used to illustrate the material throughout. The stories will also be buttressed by the most current statistical analysis, socioeconomic data, behavioral science, government crime statistics, sports medicine injury data, and Larkin's own direct research from his 25-year career as an expert on the subject. Readers will leave the book equipped with a greater understanding of what violence really is, where the knowledge of violence typically resides, how it functions in modern society, how to avoid the types of violence that are avoidable, how to recognize when you’re in the midst of the type that isn’t, and what you need to know, think, feel and do in order to survive an encounter unharmed.

Tim Larkin is the founder of Target Focus Training and one of the world’s foremost experts, thinkers, teachers, trainers, and writers on the subject of violence. He is a former military intelligence officer who through his company has trained more than 10,000 people in 50 countries how to deal with imminent violence. He is also a bookselling machine. In 2013, his first traditionally published book, Survive The Unthinkable: A Total Guide To Women’s Self Protection, featured a foreword by self-help icon Tony Robbins (a devoted client) debuted at #4 on the New York Times list.

WHEN VIOLENCE IS THE ANSWER builds on the success of titles like Gavin de Becker’s The Gift of Fear and Dave Grossman’s On Killing and is poised to become a major bestseller—a sober confrontation with the reality of violence that offers the practical means to overcome it.