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The Home Security Handbook: Expert Advice for Keeping Safe at Home (And Away)

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Condition
New
Dimensions
6 x 0.6 x 9 in
Weight
15.2 oz
Publisher
Skyhorse
Publication date
September 2, 2014
Edition
First Edition
Language
English

Description

Do you know what to do if you think someone is in your house? What if an unmarked car is trying to pull you over on a dark and lonely? Author Lynne Finch takes a comprehensive look at ways to improve your family’s immediate safety and methods for protecting them in the future. Finch covers a wide range of topics from temporary ways renters can make their home secure, to more permanent changes an owner can make. As well as travel tips for domestic and international travel, with suggestions as simple as how to use your luggage tags to not only make your bag distinct, but to be more security conscious. Through interviews with Law Enforcement officers, Finch provides advice on how to handle various social interactions that keeps you from becoming a victim. These safety suggestions are helpful to readers of all ages, and a must-read for those just going off to college. Learn how to keep your drink safe at a bar or club, and prevent your friend from becoming a target. As well as what to do if someone is following you home at night. Home Security Handbook is a well researched, thoughtful look at a serious subject that affects everyone live’s. Written in an approachable, conversational style, Finch provides informative tips that help prepare readers to deal with the most common safety concerns. Read more

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Publisher Skyhorse
Publication date September 2, 2014
Edition First Edition
Language English
Print length 144 pages
ISBN-10 1628737425
ISBN-13 24
Item Weight 15.2 ounces

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Top Amazon Reviews

Excellent information, especially in the world we're living in today...
Format: Paperback
Some people will know *some* of the safety practices mention in The Home Security Handbook--but I'm sure you'll learn some things you did not know if you'll purchase and read the book. By the way, the quality of the book, the color photos, and thick pages is nice to see; this volume is sturdy and will hold up well to years of use. Parents would be well advised to give copies of this book to their young adult children. There is a chapter about campus safety, in fact, with good information for college student. The "situational awareness" chapter is all by itself worth the price of the book. :) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2022 by Connie
Good book for those with poor security habits...
Format: Paperback
I bought this book for my niece who had a break-in. Her home security practice was very bad so I figured it would be good for her. I found most of this book to be common sense and right on the money for how to secure your house against the average criminal. I also like the sections on paying attention and reducing your odds of being a victim online or outside the home. Again this should be should be common sense, but walk down the street and see all the people texting or looking at their shoes zoning out to their iPod tunes. Easy targets for criminals - don't make it easy! I took off one star for the section on how to defend yourself physically or with a gun. Not that I though her advice was bad, but fact is you are not going to be able to defend yourself by reading a book. You need to take self defense courses and practice your strikes so that you are ready if it happens. Just buying a gun does not make you safe either unless you are train well and are prepared to use it. That means more than a trip or two to your local gun range. You should be able to defend yourself if needed, but I think you are better off by pay attention to your surroundings and knowing how to minimize your chances of being a victim. This book does a good job describing how to pay attention. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015 by DirtyValentine
Good to review
Format: Kindle
General advice. Good to review, but wanted something more in depth.
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2015 by Steve at S.T.
This book is straightforward and good. The author provides concrete suggestions and why and ...
Format: Kindle
This book is dense with actionable suggestions for improving your home security. Too many books in this genre either spend way too much time trying to convince you that you need security or espousing a political viewpoint couched as advice. This book is straightforward and good. The author provides concrete suggestions and why and when you would employ each. I won't hesitate to recommend this book and I am going to start teaching some of these points to my self defense students. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2014 by Dude in Carnation
very poor, basic book
Format: Paperback
merchant sent book promptly. But, very poor, basic book, nothing much there which wasn't already common knowledge or common sense.
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2015 by D
Five Stars
Format: Paperback
Great book with practical suggestions.
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2016 by Pico Rivera
Must read to help Secure your Home and Family
Format: Paperback
Lynne Finch has a great way of communicating through words on a page! This is a MUST READ book for EVERYONE! Secure your home and your family. This book is well worth the space it will take on your bookshelf forever!
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2015 by BeckyLou
It's a useful intro for a new person that want to protect themselves.
Format: Paperback
An intro to many aspects of security and self protection. Each chapter could be an entire book or books on the subject matter. As a security professional and former martial arts instructor one is not going to learn a martial art from a book or how to shoot and survive a combat encounter. As far as her choice of firearms for an entry level person I don't like striker fired firearms do to there being no safety. it takes time and money to use a firearm properly. For someone who has been in protection for a few decades and have many hours of training most of what is in the book I got years ago. Good for a new person but there were small tidbits of information that was useful. I would say a useful intro. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2025 by Frank Mattox
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