Short book, but packed with info on personal safety. The author seems to have quite a bit of experience in security/personal safety/self defense, and covers lots of aspects of personal safety. I take my own personal safety seriously, and think about it quite a bit, but this book made me look at things from a new perspective, and forced me to consider things I had never considered before. Just based on that, it was worth the money. I especially like how the author didn't focus on the nitty-gritty of specific self-defense techniques; it's easy to get tied up with technique X versus technique Y, and he avoided that altogether. Finally, the section on kidnapping was a real eye-opener! Sounds like there are some really sh*tty places on this earth. Stay safe people.