🕶️ Protective PI

A private investigator who goes beyond the case file, becoming a personal guardian for clients caught in dangerous situations that demand more than mere detection.

Privacy in the Age of Big Data

by Theresa Payton • 2014

Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.

3.56

112

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Data Surveillance 📊 Personal Data 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 🕵️ Surveillance State

Privacy in the Age of Big Data 86%

Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.

by Theresa Payton 2014

3.56

112 ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Data Surveillance 📊 Personal Data 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 🕵️ Surveillance State

Dragnet Nation

by Julia Angwin • 2014

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

3.68

659

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

Dragnet Nation 86%

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

by Julia Angwin 2014

3.68

659 ratings

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

"I Have Nothing to Hide"

by Heidi Boghosian • 2021

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

3.64

191

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

"I Have Nothing to Hide" 86%

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

by Heidi Boghosian 2021

3.64

191 ratings

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

The Safety Trap

by Spencer Coursen • 2021

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

4.11

196

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

The Safety Trap 86%

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

by Spencer Coursen 2021

4.11

196 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

Escape the Wolf

by Clint Emerson • 2022

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

4.14

100

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security 🛡️ Protector Mindset ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Escape the Wolf 86%

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

by Clint Emerson 2022

4.14

100 ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security 🛡️ Protector Mindset ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Identity and Data Security for Web Development

by Jonathan LeBlanc • 2016

Assume the database will be breached: the encryption, authentication, and UX tradeoffs worth making.

3.33

🔒 Web Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🔑 Authentication Systems 🛡️ Secure Coding 🗄️ Data Protection

Identity and Data Security for Web Development Summary

Identity and Data Security for Web Development 86%

Assume the database will be breached: the encryption, authentication, and UX tradeoffs worth making.

by Jonathan LeBlanc 2016

3.33

43 ratings

🔒 Web Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🔑 Authentication Systems 🛡️ Secure Coding 🗄️ Data Protection

Survive Like a Spy

by Jason Hanson • 2018

The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.

3.37

555

🛡️ Personal Security 🕵️ Espionage Tradecraft 👀 Situational Awareness 🏕️ Survival Skills 🎭 Social Engineering

Survive Like a Spy 85%

The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.

by Jason Hanson 2018

3.37

555 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 🕵️ Espionage Tradecraft 👀 Situational Awareness 🏕️ Survival Skills 🎭 Social Engineering

Tribe of Hackers

by Marcus J. Carey • 2019

The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.

3.90

262

👤 Human Element 🔐 Security Fundamentals 🌐 Community Building 🧠 Continuous Learning 📞 Communication Skills

Tribe of Hackers 85%

The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.

by Marcus J. Carey 2019

3.90

262 ratings

👤 Human Element 🔐 Security Fundamentals 🌐 Community Building 🧠 Continuous Learning 📞 Communication Skills

Arrest-Proof Yourself

by Dale C. Carson • 2007

A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.

3.77

320

🧑‍✈️ Police Encounters ⚖️ Legal Self-Defense ⛓️‍💥 Criminal Justice Reform 🌃 Street Survival 🔫 Firearm Ownership

Arrest-Proof Yourself 85%

A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.

by Dale C. Carson 2007

3.77

320 ratings

🧑‍✈️ Police Encounters ⚖️ Legal Self-Defense ⛓️‍💥 Criminal Justice Reform 🌃 Street Survival 🔫 Firearm Ownership

Nothing to Hide

by Daniel J. Solove • 2011

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

3.85

182

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Nothing to Hide 85%

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

by Daniel J. Solove 2011

3.85

182 ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters

by Meg Meeker • 2006

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

4.16

7k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls 🧔 Paternal Influence 🧱 Character Formation

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Summary

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters 85%

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

by Meg Meeker 2006

4.16

7k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls 🧔 Paternal Influence 🧱 Character Formation

Predators

by Gregory M. Cooper • 2007

An ex-FBI profiler reveals what predators look for in a victim, and how to stop being one.

4.20

🧷 Personal Safety 🧠 Predator Psychology 🔍 Criminal Profiling 👀 Situational Awareness 👶 Child Safety

Predators 85%

An ex-FBI profiler reveals what predators look for in a victim, and how to stop being one.

by Gregory M. Cooper 2007

4.20

46 ratings

🧷 Personal Safety 🧠 Predator Psychology 🔍 Criminal Profiling 👀 Situational Awareness 👶 Child Safety

Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life

by Jason Hanson • 2015

Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.

3.64

2k+

👀 Situational Awareness 🏠 Home Security 🥋 Self-Defense ✈️ Travel Safety 👪 Family Safety

Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life Summary

Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life 85%

Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.

by Jason Hanson 2015

3.64

2k+ ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🏠 Home Security 🥋 Self-Defense ✈️ Travel Safety 👪 Family Safety

Stealing Your Life

by Frank W. Abagnale • 2007

A former forger on how thieves pick targets, and the habits that make them move on.

3.67

293

🪪 Identity Theft 🔒 Personal Data Security 🎭 Social Engineering 💻 Digital Security 🛡️ Fraud Prevention

Stealing Your Life 85%

A former forger on how thieves pick targets, and the habits that make them move on.

by Frank W. Abagnale 2007

3.67

293 ratings

🪪 Identity Theft 🔒 Personal Data Security 🎭 Social Engineering 💻 Digital Security 🛡️ Fraud Prevention

Protecting the Gift

by Gavin de Becker • 1999

Forget stranger danger. Train your child's gut instinct instead, and here is how.

4.31

3k+

🛡️ Child Safety 🔍 Threat Assessment 🧠 Trusting Intuition ⚠️ Predator Tactics 💪 Child Empowerment

Protecting the Gift 85%

Forget stranger danger. Train your child's gut instinct instead, and here is how.

by Gavin de Becker 1999

4.31

3k+ ratings

🛡️ Child Safety 🔍 Threat Assessment 🧠 Trusting Intuition ⚠️ Predator Tactics 💪 Child Empowerment

The Power of Awareness

by Dan Schilling • 2021

See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.

4.02

258

🛡️ Personal Safety 👁️ Situational Awareness 🚨 Threat Detection 🔮 Intuition And Instinct 🕵️ Espionage Methodology

The Power of Awareness 85%

See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.

by Dan Schilling 2021

4.02

258 ratings

🛡️ Personal Safety 👁️ Situational Awareness 🚨 Threat Detection 🔮 Intuition And Instinct 🕵️ Espionage Methodology

Everyday Cybersecurity

by Christopher Cox • 2019

The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.

5.00

🛡️ Personal Cybersecurity 🔐 Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Safety 🆔 Identity Theft 🎭 Social Engineering

Everyday Cybersecurity 85%

The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.

by Christopher Cox 2019

5.00

1 ratings

🛡️ Personal Cybersecurity 🔐 Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Safety 🆔 Identity Theft 🎭 Social Engineering

Why Privacy Matters

by Neil Richards • 2021

Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.

4.06

177

🧑‍💻 Digital Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚖️ Privacy Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 🛒 Consumer Surveillance

Why Privacy Matters 85%

Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.

by Neil Richards 2021

4.06

177 ratings

🧑‍💻 Digital Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚖️ Privacy Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 🛒 Consumer Surveillance

Cybersecurity For Dummies

by Joseph Steinberg • 2019

Phishing, ransomware, data theft: a non-expert's guide to layered defense that actually works.

3.72

141

🛡️ Cybersecurity Fundamentals 🔐 Digital Self Defense 🔒 Personal Data Protection 🎭 Social Engineering 🕶️ Online Privacy

Cybersecurity For Dummies 85%

Phishing, ransomware, data theft: a non-expert's guide to layered defense that actually works.

by Joseph Steinberg 2019

3.72

141 ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity Fundamentals 🔐 Digital Self Defense 🔒 Personal Data Protection 🎭 Social Engineering 🕶️ Online Privacy

Violence of Mind

by Varg Freeborn • 2018

Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.

4.27

483

🔍 Situational Awareness ⚖️ Self-Defense Law 🧠 Mental Conditioning 🔪 Criminal Psychology 🛡️ Personal Security

Violence of Mind 85%

Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.

by Varg Freeborn 2018

4.27

483 ratings

🔍 Situational Awareness ⚖️ Self-Defense Law 🧠 Mental Conditioning 🔪 Criminal Psychology 🛡️ Personal Security

The Right to Privacy

by Ellen Alderman • 1995

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

3.96

339

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

The Right to Privacy 85%

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

by Ellen Alderman 1995

3.96

339 ratings

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

Sheep No More

by Jonathan T. Gilliam • 2017

The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.

3.93

389

🛡️ Personal Security 👁️ Situational Awareness 📋 Threat Assessment 📝 Defensive Planning 🏃 Escape And Evasion

Sheep No More 85%

The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.

by Jonathan T. Gilliam 2017

3.93

389 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👁️ Situational Awareness 📋 Threat Assessment 📝 Defensive Planning 🏃 Escape And Evasion

The Right to Oblivion

by Lowry Pressly • 2024

Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.

4.01

254

👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚙️ Philosophy Of Technology 🔒 Digital Privacy 💭 Forgetting And Memory 📊 Datafication

The Right to Oblivion 85%

Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.

by Lowry Pressly 2024

4.01

254 ratings

👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚙️ Philosophy Of Technology 🔒 Digital Privacy 💭 Forgetting And Memory 📊 Datafication

Facing Violence

by Rory Miller • 2011

Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.

4.25

1k+

🛡️ Self-Defense ⚔️ Violence Dynamics 🐺 Predator Mindset 👀 Situational Awareness 🧠 Survival Psychology

Facing Violence 85%

Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.

by Rory Miller 2011

4.25

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Self-Defense ⚔️ Violence Dynamics 🐺 Predator Mindset 👀 Situational Awareness 🧠 Survival Psychology

The Art of Invisibility

by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2017

From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.

3.98

5k+

🛡️ Digital Privacy 🔒 Operational Security 👁️ Mass Surveillance 🕵️ Personal Anonymity 🔐 Information Security

The Art of Invisibility 85%

From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.

by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017

3.98

5k+ ratings

🛡️ Digital Privacy 🔒 Operational Security 👁️ Mass Surveillance 🕵️ Personal Anonymity 🔐 Information Security

Street Smarts

by Dannah Eve • 2026

Deceive when you must. Scan every room in ten seconds. The safety guide society never gave women.

4.44

124

🛡️ Personal Safety 👩 Women's Safety 👀 Situational Awareness ✨ Intuition And Instinct 🥊 Self-Defense Tactics

Street Smarts 85%

Deceive when you must. Scan every room in ten seconds. The safety guide society never gave women.

by Dannah Eve 2026

4.44

124 ratings

🛡️ Personal Safety 👩 Women's Safety 👀 Situational Awareness ✨ Intuition And Instinct 🥊 Self-Defense Tactics

Defensive Security Handbook

by Lee Brotherston • 2017

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

3.90

141

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

Defensive Security Handbook 85%

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

by Lee Brotherston 2017

3.90

141 ratings

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

Becoming Bulletproof

by Evy Poumpouras • 2020

A Secret Service agent's toolkit: manage fear, spot lies, and influence like you protect presidents.

4.14

9k+

🛡️ Personal Safety 👁️ Situational Awareness 😨 Fear Management 🧠 Mental Resilience 👀 Reading Body Language

Becoming Bulletproof 85%

A Secret Service agent's toolkit: manage fear, spot lies, and influence like you protect presidents.

by Evy Poumpouras 2020

4.14

9k+ ratings

🛡️ Personal Safety 👁️ Situational Awareness 😨 Fear Management 🧠 Mental Resilience 👀 Reading Body Language

The Gift of Fear

by Gavin de Becker • 1997

Politeness silences your fastest danger-detection system. Here is how to turn the volume back up.

4.18

52k+

🎯 Threat Assessment 🛡️ Personal Safety 🧠 Gut Instinct 🚫 Boundary Setting 🕵️ Manipulation Awareness

The Gift of Fear 85%

Politeness silences your fastest danger-detection system. Here is how to turn the volume back up.

by Gavin de Becker 1997

4.18

52k+ ratings

🎯 Threat Assessment 🛡️ Personal Safety 🧠 Gut Instinct 🚫 Boundary Setting 🕵️ Manipulation Awareness

Tangled Up in Blue

by Rosa Brooks • 2021

A law professor joined the police. The training is built to save officers, not the public.

4.06

2k+

🚔 Policing Reform ⚖️ Biased Policing 🎯 Police Training 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform ✋ Use Of Force

Tangled Up in Blue 85%

A law professor joined the police. The training is built to save officers, not the public.

by Rosa Brooks 2021

4.06

2k+ ratings

🚔 Policing Reform ⚖️ Biased Policing 🎯 Police Training 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform ✋ Use Of Force

Privacy is Power

by Carissa Véliz • 2020

Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.

4.02

1k+

🔒 Digital Privacy 💰 Data Economy 📹 Mass Surveillance 🧠 Online Manipulation ⚖️ Data Ethics

Privacy is Power 85%

Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.

by Carissa Véliz 2020

4.02

1k+ ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 💰 Data Economy 📹 Mass Surveillance 🧠 Online Manipulation ⚖️ Data Ethics

We Do

by PsyD Stan Tatkin • 2018

A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.

4.18

493

🧠 Attachment Theory 💑 Couples Therapy 🛡️ Emotional Safety ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Negativity Bias

We Do 85%

A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.

by PsyD Stan Tatkin 2018

4.18

493 ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory 💑 Couples Therapy 🛡️ Emotional Safety ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Negativity Bias

Cybersecurity for Beginners

by Raef Meeuwisse • 2015

Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.

3.67

147

🛡️ Information Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🎣 Social Engineering 🚨 Incident Response 🧠 Security Awareness

Cybersecurity for Beginners 84%

Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.

by Raef Meeuwisse 2015

3.67

147 ratings

🛡️ Information Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🎣 Social Engineering 🚨 Incident Response 🧠 Security Awareness

The Unexpected Spy

by Tracy Walder • 2020

Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.

3.84

7k+

🕵️ Spy Memoirs 👩‍✈️ Female Spies 💣 Counterterrorism ⚖️ Workplace Sexism 🧠 Vicarious Trauma

The Unexpected Spy 84%

Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.

by Tracy Walder 2020

3.84

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Memoirs 👩‍✈️ Female Spies 💣 Counterterrorism ⚖️ Workplace Sexism 🧠 Vicarious Trauma

Liquid Surveillance

by Zygmunt Bauman • 2012

Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.

3.80

490

👁️ Surveillance Studies 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏛️ Post-Panoptic Theory 📊 Social Sorting ⚙️ Technological Determinism

Liquid Surveillance 84%

Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.

by Zygmunt Bauman 2012

3.80

490 ratings

👁️ Surveillance Studies 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏛️ Post-Panoptic Theory 📊 Social Sorting ⚙️ Technological Determinism

Walk the Blue Line

by James Patterson • 2023

A burning home, a father held back: the moments cops carry long after the sirens fade.

4.19

4k+

📘 Police Memoirs 🚒 Frontline Professions 💔 Moral Injury 🧠 First Responder Trauma 🏘️ Police And Community

Walk the Blue Line 84%

A burning home, a father held back: the moments cops carry long after the sirens fade.

by James Patterson 2023

4.19

4k+ ratings

📘 Police Memoirs 🚒 Frontline Professions 💔 Moral Injury 🧠 First Responder Trauma 🏘️ Police And Community

Threat Modeling

by Adam Shostack • 2014

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

4.07

286

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

Threat Modeling 84%

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

by Adam Shostack 2014

4.07

286 ratings

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

One Nation Under Therapy

by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

3.60

376

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability 🇺🇸 Civic Education 🛡️ Child Overprotection

One Nation Under Therapy 84%

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005

3.60

376 ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability 🇺🇸 Civic Education 🛡️ Child Overprotection

Scaling Force

by Rory Miller • 2012

Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.

4.41

172

👀 Situational Awareness 🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation 🦅 Predatory Violence 📊 Escalation Of Force ⚖️ Self-Defense Law

Scaling Force 84%

Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.

by Rory Miller 2012

4.41

172 ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation 🦅 Predatory Violence 📊 Escalation Of Force ⚖️ Self-Defense Law

Energy Healing for Empaths

by Lisa Campion • 2021

You absorb everyone's emotions. The energy hygiene routine for people who feel too much.

4.13

332

🧠 Highly Sensitive People ⚡ Energy Work 🚧 Emotional Boundaries 🌀 Energy Clearing 🛡️ Psychic Self-Defense

Energy Healing for Empaths 84%

You absorb everyone's emotions. The energy hygiene routine for people who feel too much.

by Lisa Campion 2021

4.13

332 ratings

🧠 Highly Sensitive People ⚡ Energy Work 🚧 Emotional Boundaries 🌀 Energy Clearing 🛡️ Psychic Self-Defense

Writing Secure Code

by Michael Howard • 2001

Every exploit begins with data your code trusted. The developer's manual for input validation.

4.01

372

🛡️ Application Security 🔒 Secure Coding 🛠️ Defensive Programming ✅ Input Validation 🧠 Memory Safety

Writing Secure Code 84%

Every exploit begins with data your code trusted. The developer's manual for input validation.

by Michael Howard 2001

4.01

372 ratings

🛡️ Application Security 🔒 Secure Coding 🛠️ Defensive Programming ✅ Input Validation 🧠 Memory Safety

When Violence Is the Answer

by Tim Larkin • 2017

Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.

4.25

1k+

🛡️ Self-Defense Training 🔪 Predatory Violence 🧠 Combat Psychology ⚔️ Combatives 🔍 Criminal Mindset

When Violence Is the Answer 84%

Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.

by Tim Larkin 2017

4.25

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Self-Defense Training 🔪 Predatory Violence 🧠 Combat Psychology ⚔️ Combatives 🔍 Criminal Mindset

The Empowered Empath

by Judy Dyer • 2019

Sensitive, not weak: an empath’s guide to boundaries, energy protection, and emotional control.

3.93

583

🧠 Highly Sensitive People 🛡️ Empath Survival 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎢 Emotional Management 🌳 Energy Protection

The Empowered Empath 84%

Sensitive, not weak: an empath’s guide to boundaries, energy protection, and emotional control.

by Judy Dyer 2019

3.93

583 ratings

🧠 Highly Sensitive People 🛡️ Empath Survival 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎢 Emotional Management 🌳 Energy Protection

Life In The Uniform

by Amit Lodha • 2021

An IPS officer. Bihar. Kidnappers. Naxal jungles. Politicians calling. What the uniform costs.

4.18

181

🚔 Police Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Memoir 👮 Law Enforcement 🤝 Community Policing ⚔️ Counterinsurgency

Life In The Uniform 84%

An IPS officer. Bihar. Kidnappers. Naxal jungles. Politicians calling. What the uniform costs.

by Amit Lodha 2021

4.18

181 ratings

🚔 Police Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Memoir 👮 Law Enforcement 🤝 Community Policing ⚔️ Counterinsurgency

Permanent Record

by Edward Snowden • 2019

He helped build the hidden architecture of mass surveillance. Then he blew it wide open.

4.3

59k+

🕵️ Mass Surveillance 📣 Whistleblowing 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏛️ Intelligence Agencies 💾 Data Permanence

Permanent Record 84%

He helped build the hidden architecture of mass surveillance. Then he blew it wide open.

by Edward Snowden 2019

4.3

59k+ ratings

🕵️ Mass Surveillance 📣 Whistleblowing 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏛️ Intelligence Agencies 💾 Data Permanence

The Prosecutor

by Nazir Afzal • 2020

He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.

4.42

1k+

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 👰 Honour Based Violence 🛑 Child Sexual Exploitation ⛓️ Modern Slavery 🏛️ Institutional Reform

The Prosecutor 84%

He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.

by Nazir Afzal 2020

4.42

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 👰 Honour Based Violence 🛑 Child Sexual Exploitation ⛓️ Modern Slavery 🏛️ Institutional Reform

Knife

by Salman Rushdie • 2024

A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.

3.98

29k+

🩹 Trauma Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir 🗽 Free Speech 🎯 Writers Under Threat ⚔️ Religious Violence

Knife 84%

A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.

by Salman Rushdie 2024

3.98

29k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir 🗽 Free Speech 🎯 Writers Under Threat ⚔️ Religious Violence

The Cuckoo's Egg

by Clifford Stoll • 1989

A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.

4.28

16k+

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The Cuckoo's Egg 84%

A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.

by Clifford Stoll 1989

4.28

16k+ ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔍 Digital Forensics 🌐 Early Internet 🔎 True Crime Investigation

The Empath's Survival Guide

by Judith Orloff • 2017

You absorb everyone's stress. Daily practices to build an energy boundary and reclaim your reserves.

3.83

8k+

🌸 High Sensitivity 🫂 Empaths 🛡️ Energy Shielding 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔮 Intuitive Development

The Empath's Survival Guide 84%

You absorb everyone's stress. Daily practices to build an energy boundary and reclaim your reserves.

by Judith Orloff 2017

3.83

8k+ ratings

🌸 High Sensitivity 🫂 Empaths 🛡️ Energy Shielding 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔮 Intuitive Development

Context

by Cory Doctorow • 2011

3.66

372

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights 🏛️ Platform Politics 📚 Digital Publishing

Context 84%

by Cory Doctorow 2011

3.66

372 ratings

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights 🏛️ Platform Politics 📚 Digital Publishing

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