The Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledge for Surviving and Thriving in a Dangerous World

In today's modern world, we are largely isolated from the kind of savagery our ancestors faced on a daily basis. Although violence was as natural to our evolutionary development as sex and food, it has become foreign to most of us: at once demonized and glamorized, but almost always deeply misunderstood. Our hard-earned and hard-wired instincts— our evolved and trained ability to survive and overcome violent encounters— have been compromised. Yet, as even a cursory look at news headlines or...