Lt. Col. Dave Grossman draws unsettling, even sinister parallels between the psychological conditioning required to make soldiers kill in war and the similar effect that videos, films, games and movies have in civilian society.

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Grossman, Dave

Mental Health

Back Bay Books

There is perhaps no bigger or more important issue in America at present than youth violence. Columbine, Sandy Hook, Aurora: We know them all too well, and for all the wrong reasons: kids, some as young as eleven years old, taking up arms and, with deadly, frightening accuracy, murdering anyone in their paths. What is going on? According to the authors of Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill, there is blame to be laid right at the feet of the makers of violent video games (called "murder trainers" by one expert), the TV networks, and the Hollywood movie studios--the people responsible for the fact that children witness literally thousands of violent images a day. Authors Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano offer incontrovertible evidence, much of it based on recent major scientific studies and empirical research, that movies, TV, and video games are not just conditioning children to be violent--and unaware of the consequences of that violence--but are teaching the very mechanics of killing. Their book is a much-needed call to action for every parent, teacher, and citizen to help our children and stop the wave of killing and violence gripping America's youth. And, most important, it is a blueprint for us all on how that can be achieved. In Paducah, Kentucky, Michael Carneal, a fourteen-year-old boy who stole a gun from a neighbor's house, brought it to school and fired eight shots at a student prayer group as they were breaking up. Prior to this event, he had never shot a real gun before. Of the eight shots he fired, he had eight hits on eight different kids. Five were head shots, the other three upper torso. The result was three dead, one paralyzed for life. The FBI says that the average, experienced, qualified law enforcement officer, in the average shootout, at an average range of seven yards, hits with less than one bullet in five. How does a child acquire such killing ability? What would lead him to go out and commit such a horrific act?

Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill : A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violence

Politics & Social Sciences

DeGaetano, Gloria

Social Sciences

Harmony

Do you have a friend that always seems to be flying around the world in First Class and wonder how they afford it? Or maybe you already know they use "frequent flyer miles" but have no idea how to get them yourself. (Hint: You don't need to actually fly to earn them!) Dave Grossman has been "that friend" for over a decade and, in this must-read for anyone with big travel dreams on a small budget, Dave shares all his secrets. You'll learn: 
<li>The difference between miles and points and how to leverage both</li>
<li>How to set your travel goals and make them a quick reality</li>
<li>Ways to exponentially increase the number of miles and points you earn</li>
<li>How to find those elusive First and Business Class award seats Please note that this edition of the book is geared towards a US-based audience. While the foundations are the same worldwide, this book primarily references US-based programs and credit cards.</li>

MilesTalk: Live Your Wildest Travel Dreams Using Miles and Points

Business & Money

Personal Finance

MilesTalk

Key Selling Points- Leo Frankowski is the author of the highly successful series for Del Rey relating the adventures of Conrad Stargard, which began with The Cross-Time Engineer.- The Conrad series has gone through six novels. Each novel in the series was a Locus best-seller.- Dave Grossman is a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel, West Point Psychology Professor, Professor of Military Science, and Army Ranger. His Pulitzer nominated book, On Killing, is used as required reading in courses at military academies, police academies, and colleges worldwide.

The War With Earth

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Frankowski, Leo

Science Fiction

Baen

Six hundred years into the future, humankind journeys between the stars by using Two-Space, a mysterious realm that uses sentient wooden ships to travel a universe hostile to technology, but Lt. Thomas Melville soon discovers that some of the alien races he encounters are none too friendly and could embroil Earth in a vast intergalactic war.

The Two-Space War

New Kashubia was a planet rich in heavy metals, but utterly lacking in carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. Even dirt had to be imported at great expense. The colonists, moved there from Earth against their will, lived in tunnels drilled through solid gold but still were the poorest people in the universe. Since their only resource was people, they sent draftees out as mercenaries, fighting in tanks in symbiosis with a highly intelligent computer. And Mickolai Derdowski had fought bravely and brilliantly for nearly a decade, losing many friends in the process, and risen to the rank of General-he thought. But then he found out that it was all in virtual reality. The war had been faked, no one had died, and he was still just a tank commander, not a general at all. But New Kashubia had been well paid by the planet that had hired the mercenaries for the war they had faked, severe food rationing back home was no longer necessary, and people could now afford luxuries like homes and clothing. There was just one problem. A real war was looming on the horizon and this one couldn't be settled in cyberspace. A lot of people might get really, permanently killed. Such as Mickolai. . . .

The War with Earth

Having freed themselves from the oppressive government of Earth, the virtual reality mercenaries of New Kashubia now find themselves threated by the Mitchegai, an inherently evil species that must sterilize the planet in the process of colonizing it, in the sequel to A Boy and His Tank. Reprint.

Kren of the Mitchegai (The Boy and His Tank)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Six hundred years into the future, humankind journeys between the stars by using Two-Space, a mysterious realm that uses sentient wooden ships to travel a universe hostile to technology, but Lt. Thomas Melville soon discovers that some of the alien races he encounters are none too friendly and could embroil Earth in a vast intergalactic war. Reprint.

Following his bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-nominated book On Killing, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, with Loren W. Christensen, presents On Combat, a groundbreaking examination of what it takes to perform, cope, and survive in the toxicity of deadly combat as a soldier in a foreign land, and as a police officer in the streets of urban America.

On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

Christensen, Loren W.

Psychology & Counseling

Tantor Media, Inc.

"RELENTLESS COURAGE is one of the most important books of our time. Building on her previous book, WARRIOR: How to Support Those Who Protect Us, Doc Springer has teamed with Michael Sugrue to give us the vital, essential, 'next step forward' in understanding and healing the trauma inflicted upon our first responders in these tragic, violent times…RELENTLESS COURAGE is truly the natural and essential successor to my book, ON COMBAT."\n- Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, whose book ON COMBAT sold half a million copies\nA CRUEL IRONY 
Our first responders are uniquely strong, brave, and emotionally flexible.\nThey are called to support us on the worst days of our lives. They see and hear things that are burned into their memories forever. They see the worst in humanity and then do their best to be a loving partner, parent, and friend.\nOn the other hand, they are uniquely vulnerable.\nFor example, data from Police Forum shows that the risk of suicide among police officers is 54 percent greater than among American workers in general.\nHIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT 
Much of what first responders do – the things they see and the personal risks they take - happens outside of our collective awareness. Data published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress reveals that they experience a level of trauma exposure that most of us can’t even imagine. In a sample of more than 700 police officers from three major police departments, on both the east and west coast, over half have been threatened with a gun (51%), knife or weapon (55%), and nearly all (87%) have seen someone dying (87.2%).\nFirst responders are resigning in droves. And they’re dying in record numbers. According to the Washington Post, more officers die by suicide each year than are killed in the line of duty, by all causes.\nSTIGMA IS DEADLY 
We are losing good men and women, whose collective trauma, never addressed in an effective way, becomes too heavy a burden to carry. The impact of this trauma deserves to be recognized and addressed. This is an untold story with urgent, global implications.\nBest-selling author Dr. Shauna Springer and decorated Sergeant Michael Sugrue tell this story in RELENTLESS COURAGE. Sugrue bares his soul to help save his fellow brothers and sisters in the first responder community, and openly shares the mindsets, private struggles, losses, and personal betrayals that led him to become suicidal at one time. He shares how he healed and what kinds of programs and resources were most helpful in bringing him out of his darkest valley.\nEach chapter includes a wealth of original, game-changing insights on trauma from nationally renowned psychologist, Dr. Shauna Springer, one of the world’s leading experts in psychological trauma and healing.\nFor example... What are some of the worst traumas a first responder can face? What kinds of experiences after trauma can make its impact even worse? What is the difference between telling our story to heal and sharing about trauma in a way that deepens the trauma further? Does evil exist, or are all of us just reacting to our own unaddressed trauma? How can any of us come back from the places where hope seems to have abandoned us? 
Together, Sugrue and Springer tell the story that has been hidden in plain sight and provide perspective, truth and wisdom to help mend the divide between first responders and those they serve, and to help us all heal from our own traumas.\n"Unbelievably brave, every American needs to hear this story! Doc Springer and Michael Sugrue have moved the officer wellness conversation a decade into the future.”\n- Chris Littrell, Police Officer, Police1 Columnist

RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma

Self-Help

Springer Ph.D., Shauna 'Doc'

Sugrue, Michael

Death & Grief

Hidden Ivy Press

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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill : A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violence

MilesTalk: Live Your Wildest Travel Dreams Using Miles and Points

The War With Earth

The Two-Space War

The War with Earth

Kren of the Mitchegai (The Boy and His Tank)

The Two-Space War

On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma