{"product_id":"take-control-rescue-yourself-and-live-the-life-you-deserve-isbn-9781443461351","title":"Take Control: Rescue Yourself and Live the Life You Deserve","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a former police detective, hostage negotiator and international peacekeeper, J. Paul Nadeau spent more than thirty years working with victims and perpetrators and learning from top experts in abuse situations, murder investigations, hostage-takings, terrorist attacks and human behaviour in general. As a survivor of physical and emotional abuse by an alcoholic father, he experienced first-hand the loss of hope and destructive internal dialogue that can immobilize a person as effectively as any prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTake Control of Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Nadeau combines his personal experiences and insights from his many years in the field to help us overcome the self-sabotaging thoughts and attitudes that prevent us from becoming our best selves and achieving our dreams to the fullest.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFormer police detective, hostage negotiator and international peacekeeper J. Paul Nadeau spent more than thirty years working with victims and perpetrators and learning from top experts in abuse situations, murder investigations, hostage-takings, terrorist attacks and human behavior in general. Over the course of his career, Nadeau talked hostage-takers into giving themselves up and murderers into admitting to their crimes. And because of his extensive training and the techniques he has developed, he survived a terror attack in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs accomplished as Nadeau’s career has been, his life has been equally influenced by events in his youth that were beyond his control. As a survivor of physical and emotional abuse by an alcoholic father, he experienced first-hand the loss of hope and destructive internal dialogue that can immobilize a person as effectively as any prison. Nadeau has made it his mission to guide others through the thoughts and experiences in their lives that hold them hostage, whether it’s overcoming a bad marriage, adjusting to an unexpected career change or dealing with other traumas and setbacks, and he has spoken to thousands of people—in large audiences and one-on-one—about what they can do not only to overcome their fears and challenges but also to confidently step forward into a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTake Control of Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Nadeau combines his personal experiences and insights from many years in the field to help us overcome the self-sabotaging thoughts and attitudes that prevent us from becoming our best selves and fully achieving our dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eTake Control of Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e shows you how to avoid taking yourself hostage and how you can take charge of being the person you want to be. I recommend this to anyone trying to improve themselves and achieve the success in life they seek.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary W. Noesner, Chief, FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit (retired), author of Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Negotiator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you feel you are having your life hijacked by the people and circumstances around you, this book will give you a new awareness of the power you truly have to take back control of your life. A must-read manual for creating the life you want.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Bowden, co-author of the bestseller Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“J. Paul Nadeau has risked his life fighting terrorism and successfully negotiating international hostage-takings. His dangerous work has made him a master of human psychology. \u003cem\u003eTake Control of Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e is like no other self-help book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouis Di Bianco, host of the podcast Change Your Story, Change Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“J. Paul Nadeau has discovered insights into the human experience that we can all learn from. It is impossible to read this book and not feel inspired and driven to take control over your future.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStuart Knight, award-winning entrepreneur and keynote speaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nadeau has crafted a handbook full of signposts that help us navigate not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eonly the world but the roads and roadblocks within, rich with personal and professional experience. Loaded with unexpected turns and surprises, \u003cem\u003eTake Control of Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a great tool with touching stories.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYannick Bisson, actor, director and producer of the international hit series Murdoch Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“J. Paul Nadeau provides a compelling road map to a happier, healthier self by unlocking our understanding regarding how we mentally sabotage our own thoughts, and how this sabotage corrupts our beliefs and our actions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacques Dallaire, president of Performance Prime and author of Performance Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889049235685,"sku":"NP9781443461351","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781443461351.jpg?v=1730230394","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/take-control-rescue-yourself-and-live-the-life-you-deserve-isbn-9781443461351","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}