Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly Hardcover – Illustrated, 21 April 2020

Would recommend as a good read

Read this to become bulletproof!! Well against all the things that most if not all women are afraid off.she is a great role model and i read this at a time i was going thorugh a tough time. I conquered my battles and i always read it for inspiration and motivation. Thank you for practical tips. I saw her interviews on youtube and i was tempted to buy her book. I was more than impressed.

The self-help treaties have become a genre itself. I've reviewed some other books in these categories, from the best-seller "Atomic Habits" to the very popular, and extremely well written, Dr Julie's "Why Has Nobody Told me This Before". Not everything published in this line is good - on the contrary, the level is poor. But those two aforementioned books are worthy exceptions. Evy Poumpouras "Becoming Bulletproof" it is an exception too. This one more in that long list of help-yourself-to-be-better, yet from a slightly different angle - public service. It is an uneven book, without a very clear center, with prose that could be better and which could have used a serious edition. And yet it is a good volume, with plenty of simple, handy pieces of advice and a touching tale.Ms Poumpouras is a former secret service agent (and a trained policewoman) very proud of her career. With a knack for psychology and keen to share her long experience, she is obviously at ease telling her life in the service and protecting dignitaries. Along this tale, she rambles a little, and the book gets too diverse. A bit of biography. Then she drops some philosophical pointers here and there (her Greek ascendancy comes quite useful in this department). Then there's some parts in which she shares tips on physical training; then there is a bit of security within the household - how to prevent attacks and such. And this is what I mentioned before: the book is too varied, lacking a clear focus: the reader at some point gets lost, he doesn't know if this is self-help or a fitness written class. At moments, it's all too much, as when the author explains how to sit in a restaurant to prevent attacks (namely: with the back against a wall and if possible looking at the restaurant's entrance - exactly, too much).Another minus is the prose. Look at the author online and you'll see a good public speaker, sure of what she's saying and giving an impression of accountability. In interviews, Ms Poumpouras handles the questions with grace and replies with clarity. Yet she is not a natural writer. There's something in the style that lacks charm. The story is very interesting; how it's written is not. There's something missing in order to keep the reader's attention. Also, other minor flaws: to make a point, rather than build the paragraph, she uses and accumulates adjectives, and "outstanding", "enormous", "shocking" and similar terms become constant. On the other hand, the book lacks some irony. At parts, it becomes too serious, almost solemn.And yet the book, overall, does work. The autobiography of a child of Greek immigrants in New York is touching at parts and the superation tale does reach the reader.Somehow flawed and often chaotic, the reader at the end cannot help but have the sensation that he's finished a good book.

Arrived quickly and in perfect condition

Great book at a great price.Really inspiring and worth a read.

A great autobiography. It is always inspiring when the self-help part of a book comes from a person's life experience. The even better part is that Evy has taken the lessons she learned and looked up the scientific research to back up these lessons and feelings.This book takes an almost CBT type approach to seeing the world through Evy's eyes. The lessons she learned through her training and experiences are here but it is up to any reading the book to put them into practice "do the work" to make them part of life to cut through the crap others try to dump on us, or tell us.The world is a scary place, and life is not fair. These are things that we can't change. What we can change is how we react to them. The is full of techniques to change our thinking to become more resilient, deal with things head on, and even choose which battles not to fight.

I would say this is up there for me. The fact that it is part of the Kindle Unlimited package is an incredible bonus. I first heard of Evy Poumpouras in an interview, and her voice and persona grabbed me, so I had to get her book. Becoming bulletproof is something we all need in every society, and the authenticity of being yourself is something we all need. I strongly recommend it and can’t wait for anything more in the future.

Like the author, very impressive woman, an easy read. Book was swiftly delivered