Outskirts Press Releaes New Book, "Stay Alert, Stay Alive: Criminals Reveal Their Secrets," by Michael P.S. Williams

5 August 2006

Stay Alert, Stay Alive begins with a quick Street Smarts IQ Test, and then focuses on how we can train ourselves to be both street and driving smart. It shows how we can protect ourselves at the ATM machine, what to do if someone tries to rob us, how to protect ourselves when waiting for or riding on buses and subways, how to survive if we are carjacked, and how to avoid the “bump and rob.”

Williams then takes us into the home arena, and explains how best to create a safe environment, no matter if we live in the city or have convinced ourselves that country living poses no risks. He looks at the responses people have to burglars, and shows how we can better safeguard our homes, and even our livestock, through simple, inexpensive measures. He also talks about the pros and cons of alarm systems, chemical deterrents, and guns.

For eighteen years Mike Williams served in the U.S. military and received two Bronze Stars for heroism. In 1990, he was the recipient of the General Douglas McArthur Leadership Award. For more than twenty years he has worked in the field of law enforcement in the United States and in fourteen foreign countries. He has been responsible for security operations and training for major corporations and government agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors. He directed the loss prevention and physical security programs during the Gulf War. He was the director of security for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He was a Probation Officer in Hall and Clayton Counties, Georgia, and the lead investigator for PC Investigations, Inc. He has conducted more than one-hundred Drug and Alcohol Awareness Education (D.A.R.E) seminars for youths, ages 15 to 19, and Crime Prevention and Anti-Terrorism Seminars for Home Depot, BellSouth, GMAC, First Union National Bank, the IRS, State Farm Insurance, Sprint, Rockwell International and Smith-Barney.

Book Statistics:

ISBN: 1598001868

Retail Price: $16.95

Size and Format: 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback

Page count: 156

Publication Date: December 2005

Availability: Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com,

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Author Contact:

Mike Williams

Address: 2603 Bronco Trail

Duluth, GA 30096