Bronxite pens book on personal safety: ‘Prepared Not Scared’
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
A new book written by a nationally
renowned safety expert from our
borough promises to offer important
details to keep your family and your
personal information safe.
Bill Stanton, a nationally recognized
safety and security expert and
ex-NYPD police offi cer from City Is-
land, completed his most recent book
‘Prepared Not Scared’, which is being
published by Simon & Schuster
impression Galvanized Media.
It is now available for pre-order on
Amazon.com and draws on Stanton’s
three decades of personal experience
helping people be safe and secure,
as well as advice from an A-team of
nationally recognized experts in the
fi eld.
The book is a guide, providing
easy to digest information and stories
from Stanton’s colleagues at the
highest levels of the safety and security
fi eld, and from the author’s own
experience.
“In this book, I have called upon
my personal friends who happen to
the apex of their respective fi elds in
safety and security,” said Stanton.
The book covers home safety,
home security, self defense, safety in
the workplace from avoiding harassment
to offi ce terrorism, cyberspace
security, preparing for the hazards
of being away from home, protecting
your children, auto safety, safety
for pets, illicit drugs, detecting deception
and interacting with law enforcement.
The book is endorsed by Bill Bratton,
the former NYPD and LAPD commissioner
who is a personal friend,
said Stanton.
It contains advice from experts
Prepared Not Scared promises readers
a “go-to guide for staying safe in an unsafe
world.” Photo courtesy of Bill Stanton
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like Dan O’Connor, head of security
for the Central Intelligence Agency,
and Dr. Marisa Randazzo, a former
secret service agent who specializes
in child psychology on protecting
children, to name a few, said Stanton.
“We have almost 500 years between
the different experts in the
book of professional experience in
safety and security,” said Stanton.
People know they need safety and
security, but oftentimes many people
look at it like eating vegetables – they
are good for you but you don’t necessarily
like it, said Stanton.
“What this book looks to accomplish
is to give you factoids in easy to
read and digestible chunks that you
may just enjoy,” said Stanton. “This
book is a culmination of my experience
from when I was a 20-year-old
rookie in the NYPD to today; everything
is in this book and I am proud
of it.”
‘Prepared Not Scared,’ appeals to
everyone, he said.
“One of the things that everybody
has in common is that everyone cares
about their children, their family,
their personal safety and their identity
on the Internet,” said Stanton.
“That covers every socio-economic,
religious and cultural background in
this country.”
He added: “We all care about our
FAS H ION S POT L IGHT
Bill Stanton, a City Islander who is a safety
expert, is the autor of Prepared, Not Scared
Photo courtesy of Bill Stanton
children, and we all care about the
safety of our home, and that is in
what is ‘Prepared, Not Scared.’”
A-list celebrities including superstar
actor Sylvester Stallone, and ‘Inside
Edition’ anchor Deborah Norville
TV broadcaster Megyn Kelly
share words of support on the book
jacket.
Stanton was a bodyguard to celebrities
like Stallone.
He is a frequent guest on national
television programs, and is also
the co-author of the novel ‘Badge of
Evil.’
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