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A Child Called It
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A Child Called It
by Dave Pelzer

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This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played...
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Courage To Heal 3RD Edition
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Courage To Heal 3RD Edition
by Ellen Bass

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The Courage to Heal is an inspiring, comprehensive guide that offers hope and encouragement to every woman who, was sexually abused as a child -- and those who care about her. Although the effects of child sexual abuse are long-term and severe, healing...
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Lost Boy : a Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family (97 Edition)
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Lost Boy : a Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family (97 Edition)
by Dave Pelzer

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Imagine a young boy who has never had a loving home. His only possesions are the old, torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. The only world he knows is one of isolation and fear. Although others had rescued this boy from his abusive alcoholic mother...
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Courage To Heal Workbook (90 Edition)
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Courage To Heal Workbook (90 Edition)
by Laura Davis

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In this groundbreaking companion to The Courage to Heal, Laura Davis offers an inspiring, in-depth workbook that speaks to all women and men healing from the effects of child sexual abuse. The combination of checklists, writing and art Projects, open...
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A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
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A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
by Dave Pelzer

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These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self-reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking brutality, denying him food and clothing, torturing...
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The Kiss
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The Kiss
by Kathryn Harrison

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We meet at airports. We meet in cities where we've never been before. We meet where no one will recognize us. A "man of God" is how someone described my father to me. I don't remember who. Not my mother. I'm young enough that I take the words to mean he...
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The Privilege of Youth
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The Privilege of Youth
by Dave Pelzer

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The #1 New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author who is a shining example of what overcoming adversity really means now shares the final stage of his uplifting journey that has touched the lives of millions. From A Child Called "It" to...
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Getting Through the Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children
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Getting Through the Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children
by Nancy J Napier

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-296) and index....
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I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
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I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
by Ellen Bass

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A reissue of the now-classic anthology (with more than 60,000 copies sold) of deeply moving testimonies by survivors of child sexual abuse--with a new afterword by Ellen Bass, co-author of The Courage to Heal....
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Ghosts in the Bedroom: A Guide for the Partners of Incest Survivors
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Ghosts in the Bedroom: A Guide for the Partners of Incest Survivors
by Ken Graber

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LI>As the partner of an incest survivor, do you feel like a neglected victim even though your life has been drastically affected by the aftermath of sexual abuse? Do you fee left out in the cold as you watch them go through recovery? Do you feel isolated...
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A Teenager's Journey: Overcoming a Childhood of Abuse
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A Teenager's Journey: Overcoming a Childhood of Abuse
by Richard B. Pelzer

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Many thousands of readers were moved by Richard B. Pelzer's heart-wrenching memoir, A Brother's Journey, in which he detailed the horrifyingly abusive childhood he endured at the hands of his mother, whose treatment of her children was first revealed by...
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Adult Children of Abusive Parents
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Adult Children of Abusive Parents
by Steven Farmer

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A history of a childhood abuse is not a life sentence. Here is hope, healing, and a chance to recover the self lost in childhood. Drawing on his extensive work with Adult Children, and on his own experience as a survivor of emotional neglect, therapist...
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Outgrowing the Pain (88 Edition)
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Outgrowing the Pain (88 Edition)
by Eliana Gil

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This much-needed book pinpoints the typical problems abused children experience when they become adults. The information is presented in a friendly and thorough manner for victims and professionals....
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The Ultimate Betrayal: The Enabling Mother, Incest and Sexual Abuse
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The Ultimate Betrayal: The Enabling Mother, Incest and Sexual Abuse
by Audrey Ricker

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This pioneering self-help book takes a close look at a topic that has been ignored or downplayed by other books on incest and childhood sexual abuse: that the non-perpetrating parent usually bears a great deal of responsibility for the child's abuse...
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Spare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
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Spare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
by Philip Greven

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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These words provided generations of American Christians with the justification for physically disciplining their children, in ways that range from spankings to brutal...
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Victims No Longer Men Recovering From In
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Victims No Longer Men Recovering From In
by Mike Lew

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For millions of men who are survivors of childhood sexusal abuse, this ground-breaking work offers hope, understanding and essential advice experience advice for healing. Written by a nationally recognized expert on recovery for male survivors, Victim No...
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Victims No Longer 2ND Edition Men Recovering Fro
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Victims No Longer 2ND Edition Men Recovering Fro
by Mike Lew

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For millions of men on the path to recovery, Victims No Longer is the next step. The first book written specifically for men, Victims No Longer examines the changing cultural attitudes toward male survivors of incest and other sexual trauma. Now, in this...
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Silence Broken: Moving from a Loss of Innocence to a World of Healing and Love
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Silence Broken: Moving from a Loss of Innocence to a World of Healing and Love
by Sara Omeara

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Stories of Childhelp USA's Journey in the Treatment and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect These stories give an emotional but uplifting voice to one of society's darkest secrets: child abuse. After witnessing his parents murder his sister, a little...
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Two Thousand Minnows: An American Story
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Two Thousand Minnows: An American Story
by Sandra Leigh

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Sandra Leigh, the oldest of three, was only seven when she protected her mother against her father's fury, helping her escape the house in the midst of winter, and then retrieving her through an open window. They had just moved to the isolated mountains...
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The Tricky Part: One Boy's Fall from Trespass into Grace
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The Tricky Part: One Boy's Fall from Trespass into Grace
by Martin Moran

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A good memoir has two perspectives. It tells the story of one life with intimate details and precision and, at the same time, it stands back, years away from those details, and tells the story of the same events with different self-knowledge. The reader...
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