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Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
by Lundy Bancroft
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"He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control." "He can be sweet and gentle." "He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children — he's a great father." "He's had a really hard life..." Women in abusive relationships tell... (read more)

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The Courage to Heal Workbook: For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
The Courage to Heal Workbook: For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
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... (read more)

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Invisible Girls: The Truth about Sexual Abuse
Invisible Girls: The Truth about Sexual Abuse
by Patti Feuereisen
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Weaving together powerful first-person narratives with gentle guidance and seasoned insights to help girls through the maze of feelings that swirl around the abuse experience, this resource gives every young woman who struggles with the scars of sexual... (read more)

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Verbally Abusive Relationship 2ND Edition
Verbally Abusive Relationship 2ND Edition
by Patricia Evans
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Verbal abuse doesn't leave the same physical evidence as battery, but it can be just as painful, and can actually take longer to recover from. The new edition of this important reference covers the most recent developments in dealing with verbal abuse... (read more)

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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
by Gavin de Becker
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True fear is a gift. Unwarranted fear is a curse. Learn how to tell the difference. A date won't take "no" for an answer. The new nanny gives a mother an uneasy feeling. A stranger in a deserted parking lot offers unsolicited help. The threat... (read more)

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Women's Sexuality After Childhood Incest
Women's Sexuality After Childhood Incest
by Elaine Westerlund
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Myths abound regarding the sexuality of women who were incestuously abused as children - for example, that they are promiscuous or incapable of sexual desire or that they become lesbians or prostitutes. Treatment recommendations to enhance and improve... (read more)

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Lucky
Lucky
by Alice Sebold
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In a memoir hailed for its searing candor and wit, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was utterly transformed when, as an eighteen-year-old college freshman, she was brutally raped and beaten in a park near campus. What propels this chronicle of her... (read more)

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Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You
by Patricia Evans
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From small-scale incidents to large-scale issues, the author of the bestselling "The Verbally Abusive Relationship" explains the damaging nature of control and offers insight and advice those want to break the cycle.... (read more)

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Victims No Longer 2ND Edition Men Recovering Fro
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... (read more)

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A House Divided: Suspicions of Mother-Daughter Incest
A House Divided: Suspicions of Mother-Daughter Incest
by Paul R Abramson
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Searching for the truth behind these accusations, while reconstructingthis troubling tale from case interviews, trial transcripts, policereports, and other documentary sources, the authors find in thisunusual case an ideal springboard for a serious... (read more)

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Child Abuse and Neglect: Definitions, Classifications, and a Framework for Research
Child Abuse and Neglect: Definitions, Classifications, and a Framework for Research
by Margaret M Feerick
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Historically, it has been difficult to measure child maltreatment because researchers, agencies, and states all define it differently. Child Abuse and Neglect tackles this issue in three main ways: 1) it examines the history of classification and... (read more)

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How to Cook Your Daughter: A Memoir
How to Cook Your Daughter: A Memoir
by Jessica Hendra
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How does a little girl find her way in a world where nothing is sacred? In 2004, Tony Hendra's memoir Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul, spent thirteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The book detailed his life as a comedian who helped... (read more)

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Lucky
Lucky
by Alice Sebold
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Once in a while a book so captures the public imagination it becomes a benchmark of the collective psyche. Last summer's The Lovely Bones is a perfect example. Something about this story narrated from heaven by a young girl learning to cope after her... (read more)

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Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse
Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse
by Michael Paymar
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The author guides readers through the process of recognizing abusive behaviors, taking responsibility for them, and learning to express anger without violence. This new edition includes updated resources, additional exercises, and guidelines for men of... (read more)

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Point Last Seen
Point Last Seen
by Hannah Nyala
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THE ACCLAIMED MEMOIR FROM HANNAH NYALA -- A MOTHER, A TRACKER, AND A TRUE SURVIVOR. POINT LAST SEEN Escaping an abusive marriage, her children abducted by her violent husband, Hannah Nyala was left alone to pick up the pieces of her life, to heal... (read more)

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Becoming Anna: The Autobiography of a Sixteen-Year-Old
Becoming Anna: The Autobiography of a Sixteen-Year-Old
by Anna J Michener
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Becoming Anna is the poignant memoir of the first sixteen years in the life of Anna Michener, a young woman who fought a painful battle against her abusive family. Labeled "crazy girl" for much of her childhood, Anna suffered physical and emotional... (read more)

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Stop Controlling What To Do When Someone
Stop Controlling What To Do When Someone
by Richard Stenack
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He wants the car back with the tank filled before it gets dark. You agree that the important work you have to do at the office can wait until tomorrow. (Yes, there are more accidents after dark and the car is, after all, half his.) Last week he expected... (read more)

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A Teenager's Journey: Overcoming a Childhood of Abuse
A Teenager's Journey: Overcoming a Childhood of Abuse
by Richard B Pelzer
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After the success of his brother Dave Pelzer's bestselling memoir A Boy Called "It", Richard B. Pelzer touched thousands with his own heart-wrenching account of an abusive childhood in his New York Times bestseller A Brother's Journey. Now, in A TEENAGER'... (read more)

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Tiger, Tiger: A Memoir
Tiger, Tiger: A Memoir
by Margaux Fragoso
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One summer day, Margaux Fragoso swam up to Peter Curran at a public swimming pool and asked him to play. She was seven; he was fifty-one. When Curran invited her and her mom to see his house, the little girl found a child's dream world, full of odd pets... (read more)

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Patterns of Child Abuse: How Dysfunctional Transactions Are Replicated in Individuals, Families, and the Child Welfare System
Patterns of Child Abuse: How Dysfunctional Transactions Are Replicated in Individuals, Families, and the Child Welfare System
by Michael Karson
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Interpret the hidden meaning of family roles to help children at risk Because dysfunctional patterns are closed systems that serve a secret purpose, they are almost impossible to change from the outside. Patterns of Child Abuse helps you recognize the... (read more)

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