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A Child Called It
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... (read more)

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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
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... (read more)

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A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
by Dave Pelzer
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A Man Named Dave, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzer’s inspirational and New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy. "All those years you... (read more)

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Banished Knowledge: Facing Childhood Injuries
Banished Knowledge: Facing Childhood Injuries
by Alice Miller
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In direct opposition to the Freudian drive theory, the author of the best-selling The Drama Of The Gifted Child believes that children, at birth, are inherently good, and she traces all forms of criminal deeds to past mistreatments.... (read more)

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A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse
A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse
by Richard B Pelzer
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Mom has no one like David around to beat on anymore. I am more afraid of her than ever...I get in more trouble for anything I do or say. Now I find that I'm always in trouble and I don't know why. Now that David is gone, I'm afraid that she will try to... (read more)

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Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life
Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life
by Patricia Evans
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You're too sensitive. You'll never amount to anything. You're crazy. If this is what you hear--from your spouse, your parent, your boss--then you've been the victim of verbal abuse. This insidious behavior permeates our culture--from the privacy of our... (read more)

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The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How To Stop Being Abused and How To Stop Abusing
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How To Stop Being Abused and How To Stop Abusing
by Beverly Engel
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"Engel doesn't just describe-she shows us the way out." -Susan Forward, author of Emotional Blackmail Praise for the emotionally abusive relationship "In this book, Beverly Engel clearly and with caring offers step-by-step strategies to stop emotional... (read more)

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When Love Goes Wrong: What to Do When You Can't Do Anything Right
When Love Goes Wrong: What to Do When You Can't Do Anything Right
by Ann Jones
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Chapter OneIf This Is Love, Why Do I Feel So Bad?When love goes wrong you "feel it -- usually long before you can name or talk about exactly what the problems are. That uneasy sensation creeps up on you, like a bad case of flu. You brush it off, hoping... (read more)

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Tiger, Tiger
Tiger, Tiger
by Margaux Fragoso
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A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 Title Tiger, Tiger is a Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction title for 2011A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 title One summer day, Margaux Fragoso meets... (read more)

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Found
Found
by Jennifer Lauck
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Found is Jennifer Lauck's sequel to her New York Times bestseller Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found. More than one womans search for her biological parents, Found is a story of loss, adjustment, and survival. Laucks investigation into her own... (read more)

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Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found
Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found
by Jennifer Lauck
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To young Jenny, the house on Mary Street was home -- the place where she was loved, a blue-sky world of Barbies, Bewitched, and the Beatles. Even her mother's pain from her mysterious illness could be patted away with powder and a kiss on the cheek. But... (read more)

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Trauma Myth (11 Edition)
Trauma Myth (11 Edition)
by Susan A. Clancy
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Drawing on the latest research on memory and traumatic experience, Susan Clancy, an expert in experimental psychopathology, demonstrates that children describe abuse and molestation encounters in ways that don't fit the conventional trauma model. In fact,... (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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Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
by Julie Gregory
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A young girl is perched on the cold chrome of yet another doctor?s examining table, missing yet another day of school. Just twelve, she?s tall, skinny, and weak. It?s four o?clock, and she hasn?t been allowed to eat anything all day. Her mother, on the... (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 Violence (2ND 00 Edition)
Violent No More : Helping Men End Domestic Violence (2ND 00 Edition)
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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In My Father's Arms: A True Story of Incest (Living Out)
In My Father's Arms: A True Story of Incest (Living Out)
by Walter De Milly
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The TV-perfect family of Walter de Milly III was like many others in the American South of the 1950s—seemingly close-knit, solidly respectable, and active in the community.     Tragically, Walter’s deeply troubled father would... (read more)

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