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A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer Publisher Comments 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) List Price $11.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Waking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine Publisher Comments Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity to heal as well as an intellectual spirit to harness this innate capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness by Dave Pelzer Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer Publisher Comments 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) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Lucky by Alice Sebold Publisher Comments 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) List Price $12.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Adult Children of Abusive Parents by Steven Farmer Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Children of Trauma: Rediscovering Your Discarded Self by Jane Middelton Moz Publisher Comments Imagine what it would be like to become the healthiest person you could be..... This is the inherent right of each individual but when lingering emotional trauma from our childhood blocks the normal developmental process, we get struck. As each of us... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Courage to Heal Workbook: For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Laura Davis Publisher Comments 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) List Price $22.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft Publisher Comments "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) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Repressed Memories: A Journey to Recovery from Sexual Abuse (Fireside Parkside Books) by Renee Fredrickson Publisher Comments Buried memories of sexual abuse can have a devastating impact on a victim's relationships, work, and health. Using case histories, Renee Fredrickson stresses the importance of recovering these memories as a crucial step in healing, and she explains... (read more) List Price $15.25 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse by Richard B Pelzer Publisher Comments 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) List Price $21.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Wounded Heart by Dan B Allender Publisher Comments A recent study indicated that 38% of the women interviewed had been sexually abused by an adult or family member by the age of 18. You may think you don’t know anyone who has been sexually abused, especially if most of your friends and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them: Breaking the Cycle of Physical and Emotional Abuse by Paul Hegstrom Synopsis In an explosive book that explores the roots of abusive relationships, Paul Hegstrom shares his personal struggle with anger and how the wounds of his past shaped his future. For the man who batters, the woman who feels trapped, and the pastor, counselor,... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life by Robert Goolrick Publisher Comments It was the 1950s, a time of calm, a time when all things were new and everything seemd possible. A few years before, a noble war had been won, and now life had returned to normal. For one little boy, however, life had become anything but andquot;normal... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Road Through Wonderland: Surviving John Holmes by Dawn Schiller Publisher Comments Painstakingly honest, this chilling memoir reveals how a teenager became immersed in the bizarre life of legendary porn star John Holmes. Starting with a childhood that molded her perfectly to fall for the seduction of “the king of porn,”... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Privilege of Youth by Dave Pelzer Publisher Comments From A Child Called "It" to The Lost Boy, from A Man Named Dave to Help Yourself, Dave Pelzer's inspirational books have helped countless others triumph over hardship and misfortune. In The Privilege of Youth, he shares the missing chapter of his life... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Betrayal Bond : Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships (97 Edition) by Patrick J. Carnes Publisher Comments Exploitive relationships can create trauma bonds--chains that link a victim to someone who is dangerous to them. Divorce, employee relations, litigation of any type, incest and child abuse, family and marital systems, domestic violence, hostage... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Outgrowing the Pain (88 Edition) by Eliana Gil Publisher Comments 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 andprofessionals. "From the Trade Paperback edition."... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Predators : Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders: Who They Are, How They Operate, and How We Can Protect Ourselves and Our Children (03 Edition) by Anna C. Salter Publisher Comments What motivates sexual abusers? Why are so few caught? Drawing on the stories of abusers, Anna C. Salter shows that sexual predators use sophisticated deception techniques and rely on misconceptions surrounding them to evade discovery. Arguing that even... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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If I Am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation by Janine Latus Publisher Comments In April 2002, Janine Latus's youngest sister, Amy, wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer. Today Ron Ball and I are romantically involved, it read, but I fear I have placed myself at risk in a variety of ways. Based on his criminal... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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