Violence and abuse in society Books

This volume offers a critical and creative analysis of the innovations of Deathscapes, a transnational digital humanities project that maps the sites and distributions of custodial deaths in locations such as police cells, prisons and immigration...

Control breeds fear. Fear forces submission. Submission becomes Habit. Bound by fear and oppression of "would-be protectors," the Creature of Habit is restricted to a life of sameness and isolation...until his spark of curiosity can be...

"Mama, something terrible is wrong with me. There is blood in my panties!"Those were the words of seven-year-old Sarah. Mama told her she must have fallen or something and not to worry. Sarah went away feeling sad; her chance for help was gone!It was...

Book 3 in Maya's Journey, "Back Together Again," deals with the emotional journey that a child faces being a witness to domestic violence. In this book, Mommy and Maya are moving back home with Daddy. Daddy has apologized for his actions and he has...

“Around every bend, twist, and turn of life, there’s a new lesson in love. Some of those lessons leave us exuberant and breathless; while others leave us devastated and frazzled. But no matter what, we learn that we are stronger and more...

'Harden the F#*k Up!'In today's society, it can be tough to be a man. How often have you heard boys and men told to be tough and strong, or not show weakness, or to not cry? ...To ask for help or talk about it will show you are weak.These beliefs and...

Even through traumas and hardship, there is a way out. There is a bright future ahead. You can get through it, & survive it, and you can come out healthier and happier on the other end. You'll need to have faith and try to stay positive along...

This is a true story (part two of my story) written to give hope to anyone who has, or is now, dealing with some form of abuse. This book allows the reader to experience the painful process of reliving flashbacks, memories and nightmares. Opening old...

An autobiography of a childhood to remember, and share with others; From overcoming child abuse and alcoholism to creating a new, improved life. Something different that keeps your interest going. Each page builds anticipation to the next chapter. ...

Terry is an innocent three-year-old when an older cousin sexually molests her. Confused, afraid, and unsure where to turn, Terry keeps her secret to herself, reluctant to tell any of her six siblings or her parents.With a military father, an unhappy...

" . . . an intellectually stimulating discussion of important theories and an enthrallingly personal reading experience." -Elizabeth L. Navarre\" . . . the one book we've been waiting for. . . . The book succeeds admirably in exploring six women's...

If you are in a relationship that seems to be suffocating you and you are no longer happy and want to come out of it, keep reading... If you do a quick online search of 'toxic people,' the overwhelming advice you'll find is to cut these people out...

With no sure bets and after near-fatal mistakes, survival was never mandatory.In 1947, Janet's family was surprised with a girl. It's not the first time in history this has happened to a family, but hers had very clear ideas about it. If she had been a...

Undetected by the FBI for three decades until the turn of the twenty-first century, a handful of elusive, transient long-haul trucker serial killers had been murdering hundreds of sex workers and hitchhikers along major US highways. This was not the...

Escrito por dos de los especialistas más famosos de Estados Unidos en lo que atañe a los problemas de los niños y los adolescentes, esta obra clásica explora por qué y cómo las familias se vuelven abusadoras, y nos brinda elementos para comprender tanto...

Partant d'une étude de la propagande djihadiste, de son contexte historique et épistémique et des réponses institutionnelles apportées, l'ouvrage étend son propos aux autres formes actuelles de discours d'incitation au meurtre tout en s'interrogeant sur...

To heal is to be changed, to be, potentially, revolutionized by the fracture whose initial presence signals as a wound. For all of its pain, the fracture sends out new lay lines - new paths of inquiry that necessitate new modes of knowing and being-with...

R.E.P.A.I.R is Recognition, Entry, Process, Awareness, Insight, and RhythmEnter a Six-Stage Program with your child to cross the Bridge of Recovery and make available a whole new world of hope:Uncover and acknowledge feelings by discovering emotionBuild...

Motherhood In and After Prison focuses on how imprisonment impacts incarcerated mothers' maternal identity, emotions and role. It explores both the short and longer-term consequences of sending mothers to prison. It reveals the devastating and often...

Tall in the face of Adversity tells the story of S J Briggs. A man who grew up from humble beginnings within a military family. He endured years of child abuse from his schoolteacher and Peter Righton, founder of PIE, Paedophile Information Exchange in...

Throwing caution to the wind at a dangerous time John Steward gathers a handful of Rwandans to dream of ways to heal the wounds of genocide. Their vibrancy expands into a radical circle of change, which silently spreads outwards. Youth channel their...

Discover the Father You've Always Longed For Do you ever feel like something is missing in your life? I do.We experience loneliness, a sense of longing for something more. Often, past experiences haunt us. And no matter what we try, nothing seems to...

Yolanda Trevino's writing debut chronicles the painful tragedies of her life that began in her adolescence. As she struggles with self-worth and validation into adulthood, she finds herself in abusive relationships and one would alter her life forever...

Journeys to Love - Revised continues the saga of people being healed after a lifetime of abuse, as they discover and accept the truth about God's love. Walk beside them over the next four years as they begin to learn the reasons for their survival...

This inspirational tale tells the story of a little robin and how his life changed when he stopped trying to be like the other birds and just accepted himself for who and what he was.Robins are known to sing beautiful tunes that fill the trees with...

"Sweta Vikram captures bold raw passion, poignant reality and crafts a powerful voice for the voiceless." --Kate Campbell Stevenson, Actor & Producer Wet Silence bears moving accounts of Hindu widows in India. The book raises concern about the...

R.E.P.A.I.R is Recognition, Entry, Process, Awareness, Insight, and RhythmEnter a Six-Stage Program with your 2- to 6-year-old child to cross the "Bridge of Recovery" and make available a whole new world of hope:Uncover and acknowledge feelings...

State terrorism, as a concept, has largely been operationalised out of terrorism literature. When a state uses violence systematically against unarmed victims, with the purpose of generating fear and communicating a message to a group beyond the...

This study will attempt to answer the question of how can the rise in social violence since the 1980s be explained in the oil-rich nation of Venezuela? The once relatively peaceful nation of Venezuela has seen a dramatic rise in social violence over the...

Patrice Cagle's abuse began not with strangers but with trusted loved ones. The repeated abuses and almost total lack of support led her to a place of tragic acceptance, which set the pattern for a long period of guilt and unhealthy relationships. I had...

Midnight Ballerina is not only a one person experience, yet it is about one girl whose father took advantage of her. This story was given to help those who have suffered and will suffer such detestable and ugly experiences so that there may be closure in...

The Secret Lives of Ministers' Wives.Beyond the hidden walls of the men after God's own heart.Discover the heartfelt stories of minister's wives that have shocked many readers of the immoral and distasteful behavior of so many ministers that says, they...

Have you ever considered the metamorphic process of a caterpillar into a butterfly? The cocoon stage can be equated to the pregnancy of a woman. Pregnancy is divided into trimesters. During these trimesters, there are developmental and growth stages with...

"Suviving Survivor's Guilt" is a beacon of light for those grappling with the aftermath of tragedy, providing an unwavering hand to hold onto in the darkest moments. Dakota Frandsen's empathetic voice and expert guidance make this book a must-read for...

Gender-Based Violence in Latin American and Iberian Cinemas rethinks the intersection between violence and its gendered representation.This is a groundbreaking contribution to the international debate on the cinematic construction of gender-based...

Rising Fascism in America: It Can Happen Here explores how rising fascism has infiltrated U.S. politics-and how the media and academia failed to spot its earlier rise. Anthony R. DiMaggio spotlights the development of rightwing polarization of the media,...

2016 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist.  When most women go through a mid-life crisis, they start a diet, get plastic surgery, or have an affair. My life went to the dogs...and horses...and llamas... and did I mention happy hour with the...

This riveting memoir by Emalou King, a registered nurse, is her personal experience of young love that turns into deceit and heartbreak when she learns her husband is sexually abusing their daughter. There were signs but they went unrecognized. King's...

Marion Witte was raised in a little house on the prairie, but her childhood wasnothing like the idyllic version of childhood made famous by Laura Ingalls.Witte's story has its roots in immigrant grandparents who struggle to makea living on the harsh...

This is the true story of a Latin woman who greatly detested her Spanish heritage. The deep wounds and scars she carried as a child and into adulthood would not allow her to embrace herself nor her culture. In turn, she found herself in the safe haven of...