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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020 WINNER OF THE ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 CARNEGIE MEDAL IN NON-FICTION 'This will be read for many, many years to come as a classic not just of the memoir genre but of contemporary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648766497Author Deborah VinallFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060923693Author Ann JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint HarperPerennialPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 272g

Abused, afraid and alone. This is the heartbreaking true story of a young woman forced to sacrifice it all to survive...*****GWEN WILSON WAS UNLOVED FROM BIRTH.Illegitimate, fatherless, her mother in and out of psychiatric hospitals, it would have been...

How far would you go for family?Anna's done bad things before. Neglected and unloved as a child, she had to do whatever it took to keep herself and her little sister, Birdie, safe. But the worst thing she's ever done is let her sister walk out of a diner...

'One of Ireland's most powerful campaigners' The Kavanagh SistersI look back now and see that I never stood a chance. It's hard when you realise your whole childhood was taken away. I never got the chance to be a child.'Shaneda Daly was only four when...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671797843Author Wayne MullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Prentice Hall & IBDPublisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)

Incorporating the voices of professionals counselling survivors of abuse, and those of the survivors themselves, this book provides the reader with a theoretical understanding of people who have endured abuse situations, as well as practical approaches...

Brought up in a violent Muslim household, where family honour is all, Saira is watched 24 hours a day. However, an innocent friendship with a boy is uncovered and Saira is sent to Pakistan, punished for dishonouring her family. There, the nightmare...

Understanding Animal Abuse and How to Intervene with Children and Young People offers a positive, compassion-based and trauma-informed approach to understanding and intervening in animal abuse. It provides an accessible cross-disciplinary synthesis of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635574388Author V (formerly Eve Ensler)Format HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 250g

'I'm not taking my clothes off.' My words bounced off the walls of the empty changing room. I was ten years old. I folded my arms tightly across my chest. I'd seen them outside. Naked Mum tried a smile. 'Nobody minds here.' But I minded. I'd never seen...

1986, Mobile, Alabama. A fourteen-year-old girl is awakened by the unmistakable sound of gunfire. On the front lawn, her father has shot and killed her mother before turning the gun on himself. Allison Moorer would grow up to be an award-winning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635575118Author V (formerly Eve Ensler)Format PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984893713Author David ShurterFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Consider It Creative, LLCPublisher Consider It Creative, LLCWeight(grams)...

Providing practical guidance on the best way to assess sexual abusers, this book fuses contemporary theory with an awareness of the subjective nature of the work. Assessment in various (clinical, legal and statutory) settings is considered and an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800310667Author Olukemi OgunyemiFormat PaperbackPage Count 378Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams)...

The first edition of this handbook provided thousands of abuse victims and helping professionals with guidance on everything from indicators of an abusive relationship to domestic violence legislation. Dr. Wilson encouraged battered women to take control...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780768413359Author Dr Myles MunroeFormat HardbackPage Count 146Imprint Destiny Image IncorporatedPublisher Destiny Image IncorporatedWeight(grams) 367g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399166587Author Brian F. MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

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Understanding Domestic Violence not only highlights and reexamines the different challenges that we continue to face in effectively addressing issues of domestic violence but provides innovated approaches to interventions that are more in keeping with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345345943Author Claudia BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905664474Author Gerrilyn SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher CoramBAAFWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905664474Author Gerrilyn SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher CoramBAAFWeight(grams)...

This fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its consequences for children, and identifies the implications for practice.It is divided into three parts. Part One describes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912408641Author Kathryn HeymanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Myriad EditionsPublisher Myriad Editions

Examples from case histories of abused children, as well as a collection of helpful strategies and resources, augment a discussion of the experiences, conflict, and self-doubt engendered in the male survivors of childhood sexual trauma. Original.Book...

From Dr. Martha Stout's influential work The Sociopath Next Door, we learned how to identify a sociopath. Now she tells us what to actually do about it.While the best way to deal with a sociopath is to avoid them entirely, sometimes circumstance doesn't...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955882753Author Pat CravenFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Freedom PublishingPublisher Freedom PublishingWeight(grams) 129gDimensions(mm) 221mm *...

"Seven years on from its original publication, Pastrix remains bracing and beautiful. Nadia's bold vulnerability and tender heart are timeless gifts. And the words she has added to this edition remind me: We need her call to tender grace and a loving,...

Families that return for treatment time and again often have problems that seem unrelated-such as compulsive, addictive, or abusive behaviors-but that are linked by an underlying process of shame. Comparing the shame-bound family system with the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578809212Author Allison K DagneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Akd PublishingPublisher Akd PublishingWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Paedophiles exist and we must develop ways of living with this fact whilst ensuring that children are kept safe. This ground-breaking book demystifies the field of adult sexual attraction to children, countering the emotionality surrounding the topic of...

Domestic and family violence (DFV) is an enduring social and public health issue of endemic proportions and global scale, with multiple and lasting consequences for those directly affected. This book tackles current debates in the field and addresses the...

John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on 'Home Truths'. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living...

John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on ‘Home Truths’. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living...

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...

Learn ways to address domestic and sexual abuse in your communityBreaking the cycle of domestic violence and abuse poses unique problems for the Jewish community, owing to the internal divisions of politics, religious practice, and culture. However,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440500063Author Eliana GilFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dell BooksPublisher Dell BooksWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 137mm * 6mm