books about: victims     books:       The Gift of Fear365 reviews Gavin de Becker Dell, 1999 This book will save lives The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect us from Violence is a groundbreaking book that will remain a classic among books on this subject. Having first read this book in 1997 I find that 13 years later I still refer back to this book regularly and recommend it in almost every safety and survival training class that I instruct. Gavin de Becker is the nation's leading expert on predicting ...             The Five People You Meet in Heaven1665 reviews Mitch Albom Hyperion, 2003 Must read!! LOVED THIS BOOK. MITCH WRITES FROM THE HEART AND YOU FEEL IT ALL THROUGH THE BOOK.COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN FOR VERY LONG.             Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life150 reviews Susan Forward, Craig Buck Bantam, 2002 A must read I would recommend this book for anyone. It was very helpful to me. I find that is does help me deal with my grown son also. It is hard to let your children leave and make their own mistakes. This helped me through a hard time in my life and with my own childhood.             Zeitoun113 reviews Dave Eggers McSweeney's, 2009 An essential classic This book belongs on that short shelf of essential classics such as All Quiet on the Western Front and Cry, the Beloved Country. The great tragedy of Zeitoun is that he suffered for doing what all of would hope to do in similar circumstances--the best we can in times of crisis to help our neighbors. The sheer hell that Zeitoun, his family, and the countless, nameless people who suffered during ...             The Lovely Bones3038 reviews Alice Sebold Back Bay Books, 2009 Amazingly Inspirational! This book gave me a new vision of life and death. The depth and color given through the authors use of words was surreal. Also, being a parent myself it opened up a world of awareness and responsibility every parent should be exposed to....Amazingly Inspirational!             Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival126 reviews Norman Ollestad Ecco, 2009 Great read......Crazy life for anyone to live After seeing this author on one of the popular morning news shows, I knew I would love it. And I was right. I enjoyed the brutal honesty set forth in this book and am in awe of everything the author has made it through. This book is extremely intriguing and will keep you hooked.             The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back (John MacRae Books)47 reviews Charles Pellegrino Henry Holt and Co., 2010 Laqst Train from Hiroshima I went through Hiroshima in 1959 and saw the devastation. I also wrote a book on WWII Pacific POWs that included a great deal of research on Nagasaki. The book is a thorough study of the results of the atomic bomb damage and the lasting and continuing results. The writing is a vivid picture of the death and suffering but does not relate the horrors of fire bombing elsewhere in Japan although fire ...             Secrets of Eden: A Novel74 reviews Chris Bohjalian Shaye Areheart Books, 2010 Another Unforgetttable book by Bohjalian "Chris Bohjalan proved in his best seller Midwives why he is such a great writer. Domestic Violence is horrible and in Secrets of Eden domestic violence leads to the murder and suicide of a couple, or does it? You will not really know until the very end of another unforgettable book by Bohjalian."             Lucky: A Memoir273 reviews Alice Sebold Back Bay Books, 2002 powerful and personal This book was brave and from a personal perspective it spoke to me. She was honest and not a bit of this memoir is inaccurate. It spoke to me personally, and I hope to everyone else who has been a victim of sexual assault or knows someone who has been. This type of crime does indeed shatter a person's life, and sometimes recovery takes a life time. She described her journey so well, and I am glad ...             The Courage to Heal 4e: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse 20th Anniversary Edition148 reviews Ellen Bass, Laura Davis Harper Paperbacks, 2008 Very informative My therapist recommended this book. Once i started reading it i learned alot about myself and gave me answers and explanations to alot of my wonders. The book was like new. no torns, writing or anything of the like. Very Satisfied!!!             The Cross Gardener6 reviews Jason F. Wright Berkley Hardcover, 2010 A fictional baptism in joy, tragedy, grief, hope, relationships and renewal A compelling emotional read--extremely realistic. Did the author personally experience sudden tragic loss, as I have? Thoughts and actions of grieving characters are REAL.. Jason F. Wright has used "The Cross Gardener", the puzzling companion during John Bevan's grief, to help lead him and daughter Lou Lou into healing, and a new life start. Survivor's grief, a REAL aspect of loss, is just one ...             Bel Canto609 reviews Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2005 The pure power of art This is the Ann Patchett novel I recommend above all when recommending her novels in general (which I do fairly often). It has a purity that some may find unreal but to me simply comes down to maintaining the dream. The theme here - as in Willa Cather's "Troll Garden" - is the power of art. She shamelessly distills - some would say reduces - key characters into types, and a moment's critical ...             The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse17 reviews Dan B Allender NavPress, 2008 A MUST HAVE I decided to get this book after I was given the Cry of the Soul also by Dr. Allender. I strongly recommend BOTH of these books if you are healing from sexual abuse, actually any type of book. Dr. Allender breaks down exactly what human being go through, the damages done to not only the body, but the mind. If you don't understand why you do the things you do, the way you act, read this book, ...             The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Oprah's Book Club)172 reviews Carson McCullers Mariner, 2004 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter *best book ever* The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a well written detail oriented look at the south as pertains to a deaf mute and his mentally disabled mute friend. It is a book that will choke you up, and keep you hooked. I like to read a book and finish it feeling changed in some way, and this book changes you. There are deep rants concenring communism, or the basic ideals of communism, which in theory are ...             The Atonement Child141 reviews Francine Rivers Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1999 Incredibly Woven to Reflect Real Life This book was written with amazing insight and I thought it was brilliant how she managed to show how many lives and how differently abortion affects EVERYONE involved....not just the person having the abortion. I've read negative comments on here about how people thought it was unrealistic and overkill for her to include so many different people in Dynah's life who had experienced abortion which ...             Victim Six13 reviews Gregg Olsen Pinnacle, 2010 A Book You Cant Put Down Another Great Book By Gregg Olsen. This book will keep you turning the page. This book takes place in a Small Western Washington town. In this town, Nothing ever happens, Except one day that all changed. A Serial Killer decided to make this small town his Playground. So take a Afternoon off, Lock your doors and read this Book.             Survivor: A Novel417 reviews Chuck Palahniuk Anchor, 2000 Worthy Of More Praise It seems that a film adaptation introduces the public to plenty of great writers. Many people know "Fight Club" and "Choke" because these books have made it to the screen. But "Survivor" is clever, and faithful readers of Chuck Palahniuk know it well. Yet I feel that it deserves a higher spot on the Palahniuk highlight reel, who would have guessed that the narrator was telling his story into the ...             The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse38 reviews Laura Davis Harper Paperbacks, 1990 workbook perfect to stir up ways to express self in a gentle way workbook very creative for asking the right questions that lead to the process of healing             Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption34 reviews Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Ronald Cotton, ... St. Martin's Griffin, 2010 excellent read! This book was a great read from beginning to end. Great read for anyone that enjoys memoirs. Demonstrates what can happen when there is true forgiveness!             The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook Child Psychiatrist's ...30 reviews Bruce Perry, Maia Szalavitz Basic Books, 2007 Pivotal Research on treating complex developmental trauma! Any social workers or treatment providers working with children NEED this information to effectively help children who've experienced trauma, abuse or neglect. Systems education about neuro-developmental impacts is sorely needed. 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