BOOKS FOR RECOVERY FROM ABUSE

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Rape and Child Sexual Assault Literature:

• Recovering from Rape: Linda Ledray provides a guide for rape survivors
• Sexual Assault: Will I Ever Feel Okay Again?: A Christian survivor's guide to healing from sexual assault
• I Never called it Rape - Robin Warshaw: Published results of the MS. study on rape by dates and acquaintances.
• The Sexual Healing Journey by Wendy Maltz: A Guide for Sexual Healing
• The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis : Bass and Davis's book is excellent at certain stages of healing
• The Courage to Heal Workbook by Laura Davis: Excellent structured exercises for survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Male Survivors:

• The House On Telegraph Hill(An Asylum): Growing Up with Abusive Parents and a Lifetime After
• Victims No Longer: Mike Lew's book for male survivors of child sexual abuse and incest
• Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse: For men, by Mic Hunter

Domestic Violence:

• When Violence Begins at Home: A comprehensive guide to understanding and ending Domestic Abuse - K.J. Wilson, Ed.D :Written by a survivor for workers and survivors
• Next Time She'll Be Dead: Battering and How to Stop It - Ann Jones : Excellent book that covers many dimensions of domestic violence in the USA
• Free Yourself from an Abusive Relationship: Seven Steps to Taking Back Your Life by Andrea Lissette and Richard Kraus Ph.D For men and Women - Practical and down to earth, gives good advice for both leaving and healing afterwards.

Personal Survivor Accounts:

• Tell Me Why, Mummy by David Thomas : By a male survivor who grew up with sexual abuse by his mother
• A House Full of Whispers by Sharon Wallace: Sharon shares her story of child sexual abuse, healing and hope.
• Daddy's Little Earner: A Heartbreaking True Story of a Brave Little Girl's Escape from Violence
• House Full of Whispers by Maria Landon: Maria is sexually abused from an early age by her pimp father, and then forced into prostitution. Read about her triumph.
• A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard: Jaycee chronicles her experience of being kidnapped at the age of 11 and held captive for 18 years, during which time she bore her captor two children. The New York Times called A STOLEN LIFE "brave, dignified and painstakingly honest," a book that "no novelist could invent."

Trauma and Recovery:

• Trauma and Recovery: From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman - an excellent classic
• I Can't Get Over it: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors by Aphrodite Matsakis Ph.D: Explains PTSD thoroughly without jargon. Good sections on domestic violence and rape.
• New Shoes - a much needed book for the one in four people who have experienced child sexual abuse. It offers friendly and effective help and support from someone who really understands.

Stress, Anxiety & Depression:

• Managing Fear - by Stanley Popovich - A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology,Christianity and Non Resistant Methods - An easy to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties.
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