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For Sally Diamond, people are confusing, unpredictable, and hard to read. She has always preferred routines to spontaneity, silence to noise, and forthright communication to small talk. Adopted at the age of seven by a psychiatrist, she cannot remember any details of her childhood before that age. Now forty-three, Sally finds the truth coming into sharp focus when her past becomes headline news: she endured something unthinkable as a child, and now...
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"From Lou Berney, the acclaimed, multi award-winning author of November Road and The Long and Faraway Gone, comes a Dark Ride"--
"Twenty-one-year-old Hardy "Hardly" Reed -- good-natured, easygoing, usually stoned -- is drifting through life. A minimum wage scare actor at an amusement park, he avoids unnecessary effort and unrealistic ambitions. Then one day he notices two children, around six or seven, sitting all alone on a bench. Hardly checks...
3) Broken Boy
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By any estimation, Gino Medeiros should have become a statistic.
Plunged into the broken foster care system of the 1970s at the age of five, Gino would spend the next fifteen years bouncing from one home to the next, unwanted and unloved, or so it seemed. He was convinced that he would die homeless and alone, just another life that slipped through the cracks. But one can never underestimate the power of kindness…
A coming-of-age tale first witnessed...
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A TRUE STORY told by the daughter of the SURVIVORWhat is it like to be the daughter of a mentally ill patient? A patient who is not mentally ill by nature but made into one by her own family and above all, by her own step-father. Being a victim to not only incest but molestation and rape, the confessions from the daughter of the mentally ill mother are nerve-wrecking, heinous to envision, and wake-up calls for the survivors of incest, molestation...
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When Maryam encounters a stranger and feels uncomfortable, she relies on her intuition and logical thinking to protect herself. Her experience leads her to an interesting discussion with her parents, during which, her curious mind comes up with many questions about different possible situations where she may encounter strangers.
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Molestation has been the forbidden subject for centuries, downplayed in homes, communities, and churches. Although it has existed and has destroyed and still destroying people's life, molestation has a stigma of "keep it a secret."
This book is calling this demon out and putting it on notice about molestation. You have been called out and will become the subject in church's sermons, communities, homes, government, and media.
Molestation demon, you...
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Get the Summary of Jade Kelly's The Bad Room in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Bad Room" is Jade Kelly's harrowing account of her childhood, marked by instability and abuse. Born to teenage parents in Greater Manchester, Jade's life was troubled from the start, with her mother Mandy struggling with the loss of Jade's twin and her own toxic relationship with her mother. Jade's father, James, provided love,...
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This book is for anyone who, as a child, have experienced rejection that plagued their, adult life. This is the book to conquer that demon. This book is to help heal, mend families together.
More importantly, this is the book for every foster child to celebrate we made it. We have a story, and it will be, heard. This is, to tell the story that we are more, than stat or number. We can do it, we will do it. Believe it.
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If you've ever lost sleep worrying about your kid's safety, you're not alone. You may want to wrap your tween or teen in a protective bubble but doing so could emotionally cripple them and make them more, not less, vulnerable to predators.
In Raising Badass Kids, danger expert CJ Scarlet teaches you how to empower your 10 to 18-year-old to avoid and defend themselves from dangerous situations, ranging from bullying/cyberbullying and online dangers...
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Nele weiß nicht mehr, wann alles begonnen hat. Es war einfach schon immer so. Für Nele war es normal. Für Nele war es ihre Kindheit. Papa hat Nele geliebt, aber nicht so wie ein Vater seine Tochter lieben sollte. Er liebte sie wie eine Geliebte und Nele liebte ihren Vater, wie sie glaubte, dass man einen Vater lieben sollte. Doch ihr wurde nie beigebracht, was normal ist und was nicht. Erst mit den Jahren beginnt sie zu hinterfragen… mit den...
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Los abusadores sexuales tienen diferentes facetas y son difíciles de identificar, por lo que pasan desapercibidos, hasta que por alguna circunstancia cometen abusos o crímenes contra menores y son evidenciados, mientras que otros permanecen en la clandestinidad y se encuentran en cualquier ambiente social.Corresponde a individuos que pueden ser figuras públicas, desde políticos, financieros, deportistas, cantantes etc, que cuando son desenmascarados...
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Suite de roman choc L'inceste en héritage.
Lyne Vaillancourt, autrice de L'inceste en héritage, poursuit son témoignage. Après les terribles abus sexuels dont elle a été victime tout au long de son enfance, la vie continue. Elle doit maintenant se reconstruire et se redéfinir en tant que femme. Sa capacité de rebondir à la suite des atrocités qu'elle a subies n'est pas toujours facile. Elle devra faire appel de nombreuses fois à des psychologues...
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Michelle Dowd grew up on a mountain in the Angeles National Forest, born into an ultra-religious cult - the Field, as members called it - run by her grandfather, who believed that his chosen followers must prepare themselves to survive doomsday. Bound by the group's patriarchal rules and literal interpretation of the Bible, Michelle and her siblings lived a life of deprivation, isolated from Outsiders and starved for both love and food. She was forced...
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This is the story--a grandmother's story--of the experiences and events that have shaped her life, including the sexual abuse of her four-year-old granddaughter in a daycare center. In these pages, the author will share her trials and tribulations and provide insight into overcoming life's adversities, as well as what to do when the unthinkable comes out of nowhere. It is a personal, powerful, and agonizing story including a devastating fire, a flood,...
16) Living Doll
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Little Shirley lives in a bewildering home inhabited by her mother, her sister, a younger brother, relatives, a number of "Daddies" and an assortment of people who pass through her house. Retreating from this world of exploitation and pain, she pretends that she is a living doll, a perfect Shirley Temple. She carefully constructs an inner life of Barbie dolls, pet cemeteries, and a constant winning smile. But as the years progress, Shirley yearns...
17) Ainsi sois-je
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Au travers des différents sujets abordés, tous
renforcés par des témoignages issus de son
expérience personnelle avec ses parents,
Nathalie Maggyd tente de dévoiler les profils
de ces sociopathes qui adoptent une attitude
trompeuse en société au point de rarement se
faire démasquer et de laisser leur victime dans un état psychologique lamentable. Cet ouvrage s'adresse à tout public, adolescents, jeunes adultes et adultes, qui ont été...
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In America Come and Get It, his second release, Mr. Kasalobi finds himself in a big legal fight to regain back the custody of his two daughters. Loylla, the youngest, is eight months old when Sheebah, their mother, abandons them. She comes back eight years later and kidnaps both of them with the help of the Hurst Police Department. For his daughters, Kasalobi moves skies and empties seas, but because it is believed that girls are better off with their...
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This book goes beyond Albert's journey through adverse childhood experiences and explores a firsthand account using records obtained from social services and knowledge gained working in this field. As a Guardian ad Litem and former social services attorney, he demonstrates that there is much more to be done. Sadly, his story is not unique, but it is preventable. This book will aid practitioners and clinicians in becoming more effective, show survivors...
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Sibling abuse is the physical, emotional, or sexual abuse of one sibling by another. The bodily abuse can range from mild aggression between siblings, such as pushing and shoving, to very violent behavior, such as using weapons.Often parents don't see the abuse for what it is. As a rule, parents and society expect fights and aggression among siblings. Because of this, parents often don't see sibling abuse as a problem until serious harm occurs.Besides...
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