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Daring to Intervene A story about violence, courage, and the road to freedom We like to believe that violence in close relationships is something that happens to "other people." Something that goes on behind closed doors, far from our own safe everyday lives. But what happens when the facade...

Что делать, если вас третируют в семье или на работе? Означает ли это, что вы действительно так жалки и никчемны, как некто убеждает вас? А может, вы просто имеете дело с психопатической личностью? Из рассказа журналистки Ауд Далсегг и юриста Ингер Вессе, специализирующимися на темах домашнего насилия и моббинга, вы узнаете о том, кто такие психопаты, почему они так ведут себя с другими людьми и с какой стати им многое сходит с рук.

John G. Sutton was the son of a Police Officer living in a rough Northern Industrial mining community. The sons of coal-mine workers and local mill hands hated what they called ‘Coppers Kids’. From age 8, thrown in at the deep end of a decrepit Victorian back street primary school, John had to fight to survive. If you ever wondered what it was like to battle for your life on the cobbled back streets, this is the book you need to listen. Violent and, at times disturbing, the development of this young man’s personality will shock you.

Andrea Dworkin’s 1981 critique of pornography is an important and urgent document about how the culture consumes and manipulates images of women. Essential and discomfiting reading in a social media era, where women’s bodies are being commodified and displayed more than ever. Andrea...

Um quartel em obras na Bahia, uma clínica de araque no centro de Curitiba e um sítio particular perto de São Paulo foram os últimos endereços clandestinos usados por torturadores durante a ditadura...

'A magnificent and devastating work of art. There is a raging anger here, and a deep sorrow, but at the core Haydar gives us truths about love. This is one of the most important books I've ever read.' Bri Lee 'I am from a family of strong women.' Amani Haydar suffered the unimaginable when she...

In this provocative book, award-winning journalist Patricia Pearson argues that our culture is in denial of women's innate capacity for aggression. We don't believe that women batter their husbands or abuse the majority of children in North America. We ignore the 200 percent increase in crime by...

Att våga ingripa En berättelse om våld, mod och vägen till frihet Vi tror gärna att våld i nära relationer är något som händer ”andra”. Något som pågår bakom stängda dörrar, långt ifrån vår egen trygga vardag. Men vad händer när fasaden rämnar hos en uppskattad...

At 18, Callie's encounter with Reed, a brooding and arty student four years her senior, begins a youthful infatuation, a casual "thing." But as their relationship deepens, what once seemed like innocent passion soon morphs into a cycle of manipulation, control, and violence. Callie shares the complexity of falling in love with someone who also hurt her — emotionally, physically, and sexually.

Schluss mit dem Täterschutz — Für radikales Umdenken in Politik und Gesellschaft Der Fall Collien Fernandes hat Deutschland aufgerüttelt und wieder einmal schonungslos offengelegt, wie alltäglich männliche Gewalt gegen Frauen ist – und wie unzureichend das deutsche Rechtssystem...

"Jimmy treated Duncroft like a paedophile sweet shop,” said survivor Toni Townsend. “He used to take his pick of the mix.” As Jimmy Savile parked his Rolls Royce outside of the big old stately home that was Duncroft Approved School, the teenage girls flocked to the door to welcome the celebrity. Given his own bedroom and free reign of the premises, Savile would enter the girls bedrooms while they were undressing, and manipulate them into further assaults in his luxury vehicle. A police investigation confirmed that 22 Duncroft girls were assaulted.

The Darkness My Father Brought: A Memoir of Silence, Betrayal and Reclaiming Joy traces one woman’s journey from a life of childhood sexual trauma to a life restored. She did this by being brave enough to remember the pain of her past and then reshaping that into a new life of hope and joy. For years, Cathy Beck kept “those kinds of things—the things you don’t talk about”—buried beneath the façade of a “normal” childhood. Raised in what appeared to be a happy family in the 1950s and ’60s, Cathy lived with secrets and a fear no child should have to carry. But secrets do not disappear.

The Mirror Memoir: With Deep Reflections is the unflinching true story of Samantha Jo Folio; a journey through abuse, betrayal, workplace harassment, and spiritual warfare. What could have broken her instead became the fire that forged her voice. From small-town Appalachia to the isolating glow of work-from-home call centers, Samantha’s path is marked by heartbreak and injustice, but also by resilience, faith, and divine encounters that could not be silenced.

Spätestens die Stadtbild-Debatte von Kanzler Merz wirkte wie ein Brennglas: Sie zeigt, wie sehr sich Deutschland davor scheut, Probleme klar zu benennen – und sie entschlossen zu lösen. Alina Cara Beyer, Journalistin und Stadtbewohnerin, verbindet persönliche Erfahrungen mit Zahlen und...

A Comprehensive Guide to Overcoming Substance and Behavioral Addictions, Healing Sexual Abuse, Compulsive Overeating, and Thriving Beyond. Dr. Sprouse expands upon the Doctor's Opinion in the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book giving new insight and understanding of the three-fold nature of addiction. She unveils a unique Model of Addiction, meticulously explaining addiction physiology and the challenges in achieving and maintaining abstinence. The book encapsulates the author's profound medical knowledge and extensive 53-year experience with the 12-Step program.

'Lively, ingenious and original' Sir Lawrence Freedman From Dr Nicholas Wright, leading neuroscientist and adviser to the Pentagon, discover the new science behind warfare. Why did France lose to the Nazis, despite having more tanks, troops, and guns? How did Ukraine stand firm against Russia?...

A rare collection of stories of love, longing and loss from a region that has witnessed decades of conflict, Loal Kashmir seeks to answer the question: what happens when you cannot communicate your longing to your beloved? Loal, the Kashmiri word for love and affection, is the common thread...

Longlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2021 ‘Excellent, lucid, intelligent and gripping’ – Scotsman ‘An utterly riveting read’ – Guardian, Thriller of the Month 6 December 1993. A drug dealer called Scrappy is shot and left for dead on her mother’s lawn in South Central...

Funny, judgement-free and full of brilliant first-hand advice, this empowering guide will help anyone ditch their controlling partner to find freedom and happiness. 'Will help so many learn to recognize what an abusive relationship is' – Mel B, Patron of Women's Aid Are you forever finding...

An investigation into the deaths of six Aboriginal women and the police responses that left families reeling 'If you think it's hard being a white woman in Australia, try being a black woman.' These were the words that set a team of journalists at the Adelaide Advertiser on an investigation into...