Journey to Wholeness: Healing from the Trauma of Rape2 reviews
Vicki Aranow, Monique Lang

Learning Publications, 2000

An Essential Guidebook For Healing

+ Sensitive, Supportive Guide Book

As a professional who has worked with many survivors of sexual trauma, I highly recommend this book to survivors of rape, those who work with them and those who care about them. Further, as and Art Therapist, I love the way that Ms. Lang has created a workbook with just enough guidance so that ...
  
  











  



  
Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape? (The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and the Law)2 reviews
Lori B. Girshick

Northeastern, 2002

A book that every person should read

+ Valuable resource

As a survivor of lesbian sexual violence, I have not only experienced the soul shattering experience of sexual assault, but also seen the range of responses people have when they hear about such an experience. While experts have learned to handle lesbian sexual violence in the same way as ...
  
  











  



  
Unequal Verdicts: The Central Park Jogger Trials1 review
Timothy Sullivan

Simon & Schuster, 1992

Whoops!

Timothy Sullivan is the executive producer of Court TV and still brings news of many big trials to our screens. In Unequal Verdicts, his bestseller from 1992, dealing with the Central Park Jogger case, he ends his final chapter with a description of how "a group of angry boys between the ages of 13 ...
  
  











  



  
May I Kiss You? A Candid Look at Dating, Communication, Respect, & Sexual Assault Awareness6 reviews
Michael J. Domitrz

Awareness Publications, 2003

Never give up your self-respect

+ Saw in person
+ On the complex contemporary issues surrounding dating
+ College Students Must Have It!!!!!
+ Sensational! What you never thought about is answered.
  
  











  



  
Surviving the Silence: Black Women's Stories of Rape8 reviews
Charlotte Pierce-Baker

W. W. Norton & Company, 2000

A MUST READ! We hear your silence - Loud and Clear!

+ Stopping the Silence
+ Learing How to Live After Tragedy
+ This book will make you think.
+ Powerful, haunting, essential
  
  











  



  
Shattered : Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence11 reviews
Debra Puglisi Sharp, Debra Sharp

Atria, 2003

Why do all of you people gloss over.....

+ Review for Shattered: Reclaiming a Life...
+ Heart Wrenching
+ I've read this many, many times...and each time, I appreciate it more and more!
  
  











  



  
Hours of Torture, Years of Silence : My Soul Was the Scene of the Crime6 reviews
Teresa Lauer

RapeRecovery.com, 1998

A Time of Healing from PTSD

+ Absolutely Worth the Pain it Caused to Read it
+ A second Chance
+ Everyone Should Read This Book
+ Helpful recovery tool
  
  











  



  
Telling: A Memoir of Rape and Recovery8 reviews
Patricia Weaver Francisco

Harper Paperbacks, 2000

Compelling and Well-Written, Struck Me Right To The Core

+ An Unforgettable story
+ A masterpiece - a precious gift!
+ Inspiring and truthful
+ A work that touches the heart of many.
  
  











  



  
Sexual Assault: Quick Reference for Healthcare, Social Service, and Law Enforcement Professionals
Angelo P. Giardino, Elizabeth M. Datner, ...

G.W. Medical Publishing, Inc., 2003

Sexual assault can happen to anyone at any age. Sexual Assault Quick-Reference offers an invaluable resource for physicians, emergency room staff, EMTs, social service personnel, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and anyone else who may be confronted with a sexual assault victim of any age. In these situations, there is no room for error. The right knowledge, accurate diagnosis, and treatment ...
  
  











  



  
When You Are the Partner of a Rape or Incest Survivor: A Workbook for You1 review
Robert Barry Levine

Resource Publications (CA), 1996

A Superb Resource for Partners of Survivors

Levine has managed to write a book that is enlightening and helpful for the partner of a rape or incest survivor. Most literature on this subject is authored by survivors, and offers insight into the healing process of the victim, and how as a partner we can support them through it. While an ...
  
  











  



  
Rape, Incest, Battery: Women Writing Out the Pain2 reviews

Texas Christian University Press, 2000

Packs a Wallop!

+ Call It Courage

Rape, Incest, Battery" by Miriam Kalman Harris is a book of enormous compelling force, and its contents make for riveting reading. The stories Dr. Harris has compiled and edited -- as well as her own introductory materials -- pack a wallop as well as open up a view into a world of domestic ...
  
  











  



  
If He is Raped: A Guidebook for Partners, Spouses, Parents and Friends1 review
Alan W. McEvoy, Jeff D. Brookings, ...

Learning Publications, 1999

A Basic, To-The-Point Book...VERY HELPFUL

This book is a great resource for a friend, family member, or partner of a male rape victim. Although the book is pretty short, it covers all the essential information in a very easy-to-understand way. This book could be helpful for right after the rape or fifteen years later. I have always ...
  
  











  



  
Cry Rape: The True Story of One Woman's Harrowing Quest for Justice3 reviews
Bill Lueders

University of Wisconsin Press, 2007

The Madison Idea

+ Haunting journey into my own mirror
+ A Horror Story

Cry Rape is the story of a rape victim's victimization by the criminal justice system. It is a story about a cop who seems predisposed to "prove" rape victims liars, about a police department that protects bad cops, about a district attorney's office willing to further victimize the victim to ...
  
  











  



  
Rape Investigation Handbook
Brent E. Turvey, John O. Savino

Academic Press, 2004

This work addresses specific investigative and forensic processes related to sex crimes for those who work in law enforcement, the defense community, or in the private sector. It is an unprecedented collaborative work -- the first working manual for sex crime investigators, written by sex crime investigators and forensic scientists. The key feature of this work is a thorough overview of the ...
  
  











  



  
Male On Male Rape: The Hidden Toll Of Stigma And Shame7 reviews
Michael Scarce

Basic Books, 2001

Disturbing

+ Male Rape
+ RAPE= EPAR

Very disturbing how this problem is swept under the rug. Even more disturbing is the very real possibility that this is a very prevalent crime that happens every day. It makes me very upset over the lack of published works about the rape of men and peoples' perception that it is either ...
  
  











  



  
No Physical Evidence11 reviews
Gus Lee

Fawcett, 1998

A truly superior legal thriller.

+ Compelling personal and court drama.
+ An "Abuse" Legal Thriller With Surprises Aplenty

A complicated moral man wrestles honorably with the unpredictable complexities of evil, and the plot is great, and somehow you can't put the book down. Gus Lee reminds me of Scott Turow. The style is different, Lee's spare and vivid and Turow's discursive and courtly, but the moral center holds ...
  
  











  



  
After Silence: Rape & My Journey Back47 reviews
Nancy Venable Raine

Three Rivers Press, 1999

Courageous, powerful, compassionate.

+ Profound and Courageous
+ After Silence: Rape and MY Journy Back
+ Considering whether or not to hide
+ Great Timeing
  
  











  



  
The Sorrow of Sexual Assault and the Joy of Healing
Kay Zibolsky

Synergy Publishers (FL), 2002

In an era of sexual abuse, this memoir from Kay Zibolsky strikes a chord of compassion for victims. As a teenager, Zibolsky’s life radically changed after her rape and subsequent pregnancy. In this book, she shares her search for God’s healing plan. "A prescription for complete recovery," says singer Pat Boone.
  
  











  



  
Real Rape, Real Pain: Help for women sexually assaulted by male partners4 reviews
Patricia Easteal, Louise McOrmond-Plummer

Hybrid Publishers, 2006

Best book for survivor's of partner rape

+ Real Rape...Real Pain...busts the myth wide open
+ At last! A book that tells it like it is....
+ Excellent - thoroughly recommend this book
  
  











  



  
Hurting and Healing: How to Overcome the Trauma of Sexual Abuse and Rape
Gloria Wade

Vega, 2002

The horrors of rape and sexual abuse reverberate long after the actual abuse occurs. Irrespective of the age and gender of the victim, the emotional and psychological trauma can, if untreated, last a lifetime. Written by a psychotherapist--herself a survivor of sexual abuse--who has been training mental health professionals in this difficult area for many years, this valuable guide offers clear, ...