Violence in Families: What Every Christian Needs to Know4 reviews
Al Miles

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2002

Can I Hit Back?

+ A book for every Christian
+ Excellent
+ A recommended account of a very real problem
  
  











  



  
Domestic Violence: What Every Pastor Needs to Know14 reviews
Al Miles

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2000

Really, every pastor NEEDS to know this information

+ Wonderful
+ Read the Title! Read the Book!
+ Excellent
  
  











  



  
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing22 reviews
Beverly Engel

Wiley, 2003

Insightful, hands-on and extremely helpful

+ The Book that hit home

Engel leads you thru step-by-step discovering how your childhood relationships impact your adult relationships. She offers good examples and thot-provoking questions so that you can finally pinpoint your own triggers and negative behaviors. THEN she provides concrete coping stragies and methods ...
  
  











  



  
Tender Violence: Domestic Visions in an Age of U.S. Imperialism (Cultural Studies of the United States)1 review
Laura Wexler

The University of North Carolina Press, 2000

Power and art are not separate

Wexler writes clearly, skillfully interspersing history, sociology, and photography to argue that domesticity was some CREATED, not just "always there" in the US. Wexler especially emphasized the role of photography in supporting a discourse of white women's purity and black slave women's (or ...
  
  











  



  
Keeping the Faith: Guidance for Christian Women Facing Abuse9 reviews
Marie M. Fortune

HarperOne, 1995

This book is a Gift from God

+ WOW!
+ Great book for abused Christian women
+ Highly Recommended by a Police Officer and Counselor
  
  











  



  
The Gift of Fear305 reviews
Gavin De Becker

Dell, 1998

should be required reading in high school

+ A great book for all!
+ The Gift of Fear Is the Gift of Awareness
+ Highly Recommended!
+ Listening to your inner voice.
  
  











  



  
No Place for Abuse: Biblical & Practical Resources to Counteract Domestic Violence4 reviews
Catherine Clark Kroeger, Nancy Nason-Clark

InterVarsity Press, 2001

Worth every penny you spend

+ Exploration into the Abuse of Women both in and out of the Evangelical Christian Church.
+ An Excellent Book
+ A MUST READ!
  
  











  



  
The Emotionally Abused Woman : Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself40 reviews
Beverly Mfcc Engel

Ballantine Books, 1992

Take the Time

+ good book
+ changed my life
+ Eye opener, but not all fit the book exactly
  
  











  



  
The Eight Essential Steps to Conflict Resolution8 reviews
Dudley Weeks

Tarcher, 1994

Essential Life Skills Reference Book

+ Great book for graduate coursework
+ Excellent layout and easy to follow.
+ Beyond the 8th Step
+ When you're ready for peace
  
  











  



  
A Journey to Hell and Back32 reviews
Charlotte Russell Johnson

Reaching Beyond, Inc., 2003

An emotional and inspiring autobiography....

+ Get up and try again.
+ One Woman's Struggle
+ BLEESSED!
+ Awaiting the Movie
  
  











  



  
The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School--How Parents and Teachers Can Help ...13 reviews
Barbara Coloroso

Collins Living, 2004

An excellent treatment of a timeless topic.

+ Some Good Tips But Needs Updating
+ A Great Book for Everyone!
+ Every Parent Needs to Read a Book on Bullying
+ Useful manual on an important topic
  
  











  



  
It's My Life Now : Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence13 reviews
Meg Kennedy Dugan, Roger R. Hock

Routledge, 2000

A must read for anyone who has experienced domestic violence

+ An Invaluable Help in the Healing Process
+ Very helpful
+ ---This is the old, 2000 edition---
+ 5+++
  
  











  



  
Family and Friends' Guide to Domestic Violence: How to Listen, Talk and Take Action When Someone You Care ...5 reviews
Elaine Weiss

Volcano Press, 2003

Best Available Resource

+ Excellent Resource!
+ Practical answers to identifying signs of domestic abuse and helping victims
+ Super Good
+ Family and Friends' Guide to Domestic Violence
  
  











  



  
Domestic Violence: The 12 Things You Aren't Supposed to Know14 reviews
Thomas B. James

Aventine Press, 2003

The 12 Things You Aren't Supposed to Know!

+ Male victims exist
+ Reality Check for BOTH Genders, and more importantly, all members of our Society

A book of this type has been lacking for a long, long time! Written by a MAN! This is a newer book that looks at domestic violence from both the male perspective and the female perspective! The law enforcement community should be required to read this book in its entirety. Most of the books ...
  
  











  



  
Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free12 reviews
Elaine Weiss

Volcano Press, 2004

stirred up painful memories. helped unravel why it happened

+ Awesome
+ Excellent DV Resource Book
+ Read it
+ Great Book. Great Author. Great Person.
  
  











  



  
It's A Thin Line85 reviews
Kimberla Lawson Roby

Kensington, 2001

amazing

+ Just Good...Not Great
+ Loved It
+ Outstanding
+ Family Drama
  
  











  



  
Beneath Wings of an Angel: Healing the Child Within--A Spiritual Healing Journey to Recovery from Domestic ...7 reviews
Janice Romney Farnsworth

Synergy Books, 2004

Life Changing

+ Abuse knows no class, race or religion
+ Against all odds, GOD is still there.
+ An incredible Story, so inspiring and life changing!
+ Best book I've ever read
  
  











  



  
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men192 reviews
Lundy Bancroft

Berkley Trade, 2003

Eye opening book...

+ Astonishingly insightful
+ Helped me to understand that being abused was not my fault
+ Great book!
+ Hmmm I Did'nt Know That Was Abuse....
  
  











  



  
Domestic Violence Sourcebook, The8 reviews
Dawn Berry

McGraw-Hill, 2000

the difference between violence and abuse

+ Relationships in Crisis
+ Great Book
+ In response
  
  











  



  
The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and How to Respond228 reviews
Patricia Evans

Adams Media, 2003

The abuser bought this book

+ Finally...I Understood What was Happening to Me and I got Out!
+ Increased understanding
+ Extremely helpful book
+ Love this book