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         The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans --Identifies different forms of verbal abuse and gives suggestions for responding. Helps explain the different perspectives of the victim and the abuser. 

Obsessive Love, When It Hurts Too Much to Let Go by Dr. Susan Forward --

Looks at abusive relationships from both viewpoints. . . the abuser and the victim. 

  

When Love Goes Wrong by Ann Jones and Susan Schecter --

Basic information concerning abuse, how to help, how to survive.   

Keeping the Faith, Rev. Marie M. Fortune --

Questions and answers for the abused woman with concerns about religious issues.

 

To Be an Anchor in the Storm : A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women by Susan Brewster (October 1997) Ballantine Books (Trd Pap)

The Emotionally Abused Woman, Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself, 1990 Beverly Engel, M.F.C.C.  

Encouragements for the Emotionally Abused Woman,

Beverly Engel, M.F.C.C. 1993

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Invisible Chains A novel about domestic abuse. by Nora Penia, Xlibris, Feb. 2002

If you have a friend who is in denal about her abusive relationshp, give her this book. But don't tell her it's about abuse. It stands alone as a good read - suspensesful and engrossing.

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Verbal Abuse Survivors Speak Out, Patricia Evans -- Letters from survivors of verbal abuse.

Getting Free : You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life by Ginny Nicarthy

Reissue edition (March 1997) Seal Pr Feminist Pub 

 

Your Perfect Right. Robert E. Alberti -- How to assert yourself.

  Codependent No More : How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie 2nd edition (July 1996) Hazelden

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The Domestic Violence Sourcebook : Everything You Need to Know
by Dawn Bradley, Bradley Berry, Dawn Bradley Berry
Updated ed edition (April 1998) Lowell House

 

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Next Time, She'll Be Dead : Battering and How to Stop It
by Ann Jones

Paperback (December 1994)
Beacon Pr;

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Assertiveness (Complete Idiot's Guide To...)
by Jeff Davidson
Paperback - 352 pages (November 1997)
Macmillan General Reference

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Don't Say Yes When You Want to Say No
by Herbert Fensterheim, Jean Baer (Contributor)
Paperback Reissue edition (November 15, 1975)
Dell Books

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The Enabler : When Helping Harms the Ones You Love
by Angelyn Miller
Reprint edition (October 1990)
Ballantine Books (Mm);

 

Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse

by Gregory L. Jantz Paperback (June 1995) Fleming H Revell Co

 

 

Abused Men : The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence

by Philip W. Cook Praeger Pub (October 1997)

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Emotional Blackmail : When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation and Guilt to Manipulate You
by Susan Forward, Donna Frazier

Paperback Harper edition (March 1998)
HarperCollins (paper)

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The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
by Dan B. Allender
(Christian perspective)
Paperback - 255 pages (July 1990)
Navpress

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The Wounded Heart Workbook: A Companion Workbook for personal or group work.
byDan B. Allender

Paperback (April 1992)
Navpress;

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When Victims Marry
by Don Frank, Jan Frank

ASIN: 0840744420

Out of Print, check used bookstores and libraries.

 


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Changes That Heal : How to Understand Your Past to Ensure a Healthier Future
by Henry, Dr. Cloud

and workbook:Changes That Heal Workbook : How to Understand Your Past to Ensure a Healthier Future
by Henry Cloud

Paperback - 125 pages (September 1994)
Zondervan Publishing House;

Too Smart for Her Own Good? A Modern Woman's Guide to Finding and Loving Real Men. Dr. Conalee Levine-Shineidman and Karen Levine --How to prevent the pattern of being drawn to the wrong men. 

Chain Chain Change : For Black Women in Abusive Relationships (New Leaf Series)
by Evelyn C. White
Paperback - 97 pages Exp 2nd edition (February 1995)
Seal Pr Feminist Pub

False Love and Other Romantic Illusions Dr. Stan J. Katz and Aimee E. Liu --Discusses what real love is, unrealistic expectations, how to recognize true love.

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Rape in Marriage
by Diana E. H. Russelll

Paperback - 421 pages Revisd&exp edition (April 1990)
Indiana Univ Pr

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From Victim to Offender : How Child Sexual Abuse Victims Become Offenders
by Freda Briggs

Paperback - 170 pages (September 1995)
Allen & Unwin

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You Can't Say That to Me: Stopping the Pain of Verbal Abuse--An 8- Step Program
by Suzette Haden Elgin

Paperback - 224 pages 1 edition (February 16, 1995)
John Wiley & Sons

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Before It's Too Late : Helping Women in Controlling or Abusive Relationships
by Robert J. Ackerman, Susan E. Pickering (Contributor)

Paperback - 175 pages (April 1995)
Health Communications

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Adult Children of Abusive Parents : A Healing Program for Those Who Have Been Physically, Sexually, or Emotionally Abused
by Steven Farmer

Paperback Reprint edition (May 1990)
Ballantine Books (Trd Pap)

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Getting Through the Day : Stratagies for Adults Hurt As Children
byNancy J. Napier
Paperback Reprint edition (September 1994)
W W Norton & Co

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In Love and in Danger: A Teen's Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships
by Barrie Levy

Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback - 126 pages 2nd edition (February 1998)
Seal Pr Feminist Pub

Love Does No Harm : Sexual Ethics for the Rest of Us
by Marie M. Fortune

Paperback - 156 pages (November 1998)
Continuum Pub Group

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No Visible Wounds : Identifying Nonphysical Abuse of Women by Their Men
byMary Susan Miller

Hardcover - 307 pages (October 1995)
NTC/Contemporary Publishing

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Allies in Healing : When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As a Child, a Support Book
by Laura Davis

1st harper edition (September 1991)
Harperperennial Library

How to be an Assertive (Not Agressive) Woman in Life, In Love, and On the Job by Jean Baer -- A guide to effectively express needs and feelings in a non-threatening way.

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Disclaimer:

The contents of these pages represent my personal opinions, which are offered for entertainment and educational purposes, only. I am not a psychologist or therapist. My professional background has been as an educator dealing with personal growth issues, parenting skills and relationship problems. My hope is that this information will be helpful to you, but please, use common sense and thoughtful consideration before acting on any of the information you find here.