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By Stephanie Thornton Plymale , Elissa Wald ,

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The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
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The Courage to Heal

By Ellen Bass , Laura Davis ,

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Fighting Words
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By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley ,

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In the Name of the Children: An FBI Agent's Relentless Pursuit of the Nation's Worst Predators
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In the Name of the Children

By Jeffrey L. Rinek , Marilee Strong ,

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The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother-Daughter Story
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The Burning Light of Two Stars

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The Part That Burns
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The Part That Burns

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When Rabbit Howls: A First-Person Account of Multiple Personality, Memory, and Recovery
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When Rabbit Howls

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The People in the Trees
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The People in the Trees

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Consent: A Memoir of Stolen Adolescence
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Consent

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The Survivor's Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life After Child Sexual Abuse
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The Survivor's Guide to Sex

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Invisible Girl
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Invisible Girl

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When You Know What I Know
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When You Know What I Know

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I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
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I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This

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Marrow

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One Nation Under Blackmail Vol. 1
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One Nation Under Blackmail Vol. 1

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One Nation Under Blackmail Vol. 2
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One Nation Under Blackmail Vol. 2

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Doubt: A Parable
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Doubt

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Treating The Adult Survivor Of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Psychoanalytic Perspective
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Treating The Adult Survivor Of Childhood Sexual Abuse

By Jody Messler Davies , Mary Gail Frawley ,

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Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
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Not That Bad

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Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement
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Beyond Survival

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My Life Now: Essays by a Child Sex Trafficking Survivor
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My Life Now

By Mary Knight ,

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Because I Am Furniture
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Because I Am Furniture

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Poetic License: A Memoir
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Poetic License

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The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
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The Sexual Healing Journey

By Wendy Maltz ,

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Soaring Above the Ashes: Thriving Beyond Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Soaring Above the Ashes

By Emily Samuelson ,

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Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Men and Women Who Were Sexually Abused as Children
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Beginning to Heal

By Ellen Bass , Laura Davis ,

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The Edge of Doubt: The Trial of Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen
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The Edge of Doubt

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The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
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The Wounded Heart

By Dan Allender ,

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Glimmer: A Story of Survival, Hope, and Healing
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Glimmer

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Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners
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Silently Seduced

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The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels
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The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels

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Authoritarian Practices in a Global Age
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Authoritarian Practices in a Global Age

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