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:Domestic Violence Bibliography:
Please note: Women In Distress of Broward County is not endorsing these books but merely compiling them for educational purposes.
General
Battered Women by L.I. Gerdes. Greenhaven Press (1999)
Defending Our Lives: Getting Away From Domestic Violence & Staying Safe Anchor (September 1, 1996)
Domestic Abuse: Public Policy/Criminal Justice Approaches Toward Child, Spousal, and Elderly Abuse by S. Kakar. Austin & Winfield (1998)
Domestic Violence: A Global View by R.W. Summers. Greenwood Press (2002)
Domestic Violence: Opposing Viewpoints by T.L. Roleff. Greenhaven Press (2000)
Domestic Violence: The 12 Things You Aren't Supposed to Know by Thomas B. James Aventine Press (November, 2003)
Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Response by E.S. & C.G. Buzawa (1990)
Family Violence Across the Lifespan by Barnett, O. Miller-Perrin, and Perrin R (2005) second edition.
Flirting With Danger: Young Women's Reflections On Sexuality And Domination by Lynn M. Phillips
Gender, Violence, and the Social Order by J. Mooney. St. Martin's Press (2000)
Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take back You Life by Ginny NiCarthy, Seal Press 4th Edition (2004).
Getting Out: Life Stories of Women Who Left Abusive Men by A. Goetting. Columbia University Press (1999)
Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence: A Workbook for Women (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) New Harbinger Publications (August, 2004)
Heavy Hands: An Introduction to the Crimes of Family Violence (3rd Edition) by Denise Kindshi Gosselin Prentice Hall (November 11, 2004)
Insult to Injury: Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse by Linda G. Mills, Linda Mills Princeton University Press (August, 2003)
It's My Life Now: Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence by Meg Kennedy Dugan, Roger R. Hock Routledge; 1 edition (April, 2000)
My Gender Workbook by Kate Barnstein
My Sister's Voices by Iris Jacob
Next Time She’ll Be Dead: Battering and How to Stop It. Boston: Beacon Press by A. Jones (2000)
No Visible Wounds: Identifying Non-Physical Abuse of Women by Their Men Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (October 8, 1996)
Not to People Like Us. New York: Basic, by Susan Weitzman, 2000.
Physical Violence in American Families: Risk Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families by Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles Transaction Publishers (March, 1995)
Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher PhD
Saving Bernice: Battered Women, Welfare, and Poverty by J. Raphael (2000)
Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free Volcano Press; New edition (February, 2004)
The Abusive Personality: Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships by Donald G. Dutton The Guilford Press (November 20, 2002)
The American Family by K. Duda (2003)
The Battered Woman by Lenore E. Walker. Harper and Row Publishers Inc.(1979).
The Batterer: A Psychological Profile. Basic Books (1995)
The Domestic Violence Sourcebook by Dawn Bradley Berry McGraw-Hill; 3rd edition (August 1, 2000)
The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself Ballantine Books; Reissue edition (January 21, 1992)
The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker Dell; Reprint edition (May, 1998)
Transforming A Rape Culture by Buchwald Fletcher Roth
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror Basic Books; Reprint edition (August, 1993)
Violence In Intimate Relationships; Claremont Symposium of Applied Psychology (1999)
Violence: Opposing Viewpoints by L.K. Egendorf. Greenhaven Press (2001)
We Were The Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
When Love Goes Wrong by Ann Jones and Susan Schecter
When Men Batter Women: New Insights Into Ending Abusive Relationships by N.S. Jacobson and J.M. Gottman. Simon & Schuster (1998)
When Violence Begins at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse Hunter House Publishers (September, 1997)
Why Does He Do That? : Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft Berkley Trade; Berkley (September 2, 2003)
Women Escaping Violence: Empowerment through Narrative by Elaine J Lawless. University of Missouri Press 2001
You Can Be Free by Ginny NiCarthy and Sue Davidson (Seal Press)
Women of Color
Compelled to Crime: The Gender Entrapment of Battered Black Women. New York: Routledge by B. Richie (1995)
Mad At Miles: A Black woman's Guide To Truth. Southfield, MI: The Cleage Group by Pearl Cleage (1989)
Mejor Sola Que Mal Acompanada. For the Latina In An Abusive Relationship. Seattle: Seal Press by Myrna Zambrano (1985)
The Speaking Profits Us: Violence in the Lives of Women of Color. Seattle, WA: FaithTrust Institute. Maryviolet Burns, (Ed). (1986)
Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered, Black, and Blue. New York: Haworth Press by West, Carolyn M., Ph.D. (Ed.). (2002)
Wounds Of The Spirit: Black Women, Violence And Resistance Ethics. New York: New York University Press by Traci C. West (1999)
Same-Sex
A Professional Guide to Understanding Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence. Lewiston: The Edwin Mellen Press, by Joan McClennen & John Gunther, 1999.
Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them. Haworth by David Island, and Patrick Letellier (1991)
Naming the Violence: Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering. Seattle: Seal Press by Kerry Lobel (1986)
Same-Sex Domestic Violence: Strategies for Change. Thousand Oaks: Sage, by Beth Leventhal & Sandra Lundy (Eds.), 1999
Violence in Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partnerships. New York: The Haworth Press, by Claire Renzetti & Charles Miley (Eds.), 1996.
Violent Betrayal: Partner Abuse in Lesbian Relationships. Thousand Oaks: Sage, by Claire Renzetti, 1992.
Verbal and Emotional Abuse
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People Who Try to Control You by Patricia Evans Adams Media Corporation (January, 2002)
Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You by Susan Forward, Donna Frazier Harper Paperbacks (April 1, 1998)
The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to recognize it and how to respond. Patricia Evans. Adams Media Corporation (1996)
You Can't Say That to Me: Stopping the Pain of Verbal Abuse -- An 8-Step Program by Suzette Haden Elgin Wiley; 1 edition (February 16, 1995)
Children and Childhood Issues
Child Custody and Domestic Violence: A Call for Safety and Accountability by Peter Jaffe, Nancy Lemon, Samantha Poisson SAGE Publications (November 14, 2002)
Childhood Experiences of Domestic Violence by Jessica Kingsley Publishers (December, 2000)
Children Who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project by Betsy McAlister Groves Beacon Press (October 13, 2001)
Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Sourcebook by H. Henderson (2000)
Ending the Cycle of Violence: Community Responses to Children of Battered Women. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Edelson, J. & Jaffe, P. (1994)
Making an Impact: Children and Domestic Violence by Jessica Kingsley Publishers (August, 2000)
Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life by Susan Forward, Craig Buck Bantam (January 2, 2002)
When Dad Hurts Mom, Helping Your Children Heal The Wounds of Witnessing Abuse by Lundy Bancroft (Berkey Books, New York)
Slavery, Prostitution, and Trafficking
Prostitution, Trafficking and Traumatic Stress by Melissa Farley (Editor) Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press (April, 2004)
Woman, Child for Sale: The New Slave Trade in the 21st Century by Gilbert King Chamberlain Brothers (September, 2004)
Help for Family and Friends
Family and Friends' Guide to Domestic Violence: How to Listen, Talk and Take Action When Someone You Care About is Being Abused Volcano Press (October 1, 2003)
To Be an Anchor in the Storm: A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women Seal Press (WA); 2nd edition (May, 2000)
Books for Children and Teens
About Stopping Violence. Almeda, CA: Hunter House Publishers.
Children Who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project by Betsy McAlister Groves Beacon Press (January 20, 2003)
Dating Violence: Young Women in Danger. Seattle: Seal Press by Barry Levy (Ed.) (1991)
Freaky Green Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates HarperTempest; Reprint edition (February 15, 2005)
Helping Teens Stop Violence. Almeda, CA: Hunter House Publishers. Allan Creighton & Paul Kivel (2001)
I Can Make My World a Safer Place: A Kid’s Book Kivel, Paul (2001)
In Love and In Danger: A Teen’s Guide to Breaking Free from Abusive Relationships. Seattle: Seal Press by B.Levy (1998)
Levy, Barrie, ed. Dating Violence: Young Women in Danger, 2nd ed. Seattle: Seal Press (1998)
When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse by Lundy Bancroft
Religion
Abuse and Religion: When Praying Isn’t Enough. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, by Anne Horton and Judith Williamson, ed. (1988)
A Journey Towards Freedom: A Haggadah for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence. Seattle, WA: FaithTrust Institute by Alison Iser, Michelle Lifton, Rabbi Lisa B. Gelber, Rabbi Cindy G. Enger, Irit Eliav, MSW, & Leigh Nachman Hofheimer (Eds.)(2003)
Balm For Gilead: Pastoral Care For African American Families Experiencing Abuse. Nashville: Abingdon Press by Toinette Eugene & James Poling (1998)
Battered Women: From A Theology of Suffering to an Ethic of Empowerment. New York: Division for Mission in North America by Joy Bussert & M.K.
Circles of Healing: A Support Group Curriculum for Abused Christian Women. Seattle, WA: FaithTrust Institute by Domestic Violence Awareness Task Force, Office of Justice and Peace, Catholic Diocese of Richmond, VA. (2003).
Creating Partnerships with Faith Communities to End Sexual Violence. Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs by Cynthia Okayama Dopke (2002)
Embracing Justice: A Resource Guide for Rabbis on Domestic Abuse. Jewish Women International by Diane Gardsbane (Ed.) (2002)
Healing & Wholeness: A Resource Guide on Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community. Washington, D.C.:Jewish Women International by Diane Gardsbane (Ed.) (2002)
Keeping The Faith: Questions and Answers for the Abused Woman by Marie Fortune, San Francisco: Harper (1987)
Not To People Like Us: Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages. New York: Basic Books by Susan Weitzman, (2000).
Silence Is Deadly: Judaism Confronts Wife-beating. Northvale, NJ: by Jason Aronson and Naomi Graetz (1998)
Violence in the Family: A Workshop Curriculum for Clergy and Other Helpers. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press by Marie Fortune (1991).
Boys/Men
Boys Will Be Men: Raising Our Sons for Courage, Caring, and Community. Gabriola Island B.C., Canada: New Society Publishers by Paul Kivel (1999)
Learning to Live Without Violence: A Handbook for Men, updated ed. Volcano Press by Daniel Jay Sonkin and Michael Durphy (1997)
Men’s Work: How To Stop the Violence that Tears Our Lives Apart. New York: Ballentine Books by Paul Kivel (1992)
Victims as Offenders: The Paradox of Women's Violence in Relationships. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press by Susan Miller (2005).
Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse, 2nd ed. Hunter House by Michael Paymar (2000)
