Books, Parenting & Families, Family Relationships, Dysfunctional Relationships

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Jeannette Walls
Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Recorded Books (CD)

Dave Pelzer
A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
by HCI (Paperback)

Lundy Bancroft
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
by Berkley Trade (Paperback) (Release Date: 2003-09-02)

"He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control." "He can be sweet and gentle." "He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children-he's a great father." "He's had a really hard life..." Women in abusive relationships tell themselves these things every day. Now they can see inside the minds of angry and controlling men-and change their own lives. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor shows how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship, with: € The early warning signs € Nine abusive personality types € How to tell if an abuser can change, is changing, or ever will € The role of drugs and alcohol € What can be fixed, and what can't € How to leave a relationship safely

Dave Pelzer
The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
by HCI (Paperback)

"The Lost Boy" is the harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system in search of a family to love. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to "A Child Called "It". The Lost Boy" is Pelzer's story--a moving sequel and inspirational read for all.

Susan Forward
Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
by Bantam (Hardcover) (Release Date: 1989-08-01)

Robin Norwood
Women Who Love Too Much
by Pocket (Paperback)

The relationship classic hailed by Erica Jong as "life-changing" -- now updated with a new introductionand resource section!The #1 New York Times bestseller that asksARE YOU A WOMAN WHO LOVES TOO MUCH? Do you find yourself attracted again and again to troubled, distant, moody men -- while "nice guys" seem boring? Do you obsess over men who are emotionally unavailable, addicted to work, hobbies, alcohol, or other women? Do you neglect your friends and your own interests to be immediately available to him? Do you feel empty without him, even though being with him is torment?Robin Norwood's groundbreaking work will enable you to recognize the roots of your destructive patterns of relating and provide you with a step-by-step guide to a more rewarding way of living and loving.If being in love means being in pain, you need to read Women Who Love Too Much.

Dave Pelzer
A Man Named Dave
by Dutton Adult (Hardcover)

John E. Bradshaw
Healing the Shame That Binds You: A 4 Hour Audiobook Workshop with John Bradshaw
by John Bradshaw Media Group (CD)

This classic book, written 17 years ago but still selling more than 13,000 copies every year, has been completely updated and expanded by the author. "I used to drink," writes John Bradshaw,"to solve the problems caused by drinking. The more I drank to relieve my shame-based loneliness and hurt, the more I felt ashamed." Shame is the motivator behind our toxic behaviors: the compulsion, co-dependency, addiction and drive to superachieve that breaks down the family and destroys personal lives. This book has helped millions identify their personal shame, understand the underlying reasons for it, address these root causes and release themselves from the shame that binds them to their past failures.

Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
by Harper (Mass Market Paperback) (Release Date: 2009-02-24)

In September 2007, a packed courtroom in St. George, Utah, sat hushed as Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how Jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age fourteen. This harrowing and vivid account proved to be the most compelling evidence against Jeffs, showing the harsh realities of this closed community and the lengths that Jeffs went to in order to control the women in it. Now, in this courageous memoir, Elissa Wall tells her incredible and inspirational story of her time in the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), detailing how she emerged from its confines to help bring one of America's most notorious criminals to justice.

Charles L. M.D. Whitfield
Healing The Child Within
by Health Communications (Paperback)

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