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“Nietfeld’s gifts for capturing the fury of living at the mercy of bad circumstances, for critiquing the hero’s journey even while she tells it, make Acceptance a remarkable memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review A hard-hitting and hilarious memoir of ambition, desperation, and the...

From Dr. Martha Stout’s influential work The Sociopath Next Door, we learned how to identify a sociopath. Now she tells us what we actually can do about it. “Mandatory reading on how to effectively deal with sociopaths before you get hurt.”—Joe Navarro, former FBI special agent and the...

Nobody's Victim is an unflinching look at a hidden world most people don’t know exists—one of stalking, blackmail, and sexual violence, online and off—and the incredible story of how one lawyer, determined to fight back, turned her own hell into a revolution. “We are all a moment away...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER An unforgettable story of an ordinary woman in astonishing circumstances who defies the odds. Timea Nagy was twenty years old when she answered a newspaper ad in Budapest, Hungary, calling for young women to work as babysitters and housekeepers in Canada. Hired by what seemed...

Now the Netflix Limited Series Unbelievable, starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true crime story of a teenager charged with lying about having been raped—and the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive...

The world-renowned bestseller for women addicted to unhealthy relationships—updated and with a new introduction If your relationships are unhappy, unfulfilling, even ego destroying… If your yearning for love is frustrated by a partner who is more interested in work, substances, or other...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “This powerful story shouldn’t be missed.” Publishers Weekly (starred) “A fiercely readable, potent memoir of a survivor who refuses to be silenced. . . . An inspirational page-turner." Kirkus Reviews (starred) An incandescent and inspiring memoir from a courageous...

My mother knew I was abused as a child. She had read letters sent from my abuser to me . . . But she never spoke to me about them, or what they described. And she never intervened to stop the abuse . . . Now she is dying and the past is rising to the surface like a bruise. When Gemma Carey was...

A raw, painfully honest, heartbreaking account of a young woman raising herself out of abuse and poverty to become her own hero. This is the story of becoming heroic in a culture which does not see heroism in the shape of a girl. At the age of twenty, after a traumatic sexual assault trial...

An inspiring story of resilience and bravery by the woman who became the linchpin of the case to bring Bill Cosby to justice. Andrea Constand did the right thing, not just for herself, but for more than sixty other women. When Bill Cosby was convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent...

A young girl forced to work in a Queens sweatshop calls child services on her mother in this powerful debut memoir about labor and self-worth that traces a Chinese immigrant’s journey to an American future. As a teen, Anna Qu is sent by her mother to work in her family’s garment factory in...

“Courageous and inspiring.”—Karen Armstrong, author of The Case for God “James Carroll takes us to the heart of one of the great crises of our times.”—Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve An eloquent memoir by a former priest and National Book Award–winning writer who traces...

Factitious Love is a powerful, survivor-centered guide to understanding, recognizing, and healing from one of the most insidious forms of child abuse-Munchausen by Proxy, also known as Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another. Written by Tammy Eady Walker, grandmother and author of I Have to Call...

Her grandson was literally on the brink of death's door. From as early as one month old, he was gravely ill with one illness after another. By the time he was three years old, he had been hospitalized more times than she could count. He would get better and then suddenly relapse with no...

Shatter trauma bonds and reclaim your identity through spiritual healing and practical boundaries. If you are feeling stuck in a loop of confusion and pain, this guide offers the clarity needed for true liberation. Navigate the complexities of emotional abuse and codependency with a roadmap...

Master psychological self-defense against gaslighting and love bombing to reclaim your reality from toxic manipulators. If you are constantly questioning your memory or feeling ungrounded in a relationship, you may be under siege by sophisticated emotional abuse. This guide creates an empowering...

Una denuncia urgente sobre cómo la IA alimenta la misoginia de formas cada vez más invisibles e incontrolables Laura Bates, una de las voces más destacadas del feminismo contemporáneo, se infiltra en la manosfera y revela cómo la misoginia evoluciona al ritmo de la tecnología. Desde los...

First published in 1894, the Jungle Book is perhaps Rudyard Kiplings most well regarded and beloved book. Containing not just the adventures of Mowgli, but also that of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Kotick the White Seal, the Jungle Book explores themes such as fostering and of the laws of society...

'Ik ga mijn kinderen later rot verwennen.' Dat weet Elke Vanelderen (20) wel zeker, na de vreselijke jeugd die ze achter de rug heeft. Elkes vader werd veroordeeld tot drie jaar cel na een van de meest schrijnende zaken van kinderverwaarlozing die de afgelopen jaren in Vlaanderen aan het licht kwamen. Elke en haar twee zussen kregen nooit verse voeding en moesten vaak gaan bedelen of stelen om iets te eten te hebben. Ze werden gedwongen om op stoelen te slapen, met het hoofd op tafel, waardoor Elkes rug nu misvormd is.

Why is it so hard to leave someone who keeps hurting you? The Narcissist's Handbook explores the psychological patterns behind narcissistic relationships, including gaslighting, trauma bonding, manipulation, idealization, devaluation, and recovery. Learn how toxic dynamics develop, why they are so difficult to escape, and how to rebuild your identity, boundaries, and confidence after emotional abuse.