Abuse Books

I don't care what kind of advice you're looking for -- whether you're trying to fix a romance, a summer job, or a problem at school -- this book has got something helpful to say. Carol Weston herself is terrific -- practical and funny -- but the book also insludes quotes and advice from a lot of other people, too -- famous writers, artists, thinkers. It's a lot better than just hearing your best friend, for the tenth time, tell you the same old things. A definite recommend!

FOR TEENS ONLY is so good!... Whenever I get depressed or frustrated, I read a few pages and start feeling better. I guess that's because she seems like a real person (well, obviously she is) and because all the quotes seem to be talking right to me. My brother has been reading it too and he doesn't usually read books like this. But her advice make sense and isn't preachy. It's funny and inspiring. I recommend this book to all middle school and high school students. It REALLY explains everything, from how to tell if your crush likes you to when to use "it's" and "its"(which I now finally get)! And if you ever need a quote for a yearbook or paper, it has 580! FOR TEENS ONLY IS A GREAT BOOK!! FIVE STARS AT LEAST!...

I heard Carol Weston speak a few years ago and a father in the audience
asked, "Why don't you write a book for guys?" So it was great to realize that she
did it and I like this book as much as For Girls Only and Girltalk. It's got
her signature great advice and more quotes than ever.

I'm a recovered drug addict that went through 12-step programs and feel that without them, I would still be drunk and high on cocaine. I'm also an author and someone that did not continue to go to AA meetings, nor am I convinced that I had a physical disease and that one drink would take me back to where I was when I got there.

All that having been said, this is a solid and proven discussion about 4th-step work. The fourth step -- the one that tells the person doing the steps to perform a "Searching and fearless moral inventory of themselves" is truly on of the four 'critical' steps in the collection of 12. There are a lot of people who could stand to do a moral inventory that don't drink, don't do drugs, and have never been arrested. They could still use this book.

I was really into this booklet. I did all it said and got a lot out of it. I go back to it daily to read alot. I am looking for the next one. ??? the Fifth step guide. do you have any suggestion? Journey into growth........what a one day at a time that is.......thanks, sandy,

First things first:

Another reviewer of this book, the "drug addict author" should figure out which disease he's got and then treat it. Meanwhile, if he's going to continue his writing career, he might consider finding out what the word "clarity" means and then spend some time moving in that direction.

That reviewer declares himself a "drug addict" and then goes on to say that he does not consider himself to be someone with a physical disease, which may or may not be consistent with drug addiction, but is definately NOT consistent with alcoholism. Then he refers to "not believing one drink will take him back where he was," which again may or may not be consistent with drug addiction, but is absolutely NOT consistent with alcoholism.

And finally he references having attended AA meetings, which is, in a rather confusing turnaround for him, absolutely consistent with treating alcoholism, but is NOT consistent with treating pure drug addiction. That's what NA is for. I can't tell whether he's a confused drug addict or an alcoholic in denial. He's surely one of the two.

For those of you in recovery, I invite you to take it from someone who has broad experience, strength and hope to share in this field, and suggest that you seek the advice and counsel of AA for alcoholics, NA for drug addicts, and forget you ever read that other review. If you're both alcoholic and an addict, it might be a good idea to simply declare yourself one or the other, get actively in that fellowship and then work with a sponsor who'll help you with both issues for a year or so. At that point in your recovery you can decide for yourself what's best.

I'm not an authority however; there will be differing opinions. A smart guy once told me that just because a bear chases someone up a tree, that does not make that person an authority on either bears or trees. Pray and wait and then do what feels right to you. Having said that, allow me to address the disease of alcoholism.

Alcoholism is a fatal, progressive, incurable illness of the mind, BODY and spirit. We are told this by Alcoholics Anonymous, the single fellowship in the history of the world that has sobered up millions of alcoholics and inspired scores of similar programs for (perhaps) not-so-similar maladies. If you are alcoholic, you ignore their wisdom at your peril.

An alcoholic's BODY is alcoholic; probably always was, and surely always will be. Once a pickle, never again a cucumber, that's for sure. And no amount of new information, or shiny new approach to booze can ever change that. There is no spot on the planet upon which an alcoholic body can stand where will NOT be alcoholic, nor any point in the future in which an alcholic body will CEASE to be alcoholic.

I know there are tons of people out there trying to be the exception to The Rule, and that they're looking for offhand comments by foolish or ignorant people in order to help justify that choice. I know lots of those folks. I've buried some of them. I've watched many lose their homes and marriages and freedom and health and dignity and anything that was ever good or sweet.

For those folks looking for long-term sobriety, I would go to the experts and do as they suggest. You may be able to do this thing on your own for a while, even a long while, but an alcoholic mind is patient. It knows that FOREVER IS A LONG TIME, and it'll wait you out; trust me on that.

About this Hazelden guide. It's very helpful in yanking some of the mystery out of the Fourth Step. It's not Conference-approved, but I highly recommend it anyway. I'm delighted to find it available on Amazon.

Good luck.

With so many twists and turns and surprises, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Well written so that you got to know the characters--liked them while trying to understand them.

This book allows the reader to share insights into a world many of us know little or nothing about. At the same time, this is a mystery that keeps one riveted to each page and I personally blame the author for my sleep deprivation in order to keep reading late into the night...

This is a good book. I read this book in two sittings and enjoyed every page of it. The story flows well and always leaves you guessing about what will happen next. At the end of some chapters I found myself thinking "I can't wait to see where this is going". Also, the ending is fantastic, what a suprise. This is one book I will put on my Holiday list to buy for my reading friends. A friend told me "you have to read this book". He and I are avid readers who are always looking for new authors. I am looking forward to Mr. Kamms next book.

Barbara A. Smith's, From Ashes to Glory - The Pathway to Healing From Sexual Abuse, is a powerful account of the effects of rape biblically and in today's society, and it shows how women who have been sexually violated can be cleansed and made whole by the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Rape victims, friends of rape victims, or any one who is interested in learning more about this subject should definitely read this book. Prepare to be informed and changed from the inside out. This book is a definite page-turner that will leave you thirsting for more.

Barbara Smith's debut work is crafted with excellence and under the obvious anointing of the Holy Ghost. Although this piece is non-fiction, the beginning chapters flow as though they were pages from a murder-mystery novel. In the first half, Smith painstakingly chronicles a conspiracy concocted between King David's nephew and his son, the heir to the throne, Amnon. The pair's treachery leads to the heinous rape of King David's daughter, Tamar, by her own lust-drunken brother. Smith takes readers on a journey into the mindset of the victim, the perpetrators and other family members. Ashes, illustrates how sin can be passed down from generation to generation.

A registered nurse by day-trade, Smith provides readers not only with historical facts and events, but with clinical explanations of the sufferings felt by rape victims as she has personally witnessed many times over.

The second half of the book offers soothing spiritual balm and the reassurance that anyone who accepts the love of Jesus Christ can be healed and redeemed.

This book is highly recommended as a tool for victims and perpetrators seeking deliverance and reformation.

Chocolate Pages Reviewer

This book is so anointed! Those who have been raped or know someone who has must read this book...and those who want to know more about the love and power of God - this books demonstrates it. Powerful.

Pam Perry
Chocolate Pages Reviewer

I just finished reading From the Ashes of Love and need to digest it in my mind for a while. It was a fast read (since I didn't want to put it down!) and contained the heart and soul of a woman as she journeyed through and triumphed over a devasting childhood of abuse by her mother and then the men in her life. Very compelling.

This is a very very well written detailed account of life within an abusive relationship.
The writer tells you of the physical abuse she suffered at home growing up with her mother and tells how she never thought she would ever live to leave home at the age of 18 yrs old. She then tells you how the effects of growing up like that followed her through to her adult life and affected her life and the life of her son.
It's written so well you want to read it all in one sitting as you can hardly put this book down, however you find that you have to 'prepare' yourself to read it after awhile as the abuse is so sad.
You follow the writer through the story and into her therapy and how she recovered from a lifetime of abuse. I think if someone is in an abusive relationship this book would inspire them to seek help.
Very very well written! I recommend this book highly.

The authors style of writing is very easy to follow and the story moves along without being boring. I learned alot about abusive relationships as well as learning how to find the help one needs in circumstances like this.
I recommend this book very highly!

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This book started out as required reading for me, but I ended up reading it from cover to cover in three days! I was impressed with it because it thoroughly covered all issues ever raised in women's issues, and offered many references for those of us interested in researching further. I especially liked the fact that it is a compilation of writings put together in a logical, dynamic way, each section feeding off the other. This book is a must-read for women, but also instrumental for men in their understanding of womens' experiences.

This book is a must have for students of womyn's studies or anyone interested in gender violence. This compilation of articles is an excellent balanced look at gender violence through an interdisciplinary perspective. Violence against womyn is a extensive topic studied, but as the title indicates, gender violence is the theme of the book, therefore, violence targeted at men and womyn is discussed. Also the list of sources is quite extensive for further research. This is definitely one of the best books on gender violence out there!!  

Believe it or not this important topic in applied statistics was developed by Hastie and Tibshirani when they were graduate students, a sure sign of greatness to come. After their graduation this highly acclaimed book came out explaining both the theory and pratice of generalized additive models in a clear and concise way. Generalized additive models are similar to generalized linear models in their additive structure but the form of the additive functions is much more general.

Both Hastie and Tibshirani are now Stanford professors in the Statistics Department and both have written other excellent books including their joint publication with Jerry Friedman "The Elements of Statistical Learning" and Tibshirani along with Efron wrote an excellent monograph on bootstrap.

A medical doctor recommended that I (a statistician) use generalized additive models on a project that he was involved with. We were pleased with the results of the modelling as they gave us some new insights on his topic and it was very rewarding

Because we were so impressed with the results, we both took the above book out of the library to read. I started the book with some trepidation as I feared it was going to be a complex topic and in some respects I was right. However, right from the encouraging quotes in the preface and into the text itself, I felt the authors were making a great effort to make the book readable.

The medico found that the explanations and examples were well written. His comment was that even a non-statistician could grasp what was going on but that there was enough theory that a statistician would be happy too!

Believe it or not this important topic in applied statistics was developed by Hastie and Tibshirani when they were graduate students, a sure sign of greatness to come. After their graduation this highly acclaimed book came out explaining both the theory and pratice of generalized additive models in a clear and concise way. Generalized additive models are similar to generalized linear models in their additive structure but the form of the additive functions is much more general.
Both Hastie and Tibshirani are now Stanford professors in the Statistics Department and both have written other excellent books including their joint publication with Jerry Friedman "The Elements of Statistical Learning" and Tibshirani along with Efron wrote an excellent monograph on bootstrap.

AAs seem to crave "meditation" books, "reflection" books, devotional "guide books," and the like. Consequently, there are hundreds of books, pamphlets, and guides published in the last couple of decades. Yet there has been none suited to the AAs' taste for what the founders did. Dick set about gathering the precise books--like the Upper Room, The Runner's Bible, The Greatest Thing in The World, As a Man Thinketh, The Soul's Sincere Desire, My Utmost for His Highest, and many others--that were used by the pioneers. In fact, their quiet times were a must. They were required. And Bill Wilson remarked that he always felt something was lost in the program when the quiet time periods were abandoned. Well, they are not abandoned now. This book has been used by many of my friends as a real assist in their fellowship with God. It describes what a real quiet time was. It tells who did what, how, and why. And it provides an excellent resource for those who set aside time each day to read their Bibles, pray to God, ask the Creator's guidance, and study further.

A Key Work on Morning Meditation and Prayer
Early on, Dick B. discovered that there were plenty of meditation and prayer books, but practically none that showed what early AAs were doing with their Quiet Times. This is an excellent help to me in following the sequence of 'meditation' events: a new birth, Bible study, prayer, seeking God's guidance, studying a devotional like The Upper Room, The Runner's Bible, and My Utmost for His Highest. It's actually a guide in my own daily prayer life, and can be for anyone who wants to be in touch with God each day - just as AA pioneers were

Also recommended: The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous by Dick B. New Light on Alcoholism by Dick B. That Amazing Grace by Dick B.

Those of us who observe a morning quiet time (that means Bible study, prayer, thanks to God, asking for His guidance, and sometimes the use of collateral materials)welcome this nifty review of quiet time and the morning watch through the ages. It shows the real biblical roots of morning prayer and "meditation" and provides an excellent guide, not only as to what early AAs did, but what we can do today. It is a guide for morning watch and also for seeking God's help throughout the day, followed by a hefty vote of thanks to Him at night.

This book was a pleasure to read. I could hardly put it down. Infact, even with my busy schedule, I managed to finish it in one day. This book has wonderful complex characters that seem to come alive. I could almost picture scenes from this book in my own life. The more I read, the more I felt involved in this mystery. Definately a book I would recommend. Try to pick it up today.
Dori & Joseph

The Grave Beyond captures the reader's attention and holds it throughout. The author possesses a fine-honed utilization of the English language with precise descriptions of the characters, events, and places. She utilizes a creative plot line with mysterious and unusual circumstances to entice the reader. Her abiding spiritual faith then provides the base and framework for the successful conclusion of the novel.

The Grave Beyond is a terrific book for those interested in suspense and everything in between. The fiction story is captivating and interesting throughout every chapter and leads the reader to yearn for the next page.
It is certainly a pageturner and leaves you satified in the end.
Read and unravel the mystery, romance, and supernatural embedded into the pages of this book.
I recommend this outstanding book for all readers.

THIS BOOK IS A REAL EYE-OPENER. IT'S UPSETTING TO READ, BUT CAN IDENTIFY WITH ALOT OF THE TEXT. SURE HAS MADE ME DO SOME HARD THINKING AND KNOW THERE WILL HAVE TO BE CHANGES IN "ME", BECAUSE I WANT MY LIFE TO BE BETTER.

A riveting story that unfortunately too many women actually experience daily. Once you start reading it, you will have to finish it before putting it down. If you know of anyone one in an abusive relationship, please buy them this book! I have recommended this book to many, many people.

Hallie's Story is about a woman caught in an abusive relationship. Each chapter is followed by a therapist's explanatiion of the dynamics involved in that chapter. Linda Deweese brings her knowledge as a therapist to this difficuldt situation. The book reads like a novel, is easy for the lay person to understand, and offers powerful inights for the therapist! Hallie's sstory can offer valuable information to everyone. You never know when a friend, loved one, or client may become involved in an abusive relationship. C. Smith,MA, CHt