From the star of MTV’s The Hills and The Hills: New Beginnings, a candid and insightful reflection on aughts tabloid fame, the powerlessness and loss of self in toxic situations, and the life-changing power of even our smallest choices.
If you know Audrina Patridge from one of the most successful reality shows ever, MTV’s The Hills, you know that she
Part memoir, part self-help book, So Much For Love offers hilarious and empathetic advice on how to survive a relationship with a master manipulator.
After both her parents die, Linda Murphy Marshall, a multi-linguist and professional translator, returns to her midwestern childhood home, Ivy Lodge, to sort through a lifetime of belongings with her siblings.
A daughter’s remarkable and unflinching exploration of the unconventionally intimate relationship she shared with her mother—a brilliant and charismatic woman haunted by past trauma.
From the bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues-a powerful, life-changing examination of abuse and atonement-now in paperback, timed to its theatrical opening in New York.
“A triumph of artistry and empathy.” -Naomi Klein
“A crucial step forward . . . This is an urgently needed book right now.” -Jane Fonda
Usme, one of the peripheral districts surrounding Bogot , Colombia, is one of the poorest, most populous, and most marginalized outer districts of the city, with a high concentration of indigenous occupants. Over eighty percent of Usme's women have experienced partner violence or some kind of partner-controlling behavior.
As the "Seeing Eye Girl" for her blind, artistic, and mentally ill mother, Beverly Armento was intimately connected with and responsible for her, even though her mother physically and emotionally abused her. She was Strong Beverly at school--excellent in academics and mentored by caring teachers--but at home she was Weak Beverly, cowed by her mother's rage and delusions.
This new book focuses on an advanced graduate architecture studio at Yale led by Turner Brooks and Jonathan Toews for the design of a Family Justice Center for New Haven. This relatively new institution is designed to assist with domestic violence victims on many social, emotional, and economic levels.
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From the crowded working-class streets of 1960s Dublin, comes the powerful and inspiring true story of three young sisters who - after years of abuse and trauma - overcame their fears and together, fought for the justice they deserved.
Kathy is a virgin in her twenties trying to navigate the blurred lines between sex and love even as outside forces attempt to detach her from her sexual autonomy. At home, her adoptive mother's eyes investigate her body for evidence of sexual promiscuity and, despite her protests, she is called a putana--a whore--for her perceived sexual debauchery.
After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old.