Reading and Resource List

Books about Domestic Violence

• Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft
• The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond by Patricia Evans
• Supporting Women after Domestic Violence: Loss, Trauma and Recovery by Hilary Abrahams and Cathy Humphreys
• The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help by Jackson Katz
• Counseling Survivors of Domestic Abuse by Christiane Sanderson
• The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence within Activist Communities by Ching-In Chen, Jai Dulani, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Andrea Smith

More Books about Domestic Violence

• Naming the Violence: Speaking out about Lesbian Battering by Kerry Lobel, Ed
• A Community Secret: For the Filipina in an Abusive Relationship by Jacqueline Agtuca
• Chain, Chain, Change: For Black Women Dealing with Physical and Emotional Abuse by Evelyn C. White
• Mejor Sola Que Mal Acompanada: Para la Mujer Golpeada/For the Latina in an Abusive Relationship by Murna M. Zambrano
• No Mas by Myrna M. Zambrano
• The Domestic Violence Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know by Dawn Bradley Berry
• When Battered Women Kill by Angel Browne
• Stop Hurting the Woman You Love: Breaking the Cycle of Abusive Behaviour by Charlie Donaldson & Randy Flood
• It’s My Life Now: Starting over after an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence (2nd Edition) by Meg Kennedy Dugan and Roger R. Hock
• The Abusive Personality: Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships (2nd Edition) by Donald G. Dutton
• Breaking the Cycle of Abuse by Beverley Engel
• The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself by Beverly Engel
• The Verbally Abusive Man – Can He Change? A Woman’s Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go by Patricia Evans
• Beneath Wings of An Angel: Healing the Child Within: A Spiritual Healing Journey to Recovery From Domestic Violence by Janice Romney Farnsworth
• When Men Batter Women: New Insights into Ending Abusive Relationships by Neil S. Jacobson and John M. Gottman
• Next Time She’ll Be Dead by Ann Jones
• When Love Goes Wrong by Ann Jones and Susan Schechter
• Men Who Batter Women by Adam Edwa Jukes
• Everything You Need to Know about Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence by Charlotte Kinstlinger
• Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-step Guide to Help You Decide whether to Stay in or Get out of Your Relationship by Mira Kirshenbaum
• Domestic Violence: Intersectionality and Culturally Competent Practice by Lettie L Lockhart (Ed) and Fran S Danis (Ed)
• Current Controversies on Family Violence by Donilee R. Loseke, Richard J. Gelles & Mary M. Cavanugh, Eds.
• Breaking Free from Partner Abuse by Mary Marecek
• No Visible Wounds: Identifying Non-Physical Abuse of Women by Their Men by Mary Susan Miller
• Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life by Ginny NiCarthy
• The Ones Who Got Away: Women Who Left Abusive Partners by Ginny NiCarthy
• You Can Be Free: An Easy-to-Read Handbook for Abused Women by Ginny NiCarthy and Sue Davidson
• Whose Face is in the Mirror?: The Story of One Woman’s Journey from the Nightmare of Domestic Abuse to True Healing by Dianne Schwartz
• Domestic Violence at the Margins: Readings on Race, Class, Gender, and Culture by Natalie J. Sokoloff (Ed)
• Abused Women and Survivor Therapy by Lenore Walker
• The Battered Woman by Lenore E. Walker
• Terrifying Love: Why Battered Women Kill and How Society Responds by Lenore Walker

Storybooks for Helping Children with Family Violence

• A Family that Fights by Sharon Bernstein
• Daddy, Daddy, Be There by Candy Dawson Boyd & Floyd Cooper
• Clover’s Secret by Christine Winn & David Walsh, PhD
• Changing Places: A Kids View of Shelter Living by Margie Chalofsky, Glen Finland, and Judy Wallace
• Something is Wrong at My House by Diane Davis
• Mommy and Daddy are Fighting by Susan Paris
• I Wish the Hitting Would Stop by the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead

Books for Adults about Youth and Domestic Violence

• Helping Children Thrive: Information for Mothers Who Have Left Abusive Relationships by Linda Baker and Alison Cunningham
• Learning to Listen, Learning to Help: Understanding Woman Abuse and Its Effects on Children by Linda Baker and Alison Cunningham
• Little Eyes, Little Ears: How Violence against a Mother Shapes Children as They Grow by Alison Cunningham and Linda Baker
• Supporting Woman Abuse Survivors as Mothers: A Resource to Support Parenting by Linda Baker and Alison Cunningham
• What About Me!: Seeking to Understand the Child’s View of Violence in the Family by Alison Cunningham & Linda Baker

More Books for Adults about Youth and Domestic Violence

• When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse by Lundy Bancroft
• The Batterer as a Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics by Lundy Bancroft & Jay Silverman
• Breaking Free, Starting Over: Parenting in the Aftermath of Family Violence by Christina M. Dalpiaz
• Dating Violence by Barrie Levy
• Children Who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness To Violence Project by Betsy McAlister Groves
• In Love and Danger – A Teen’s Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships by Barrie Levy
• What Parents Need to Know About Dating Violence by Barrie Levy and Patricia Occhiuzzo Giggam
• Childhood Experiences of Domestic Violence by Caroline McGee
• Groupwork With Children of Battered Women: A Practitioners Manual by Einat Peled and Diane Davis
• Mothering Through Domestic Violence by Lorrain Radford & Marianne Hester
• Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse by Caren Adams and Jennifer Fay

Books About Trauma: Information, Treatment, & Healing

• Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment by Dr. John Briere and Catherine Scott
• Cultural Competence in Trauma Therapy: Beyond the Flashback by Laura S. Brown
• Managing Traumatic Stress through Art: Drawing From the Center by Barry M. Cohen, Mary-Michola Barnes, and Anita B. Rankin
• Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Woman’s Workbook by Mary Ellen Copeland
• Trauma Competency:  A Clinician’s Guide by Linda A. Curran

More Books About Trauma

• Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body by David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper
• Finding Life Beyond Trauma: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal from Post-Traumatic Stress and Trauma-Related Problems by Victoria M. Follette, Jacqueline Pistorello and Steven C. Hayes
• Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma (2^nd Ed) by Staci Haines
• Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence–from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Herman
• Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence: A Workbook for Women by Edward S. Kubany, Mari A. McCaig and Janet R. Laconsay
• Treating PTSD in Battered Women by Edward S. Kubany and Tyler C. Ralston
• Healing Trauma:  A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body by Peter A. Levine
• Waking the Tiger : Healing Trauma : The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences by Peter A. Levine
• Trauma and the Therapist by Laurie Anne Pearlman & Karen Saakvitne
• Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rape Victims: A Treatment Manual by Patricia A. Resick and Monica Schnicke
• The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook: A Guide to Healing, Recovery, and Growth by Glenn R. Schiraldi

Other Useful Resources

Books:

• Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective and Judy Norsigian
• Healing the Shame that Binds Us by John Bradshaw
• Self Esteem:  A Family Affair by Jean Illsley Clarke
• Boundaries:  When to Say Yes and When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
• Surviving, Healing and Growing:  The How to Survive the Loss of a Love Workbook by Melba Colgrove

More Resources

• The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey
• The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker
• Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man:  What Men Really Think about Love, Relationships, Intimacy and Commitment by Steve Harvey
• Boundaries:  Where I End and You Begin by Anne Katherine
• Depressed and Anxious:  The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook for Overcoming Depression and Anxiety by Thomas Marra
• How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Peter McWilliams, Harold H. Bloomfield and Melba Colgrove
• Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
• How Can I Get Through to You:  Closing the Gap of Intimacy between Men and Women by Terrance Real
• Mom’s House, Dad’s House:  Making Two Homes for Your Children by Isolina Ricci
• Self-esteem/La Autoestima by Marsha Sinetar
• The Self-Esteem Workbook by Glenn R. Schiraldi
• Man Whisperer:  A Gentle, Results-Oriented Approach to Communication by Donna Sozio and Samantha Brett
• Children of Alcoholics by Janet Woititiz

Journals:

• Journal of Interpersonal Violence against Women

Websites:

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• The Domestic Violence Hotline 
• National Network to End Domestic Violence
• Coalition Against Ending Gender-Based Violence 
• WebMD:  Help For Battered Men 
• MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse
• University of Michigan’s Child Violence and Trauma Laboratory
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children