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"The perfect binge listen." — Yahoo Lifestyle
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller.
The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.
Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with
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"Winner of the 2011 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, American Sociological Association" Randall Collins is the Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology and a member of the Department of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania. His books include Interaction Ritual Chains (Princeton) and The Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change.
In the popular misconception fostered by blockbuster action movies and...
3) Getting real
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c2008
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This is a dramatization of how women can help themselves when they are in an unhealthy relationship. Samantha and Chelsea choose the topic of "Getting real above 60" as an entry in a video contest and while shooting the video encounter real life situations of women in unhealth situations. Samantha watches as her mother, Sarah, is in an unhealthy relationship with her step-father, Frank. Chelsea watches both her mother deal with an unhealthy lifestyle...
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2019.
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WINNER OF THE HILLMAN PRIZE FOR BOOK JOURNALISM, THE HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD, AND THE LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST * ABA SILVER GAVEL AWARD FINALIST * KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 BY: Esquire, Amazon, Kirkus, Library...
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 BY: Esquire, Amazon, Kirkus, Library...
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2017.
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"With a rare clarity and fearless honesty, journalist Daemon Fairless tackles the horrors and compulsions of male violence from the perspective of someone who struggles with violent impulses himself, creating a non-fiction masterpiece with the narrative power of novels such as Fight Club and A History of Violence. A man, no matter how civilized, is still an animal--and sometimes a dangerous one. Men are responsible for the lion's share of assault,...
7) Adult onset
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Mary Rose MacKinnon--nicknamed MR or "Mister"--is a successful YA author who has made enough from her writing to semi-retire in her early 40s. She lives in a comfortable Toronto neighbourhood with her partner, Hilary, a busy theatre director, and their 2 young children, Matthew and Maggie, trying valiantly and often hilariously to balance her creative pursuits with domestic demands, and the various challenges that (mostly) solo parenting presents....
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c2006
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Ce document vidéo est divisé en trois sections indépendantes: les femmes de communautés ethnoculturelles et immigrantes, les femmes présentant une déficiences intellectuelle et les femmes âgées. Dans chacune des ces sections, un expert présente des défis particuliers associés á l'intervention auprès de ces groupes vulnérables.
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[2020]
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"A deeply researched account from an award-winning journalist that uncovers the ways in which abusers exert control in the darkest-and most intimate-ways imaginable We fear dark alleys when in truth, home is the most dangerous place for a woman. Of the 87,000 women killed globally in 2017, more than a third (30,000) were killed by an intimate partner, and another 20,000 were killed by a family member. In the US, that rate is 2.5 women killed by their...
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[2023]
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"Renowned journalist Elizabeth Flock investigates what few dare to confront, or even imagine: the role and necessity of female-led violence in response to systems built against women. In The Furies, Elizabeth Flock examines how three real-life women have used violence to fight back, and how views of women who defend their lives are often distorted by their depictions in media and pop culture. These three immersive narratives follow Brittany Smith,...
15) Trois soeurs
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2022.
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A Moscou, les trois soeurs Khatchatourian, âgées de 17 à 19 ans, ont tué leur père après des années d'insultes, de coups et d'abus. L'affaire enflamme les médias. Jugées coupables de meurtre, elles ne bénéficient d'aucune circonstance atténuante. La narratrice retrace leur parcours, le silence des proches, la violence familiale et la brutalité du système judiciaire. Premier roman.
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2023.
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Presque chaque jour, les médias font état de situations de violence dans les familles, les écoles, les hôpitaux, les commerces, les transports. Des employés sont agressés verbalement, des politiciens reçoivent des menaces, des infirmières sont frappées dans les cliniques de vaccination. Ce ne sont là que quelques exemples. Devant toutes ces manifestations de violence, il est facile de ressentir beaucoup d'impuissance. Ce guide pratique...
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2012
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"When young, pretty Catherine Bailey meets Lee Brightman, she can't believe her luck. Gorgeous, charismatic, and a bit mysterious, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. But what begins as flattering attention and spontaneous, passionate sex transforms into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon discovers that Lee's dazzling blue eyes and blond good looks hide a dark, violent nature. ... Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her...
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Par un soir de novembre, j'ai fait une rencontre que je regrette encore à ce jour. Tant de fois, j'ai souhaité ne jamais être allée à cette soirée. Ne jamais avoir croisé la route de cet homme qui a détruit ce que j'avais de plus beau en moi. Petit à petit et contre ma volonté, il s'est emparé de ma parole, de mes décisions, de mes désirs, de mes rêves et de mes droits. Il a fait de moi une statistique de plus dans l'horrifiant compte...
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