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Author
Publisher
Strebor Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Mildred Muhammad, the former wife of convicted "D.C. sniper" John Muhammad, breaks her silence about the domestic violence she suffered during their marriage and the tragic events that occurred after their divorce, which led up to the October 2002 sniper killings in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area"--Dust cover.
63) Falling down
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
After he's downsized from his job, an emotionally unstable man slowly loses his mind, unleashing a spree of violence on those that he sees as detriments to society.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The magnificent true story of a woman who, after losing everything, found a way to heal and build a new life.
Cara Brookins escaped an abusive marriage with four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the means to buy one, she did something incredible.
Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan, and a mile-wide stubborn streak, Cara built her own house from the foundation...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Edna "Gertrude" Beasley's original memoir was published in Paris in 1925, but ultimately suppressed and lost to history - until now. In 1927, Beasley - a self-proclaimed socialist and staunch feminist who fought for women's rights - disappeared. Her fate remained a mystery until researchers began digging into her story. This book reveals the story of a woman who grew up in abject poverty in rural Texas during the early 1900s, where she battled ongoing...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2010, c2009
Language
English
Description
Recounts the author's Irish-Catholic upbringing in a 1960s Philadelphia housing project, discussing his alcoholic father's volatile temper and his struggles to forge a more promising future through his love for books and music.
68) Vinyl moon
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A teen girl reeling from the scars of a past relationship finds healing and hope in the words of strong Black writers and the new community she builds in Brooklyn, New York"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
“A riveting memoir that takes readers on a roller coaster ride from the depths of hell to triumphant success.”—Dave Pelzer, author of A Child Called “It”
Michelle Stevens has a photo of the exact moment her childhood was stolen from her: She’s only eight years old, posing for her mother’s boyfriend, Gary Lundquist—an elementary school teacher, neighborhood stalwart, and...
Michelle Stevens has a photo of the exact moment her childhood was stolen from her: She’s only eight years old, posing for her mother’s boyfriend, Gary Lundquist—an elementary school teacher, neighborhood stalwart, and...
Author
Series
All these monsters volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Clara runs away from home to join a vigilante monster-flghting squad, only to discover that sometimes the most dangerous monsters are where you least expect them.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Formats
Description
LA NOVELA QUE HA CONMOCIONADO A 50 PAÍSES Y SEDUJO A BRAD PITT, QUIEN LA LLEVARÁ AL CINE
PREMIO DE LOS LECTORES DE GOODREADS
MEJOR LIBRO DEL MES SEGÚN THE TIMES
EN LAS LISTAS DE MÁS VENDIDOS DE ESTADOS UNIDOS E INGLATERRA
UNO DE LOS MEJORES LIBROS DE MISTERIO SEGÚN ESQUIRE
«El thriller perfecto.»
A.J. Finn, autor de La mujer en la ventana
SOLO ELLA
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Publisher
Disney * Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Ever since her father died in a terrible accident, Maddy Gaines has worried a lot. She calls the police so often that she's on a first-name basis with the Sheriff. When a new boy moves to town, Maddy is convinced that he's not who he says he is-he's a boy who went missing six months ago. Maddy, her dog, her best friend, and her stepdad team up to see what he's hiding"--
76) Una educación
Author
Series
Publisher
Lumen
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Cómo una educación puede salvar una vida. "Podéis llamarlo transformación. Metamorfosis. Falsedad. Traición. Yo lo llamo una educación." Nacida en las montañas de Idaho, Tara Westover ha crecido en armonía con una naturaleza grandiosa y doblegada a las leyes que establece su padre, un mormón fundamentalista convencido de que el final del mundo es inminente. Ni Tara ni sus hermanos van a la escuela o acuden al médico cuando enferman. Todos...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 2007 a group of Aboriginal women from the Fitzroy Valley in Australia's remote northwest decided enough was enough. Their community had experienced 13 suicides in 13 months. Reports of family violence and child abuse were commonplace and alcohol consumption was rising at an alarming rate. Something had to be done. Something had to change. A group of courageous Aboriginal women from across the Valley came together to fight for a future. For everyone...
Author
Publisher
Black Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Women are abused or killed by their partners at astonishing rates- in Australia, almost 17 per cent of women over the age of fifteen - one in six - have been abused by an intimate partner. In this confronting and deeply researched account, journalist Jess Hill uncovers the ways in which abusers exert control in the darkest - and most intimate - ways imaginable. She asks- What do we know about perpetrators? Why is it so hard to leave? What does successful...
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