I strongly believe that information is power. I have read and recommend the following books.
ABUSED MEN
*Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse by Mic Hunter
*Against The Wall by Hardy and Hough
*Broken Boys/Mending Men by Stephen D. Grubman-Black
*Male Survivors: by Timothy Sanders
*Victims No Longer by Mike Lew
CHILDHOOD ABUSE SURVIVORS
*Adult Children Of Abusive Parents by Steven Farmer
*Aftermath: Survive And Overcome Trauma By Mariann Hybels-Steer
*Divorcing A Parent By Beverly Engel
*My Parent's Keeper By Eva Marian Brown
*Older Women In Recovery By Helen Larimore
*Outgrowing The Pain Eliana Gil
*Strong At The Broken Places Linda T. Sanford
*Toxic Parents By Susan Forward
SPIRITUAL ABUSE
*Churches That Abuse By Enroth
*Combatting Cult Mind Control By Steven Hassan
*Releasing The Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves
by Steven Hassan
*Healing Spiritual Abuse By Ken Blue
*Recovering From Churches That Abuse Ronald Enroth
*Safe Passage To Healing: A Guide To Survivors Of Ritual Abuse By Chrystine Oksana
*Subtle Power Of Spiritual Abuse By Johnson and Vanvonderen
*Crisis of Conscience by Raymond Franz
*In Search of Christian Freedom by Raymond Franz
*Apocalypse Delayed by M. James Penton
LONG-TERM EFFECTS
*Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion By Carol Tavris
*Anxiety, Phobias, and Panic: A Step-By-Step Program Reneau Z. Peurifoy
*Dance Of Anger By Harriet Goldhor Lerner
*Emotional Intelligence By Daniel Goldman
SPOUSAL ABUSE
*Abused No More: Recovery For Women From Abusive Or Co-Dependent Relationships By Ackerman and Pickering
*Battered Into Submission By Alsdurf and Alsdurf
*Emotional Blackmail By Susan Forward
*Emotionally Abused Woman By Beverly Engel
*Obsessive Love By Susan Forward
*Verbally Abusive Relationship By Patricia Evans
*You Can Be Free By Nicarthy and Davidson
PARTNERS and RELATIONSHIPS
*Adult Children As Husbands, Wives, And Lovers: By Steven Farmer
*Allies In Healing By Laura Davis
*Families In Recovery By Beverly Engel
*Ghosts In The Bedroom By Ken Graber
*Men, Women And Relationships By John Gray
*Outgrowing The Pain Together Eliana Gil
*Partners In Recovery By Beverly Engel
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS/INCEST
*Courage To Heal By Bass and Davis
*Emotional Incest Syndrome By Patricia Love
*Secret Survivors By Sue E. Blume
*Silently Seduced: Understanding Covert Incest By Kenneth M. Adams
MISCELLANEOUS
*Sex In The Forbidden Zone: When Men In Power - Therapists, Doctors, Clergy, Teachers, And Others - Betray Women's Trust By Peter Rutter
*Self-Respect and Sexual Assault By Jeannette Mauro-Cochrane
*Women's Intuition By Elizabeth Davis
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Victor - your list is impressive
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Rejoice in the healing and not in the pain.
Rejoice in the challenge overcome and not in the past hurts.
Rejoice in the present - full of love and joy.
Rejoice in the future for it is filled with new horizons yet to be explored. - Lee Marsh 2002