Reading List

NCADV Suggested Reading List

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Violence Against Women “Must Reads”

¨ Berry, D.B.  (1995)  Domestic Violence Sourcebook.  Los Angeles: RGA Publishing Groups, Inc.

¨ Brewster, S.  (2000)  To Be An Anchor in the Storm: A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women.  Seattle: Seal Press.

¨ Browne, A.  (1989)  When Battered Women Kill.  New York: Free Press.

¨ Brownmiller, S.  (1993)  Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape.  New York: Random House.

¨ Davies, J., Lyon, E. & Monti-Catania, D.  (1998)  Safety Planning with Battered Women: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

¨ Edelson, J. & Jaffe, P.  (1994)  Ending the Cycle of Violence: Community Responses to Children of Battered Women.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

¨ Finkelhor, D. & Yllo, K.  (1985)  License to Rape: Sexual Abuse of Wives.  New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

¨ Jones, A. (2000) Next Time She’ll Be Dead: Battering and How to Stop It.  Boston: Beacon Press.

¨ Levy, B.  (1998)  In Love and In Danger: A Teen’s Guide to Breaking Free from Abusive Relationships.  Seattle: Seal Press.

¨ Lobel, K (Ed.) (1986) Naming The Violence: Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering.  Seattle: Seal Press.

¨ Nicarthy, G.  (1990)  Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life.  Seattle: Seal Press.

¨ Pharr, S.  (1997)  Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism.  Oakland, CA: Chardon Press.

¨ Ptacek, J.  (1999)  Battered Women in the Courtroom: The Power of Judicial Responses.  Boston: Northeastern University Press.

¨ Raphael, J.  (2000)  Saving Bernice:  Battered Women, Welfare and Poverty.  Boston: Northeastern University Press.

¨ Richie, B.  (1995)  Compelled to Crime: The Gender Entrapment of Battered Black Women.  New York: Routledge.

¨ Schechter, S.  (1983)  Women and Male Violence: The Visions and Struggles of the Battered Women’s Movement.  Cambridge, MA: South End Press.

¨ Schechter, S. & Jones, A.R.  (1993)  When Love Goes Wrong: What to Do When You Can’t Do Anything Right.  New York: Perennial Publishing.

¨ Wilson, K.J.  (1997)  When Violence Begins at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse.  Alameda, CA: Hunter House.