Abuse category: 3108 books

‘Status of Women in Islam’ is part of a book series by Yusuf Al-Hajj Ahmad. The series focuses on at addressing those matters of life and religion, which are essential in facilitating a woman’s role as a mother, teacher and nurturer. After “Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence Concerning...

A gripping, true story of one man’s forty-year struggle with compulsive gambling and his hard-won recovery. "My history of gambling really began before I was born." So opens Born to Lose, Bill Lee's self-told story of gambling addiction, set in San Francisco's Chinatown and steeped in a culture...

Breakthrough depression and anxiety with this book. A practical, relatable, and successful guide to removing the dark clouds that shade you or your loved ones. Whether it be in regards to relationships, finance, health or other triggers this book will allow you to see that you are not alone in your...

While researching her ancestry on the Internet one gloomy evening, Penny is astonished by what she finds. Urgently, she instructs her sister Sheelagh, "Search 'Slaidburn Suspected Child Murder!' Now!" So begins a remarkable story within a story spanning more than a century. In 1885...

Katie really cares about Justin, the cute two-year-old she baby-sits. But she cant help but notice the changes in him. Hes quieter now, and he sometimes calls himself a bad boy. Then Katie starts to notice bruises on Justin. She explains them awayuntil the day when she has to face the possibilities...

What is memory, and where is it stored in the body? Can a room be symbolic of a lifetime? Memories are like layers of your skin or layers of paint on a canvas. In The Queen of Peace Room, Magie Dominic peels away these layers as she explores her life, that of a Newfoundlander turned New Yorker,...

"Liberty, when it takes root, is a plant of rapid growth. " -George Washington Freedom is something to work for - something to celebrate - something toboast about - and something to treasure. A Call for Freedom is acollection of more than 200 quotes from the Presidents of the United...

A humorous and deeply personal account of what giving up drink is like socially, physically and emotionally, and a commentary on attitudes to drinking within the work-hard-play-hard culture of the 21st Century, covering improving your social life, discovering the 'real you', dozens of sober leisure...

Author is a world-class athlete who has just completed a tour with Cirque du Soleil Totem. He played the main character (Crystal Man) in the touring show. Author has been featured on CNN's Sanjay Gupta's Human Factor. CNN will produce two to three more videos following the author as he undergoes...

What makes a narcissist go from self-involved to terrifying? In this national bestseller, Joe Navarro, a leading FBI profiler, unlocks the secrets to the personality disorders that put us all at risk. “I should have known.” “How could we have missed the warning signs?” ”I always thought...

Exquisitely and hypnotically written, like a bold and terrifying dream, The Kiss is breathtaking in its honesty and in the power and beauty of its creation. In this extraordinary memoir, one of the best young writers in America today transforms into a work of art the darkest passage imaginable...

Kristen Johnston, two-time Emmy award winning actress, NYT Best Selling Author and Recovery advocate says: "Veronica Valli has written one of the clearest, most fascinating & truly helpful books on addiction I've ever read. To me, it's up there with 'Clean' by David Sheff,...

A gripping first-hand story of personal triumph and recovery by a wealthy American housewife who appeared to have it all but who was, in reality, losing life's most important moments in an alcohol-induced haze. Brenda Wilhelmson was like a lot of women in her neighborhood. She had a husband...

"From Death Do I Part" is written for all addicts and their loved ones, but especially for those who have not been helped by Alcoholics Anonymous or drug and alcohol rehab. Amy shares with us in such a way that not only is the reader engaged in her often gripping, always revealing stories,...