Freedom

• Author : Jaycee Dugard
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 11 July 2017

"In the follow-up to ... A Stolen Life, [kidnapping survivor] Jaycee Dugard tells the story of her first experiences after years in captivity: the joys that accompanied her newfound freedom and the challenges of adjusting to life on her own"--Provided by publisher.

• Author : Jaycee Dugard
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 03 July 2012

The woman abducted at age 11 by a man and woman who subsequently held her hostage and sexually abused her for 18 years discusses her life. Reprint.

• Author : Jaycee Lee Dugard
• Publisher : Simon & Schuster Limited
• Release : 03 February 2023

A raw and powerful memoir of Jaycee Lee Dugard's own story of being kidnapped as an 11-year-old and held captive for over 18 years On 10 June 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in Tahoe, California. It was the last her family and friends saw of her for over eighteen years. On 26 August 2009, Dugard, her daughters, and Phillip Craig Garrido appeared in the office of her kidnapper's parole officer in California. Their unusual

• Author : Meg Jay
• Publisher : Canongate Books
• Release : 28 December 2017

In this seminal new study of resilience, Meg Jay tells the stories of a diverse group of people who have overcome trauma in their childhoods to go on and live successful lives as adults. These are the 'supernormal', who having shouldered greater than average hardship as children defy expectation and achieve better than average success as adults. But how, and at what cost? Whether it was experiencing parental divorce, or growing up with an alcohol or drug-abusing parent, living with

• Author : Instaread
• Publisher : Instaread
• Release : 23 August 2016

Summary of Freedom by Jaycee Dugard | Includes Analysis Preview: Freedom (2016) is the sequel to the memoir A Stolen Life (2011) by Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped in 1991 at age 11 and held captive in a hidden backyard compound in California for 18 years. In Freedom, she narrates her reintegration into mainstream society. Jaycee emphasizes that she is not Elizabeth Smart or one of the women held captive by Ariel Castro in Cleveland. She is Jaycee Dugard, and her story is her own. When 11

• Author : Jaycee Dugard
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 12 July 2011

A raw and powerful memoir of Jaycee Lee Dugard's own story of being kidnapped as an 11-year-old and held captive for over 18 years On 10 June 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in Tahoe, California. It was the last her family and friends saw of her for over eighteen years. On 26 August 2009, Dugard, her daughters, and Phillip Craig Garrido appeared in the office of her kidnapper's parole officer in California. Their unusual

• Author : Heather Hillsburg
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 19 August 2019

Evolving from a rigorous study of post-9/11 women's writing, Dr. Heather Hillsburg's new monograph identifies an emerging genre, which she names Urban Captivity Narratives. Using examples ranging from memoir to young adult fiction, each of the texts examined in the study follows a female protagonist who has survived abduction, been held captive for months or even years, and subjected to sexual, emotional, and physical abuse by their captor. Hillsburg contextualizes these narratives, and takes into consideration our current political atmosphere,

• Author : Suzanne Midori Hanna
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 01 December 2020

Bringing together clinical expertise with the latest findings from social, affective, and cognitive neuroscience, this accessible guide outlines how basic concepts of neuroscience and family therapy can be highly relevant to all mental health treatment. This expanded second edition includes content on a range of areas including effects of racism, poverty, violence, and childhood abuse on the brain; substance abuse; and advances in the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. Grounded in five key tenets of neuroscience, the approaches

• Author : Catherine Florio Pipas, MD, MPH
• Publisher : Dartmouth College Press
• Release : 04 September 2018

Burnout affects a third of our population and over half of our health professionals. For the second group, the impact is magnified, as consequences play out not only on a personal level, but also on a societal level and lead to medical errors, suboptimal care, low levels of patient satisfaction, and poor clinical outcomes. Achieving wellbeing requires strategies for change. In this book, Dr. Pipas shares twelve lessons and strategies for improved health that she has learned from patients, students,

• Author : Workman Publishing
• Publisher : Hachette UK
• Release : 10 May 2022

A passion for True Crime meets gift book appeal, in a collection of lurid tales, survivor stories, notable quotes, and crime trivia to satisfy any true crime fan.

• Author : Jennifer Steinhauer
• Publisher : Hachette UK
• Release : 10 March 2020

“An intimately told story, with detailed and thought-provoking portraits.” —The New York Times Book Review “The Firsts stands out as one of the most important and best reported books written during the extraordinary political chapter in which we are living.” —Nicolle Wallace, author and anchor, Deadline: White House on MSNBC NOW WITH UPDATED EPILOGUE In the November 2018 midterms, the greatest number of women in history were elected to Congress. It was a group diverse in background, age, experience, and ideology.

• Author : Lynda G. Adamson
• Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
• Release : 03 February 1998

Lists titles categorized by time periods and includes an annotated bibliography divided by format type

• Author : Lynda G. Adamson
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release : 03 February 1998

Provides annotated entries for historical fiction titles, biographies, and multimedia items produced since 1990 which received at least one favorable review

• Author : Jessie Carney Smith
• Publisher : VNR AG
• Release : 03 February 1992

Provides brief biographies of business executives, writers, journalists, lawyers, physicians, actresses, singers, musicians, artists, educators, religious leaders, civil rights activists, politicians, aviators, athletes, and scientists

• Author : Nicolás Kanellos
• Publisher : Visible Ink Press
• Release : 03 February 1997

Chronologically records 500 years of Hispanic achievement beginning with exploration and settlement in the New World and continuing through to the present day