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This is not about writing technique. “Violence: A Writer’s Guide” is an introduction to the world of violence. To the parts that people don’t understand. The parts that books and movies get wrong. Not just the mechanics, but how people who … more

Violence is a serious safety and health hazard in today’s workplace. Because it can happen to anyone, it is everyone’s problem. Although workplace violence often comes by surprise, it is preventable in many cases. This book, produced by the… more

First published in 1952, Mittee was an international bestseller. Set in late nineteenth-century Transvaal, it dramatizes the intense, ambiguous love-hate relationship between Selina, a young colored servant girl, and her privileged white mi… more

This savvy, straightforward book pairs real women’s stories with research and the expertise of a domestic violence counselor to help women of all ages identify Dangerous Men — before they become too involved.Brown describes eight types of … more

The Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction assesses the current and historical debates over violence in film, television, and video games; extends the conversation beyond simple condemnation or support; and addresses a diverse rang… more

Being a survivor of domestic violence I have been blessed to work with other survivors and current victims of domestic violence on a national level through my website Domestic-Violence-Survivors.comAs a domestic violence and sexual assault … more

The collection that established O’Connor’s reputation as one of the american masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale of the murderous fugitive The Misfit, as well as “The Displaced Person” and eigh… more

Michael Haneke has variously described his film Funny Games as an ‘attack’ on, a ‘parody’ of, and a ‘polemic against’ the films of the modern thriller genre. This study examines how Haneke is able to manipulate his audience’s expectations t… more

Gun control has many benefits, depending upon which side you’re on. This author began as an unabashed supporter of gun control, but after three years of researching government crime data, United Nations data, and data promoted by the Brady … more

Evie has lived her entire life under her abusive father’s thumb. He controls everything. Where she goes to college, who she sees, what she does. But when she meets Van—a punk who shows her how different life could be—she realizes how much s… more

Violent video games are successfully marketed to and easily obtained by children and adolescents. Even the U.S. government distributes one such game, America’s Army, through both the internet and its recruiting offices. Is there any scienti… more

A Centers for Disease Control study reveals that within a 30-day period, “more than one in three high school boys admitted to carrying a gun, knife, or club.” As the general level of violence in society rises, so does the level of violence … more

Between 1993 and 2003, more than 370 girls and women were murdered and their often-mutilated bodies dumped outside Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, Mexico. The murders have continued at a rate of approximately thirty per year, yet law enforcemen… more

“Finally, a book that moves us forward in the ‘mutuality debate.’ Miller’s research demonstrates the seeming inability—or unwillingness—of the criminal legal system to recognize that gender (as well as race, class, and sexual orientation)… more

Corson McCain is popular, a star-athlete and straight A student, but underneath this charming exterior lurks a highly medicated, tortured mind contemplating murder. Corson masks his growing instability from family and friends, though bares… more

To many antebellum Americans, Appalachia was a frightening wilderness of lawlessness, peril, robbers, and hidden dangers. The extensive media coverage of horse stealing and scalping raids profiled the region’s residents as intrinsically vio… more

When Beth Davidson spies an unfamiliar black Honda lurking outside her apartment, and hours later a stranger leaves a suggestive message on her answering machine, her worries are just beginning. Her fear grows as mysterious gifts appear on … more

Tabitha Williams doubles as a punching bag every time her boyfriend drinks one too many. When she stabs him and flees to her mother’s house with her three-year-old daughter, she thinks it’s finally over. Unfortunately, the drama has just be… more

Violent video games are successfully marketed to and easily obtained by children and adolescents. Even the U.S. government distributes one such game, America’s Army, through both the internet and its recruiting offices. Is there any scienti… more

The Pitch:”The Making of ‘Sex and Violence’” is a mock-umentary in the tradition of “This Is Spinal Tap” about the movie business.Pitch Checklist:- Just one sentence? Check.- Refers to previously successful movie? Check.- Simple enough that… more