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Universally recognized as a classic in the field of psychology, Judith Herman brings a level of societal understanding to a set of problems usually considered individually in her examination of such issues as domestic violence, political terror, and rape.

On October 3, 2005, Kapacziewski and his soldiers were ending their tour in Northern Iraq when their convoy was attacked by enemy fighters. A grenade exploded, shattering Kapacziewski₂s right leg below the knee, damaging his right hip, and severing a nerve and artery in his right...

Co-authored by a renowned psychologist and survival expert, this book delves into the details of how a little girl survived the at-sea murder of her family; the pod of whales who guarded her; and the aftermath and the recapturing of life.

The fourteen-year-old narrator of In Zanesville is a late bloomer; a sidekick, a marching band dropout, a disastrous babysitter, the kind of girl whose Eureka moment is the discovery that 'fudge' can't be said with an English accent. Luckily, she has a best friend with whom she s...

As one of the world's top experts on psychopathy and criminal behavior, Mary Ellen O'Toole has seen repeatedly how relying on the sense of fear alone often fails to protect us from danger. Whether you are opening the door to a stranger or meeting a date you connected with online,...