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Father’s Touch: A Survivor's Memoir of Sexual Abuse & Faith
by Donald D’Haene, 2002
By a man whose entire family was abused by his father. As one reviewer comments, the author writes as someone who, ‘although raised in an atmosphere of violence and cruelty, seems never to have abandoned his own gentle and loving nature.’
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Never Let Me Go
by Chuck Rosenthal, 2004
This gripping memoir recounts life as the ‘favorite boy’ of a sexually abusive coach. The story is both uncommon (bizarre sex acts, twisted ‘mentoring’ of his basketball playing and intellectual development) yet all too common. Any man who’s attempted to deal with such betrayal and mind games by a sexually exploitive coach will find understanding, and healing, in this remarkable book.
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Playing With Fire
by Theo Fleury, 2009
“Tell-all” story of a real fighter. Against all odds – born into poverty, neglected by his parents, sexually abused by a coach, and only 5’6” tall – Fleury became a hockey star (Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold). He then lost his NHL career to alcohol, drug, gambling and strip-club addictions, but finally achieved sobriety and found a passion for inspiring others, especially “tough guys,” to seek help too.
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In My Father's Arms: A True Story of Incest
by Walter De Milly, 1999
By a man who was abused by his all-American father. Particularly good at conveying dissociative responses to chronic abuse.
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Half the House: A Memoir
by Richard Hoffman, 1995
By a man who grew up in a working class Pennsylvania family and was sexually abused by a coach. The story of how he managed to overcome his past and ultimately reconcile with a father who had abused him.
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The Tricky Part: A Boy’s Story of Sexual Trespass, a Man’s Journey to Forgiveness
by Martin Moran, 2006
Moran, a gay man and a successful stage actor and writer, was sexually seduced and exploited by a Catholic church camp counselor. With great insight he tells the complex stories of their relationship, how it affected him, including sexual addiction, and how he’s found healing.
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Rescuing Little Roundhead
by Syl Jones, 1996
By an African American man who reclaimed his life after childhood experiences of abuse and racism. As one reviewer notes, ‘Reaffirms that much can be made of a life that at the outset seems to have little going for it.... A poignant story about the power of perseverance.’
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