Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse [Paperback]

Michael Paymar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 2000

The author guides readers through the process of recognizing abusive behaviors, taking responsibility for them, and learning to express anger without violence. This new edition includes updated resources, additional exercises, and guidelines for men of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

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Based on his counseling experience with hundreds of male batterers, Paymar's book offers help for abusive men who are ready to confront and reject their violence and find better ways to deal with relationship conflicts.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Hunter House; 2nd edition (February 23, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897932684
• ISBN-13: 978-0897932684
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Available at Last, April 14, 2000

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River Malcolm (Eastsound, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse (Paperback)

I just completed a training in treatment of men who abuse women with Anne Ganley, PhD, who has worked many years in the field and is the acknowledged expert in this part of the country. This is the main book she recommends for men themselves to read, and it has been hard to get for some time. We're lucky it's back in print. Violent No More helps readers to understand how a culture of violence and dominance teaches men to rely on violence to get their needs met in intimate relationships, and yet how those needs can never be adequately met without developing the skills required for equal mutual relationships. It teaches these skills and inspires men to learn them. It is tough love for men who need both confrontation with truth and a path to love.

5.0 out of 5 stars Book helps men and women if either is open to it, January 6, 2012

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This review is from: Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse (Paperback)

Read this book cover to cover over time as Michael makes you think. It is a book about principles that people should seriously consider before getting married to ensure success in the marriage. It really is applicable to both men and women as either can be the offender in a relationship, despite the stats saying men offend greater than women. There is much to this topic that is not violence related that this book helps one understand greatly. If more people read this book, more people would seriously consider better communication in a relationship to solve problems proactively not reactively after it is too late.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It's ok, October 19, 2010

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This review is from: Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse (Paperback)

The book is more towards a home for men who batter. I have not have time to read it, but it wasn't what I expected to be. I would have like more research on the topic.