Domestic Violence: The 12 Things You Aren't Supposed to Know (Paperback)

~ Thomas B. James (Author)

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Product Description

Is domestic violence strictly a male phenomenon? Are all women who abuse their partners acting in self-defense? Is domestic violence about male privilege, power and control? In this book, the author conducts a meticulous and thorough examination of the research on domestic violence, coming to the unsettling conclusion that virtually everything we think we know about domestic abuse is wrong. Exposing evidence of a deliberate governmental campaign to distort the truth and proliferate lies, Mr. James explains why honesty and candor are our only real hope for bringing an end to this enormous social problem.

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"All I want is the truth. Just give me some truth." --John Lennon

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Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Aventine Press (November 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593301227
• ISBN-13: 978-1593301224
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #250,176 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helps stop DV against everyone, February 23, 2006

By	Mark J. Lesmeister (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Books such as this, that reveal the true nature of domestic violence as a two-sex phenomenon, in terms of both batterers and victims, are helpful to anyone who wants to stop domestic violence. The reason is, we now know that the only societies who have had success in reducing domestic violence against either sex are those that sought to reduce it against both sexes. That is because domestic violence is a learned behavior, and a boy (or a girl) can learn violence just as easily by watching Mom assault Dad as the reverse.

I have seen much of the research cited in this book for myself, and I can report that the conclusions the author makes, about the two-sex nature of domestic violence, are well documented.

51 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love them, stop the violence, February 3, 2004

By A Customer

This has so much critical information about domestic violence. It has the facts and figures necessary to argue for improving current attitudes regarding domestic violence. People need to be armed with the facts and figures if they hope to do anything to help alleviate the suffering of abuse victims. This book provides those facts and figures and also provides well documented citations and references. It is easy to read and understand, and no "fact" has been provided without plenty of evidence to back it up.

57 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Person Below Obviously Hasn't Read It..., July 24, 2005

By	Hot Wasabi "Gimme books!" (USA) - See all my reviews

Or she would recognize the documentation contained therein which proves the assertions.

Men are battered to the tune of 30 - 40 percent of victims and murdered at a fair clip as well, yet 100% of the 5 billion dollars in funding in this country is for women. Not to mention the Duluth Model which forces police departments to persecute and arrest male victims of domestic violence as opposed to their battering spouses.

It's time male victims were not only recognized but had some help and options available to them; if not it is at least time the sexist, man-hating laws which discriminate CLEARLY against men were rescinded and sent back into the dark ages where they belong.