IMPACT Bay Area's Recommended Book List
Self-Defense and violence prevention texts; sexual abuse/rape survivor self-help books and sexual healing and empowerment workbooks reviewed and recommended by IMPACT Bay Area - providing self defense, personal safety and empowerment training throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for over 20 years.
The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from ViolenceBeauty Bites Beast: Awakening the Warrior Within Women and GirlsProtecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)
The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signal...
$14.93
Advice on how to protect yourself and those you love by the nation's leading expert on violence.
Beauty Bites Beast: Awakening the Warrior W...
by Ellen B. Snortland
$11.53
Practical and often entertaining advice on self defense and assertiveness for women.
Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and T...
by Gavin De Becker
$10.40
Parents guidebook for portecting their children from violence.
Fear Less: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of TerrorismLucky: A MemoirRespect: A Girl's Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed
Fear Less: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, a...
by Gavin de Becker

Post-September 11 issues concerning personal safety in the face of terrorism.
Lucky: A Memoir
by Alice Sebold
$10.39
Bold memoir of the authors rape and the aftermath.
Respect: A Girl's Guide to Getting Respect ...
by Courtney Macavinta
$10.85
Teen advice for real-life situations written by an IMPACT Bay Area graduate.
The Survivor's Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life After Child Sexual AbuseThe Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Revised Edition)The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
The Survivor's Guide to Sex: How to Have an...
by Staci Haines

An affirming, sex-positive approach to recovery from incest and rape.
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Sur...
by Wendy Maltz
$12.35
A how-to, personal therapy book with exercises for partners.
The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for W...
by Laura Davis
$15.61
Checklists, writing and art projects and activities guide survivors through the healing process.