Resources on Self Defense and Empowerment

(Print this list and take it to your library or book store!) 

Against Our Will
Susan Brownmiller. 1975. Simon & Schuster. New York

Against Rape
Andra Medea and Kathleen Thompson. 1974. Ferrer, Straus, Giroux, New York.

A Life Without Fear
Laura Martin. 1992. Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville.

Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Susan Faludi. 1991. Crown Pub., NYC, NY.

Central Park: Childhood Sexual Abuse
an ongoing series published twice a year by Neword Prod. Inc., NY.

Defending Ourselves: A Guide To Prevention, Self Defense and Recovery From Rape
Rosalind Wiseman. 1994. The Noonday Press. New York.

Fear or Freedom
Susan E. Smith. 1986. Mother Courage Press, Racine WI

Her Wits About Her: Self-Defense Success Stories by Women
Denise Caignon and Gail Groves. 1987. Harper & Row, New York.

How to Protect Yourself from Crime (3rd Edition)
Ira A. Lipman. 1989. Contemporary Books, Chicago.

How to Protect Your Home (A National Neighborhood Watch Program Booklet)
1980. The National Sheriffs Association 1450 Duke Street. Alexandria, Virginia, 22314.

If You Are Raped
Kathryn M. Johnson. 1985. Learning Publishers, Inc. Holmes Beach, Florida.

I Never Called It Rape
Robin Warsaw. 1988 Harper & Row, New York.

In the Gravest Extreme
Massad Ayoob. 1980. Police Bookshelf, Concord, NH.

Looking Forward to Being Attacked: Self Protection for Every Woman
Lt. Jim Bullard. 1987. M. Evans & Co., New York.

Mindhunter: Inside The FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. 1995. Pocket Books, NYC, NY.

Real Knockouts: The Physical Feminism of Women's Self Defense
Martha McCaughy. 1997. New York University Press. New York.

Revolution From Within
Gloria Steinem. 1992. Little, Brown & Co., Boston.

Secrets of a Super Thief
Jack Maclean. 1983. Berkeley Publishing Group.

Self Defense: Steps To Success
Joan Nelson. 1991. Leisure Press, Champaigne, IL

Sex In The Forbidden Zone: When Men In Power--Therapists, Doctors, Clergy, Teachers and Others--Betray Women's
Trust
Peter Rutter, M.D. 1989. Ballentine Books.

Sexual Assault: How To Defend Yourself
Dan Lena and Marie Howard. 1990. Fell Pub. Inc., Hollywood, FL.

Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies
Pauline B. Bert and Patricia H. O'Brien. 1985. Pergamon Press, Elmsford, New York.

Strong On Defense
Sanford Strong. 1996. Pocket Books, NYC, NY

The Chalice And The Blade (Also: The Partnership Way)
Diane Eisler and David Loye. Harper Collins, San Francisco.

The Female Experience: An American Documentary
Edited by Gerda Lerner. 1992. Oxford University Press.

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence
Gavin de Becker. 1997. Little Brown & Co.

The Truth about Self Protection
Massad Ayoob 1983. Dell Pub. Group, Inc., New York.

The War Against Women
Marilyn French. 1992. Ballantine Books, New York.

Whoever Fights Monsters
Robert Ressler and Tom Shachtman. 1992. St. Martins Press, NYC, NY.

Women's Reality: An Emerging Female System in a White Male Society
Anne Wilson Schaef.