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Eli the Good Eli the Good Silas House Bicentennial fireworks burn the sky. Bob Seger growls from a transistor radio. And down by the river, girls line up on lawn chairs in pursuit of the perfect tan. Yet for ten-year-old Eli Book, the su… OL15107710W
Once a warrior king Once a warrior king David Donovan "Portrays the Vietnam experience of an officer and a gentlemen. It is the story of a man with a sense of honor and responsibility that extended beyond his immediate command and encompassed the people… OL15858193W
Digitalis Digitalis Ronie Kendig "Colton Neeley left his military career to take care of his four-year-old daughter. Although he's firm in his faith now, the repercussions of his former life are still evident--namely in the form of … OL15981446W
When the war never ends When the war never ends Leah Wizelman "Service members returning from deployment are often suffering from PTSD. Its symptoms include distressing flashbacks, memories and nightmares, aggression, memory problems, physical symptoms, loss of… OL16002173W
Blaze of Glory Blaze of Glory Jeff Struecker United States Sgt. Major Eric Moyer and his Special Operations unit have been called in to track down a wealthy Egyptian terrorist who is believed to have sordid ties to a sudden increase in female s… OL16098063W
Treating self-destructive behaviors in trauma survivors Treating self-destructive behaviors in trauma survivors Lisa Ferentz "This is a book for clinicians who specialize in helping trauma survivors and, through the course of treatment, find themselves unexpectedly confronted with client disclosures of self-destructive beh… OL16184085W
Something like normal Something like normal Trish Doller When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother has stolen his girlfriend and car, and he has nightmares of his best friend getting killed but when he runs into H… OL16262998W
The impact of complex trauma on development The impact of complex trauma on development Cheryl Arnold "Normal human development progresses through a process of differentiation and integration, and it is distorted and impeded by the fusion and fragmentation resulting from traumatic experiences. The Im… OL16461676W
Battle scars Battle scars Meghan O'Brien Ray McKenna returns from the war in Iraq to find that she has attained unwanted celebrity status back home. As the only surviving American soldier of a well-publicized hostage crisis, she is the cent… OL16568895W
Healing suicidal veterans Healing suicidal veterans Montgomery, Victor III "There are 24.5 million military veterans in the United States; Seventeen of them each day will take their own lives. Homelessness. Alcohol and drug abuse. Unemployment. Domestic violence. Minds plag… OL16686340W
Coping with trauma Coping with trauma David J. de L. Horne,Rod Watts Coping with Trauma is a concise, readable and practical book about the nature of traumatic experiences and their impact on both victim and helper. With contributions from some of Australia's leading … OL16934355W
The post traumatic stress disorder relationship The post traumatic stress disorder relationship Diane England Citing a prevalence in PTSD in America, a guide for partners of PTSD sufferers shares practical counsel on such topics as managing a loved one's emotions, communicating while separated by military du… OL17691442W
Burn This Burn This Helen McCloy Boston landlady Harriet Sutton discovers a note about a conspiracy to murder someone -- and the note must have come from one of her tenants. When one of her tenants is murdered, she becomes worried w… OL17781601W
Kansas City secrets Kansas City secrets Julie Miller "Six years ago Rosie March's fiancé was murdered. Now someone is stalking her, intent on stopping her memories of the murder from being revealed. And Detective Max Krolikowski, her protector, only wa… OL17832434W
Cry for the water buffalo Cry for the water buffalo James N. Zitzelsberger A Vietnamese family is decimated by the war around them and a sniper caught up in the military machine. Children, parents, politicians and soldiers are shaped by the war, driven by it, and, worst of … OL17883967W
The Body Keeps the Score The Body Keeps the Score Bessel A. Van Der Kolk Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples hav… OL18147687W
Treating complex traumatic stress disorders Treating complex traumatic stress disorders Christine A. Courtois 1 volume OL18616537W
My sister's bones My sister's bones Nuala Ellwood In the vein of Fiona Barton's The Widow and Renée Knight's Disclaimer, a psychological thriller about a war reporter who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death but becomes convinced t… OL19714783W
The evil hours The evil hours David J. Morris "In the tradition of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Noonday Demon, a moving, eye-opening exploration of PTSD. Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and '90s, posttrauma… OL19997067W
37 seconds 37 seconds Stephanie Arnold Flat-lining for thirty-seven seconds after giving birth to her second child, the author, after remaining unconscious for more than two days and spending weeks in recovery, recounts details of her exp… OL20035775W
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