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• Bass, Ellen and Davis, Laura. (1988). 3rd edition. The courage to heal.: A guide for women survivors of sexual abuse.: Harper & Row: NY, NY The classic resource guide for adult survivors of sexual abuse; new edition includes some information on ritual abuse. There's also a workbook that expands on the writing sections. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Beckylane (1995) Where the rivers join: A personal account of healing from ritual abuse. Press Gang: Vancouver, BC, Canada. A beautiful book that captures the lonely essence of healing. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Davis, Laura. (1992) Allies in healing: When the person you love as sexually abused as a child. Harper Collins: NY, NY. Support for those that have the courage to love a survivor. There's also a workbook. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Feldman, Gail Carr. (1993.) Lessons in evil, lessons from the light: A true story of satanic abuse and spiritual healing. Crown Publishers: NY, NY. A therapist's account, with many quotations from the survivor, of healing by an Afro-American survivor of Satanic abuse. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Goobie, Beth. (1994) Scars of light. NeWest, Edmonton, Canada. A rare find -- poetry by a survivor of ritual abuse, child prostitution and child pornography. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• LA County Commission for Women. Ritual Abuse: Definitions, Glossary, the Use of Mind Control. Ritual Abuse Task Force, 383 Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. A really clear introduction. A classic. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Lockwood, Craig. (1993). Other altars: Roots and realities of cultic and Satanic ritual abuse and multiple personality disorder. CompCare, Minneapolis, MN, 1993. Places ritual abuse and crime in a sociological and historic framework. Readable and up-to-date. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Marks, John. (l979) The Search for the Manchurian candidate: The CIA and mind control. W.W. Norton: NY, NY. A great introduction to the CIA's undercover research on hypnosis, drugs, and mind-control (MKULTRA). Marks and I disagree, though. He believes brainwashing doesn't work: I believe it works all too well. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Newton, Michael. (1993) Raising Hell: An Encyclopedia of Devil Worship and Satanic Crime. Avon Books, NY, NY. Short, accurate entries on a variety of subjects. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Oksana, Chrystine. Safe Passage to Healing: A Guide for Survivors of Ritual Abuse. Harper Perennial, New York, NY, 1994. In the format of The Courage to Heal; complete, helpful and practical. If you only buy one book, buy this one. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Richardson, Anna. (1997) Double vision: A travelogue of recovery from ritual abuse. Trilogy Books, Pasadena, CA. An amazing book by an equally amazing woman. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Ryder, Daniel. (1992) Breaking the Circle of Ritual Satanic Abuse: Recognizing and Recovering from the Hidden Trauma. CompCare Publishers, Minneapolis, MN. Healing with a strong twelve-step (Survivors of Incest Anonymous) focus. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Sanford, D. (1990) Don't make me go back, Mommy. Multnomah Press, Portland, OR. A child's book about healing from ritual abuse at day care. For everybody's inner kids. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Smith, Margaret. (1993) Ritual Abuse: What It Is, Why It Happens, How to Help. Harper San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. A general introduction to RA and healing, written by a survivor/multiple, with a chapter on leaving the cult --- a topic seldom discussed. Excellent healing advice. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Spencer, Judith. (1989) Suffer the Child. Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster), New York, NY. A readable first-person account of ritual abuse. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

• Stardancer, L. J. Turtleboy and Jet the Wonderpup: A therapeutic comic for ritual abuse survivors. Available from Stardancer, P. O. Box 1284, Lakeport, CA 95453. Just gotta have good comics on multiplicity, family life, therapy, and healing from ritual abuse. (Reviewer: Jeanne Marie Lorena)

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