{"product_id":"denial-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Denial: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Stern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Denial is one of the most important books I have read in a decade....Brave, life-changing, and gripping as a thriller....A tour de force.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Naomi Wolf\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's foremost experts on terrorism and post-traumatic stress disorder, Jessica Stern has subtitled her book Denial, \"A Memoir of Terror.\" A brave and astonishingly frank examination of her own unsolved rape at the age of fifteen, Denial investigates how the rape and its aftermath came to shape Stern's future and her work. The author of the New York Times Notable Book Terror in the Name of God, Jessica Stern brilliantly explores the nature of evil in an extraordinary volume that Louise Richardson, author of What Terrorists Want, calls, \"Memorable, powerful and deeply courageous...a riveting read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of feeling terror, she studied it--now, decades later, she turns that same unflinching gaze upon herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom Personal Trauma to Professional Calling: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the astonishing connection between Stern's terrifying unsolved rape at fifteen and her life's work studying the world's most violent men.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Psychology of PTSD: \u003c\/b\u003e An unflinching look at post-traumatic stress disorder, memory, and dissociation from an author who finds the symptoms in her own life after decades of studying them in others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReopening an Unsolved Crime: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow the gripping police investigation as a thirty-three-year-old cold case is reopened, revealing shocking truths about the perpetrator and the crime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCommunal and Personal Denial: \u003c\/b\u003e A powerful examination of how a community, a family, and a victim can become complicit in forgetting--and the staggering cost of silence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed by critics and readers alike, Jessica Stern's riveting memoir examines the horrors of trauma and denial as she investigates her own unsolved adolescent sexual assault at the hands of a serial rapist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone in an unlocked house, in a safe suburban Massachusetts town, two good, obedient girls, Jessica Stern, fifteen, and her sister, fourteen, were raped on the night of October 1, 1973. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rapist was never caught. For over thirty years, Stern denied the pain and the trauma of the assault. Following the example of her family, Stern--who lost her mother at the age of three, and whose father was a Holocaust survivor--focused on her work instead of her terror. She became a world-class expert on terrorism and post-traumatic stress disorder who interviewed extremists around the globe. But while her career took off, her success hinged on her symptoms. After her ordeal, she no longer felt fear in normally frightening situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStern believed she'd disassociated from the trauma altogether, until a dedicated police lieutenant reopened the case. With the help of the lieutenant, Stern began her own investigation to uncover the truth about the town of Concord, her own family, and her own mind. The result is \u003cem\u003eDenial\u003c\/em\u003e, a candid, courageous, and ultimately hopeful look at a trauma and its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e--Louise Richardson, author of WHAT TERRORISTS WANT\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed by critics and readers alike, Jessica Stern's riveting memoir examines the horrors of trauma and denial as she investigates her own unsolved adolescent sexual assault at the hands of a serial rapist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone in an unlocked house, in a safe suburban Massachusetts town, two good, obedient girls, Jessica Stern, fifteen, and her sister, fourteen, were raped on the night of October 1, 1973. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rapist was never caught. For over thirty years, Stern denied the pain and the trauma of the assault. Following the example of her family, Stern--who lost her mother at the age of three, and whose father was a Holocaust survivor--focused on her work instead of her terror. She became a world-class expert on terrorism and post-traumatic stress disorder who interviewed extremists around the globe. But while her career took off, her success hinged on her symptoms. After her ordeal, she no longer felt fear in normally frightening situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStern believed she'd disassociated from the trauma altogether, until a dedicated police lieutenant reopened the case. With the help of the lieutenant, Stern began her own investigation to uncover the truth about the town of Concord, her own family, and her own mind. The result is \u003cem\u003eDenial\u003c\/em\u003e, a candid, courageous, and ultimately hopeful look at a trauma and its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 7.97 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53057973027040,"sku":"9780061626661","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/KVgdB3gUxh9780061626661.webp?v=1781387973","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/denial-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}