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  • No Visible Bruises

  • What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
  • Written by: Rachel Louise Snyder
  • Narrated by: Rachel Louise Snyder
  • Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (41 ratings)

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An award-winning journalist's intimate investigation of the true scope of domestic violence, revealing how the roots of America's most pressing social crises are buried in abuse that happens behind closed doors.

We call it domestic violence. We call it private violence. Sometimes we call it intimate terrorism. But whatever we call it, we generally do not believe it has anything at all to do with us, despite the World Health Organization deeming it a 'global epidemic'. In America, domestic violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime, and yet it remains locked in silence, even as its tendrils reach unseen into so many of our most pressing national issues, from our economy to our education system, from mass shootings to mass incarceration to #MeToo. We still have not taken the true measure of this problem.

In No Visible Bruises, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder gives context for what we don't know we're seeing. She frames this urgent and immersive account of the scale of domestic violence in our country around key stories that explode the common myths - that if things were bad enough, victims would just leave; that a violent person cannot become nonviolent; that shelter is an adequate response; and most insidiously that violence inside the home is a private matter, sealed from the public sphere and disconnected from other forms of violence.

Through the stories of victims, perpetrators, law enforcement and reform movements from across the country, Snyder explores the real roots of private violence, its far-reaching consequences for society and what it will take to truly address it.

©2019 Rachel Louise Snyder (P)2019 Audible, Ltd
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Incredible book.

This is an incredible and thought provoking book that is so needed. This book very much does disrupt a status quo that needs disrupting!

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Validating

As a survivor of domestic violence,(but one of my children did not survive), this book validated all of what I went through but had a hard time explaining to others. If anyone asks me about it now I would just advise them to read this book. My situation was eerily similar to many of those described and it really opened my eyes to all the warning signs that were there all along. This is a must read for anyone involved in work with victims of domestic abuse.

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This book has potential to change the world!

I wish I could’ve read this book 20 years ago. This book ripped open old wounds from my past; this book helped me heal and be proud of how far I’ve come as a survivor. I found myself relating to nearly all the cases Snyder spoke of in this book. I couldn’t put it down. An extremely impactful read for anyone seeking knowledge and understanding on domestic violence.

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heartbreaking and real.

This should, absolutely, be a required read or listen in schools. In this audiobook, the author dictates her own book in a stern, terse intonation, heeding exactly to the chilling, depressing recollection of an experience with a mother who had been abused until murdered alongside her family. The book is grim, but only because it shines light on this incredibly sad reality that women and victims in the criminal Justice system experience when faced with domestic violence. It is horrifying and sad. However, the first step one must take for change is to become educated. Unfortunately, the future will be as hopeless as the present if people remain apathetic because it "doesn't concern them".

This audiobook is worth every cent or credit you have to spare.

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Very Impactful

This book hit me hard. I thought I knew most of what there is to know about domestic violence. I was wrong. This book was devastating, moving, and very educational. I was angry, I was emotional and I was shocked to learn about the many shortcomings in the social systems we use to address domestic violence. If you have any interest in social issues or social justice, you have to read this book. Or if you just want to be a more enlightened, empathetic person. Highly recommended.

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Very informative!

The best book on domestic violence, hands down! Some parts I had to put it down because it was so upsetting but she switches right back into the informational aspects of this description to outline why each story pieces together as one unified message at the end. Read this book!

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Incredible

This book brings hope to all people affected by domestic violence/terrorism. The stories are raw, gut wrenching and accurate. Highly recommended

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Very good snapshot of current response

As a possible first contact for people sharing their stories I found this very helpful. More so for people in the US but I believe much of it transferable.

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How can we help a domestic violence victim?

This is a super important book.
How can one best help someone affected by domestic terrorism (aka domestic violence)? What are the questions to ask? What trainings should police officers receive to spot “invisible” abuse? How should we know what it means when a women recants her claims? What systems should be in place between the police force, crisis lines, women shelters, etc so that those at risk are identified, instead of keeping all the information separated and victims falling through the cracks of bureaucracy? What are some movements happening regarding these? What will it take to address this growing issue? The author looks at all this, and more, through stories of victims, perpuators, law enforcement, and advocates.

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