{"product_id":"9780062000118_denial","title":"Denial","description":"\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\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\u003eWhat happens when an expert on evil is forced to investigate the crime that defined her own life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Survivor’s Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Stern turns her analytical lens inward, recounting the unsolved rape that shaped her and her groundbreaking work on the nature of violence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Decades-Old Cold Case:\u003c\/b\u003e When police reopen the investigation thirty years later, Stern must confront not just forgotten details, but the wall of community denial that allowed a predator to remain free.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTrauma and Recovery:\u003c\/b\u003e An unflinching look at post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from both a personal and clinical perspective, exploring how the mind processes unspeakable events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Roots of Violence:\u003c\/b\u003e As she investigates her rapist’s own history, Stern applies the same rigorous inquiry she uses on terrorists to ask a haunting question: What creates a monster?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jessica Stern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132709322901,"sku":"9780062000118","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_589a9213-f0c6-4bae-a8ac-b9477157d6be.jpg?v=1776889822","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062000118_denial","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}