I Thought It Was Just Me：Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"

图书标准信息

• 作者 Brene Brown 著
• 出版社 Gotham
• 出版时间 2007-12
• ISBN 9781592403356
• 定价 127.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ZainabSalbiwaselevenyearsoldwhenherfatherwaschosentoserveasSaddamHussein'spersonalpilot,herfamilyoftenforcedtospendweekendswithSaddamwherehewatchedtheireverymove.Asapalaceinsider,Zainaboffersasingularglimpseofwhatitisliketocomeofageunderadictatorandprovidesanintimateportraitofthemanshewastaughttocall"uncle."ShewatchedasSaddampittedfriends,spouses,andevenchildrenagainsteachothertocompeteforhisapproval.Shewassenttodonatehermother'sjewelrytooneoftheworld'srichestmen,askedtoerasehermemoryassheheardofcrimesshewasnotsupposedtohearof,andwitnessedhermotherhidinghertearslestitupsetSaddam.HermothereventuallysentZainabtoAmericaforanarrangedmarriage,tospareherfromSaddam'sgrowingaffection,butthemarriageintendedtosaveherturnedouttobeanotherworldoftyrannyandabuse.Despiteextraordinarypsychologicalchallenges,Zainabstartedover.Sheforgedanewidentityasachampionoffemalevictimsofwar,dedicatingherlifetospeakingoutonbehalfofoppressedwomenaroundtheworld.Heruniquenonprofitorganizationhasbeenfeaturedinthemedianumeroustimes,includingmultipleappearancesbyZainabonTheOprahWinfreyShow.Butuntilnow,Zainabhasnevertoldthisverypersonaltale.Inthisintimateportrait,sherevealsthetyrantthroughtheeyesofachild,asecretlyrebelliousteenager,anabusedwife,andultimatelyaprofessionalwomancomingtotermswiththehorrorofsecretshermotherrevealedonlyonherdeathbed.Throughherabilitytocometotermswiththechildsheusedtobeandthedangerousworldinwhichshemanagedtosurvive,BetweenTwoWorldsemergesasastoryofheroismlikenoother

【作者简介】

BrenéBrown,Ph.D.,LMSW,isaneducator,writerandnationallyrenownedlecturer,aswellasamemberoftheresearchfacultyattheUniversityofHoustonGraduateCollegeofSocialWork,whereshestudiesempathy,shameandvulnerability.Shehasdedicatedhercareertounderstandinghowwedevelopmeaningfulconnectionsinourlivesandhowwecanbecomemoreresilienttotheemotionsandexperiencesthatarebarrierstohealthy,lovingrelationships.