04097cam a2200805 4500 604235366 TxAuBib 20220907120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781586423056 1586423053 B09FP52GC6 Amazon d4decccb-546f-4674-8f83-16aadd78d234 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6769102 OverDrive (Product ID) 706834 706834 706834 TxAuBib Forbes, Lisa. I Can Take it from Here [Libby] : A Memoir of Trauma, Prison, and Self-Empowerment. Steerforth Press, 2022. incarceration. True Crime. Biography. resilience . Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD. autobiographies. Justice. crime. criminology. mental health. human nature. Criminal Justice. murder . serial killers. psychology. FBI. psychiatry. biographies. History. serial killer. jail. Criminal psychology. Sociology. Human Behavior. recidivism. crime books. serial killer books. history books. incarcerated. true crime books. mental health books. psychology books. biographies of famous people. sociology books. psychology book. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1911kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. Sociology. African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>An emotional, page-turning account of unhealed trauma and personal transformation that will break your heart and change your mind, in the tradition of <i>Somebody's Daughter</i>, <i>A Piece of Cake</i>, and Jesmyn Ward's <i>Men We Reaped</i></b><br /> Riveting, honest, and raw, <i>I Can Take It From Here</i> recounts Lisa Forbes's harrowing journey into darkness — including a fourteen-year-long stint in a maximum-security prison — and her fierce resolve to understand the effects of the trauma she endured, to take personal responsibility for her actions, and to ensure that her history does not dictate her destiny.<br /> The youngest of six children, Lisa grew up in a Chicago housing project where she endured sexual, religious, and emotional abuse as a little girl. A voracious reader, she graduated high school at 15 and went to work as a secretary in a downtown insurance office, became pregnant at 16 and, at 19, unexpectedly and uncharacteristically committed a violent act, stabbing and killing the father of her daughter.<br /> Providing powerful insights into what we as a society need to learn and confront in the ongoing epidemic of mass re-incarceration, Lisa is a stunning example of an individual who through determination, knowledge, and hard work has been able to reclaim her own life.<br /> The book ends with Lisa's rousing call to action to support the people—as well as the shorthanded employers—who need the help, and need each other, more than ever. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-09-06 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d4decccb-546f-4674-8f83-16aadd78d234&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d4decccb-546f-4674-8f83-16aadd78d234&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d4decccb-546f-4674-8f83-16aadd78d234&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)