Bullying: What Are We Really Scared Of?

Brenda Turner

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Have all your questions answered with this comprehensive guide to bullying. From the school yard through to the workplace, cyber bullying, domestic violence, even elder abuse, this book covers all areas of bullying.

Why you were chosen, why you responded the way you did, why no one would step in to help you and how to stop it? Understanding bullying is crucial to defeating ...more

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Published July 20th 2015 by Xlibris Au

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Nov 08, 2020 Book Reviewer rated it really liked it

In Brenda Turner’s book, Bullying (What are we really scared of?), she explores the subject of bullying. This self-help book leaves no stone unturned, giving insights into the psyches of both bullies and their victims. By sharing snippets from her life, societal facts, and even information from court proceedings, she paints a clear picture of how bullying has evolved over the years.

As you read this book from page to page, you come to understand the different types of bullies, what motivates them In Brenda Turner’s book, Bullying (What are we really scared of?), she explores the subject of bullying. This self-help book leaves no stone unturned, giving insights into the psyches of both bullies and their victims. By sharing snippets from her life, societal facts, and even information from court proceedings, she paints a clear picture of how bullying has evolved over the years.

As you read this book from page to page, you come to understand the different types of bullies, what motivates them, and how to defend yourself against them. And I must say, never has an author laid out such a clear and actionable defense plan before.

As a person who has been bullied before, I deeply relate to the situations painted in this book. From all the stories and statistics that she provides, I can clearly see that the author not only has extensive personal knowledge of the subject matter but also that she constantly does the necessary research to understand it better. She even goes as far as attaching links to research materials.

While this book is thoroughly comprehensive and relatable, I still feel a lot more could be done to pull a reader in. For instance, how the source links are placed in the middle of text with neither warning nor acknowledgment is quite destabilizing. Also, the text seems to get away from the title of the chapter. In this regard, I would have preferred shorter, clearer, and more concise paragraphs. However, I still feel that the author did a good job of breaking down such a complex topic.

However, what I truly love about this book is its action-based approach. The fact that it doesn’t paint victims as helpless individuals but rather as people who can fight back and defeat their oppressors is quite refreshing. In my opinion, it is this single quality that transforms this book from a hopeless doomy piece into a hopeful one.

Apart from hope and the triumph of good against evil, another recurring theme in this narrative is the importance of the family unit’s independence. In this regard, the author iterates again and again the dangers of the government dictating how parents should run their households. ...more

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Feb 08, 2018 Jayalakshmy K rated it really liked it

First of all thank you very much for sending the book which i won thru Goodreads Giveaway.

Great book for anyone interested in the problem of bullying. From start to finish i mean as a student in school, college and then at your workplace. This book will give you realistic solution to your bullying problems. When i started to read this book, i got few requests from my colleagues, friends to share this one with them. So the subject is interesting to everyone and all of them would like to read this ...more

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