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See all 12 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Based on a study of over 2,000 families, the authors provide landmark insights into this phenomenon of violence and what causes americans to inflict it on their family members. January 28, 2003 trusting in the sanity and restraint of. However, there was something that irked me, it seemed a little too easy for jack to persuade various professionals in various fields that grace.
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