Don't Fight Back
And 10 Other Myths About Crime, Personal Safety, and Gender-Based Violence
$36.60
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2026
Summary
A nationally recognized violence prevention expert identifies 11 myths about personal safety and offers evidence-based solutions to living a safer, freer, and more optimistic life.
From a nationally recognized violence-prevention expert, an accessible guide that debunks the most pervasive myths about crime and offers evidence-based strategies that make us safer.
A specific image of violence and how to avoid it lives in a lot of our imaginations. What some of us fear most is sh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807016244 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0807016241 |
| Author: | Meg Stone, Julie McKay |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Myths Made in America |
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Critics Review
“Each debunked myth empowers readers with both individual and social actions that can be taken to protect themselves and to advocate for a better, safer world for everyone, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable. We can fight back.”
—Booklist
“Meg Stone debunks the myths about sexual assault with humor, passion and piles of data. This is an essential book for anyone who plans to walk up stairs, wear a ponytail and feel empowered.”
—Pagan Kennedy, author of The Secret History of the Rape Kit
“Finally, a book that empowers rather than weakens, a book that tells women we can and should expect more. We no longer have to be eternal victims. Meg Stone has delivered.”
—Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises and Women We Buried, Women We Burned
About The Author
Meg Stone
Meg Stone is the executive director of IMPACT Boston, an abuse-prevention and empowerment self-defense organization. Her writing has been published in Huffington Post, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Dame, and Ms.
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