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"All I want is the truth. Just give me some truth." --John Lennon

About the Author

Tom James is an attorney who has been practicing family law for eight years. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and completed his postgraduate studies at Southwestern University School of Law and Hamline University. A long-time advocate of gender equality, he served as co-counsel on the class action lawsuit to declare the Minnesota Battered Women's Act unconstitutional. He currently resides in rural Minnesota with his wife and two children.

Book Description

Is domestic violence strictly a male phenomenon? Are all women who abuse their partners acting in self-defense? Is domestic violence about male privilege, power and control? In this book, the author conducts a meticulous and thorough examination of the research on domestic violence, coming to the unsettling conclusion that virtually everything we think we know about domestic abuse is wrong. Exposing evidence of a deliberate governmental campaign to distort the truth and proliferate lies, Mr. James explains why honesty and candor are our only real hope for bringing an end to this enormous social problem.

(ISBN 1593301227, Aventine Press, November 2003, $16.95) – A meticulously and thoroughly researched exposé of the truth about domestic violence, exploding many more than twelve widely-believed myths and misconceptions about domestic violence, including the Super Bowl Sunday and March of Dimes hoaxes, the patriarchy fallacy, and much more. Includes an extensive bibliography and over 700 annotations and references. Researched and written by Minnesota family law attorney Tom James.