Read/Recommend/Act Campaign
Many people have told us that they would like to do something to help fight human trafficking, but they don't have the time or resources to do much. We tell them the first thing they can do to be helpful is to get informed and to inform others.
We've selected books that cover a broad range of aspects of human trafficking. Some are written by recovering survivors of trafficking, some by academics, some by reporters and some by fiction writers. International and North American differences and similarities are covered in others and some fit human trafficking into the global issue of violence against women. Some take a particular slant, such as a religious approach, others are very academic. All use case histories to put faces on this subject. We chose books that we felt were well-written, were classics in the field or were on the cutting edge.
We've included some popular fiction because the authors have done some research and give a sometimes dramatic twist to the stories. Just as when we watch Hollywood movies about trafficking, we know that fiction is a dramatic interpretation and not a necessarily factual account. Often fiction is what people remember and acts as an incentive to learn more. (Case in point: the movie "Taken")
We have divided all of the books into three categories: The Big Picture"; Child Sex Trafficking; Demand and Economic Issues.
We believe that the more available information about human trafficking is, the more likely it is that people will learn and take action. If you'd like recommendations on what action you might take, please contact us at
[email protected].
We continue to review books and add to the list. We are open to suggestions.
- Read these books and learn more about human trafficking.
- Recommend these books to your local library and bookstores and encourage others to read and buy these books.
- Act on what you've learned.
The Big Picture:
"A Crime So Monstrous" by E. Benjamin Skinner
"Ending Slavery: How we Free Today's Slaves" by Kevin Bales
"Half the Sky" by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn
"Not for Sale" by David Batsone
"In Our Backyard; A Christian Perspective on Human Trafficking in the United States by Nita Belles
"Invisible Chains: Canada's Underground World of Human Trafficking" by Benjamin Perrin
Child Sex Trafficking:
"The Child Catchers" by Kathryn Joyce
"Girls Like Us" by Rachel Lloyd
"My Book of Life by Angel", by Martine Leavitt (fiction) (new to the list)
"Renting Lacy", A Story of America's Prostituted Children" by Linda Smith
"Somebody's Daughter" by Julian Sher
"Stolen Lives" by Jaycee Duggard
"The Slave Across the Street" by Theresa Flores
"The Slave Next Door" by Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter
"A Walk Across the Sun" by Corbin Addison (fiction)
"The White Umbrella: Walking with Survivors of Sex Trafficking" by Mary Frances Bowley (fiction) (new to the list)
Demand and the Economic Issues:
"Bitter Chocolate: The Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet" by Carol Off
"The Forgotten" by David Baldacci (fiction)
"The Johns" by Victor Malarek
"The Natashas" by Victor Malarek
"Nobodies" by John Bowe
"Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery" by Siddharth Kara
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