{"product_id":"breaking-the-code-sarah-gleeson-9781764627214","title":"Breaking The Code: A Pragmatic Approach to Hope and Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the people meant to protect you are the ones causing the harm?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaking the Code is not a memoir, and it is not a self-help book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a field guide for anyone who has felt confused, isolated, or destabilised inside a workplace that claims to value fairness, safety, and justice, while quietly operating by a different set of rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by former union officials with decades of frontline advocacy experience, this book exposes how workplace bullying, coercive control, and institutional protectionism actually function, not as isolated incidents, but as repeatable patterns. Patterns that are often invisible while you're inside them, and devastating once you realise what's been done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough lived experience, case analysis, and practical tools, Breaking the Code shows how power is exercised through silence, process, delay, narrative control, and the strategic erosion of self-trust. It explains why \"just speak up\" so often backfires, why systems built to protect can instead process people out, and why harm persists even when policies exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not promise easy wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt offers clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erecognise manipulation and bullying patterns before they escalate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edocument effectively when truth is being distorted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eunderstand when systems are protecting themselves, not you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eregain authorship over your own narrative without losing yourself in the fight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever been told you're \"too sensitive,\" \"not resilient enough,\" or \"the only one experiencing this,\" this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're not broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rules are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd once you can see the code, you can't unsee it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Gleeson,Jeanine Orzani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764627210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764627214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Code Collective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Sarah Gleeson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001648488703,"sku":"9781764627214","price":21.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breaking-the-code-sarah-gleeson-9781764627214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}