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Just as Larry Newton, one of the most notorious inmates at Indiana Federal Prison, was trying to break out of jail, Dr. Laura Bates was trying to break in. Now, a decade later, her Shakespeare in Shackles program has been lauded by academics and prison communities alike. In this profound illustration of the enduring lessons of Shakespeare through the ten-year relationship of Bates and Newton, an amazing testament to the power of literature emerges....
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"Dulcie Bodsworth was the unlikeliest serial killer. She was loved everywhere she went, and the townsfolk of Wilcannia, which she called home in the late 1950s, thought of her as kind and caring. The officers at the local police station found Dulcie witty and charming, and looked forward to the scones and cakes she generously baked and delivered for their morning tea. That was one side of her. Only her daughter Hazel saw the real Dulcie. And what...
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"Goodfellas meets Savages meets Catch Me If You Can in this true tale of high-stakes smuggling from pot's outlaw years. Richard Stratton was the unlikeliest of kingpins. A clean-cut Wellesley boy who entered outlaw culture on a trip to Mexico, he saw his search for a joint morph into a thrill-filled dope run smuggling two kilos across the border in his car door. He became a member of the Hippie Mafia, traveling the world to keep America high, living...
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My background is crowded with robberies, burglaries, and thefts too numerous to recall. All manner of crimes against property. Arrests, trials, acquittals, convictions, escapes. Penitentiaries! I see in the background four of them. County jails, workhouses, city prisons, Mounted Police barracks, dungeons, solitary confinement, bread and water, hanging up, brutal floggings, and the murderous straitjacket. I see hop joints, wine dumps, thieves' resorts,...
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"Fans nationwide have fallen in love with Orange Is the New Black, the critically acclaimed and wildly popular Netflix show based on Piper Kerman's sensational #1 New York Times bestseller. Now, Catherine Cleary Wolters--the inspiration for Alex Vause, Piper's ex-girlfriend, friend, and sometimes-romantic partner on the show--tells her true story, offering details and insights that fill in the blanks, set the record straight, and answer common fan...
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"Gripping . . . Cutter Wood subverts all our expectations for the true crime genre.” —Leslie Jamison, author of The Recovering
When a stolen car is recovered on the Gulf Coast of Florida, it sets off a search for a missing woman, local motel owner Sabine Musil-Buehler. Three men are named persons of interest—her husband, her boyfriend, and the man who...
When a stolen car is recovered on the Gulf Coast of Florida, it sets off a search for a missing woman, local motel owner Sabine Musil-Buehler. Three men are named persons of interest—her husband, her boyfriend, and the man who...
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In February 2002, a reporter in Oregon contacts New York Times Magazine writer Michael Finkel with a startling piece of news: a young, highly intelligent man named Christian Longo, on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for killing his entire family, has recently been captured in Mexico, where he'd taken on a new identity--Michael Finkel's. The next day comes another bit of news: a note from the editors, explaining that Finkel has falsified an article...
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Raw chronicles a childhood marred by physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and a man's subsequent innefective search for identity in gangs, dysfunctional relationships, the military and even politics. The ongoing impacts of childhood trauma reach a climax when Damien firebombs the home of a man accused of rape. He subsequently becomes an artist and writer in prison.
"Childhood trauma. Unanswered cries for help. Coming to terms with sex, love and...
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This story will take you through the life of John Palermo: how I grew up, and how I was influenced by some of the most celebrated historical top organized-crime figures in America for over thirty years. This journey by one child and a man will take you through some of the most corrupt courts, mob-controlled towns, and politicians. This story is my firsthand account of corruption in my own situations and what I have been told and seen. I formed my...
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Based on author Karen Joy's personal experiences, “Diary of a Pimp's Wife’ chronicles the trials and tribulations of an up-and-coming pimp named AZ from 2008 through 2013 when he lived in Long Island, New York with her as his then common-law wife. Prior to becoming a pimp, AZ worked one dead-end job after another. He even tried to become a rapper. Nothing worked for him until the summer of 2008 when his love for money led him into a dangerous,...
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Change The Game is not just a memoir - it is a testament to the power of human agency and the transformative potential that lies within all of us...
In a world where reinventing oneself is often viewed as an impossible task, Change The Game provides a refreshingly honest and straightforward account of what it takes to transform your life. Through vividly descriptive and in-depth storytelling, T.M explores the idea that the choices we make early...
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This the true story of Thomas.
It begins with the experiences of a young boy from a big family struggling his way through childhood. The council estate he lived on had turned rough, but he'd learned to adapt to his surroundings and survive as best he could. He couldn't expect any help from his mother, after all.
Thomas had always wanted to be a millionaire and devised various ways to make money; not all of them quite legit. At the same time, he...
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Être mépris pour quelqu'un d'autre, être faussement dépeint comme un important trafiquant et importateur d'héroïne à l'échelle internationale, et devenir involontairement complice d'un meurtre, ne sont pas des occurrences de tous les jours. Assurément, ce n'est pas là comment la police se conduit pour prendre leur homme? Mais... s'ils allaient plus loin? Oui... Qu'arriverait-t-il si, avec l'aide d'une crapule employée comme agent civil...
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Jacoib Keiter entered federal prison on January 18th, 2018. At first glance he thought his life was over, little did he know his life was finally beginning. Throughout his incarceration he had one goal in mind, to grow into a better person than he ever thought he could be. In "Note from the Pen" Jacob explores a variety of topics throughout his incarceration, that allowed him to become the person he is today. Articles include previously published...
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Aaron Nathan "Locz" Grossman was a member of one of the most notorious deadly gangs to ever come out of Manchester, England also known globally as 'GOOCH' or Y.G.C.
Growing Up In 'Gunchesta'
But before he entered into the life of gangbanging, drugs & bloody wars which lead to a long stay in the prison system, he was already infatuated with a lifestyle consisting of violence, robberies, hustling and learning the game from the pimps & prostitutes....
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The early 1960s in Springdale, Arkansas, were colorful to young Larry Daniel in spite of the all-white upbringing the town had provided him. He'd thought he was rich growing up. His dad flew him around in his personal airplane to resort locations. A ski boat, tickets on the fifty-yard line at Razorback Stadium, and a membership at the country club were some of the other benefits of his childhood.
His father, Lemus Daniel, was a successful businessman,...
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The United States puts more people behind bars every year than any other nation, but what they experience inside our jails and prisons is almost entirely hidden from the view of the public. It's our country's dirty little secret. Randy Lancaster spent most of his adult life behind bars for crimes committed as a "steal worker," and this is the story of what he saw and experienced during his time inside US prisons. A powerful indictment of the US in-justice...
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When an international drug smuggler makes a life-changing decision, he finds himself pursuing a different type of thrill all the way into eternity.
With a hunger for excitement, Freddie Crow becomes an international smuggler, piloting planeloads of marijuana from Belize, Central America, into various areas of North Florida. Because flying drugs into the United States requires avoiding radar detection and nerves of steel, Freddie eagerly embraces...
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On January 22, 2004, Darnell Riley broke into the home of Girls Gone Wild founder, Joe Francis. Throughout the night, he filmed a blackmail video, and arrange for payment so that the video didn't go viral. What Is Real: The Life and Crimes of Darnell Riley explores the nine years he spent in the custody of California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. On his journey from facility to facility, we see how Riley had to adjust to the reality...
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