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Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row |  | Author: Jarvis Jay Masters
Publisher: Padma Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 213230
Media: Paperback
Pages: 204
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 188184708X
Dewey Decimal Number: 810.80920692
EAN: 9781881847083
ASIN: 188184708X
Publication Date: September 1, 1997
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Finding Freedom is a collection of prison stories - sometimes shocking, sometimes sad, often funny, always immediate-told against a background of extreme violence and aggression, written by a prisoner on death row who has become a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism.
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excellent product January 23, 2010
Nitram (SFO)
incredible true story about one transformation through incredible odds. Check it out a must read..
unique and important December 21, 2009
Simone Davis (Toronto ON, CA)
Every time I have assigned Finding Freedom, a good number of my my students name it as their favorite book of the term. It's comprised of beautifully crafted, unforgettable little essays. Absolutely unblinking yet gently rendered portraits of life in San Quentin, these are jewels of clarity, wit, poignancy and insight. Through straight-ahead storytelling, they raise so many questions - about the criminal justice system and institutionalized cruelty, about masculinity and legacies of violence, about the roots of serenity and change -- without forcing any predetermined answers down the reader's throat. The book teaches brilliantly, and the author's voice is one we desparately need.
 Inspiring April 6, 2008
Patricia A. Maher (Tampa)
Sometimes inspiration comes from the most unlikely sources and in this case from a death row inmate! A great lesson in humility, a wonderful reminder that all life has value, and an opportunity to be reminded that each person can find a way to make a difference.
excellent read November 13, 2007
Angshuman Guha (Los Gatos, CA, USA)
Its quite an amazing book. Just at a literary level, it is good but not spectacular. But when you combine the content and the actual context, it moves you; it fills you with hope, a sense of beauty in our existence and experiences as human beings, a sense of peace and serenity. My hats off to Jarvis! I am amazed at what he has accomplished and I am inspired to continue to try to be a better human being myself.
Very Moving September 9, 2007
Jaahda Jinnah (Western Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first spotted this book when I had half an hour up my sleeve on the way to a visit at Bunbury Prison. It moved me big time.
In my working capacity over the years as a teacher and facilitator within the Western Australian Prison system I have often used chapters of this book as a pivotal point in my classes.
I am sure Jarvis would be pleased to know that this book has moved the lives of many - including that of many prisoners. To demonstrate how freedom can be found under circumstances of incarceration until death with stories that prisoners can truly relate to is an awesome feat.
The story about the 4th of July really provoked much deep and meaningful discussion.
'Scars', and 'My Sisters' really got them thinking too.
But this book is not only of great benefit to prisoners; it's messages are universal to us all.
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