20 books in Social Science - Penology
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The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: April 1, 2008
Price: $19.99
In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A’s, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory.
Six years later he was back, his dreams... Read more >
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: April 1, 2008
Price: $19.99
In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A’s, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory.
Six years later he was back, his dreams... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Victorian and Edwardian Prisons
Written by Trevor May
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95
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Written by Trevor May
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95
Read more >
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Executioner's Current
Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and the Invention of the Electric Chair
Written by Richard Moran
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
In this amazing story of high stakes competition between two titans, Richard Moran shows how the electric chair developed not out of the desire to be more humane but through an effort by one nineteenth-century electric company to discredit the other.
In 1882, Thomas Edison ushered in the “age of electricity”... Read more >
Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and the Invention of the Electric Chair
Written by Richard Moran
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
In this amazing story of high stakes competition between two titans, Richard Moran shows how the electric chair developed not out of the desire to be more humane but through an effort by one nineteenth-century electric company to discredit the other.
In 1882, Thomas Edison ushered in the “age of electricity”... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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A World Apart
Women, Prison, and Life Behind Bars
Written by Cristina Rathbone
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
“Life in a women’s prison is full of surprises,” writes Cristina Rathbone in her landmark account of life at MCI-Framingham. And so it is. After two intense court battles with prison officials, Rathbone gained unprecedented access to the otherwise invisible women of the oldest running women’s prison in America.
The picture... Read more >
Women, Prison, and Life Behind Bars
Written by Cristina Rathbone
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
“Life in a women’s prison is full of surprises,” writes Cristina Rathbone in her landmark account of life at MCI-Framingham. And so it is. After two intense court battles with prison officials, Rathbone gained unprecedented access to the otherwise invisible women of the oldest running women’s prison in America.
The picture... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Innocent Man
Written by John Grisham
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2007
Price: $16.00
In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a young cocktail waitress named... Read more >
Written by John Grisham
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2007
Price: $16.00
In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a young cocktail waitress named... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
unabridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
paperback.
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The Innocent Man
Written by John Grisham
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2007
Price: $7.99
In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a young cocktail waitress named... Read more >
Written by John Grisham
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2007
Price: $7.99
In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a young cocktail waitress named... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
unabridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $28.95
John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet.
In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A’s, he said goodbye to... Read more >
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $28.95
John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet.
In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A’s, he said goodbye to... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
unabridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $15.00
When Ron Williamson signed with the Oakland A’s in 1971, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big-league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He moved in with his mother and slept... Read more >
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $15.00
When Ron Williamson signed with the Oakland A’s in 1971, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big-league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He moved in with his mother and slept... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
|
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The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Read by Craig Wasson
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $44.95
When Ron Williamson signed with the Oakland A’s in 1971, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big-league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He moved in with his mother and slept... Read more >
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Read by Craig Wasson
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $44.95
When Ron Williamson signed with the Oakland A’s in 1971, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big-league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He moved in with his mother and slept... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The Innocent Man
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Read by Craig Wasson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $22.50
When Ron Williamson signed with the Oakland A’s in 1971, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big-league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He moved in with his mother and slept... Read more >
Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Read by Craig Wasson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $22.50
When Ron Williamson signed with the Oakland A’s in 1971, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big-league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He moved in with his mother and slept... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
unabridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
|
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A World Apart
Women, Prison, and Life Behind Bars
Written by Cristina Rathbone
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 13, 2006
Price: $14.95
“Life in a women’s prison is full of surprises,” writes Cristina Rathbone in her landmark account of life at MCI-Framingham. And so it is. After two intense court battles with prison officials, Rathbone gained unprecedented access to the otherwise invisible women of the oldest running women’s prison in America.
The picture... Read more >
Women, Prison, and Life Behind Bars
Written by Cristina Rathbone
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 13, 2006
Price: $14.95
“Life in a women’s prison is full of surprises,” writes Cristina Rathbone in her landmark account of life at MCI-Framingham. And so it is. After two intense court battles with prison officials, Rathbone gained unprecedented access to the otherwise invisible women of the oldest running women’s prison in America.
The picture... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Death of Innocents
An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions
Written by Helen Prejean
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $14.95
From the author of the national bestseller Dead Man Walking comes a brave and fiercely argued new book that tests the moral edge of the debate on capital punishment: What if we’re executing innocent men? Two cases in point are Dobie Gillis Williams, an indigent black man with an IQ of... Read more >
An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions
Written by Helen Prejean
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $14.95
From the author of the national bestseller Dead Man Walking comes a brave and fiercely argued new book that tests the moral edge of the debate on capital punishment: What if we’re executing innocent men? Two cases in point are Dobie Gillis Williams, an indigent black man with an IQ of... Read more >
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The Death of Innocents
An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions
Written by Helen Prejean
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $14.95
Sister Helen Prejean was a little-known Roman Catholic nun from Louisiana when in 1993, her first book Dead Man Walking, challenged the way we look at the death penalty in America. It became a #1 New York Times bestseller and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Now in The Death of... Read more >
An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions
Written by Helen Prejean
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $14.95
Sister Helen Prejean was a little-known Roman Catholic nun from Louisiana when in 1993, her first book Dead Man Walking, challenged the way we look at the death penalty in America. It became a #1 New York Times bestseller and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Now in The Death of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Escape from Alcatraz
Written by J. Campbell Bruce
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2005
Price: $14.95
In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off Devil’s Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. Author J. Campbell Bruce chronicles in spellbinding detail the Rock’s transition from a Spanish fort to the maximum-security penitentiary that housed such infamous inmates as... Read more >
Written by J. Campbell Bruce
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2005
Price: $14.95
In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off Devil’s Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. Author J. Campbell Bruce chronicles in spellbinding detail the Rock’s transition from a Spanish fort to the maximum-security penitentiary that housed such infamous inmates as... Read more >
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Prisons: Inside the New America
From Vernooykill Creek to Abu Ghraib
Written by David Matlin
Foreword by Ishmael Reed
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2005
Price: $14.95
This powerful exposè reveals how America's ailing prison system undermines the public trust. For ten years, David Matlin taught at a maximum-security prison, where he confronted daily the nature of society, crime, and violence. Based on his experiences, this book examines the history of prisons in the United States and shows... Read more >
From Vernooykill Creek to Abu Ghraib
Written by David Matlin
Foreword by Ishmael Reed
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2005
Price: $14.95
This powerful exposè reveals how America's ailing prison system undermines the public trust. For ten years, David Matlin taught at a maximum-security prison, where he confronted daily the nature of society, crime, and violence. Based on his experiences, this book examines the history of prisons in the United States and shows... Read more >
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Fortress Alcatraz
Written by Arturo John Martini
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: August 15, 2004
Price: $15.95
Before becoming known worldwide as the notorious penitentiary and, more recently, a famous tourist attraction, the little island of Alcatraz in the middle of San Francisco Bay was controlled by the U.S. Army for nearly 90 years. This barren, guano-covered island surrounded by treacherous currents was ideally located to serve its... Read more >
Written by Arturo John Martini
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: August 15, 2004
Price: $15.95
Before becoming known worldwide as the notorious penitentiary and, more recently, a famous tourist attraction, the little island of Alcatraz in the middle of San Francisco Bay was controlled by the U.S. Army for nearly 90 years. This barren, guano-covered island surrounded by treacherous currents was ideally located to serve its... Read more >
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Executioner's Current
Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and the Invention of the Electric Chair
Written by Richard Moran
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2003
Price: $15.00
In this amazing story of high stakes competition between two titans, Richard Moran shows how the electric chair developed not out of the desire to be more humane but through an effort by one nineteenth-century electric company to discredit the other.
In 1882, Thomas Edison ushered in the “age of electricity”... Read more >
Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and the Invention of the Electric Chair
Written by Richard Moran
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2003
Price: $15.00
In this amazing story of high stakes competition between two titans, Richard Moran shows how the electric chair developed not out of the desire to be more humane but through an effort by one nineteenth-century electric company to discredit the other.
In 1882, Thomas Edison ushered in the “age of electricity”... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Con Game
The Truth About Canada's Prisons
Written by Michael Harris
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2003
Price: $16.95
Michael Harris’s book about life inside prison is hard-hitting, hair-raising, and certain to be hugely controversial. Con Game shows us that Canadian penitentiaries are effectively run by their inmates. Behind bars, gangs control the booming drug trade and mete out their own rough justice to inmates who break their rules. Guards... Read more >
The Truth About Canada's Prisons
Written by Michael Harris
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2003
Price: $16.95
Michael Harris’s book about life inside prison is hard-hitting, hair-raising, and certain to be hugely controversial. Con Game shows us that Canadian penitentiaries are effectively run by their inmates. Behind bars, gangs control the booming drug trade and mete out their own rough justice to inmates who break their rules. Guards... Read more >
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Newjack
Guarding Sing Sing
Written by Ted Conover
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $15.00
Acclaimed journalist Ted Conover sets a new standard for bold, in-depth reporting in this first-hand account of life inside the penal system.
When Conover’s request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer. So begins... Read more >
Guarding Sing Sing
Written by Ted Conover
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $15.00
Acclaimed journalist Ted Conover sets a new standard for bold, in-depth reporting in this first-hand account of life inside the penal system.
When Conover’s request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer. So begins... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Newjack
Guarding Sing Sing
Written by Ted Conover
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2001
Price: $15.00
Acclaimed journalist Ted Conover sets a new standard for bold, in-depth reporting in this first-hand account of life inside the penal system.
When Conover’s request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer. So begins... Read more >
Guarding Sing Sing
Written by Ted Conover
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2001
Price: $15.00
Acclaimed journalist Ted Conover sets a new standard for bold, in-depth reporting in this first-hand account of life inside the penal system.
When Conover’s request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer. So begins... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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