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Bibliographic Information
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That bird has my wings : the autobiography of an innocent man on death row
1st ed.
- Author
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Masters, Jarvis Jay, 1962- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpv43dDT7T8vDYCCRMkjC
- Publisher:
- HarperOne,
- Pub date:
- [2009]
- Pages:
- xvii, 281 pages ;
- ISBN:
- 9780061730450
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9780061730450
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That bird has my wings : the autobiography of an innocent man on death row
1st ed.
Masters, Jarvis Jay, 1962- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpv43dDT7T8vDYCCRMkjC
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That bird has my wings : the autobiography of an innocent man on death row
1st ed.
Masters, Jarvis Jay, 1962- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpv43dDT7T8vDYCCRMkjC
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Personal Author:
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Masters, Jarvis Jay, 1962- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpv43dDT7T8vDYCCRMkjC
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Title:
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That bird has my wings : the autobiography of an innocent man on death row / Jarvis Jay Masters.
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Edition:
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1st ed.
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Physical description:
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xvii, 281 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents:
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First memories -- Rescue -- A taste of normal -- Friends and fights -- Family -- A rude awakening -- My heart is broken -- Escape from abuse -- McLaren Hall -- Boys town -- Off the road and on -- Becoming a man -- Coming unleashed -- Home to memories -- Taking on the world together -- The California Youth Authority -- My mother's dream -- Wake-up call -- My own worst enemy -- Down, up, and over -- Out of control -- Robbin' Hood -- San Quentin -- Pitbull -- A mirror into anger -- Another June -- Freedom ride -- Wings.
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Summary:
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Jarvis Jay Masters has taken an extraordinary journey of faith. Strangely enough, his moment of enlightenment came behind the bars of San Quentin's death row. Here, inmate author Masters takes us from the arms of his heroin-addicted mother to an abusive foster home, on his escape to the illusory freedom of the streets and through lonely nights spent in bus stations and juvenile homes, and finally to life inside the walls of San Quentin State Prison. He chronicles the story of a bright boy who turns to a life of crime, and of a penitent man who embraces Buddhism to find hope. His personal story dramatically reminds us all that freedom and opportunity are not to be taken for granted, and that no matter what their neighborhood, no matter what their race, every child matters.--From publisher description.
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Masters, Jarvis Jay, 1962-
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Personal subject:
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Masters, Jarvis Jay, 1962- fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpv43dDT7T8vDYCCRMkjC
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Authors, American--21st century--Biography.
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Prisoners--United States--Biography.
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Buddhists--United States--Biography.
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African American authors.
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African American prisoners--Biography.
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Écrivains américains--21e siècle--Biographies.
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Prisonniers--États-Unis--Biographies.
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Écrivains noirs américains.
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Prisonniers noirs américains--Biographies.
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African American authors
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African American prisoners
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Authors, American
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Buddhists
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Prisoners
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United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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