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That bird has my wings : the autobiography of an innocent man on death row / Jarvis Jay Masters.
Record details
- ISBN: 0061730483
- ISBN: 9780061730481
- Physical Description: xvii, 281 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Harper Collins paperback ed.
- Publisher: New York : HarperOne, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Foreword by Pema Ch©œdr©œn"--Cover. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Orford Social Library | 818/.609 B | 34190000119544 | New items | Available | - |
Summary:
In 1990, while serving a sentence in San Quentin for armed robbery, Jarvis Jay Masters was implicated as an accessory in the murder of a prison guard. A 23-year-old Black man, Jarvis was sentenced to death in the gas chamber. While in the maximum security section of Death Row, using the only instrument available to hima ball-point pen fillerMasters's astounding memoir is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer. Offering us scenes from his life that are at times poignant, revelatory, frightening, soul-stirring, painful, funny and uplifting, That Bird Has My Wings tells the story of the authors childhood with parents addicted to heroin, an abusive foster family, a life of crime and imprisonment, and the eventual embracing of Buddhism. Masterss story drew the attention of luminaries in the world of American Buddhism, including Pema Chodron, who wrote a story about him for O Magazine and offers a foreword to the book.
