I Am Troy Davis

Author : Jen Marlowe
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1608462951
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am Troy Davis written by Jen Marlowe and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2013-08-19 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of a woman’s fight for her brother’s life—and her own: “Essential for those interested in the U.S. justice system” (Library Journal). On September 21, 2011, Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the State of Georgia. Davis’s execution was protested by hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, and Pope Benedict XVI, Pres. Jimmy Carter, and fifty-one members of Congress all appealed for clemency. Davis’s older sister, Martina, a former Army flight nurse who had served in the Gulf War, was one of Davis’s strongest advocates—despite the fact that she was battling liver and metastatic breast cancer and died just weeks after her brother’s death by lethal injection. This book, coauthored by Martina and writer Jen Marlowe, tells the intimate story of an ordinary man caught up in an inexorable tragedy. From his childhood in racially charged Savannah; to the confused events that led to the 1989 shooting of a police officer; to Davis’s sudden arrest, conviction, and two-decade fight to prove his innocence, I Am Troy Davis takes us inside a broken legal system where life and death hang in the balance. It is also an inspiring testament to the unbreakable bond of family and the resilience of love, and reminds us that even when you reach the end of justice, voices from across the world can rise together in chorus and proclaim, “I am Troy Davis.” “Martina Correia’s heroic fight to save her brother’s life while battling for her own serves as a powerful testament for activists.” —The Nation “Should be read and cherished.” —Maya Angelou, author and civil rights activist

Author : Jen Marlowe
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1608462943
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am Troy Davis written by Jen Marlowe and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting eyewitness account of the Davis family's courageous struggle against America's flawed criminal justice system.

Author : Gautam Narula
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984547814
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remain Free written by Gautam Narula and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Debbie Macomber
Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 0778315959
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 92 Pacific Boulevard written by Debbie Macomber and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Now a Hallmark Channel original series."--cover.

Author : Terry Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780910055796
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vision Quest written by Terry Davis and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sami al Jundi
Publisher : Bold Type Books
ISBN 13 : 1568584482
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hour of Sunlight written by Sami al Jundi and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of a young Palestinian man who rejected his militant past to become the leader of a peace movement

Author : Elizabeth Beck
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195346305
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of Death written by Elizabeth Beck and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The press called Martin's actions a "crime spree." Already convicted of armed robbery, Martin was facing the death penalty. In less than two weeks the jury would decide his fate. Terrified that his son would be sentenced to die, Phillip did the only thing he felt he could do: in an act of faith and desperation in his garage with the car exhaust running, Phillip made the consummate sacrifice to spare his son the ultimate punishment. Ironically, his suicide presented Martin's with another chance at life; the jury, moved by Martin's loss, spared his life. Phillip's story-like those of the other parents, siblings, children, and cousins chronicled in this book-vividly illustrates the precarious position family members of capital offenders occupy in the criminal justice system. At once outsiders and victims, they live in the shadow of death, crushed by trauma, grief, and helplessness. In this penetrating account of guilt and innocence, shame and triumph, devastating loss and ultimate redemption, the voices of these family members add a new dimension to debates about capital punishment and how communities can prevent and address crime. Restorative justice theory, which views violent crime as an extreme violation of relationships; searches for ways to hold offenders accountable; and meets the needs of victims and communities torn apart by the crime, organizes these narratives and integrates offenders' families into the process of transforming conflict and promoting justice and healing for all. What emerges from hundreds of hours' worth of in-depth interviews with family members of offenders and victims, legal teams, and leaders in the abolition and restorative justice movements is a vision of justice strongly rooted in the social fabric of communities. Showing that forgiveness and recovery are possible in the wake of even the most heinous crimes, while holding victims' stories sacred, this eye-opening book bridges the pain of living in the shadow of death with the possibility of a reparative form of justice. Anyone working with victims, offenders, and their families-from lawyers and social workers to mediators and activists-will find this riveting work indispensable to their efforts.

Author : Daniel Pinkwater
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006055505X
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am the Dog written by Daniel Pinkwater and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob is the boy. Max is the dog. Until they decide to change places. Now Jacob gets to eat kibble, chase squirrels, and snooze, just like a real dog. Max brushes his teeth, goes to school, and plays video games, just like a real boy. The question is: Who has the better deal? Story maestro Daniel Pinkwater collaborates once again with the gifted illustrator Jack E. Davis for a boy-and-dog escapade that's sure to set tails a-wagging.

Author : Carol Anne Davis
Publisher : Allison & Busby
ISBN 13 : 074901623X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children Who Kill written by Carol Anne Davis and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why would two young boys abduct, torture and kill a toddler? What makes a teenage girl plot with her classmates to kill her own father? Society regards children as harmless - but for some the age of innocence is shortlived, messy and ultimately murderous.Mary Bell, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are infamous for their crimes against other children, but many of the less familiar studies here are equally as shocking. Thirteen murderers - the youngest only ten - used fire, poison, bullets and strangulation on victims from infants to pensioners. In a comprehensive study of juvenile homicide, Carol Anne Davis offers new psychological insights and a hard-hitting look at the role of society in an area too shocking to ignore.

Author : Troy CLE
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 141693958X
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Marvelous Effect written by Troy CLE and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-22 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turning into a Celestial-Like Entity, Louis Proof's ordinary life takes an unexpected turn as he needs to use all his new-found talents to fight off the invading Celestial Entities that are soon to reach Earth and destroy the only world he has ever known.