The Autobiography of an Execution Contributor(s): Dow, David R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0446562076 ISBN-13: 9780446562072 Publisher: Twelve OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges - Social Science | Penology - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.29" W x 7.98" (0.51 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Near the beginning of The Autobiography of an Execution, David Dow lays his cards on the table. "People think that because I am against the death penalty and don't think people should be executed, that I forgive those people for what they did. Well, it isn't my place to forgive people, and if it were, I probably wouldn't. I'm a judgmental and not very forgiving guy. Just ask my wife." It this spellbinding true crime narrative, Dow takes us inside of prisons, inside the complicated minds of judges, inside execution-administration chambers, into the lives of death row inmates (some shown to be innocent, others not) and even into his own home--where the toll of working on these gnarled and difficult cases is perhaps inevitably paid. He sheds insight onto unexpected phenomena-- how even religious lawyer and justices can evince deep rooted support for putting criminals to death-- and makes palpable the suspense that clings to every word and action when human lives hang in the balance. |