The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison - Brossura

Earley, Pete

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0553560239 ISBN 13: 9780553560237

Casa editrice: Bantam, 1993

Riassunto

An account of life in Leavenworth Prison, based on interviews with inmates and others, describes the lives of a sexual predator, a gang member in for forty-two years, a sociopath in "no human contact" status, and others. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“A page-turner, as compelling and evocative as the finest novel. The best book on prison I’ve ever read.”—Jonathan Kellerman
 
“Reporting at its very finest.”—Los Angeles Times
 
“The book is a large act of courage, its subject an important one, and . . . [Pete] Earley does it justice.”—The Washington Post Book World
 
“[A] riveting, fiercely unsentimental book . . . To [Earley’s] credit, he does not romanticize the keepers or the criminals. His cool and concise prose style serves him well. . . . This is a gutsy book.”—Chicago Tribune
 
“Harrowing . . . an exceptional work of journalism.”—Detroit Free Press
 
“If you’re going to read any book about prison, The Hot House is the one. . . . It is the most realistic, unbuffed account of prison anywhere in print.”—Kansas City Star
 
“A superb piece of reporting.”—Tom Clancy

L'autore:

Pete Earley is a storyteller who has penned seventeen books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Hot House and Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. After a fourteen-year career in journalism, including six years at The Washington Post, Earley became a full-time author with a commitment to exposing the stories that entertain and surprise.

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• Editore: Bantam
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0553560239
• ISBN 13: 9780553560237
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480