{"product_id":"that-bird-has-my-wings-the-autobiography-of-an-innocent-man-on-death-row","title":"That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThat Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJarvis Jay Masters\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780061730481\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarperOne\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e281\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"When I think about the fact that society, a nation, has sentenced me to death, all I can do is turn inside myself, to the place in my heart that wants so desperately to feel human, still connected to this world, as if I have a purpose.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moving memoir of a Death Row inmate who discovers Buddhism and becomes an inspirational role model for fellow inmates, guards, and a growing public\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 him--a ball-point pen filler--Masters's astounding memoir is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering us scenes from his life that are at times poignant, revelatory, frightening, soul-stirring, painful, funny and uplifting, \u003cem\u003eThat Bird Has My Wings \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of the author's childhood with parents addicted to heroin, an abusive foster family, a life of crime and imprisonment, and the eventual embracing of Buddhism. Masters's story drew the attention of luminaries in the world of American Buddhism, including Pema Chodron, who wrote a story about him for \u003cem\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and offers a foreword to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-two years after his conviction, Masters is still on Death Row. A growing movement of people believe Masters is innocent, and are actively working within the legal system to free him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row | Jarvis Jay Masters | Paperback | 9780061730481 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks H 1768542","offer_id":49517574586520,"sku":"1768542","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71gE4NAWR2L.jpg?v=1784616248","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/that-bird-has-my-wings-the-autobiography-of-an-innocent-man-on-death-row","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}