Download or read book A Prison of Lies written by Robert Thomas Doran and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his novel, A Prison of Lies, Robert Thomas Doran portrays a troubled youth, who confronts a world of sadness and hopelessness and comes to question the existence of God. Beset by challenges on every quarter: unable to fit in with his peers, shamed by his sexuality, ill equipped for emotional intimacy and unable to express himself with girls; he slips from a depression into full blown mental illness. In the depths of his illness, he battles internal demons that threaten to steal his innocence with evil thoughts and hallucinations. In "A Prison of Lies," Doran presents a story of anguish, breakdown, and recovery with the hope that this journey through mental illness might raise our consciousness; kindle a common understanding and most importantly, facilitate the recovery of individuals who may be similarly afflicted. As he offers this compelling glimpse into a man's personal crisis that includes the reasons why he loathed himself and developed a massive inferiority complex, Doran illuminates an intriguing and often frightening path into what exactly motivates suicides and fuels crimes of passion. Highlighted in his story are insightful poems and compelling conversations therapists and hypnotists. "A Prison of Lies" is a brutally honest look into one man's odyssey into the darkness of mental illness and finally out into the light where he finally heals his broken spirit and begins a new chapter in his life.
Download or read book A Prison of Lies written by Robert Thomas Doran and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-23 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for – A Prison of LiesWhat mental illness looks like from the inside“This book is not an “easy read”. It is however the first time I have ever gotten an inkling about what a person suffering from mental illness is going through. It is difficult to read the cycles of obsessive illogic and compulsion. These make you want to scream, step back and get some perspective. It is painful to witness how the steps toward recovery are so small and so slow. And yet, on the book's final pages we do see recovery. It is a book of hope, but a very hard earned hope.I would recommend this book for anyone who has a loved one suffering from mental illness who would like to know what is going on. I would also hope that it could be offered to young people. If I had read this book at 18 I might have known what the signs were and had a better idea of how to offer help. I would have been better prepared for life and been of more use to people who were dear to me.” - Robert C. La MontExcitingly dark and gripping read“Robert Doran has painted a gripping, detailed mural of the progression of mental health illness. He depicts a torn canvas of a damaged youth, the downward spiral that ended in a nervous breakdown during his early adulthood, and his courageous yet painstaking road to recovery. The dark world Doran portrays within the mind of the protagonist and about mental health illness will introduce people to ways of thinking that are rarely spoken of out loud. Moreover, the book promises the idea that such problems can be overcome.” – Chad Coren, PsyDA story of redemption and inspirationThe rite of passage from adolescence to adulthood is a crystallizing event in a man's life. It can be full of excitement and discovery, awakenings and awareness, new experiences and journeys. It can also bring rejection, depression, and displacement. In the case of Thomas Doran, his emotional development took a turn sideways when at the end of an emotional involvement he was systematically annihilated. Consequently he made that passage into adulthood, maladjusted, disoriented, and suffering from profound mental and emotional traumas. Fortunately for us as the readers, Doran chose to portray what a passage such as this can be like in his novel, A PRISON OF LIES. This story of deep morass and redemption is an inspiration for all of us, whether we share in the depths of his depression, or know others who do. It is a read that reaches us way down there where we normally don't like to go and brings us unblinkingly into that darkness (happily, now past.) – Anthony DiPelloA powerful novel.A Prison of Lies is a powerful and eye opening novel. In reading it, I was compelled to imagine myself and my loved ones in Thomas Doran's shoes. It was painful to experience his struggle to break free of the demons that engulfed him, and to witness that inner war, much of which was fought without any outside system of support. Having read this book, I hope to be more aware of my own words and actions. We are often unaware of how deeply our words and actions are impacting others. Definitely a good read for the soul. - Cheryl Snoha
Download or read book Prisoner of Lies written by Barry Werth and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable true story of the longest-held prisoner of war in American history, John Downey, Jr., a CIA officer captured in China during the Korean War and imprisoned for twenty-one years. John (Jack) Downey, Jr., was a new Yale graduate in the post-World War II years who, like other Yale grads, was recruited by the young CIA. He joined the Agency and was sent to Japan in 1952, during the Korean War. In a violation of protocol, he took part in an air drop that failed and was captured over China. His sources on the ground had been compromised, and his identity was known. Although he first tried to deny who he was, he eventually admitted the truth. But government policy forbade ever acknowledging the identity of spies, no matter the consequences. Washington invented a fictitious cover story and stood by it through four Administrations. As a result, Downey was imprisoned during the decades that Red China, as it was called, was considered by the US to be a hostile nation, until 1973, when the US finally recognized the mainland Chinese government. He had spent twenty-one years in captivity. Downey would go on to become a lawyer and an esteemed judge in Connecticut, his home state. Prisoners of Lies is based in part on a prison memoir that Downey wrote several years after his release. Barry Werth fluently weaves excerpts from the memoir with the Cold War events that determined Downey’s fate. Like a le Carré novel, this is a harrowing, chilling story of one man whose life is at the mercy of larger forces outside of his control; in Downey’s case as a pawn of the Cold War, and more specifically the Oval Office and the State Department. His freedom came only when US foreign policy dramatically changed. Above all, Prisoner of Lies is an inspiring story of remarkable fortitude and resilience.
Download or read book Cyber Fraud written by Bryan Seely and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: US Marine Risks Life in Prison to Expose a Cybercrime that Consumers Know Nothing About. In Cyber Fraud: The Web of Lies, cybersecurity expert Bryan Seely exposes a criminal underworld that has taken root and spread all over the globe. These criminals have set up shop in every city in the United States, and most major cities on 6 continents and hide behind consumer ignorance. Bryan Seely began his quest to expose this system of fraud in late 2013 and in February of 2014, demonstrated a flaw on Google Maps that these criminals use to commit these crimes. To prove his point, he Wiretapped the Secret Service in Washington, D.C. and the FBI in San Francisco. Yes, he actually intercepted calls to the Secret Service and FBI. In Cyber Fraud, Bryan details everything about the scam and recounts his experience fighting to expose these criminals. Learn what you can do to protect yourself so you don't become one of the millions of victims worldwide.
Download or read book Prison Lies written by Nicole Lindsey and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YOU DESERVE THE REAL TRUTH IF YOU DON'T KNOW... Don't get caught up with the wrong man, being used as a refuge. Save yourself the pain and heartache... Prison Lies exposes some of the most deceptive games men play against women after being incarcerated. This book will allow women to connect the dots between believing prison lies from inmates that become perilous, requiring careful discernment and critical evaluation of information. Now that the inmate is released, they may or may not change. However, the road ahead is a long process and could change the direction of red flags that you may be unaware of. Inmates may provide significant love, respect, and attention to you and your feelings while incarcerated. As freedom approached, the insights of the love bombing began to fade quickly. It's essential to approach their actions with caution due to potential deception, manipulation, or falsehoods that will come into play. In this book, you will read detailed scenarios that highlight key considerations when considering a behind-the-bars relationship with an inmate. First read "Prison Lies," Volume 1.
Download or read book Jail Lies written by Shavel Rice- Moore and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to all the women and men who’s ever fell in love or for someone who was incarcerated. Your story may be different from mines; but one things for certain we all have experience the same emotional highs and lows that comes with dating someone that’s incarcerated. For that purpose alone we are the same. This book will help you find yourself in one of these pages. I hope my journey can help you find yourself, your truth; and eventually your peace. I wrote this book for all those that will follow my path. The only difference is my story unfolds on national television. I ask myself if I could turn back the hands of time would I do this differently.
Download or read book Prison Lies written by Awakening Publishing LLC and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YOU DESERVE THE REAL TRUTH IF YOU DON'T KNOW... Don't get caught up with the wrong man, being used as a refuge. Save yourself the pain and heartache... Prison Lies - Volume 4, "A Turn Keys Secret" will expose some of the rawest material you have ever read about the behaviors of inmates. The meticulous thought process while incarcerated is a calculated firsthand manipulation and deception toward women and even men as you are preyed on. This will reveal bone-chilling truths about behaviors and mastered deceptions of confined inmates in prison. Understanding the methodical thinking of an inmate presents several disturbing complexities. Each inmate brings unique experiences, psychological makeup, and social influences on their thinking process. This mindset may involve strategic thinking aimed at survival, manipulation, or achieving specific goals within the confines of the prison environment. This is for educational purposes only and knowledge you should genuinely understand. First read "Prison Lies," Volumes 1, 2 and 3
Download or read book Why Leaders Lie written by John J. Mearsheimer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an analysis of the lying behavior of political leaders, discussing the reasons why it occurs, the different types of lies, and the costs and benefits to the public and other countries that result from it, with examples from the recent past.
Download or read book Prison Lies written by Penny Womack-Jackson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction Entering into a relationship with someone who is incarcerated can be a journey fraught with uncertainties and complexities. For many women, the allure of companionship, emotional connection, or the desire to help someone in need may lead them to engage with men behind prison walls. However, within this confined environment, a sinister web of deception often lurks, meticulously crafted by inmates who manipulate the truth to serve their agendas and exploit the vulnerabilities of their unsuspecting partners. These "Prison Lies," intricately woven and delivered with calculated precision, serve as a means for incarcerated men to establish and maintain relationships, often at the expense of their partners' trust, emotional well-being, and sometimes even their financial stability. Understanding the nature of these deceitful tactics is crucial for women navigating relationships with incarcerated individuals. These lies manifest in various forms, from embellished personal narratives to outright fabrications to elicit sympathy, trust, or financial support. Unraveling truth amidst the constraints of confinement and limited communication poses a formidable challenge, demanding vigilance, discernment, and a keen awareness of the manipulative strategies employed by incarcerated partners. It's imperative for women to learn from the insights shared in this book, to prioritize self-growth, and to recognize their inherent worth. In doing so, they can resist the allure of deception and manipulation and instead embrace relationships founded on authenticity and mutual respect. As we journey forward, let us confront the reality of "Prison Lies" with courage, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to seeking truth in our connections, both within and beyond the confines of incarceration
Download or read book Bernie Madoff the Wizard of Lies written by Diana B. Henriques and published by Oneworld Publications. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on award-winning reporter Diana Henriques' unprecedented access to Madoff, including extensive correspondence and his first interviews for publication since his arrest, "Bernie Madoff, The Wizard of Lies" is the ultimate true-life financial thriller.
Download or read book Liberating Minds written by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and thought-provoking argument for offering free college in prisons—from the former dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Anthony Cardenales was a stickup artist in the Bronx before spending seventeen years in prison. Today he is a senior manager at a recycling plant in Westchester, New York. He attributes his ability to turn his life around to the college degree he earned in prison. Many college-in-prison graduates achieve similar success and the positive ripple effects for their families and communities, and for the country as a whole, are dramatic. College-in-prison programs have been shown to greatly reduce recidivism. They increase post-prison employment, allowing the formerly incarcerated to better support their families and to reintegrate successfully into their communities. College programs also decrease violence within prisons, improving conditions for both correction officers and the incarcerated. Liberating Minds eloquently makes the case for these benefits and also illustrates them through the stories of formerly incarcerated college students. As the country confronts its legacy of over-incarceration, college-in-prison provides a corrective on the path back to a more democratic and humane society. “Lagemann includes intensive research, but her most powerful supporting evidence comes from the anecdotes of former prisoners who have become published poets, social workers, and nonprofit leaders.”—Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Heart Full of Lies written by Ann Rule and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-09-28 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the inexplicable and violent death of Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Chris Northon in a lonely campground in Wallowa County, Oregon.
Download or read book Prison Blues written by Anna C. Salter and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight months pregnant, forensic psychologist Michael Stone is asked to replace the disgraced psychologist who had been leading the sex offender therapy group at Nelson's Point Correctional Facility and finds herself dealing with a smooth-talking inmate with his eyes on her and with a vicious criminal network with ties far beyond the prison walls.
Download or read book American Prison written by Shane Bauer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enraging, necessary look at the private prison system, and a convincing clarion call for prison reform.” —NPR.org New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018 * One of President Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2018 * Winner of the 2019 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize * Winner of the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism * Winner of the 2019 RFK Book and Journalism Award * A New York Times Notable Book A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana prison and over the course of our country's history. In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana. An award-winning investigative journalist, he used his real name; there was no meaningful background check. Four months later, his employment came to an abrupt end. But he had seen enough, and in short order he wrote an exposé about his experiences that won a National Magazine Award and became the most-read feature in the history of the magazine Mother Jones. Still, there was much more that he needed to say. In American Prison, Bauer weaves a much deeper reckoning with his experiences together with a thoroughly researched history of for-profit prisons in America from their origins in the decades before the Civil War. For, as he soon realized, we can't understand the cruelty of our current system and its place in the larger story of mass incarceration without understanding where it came from. Private prisons became entrenched in the South as part of a systemic effort to keep the African-American labor force in place in the aftermath of slavery, and the echoes of these shameful origins are with us still. The private prison system is deliberately unaccountable to public scrutiny. Private prisons are not incentivized to tend to the health of their inmates, or to feed them well, or to attract and retain a highly-trained prison staff. Though Bauer befriends some of his colleagues and sympathizes with their plight, the chronic dysfunction of their lives only adds to the prison's sense of chaos. To his horror, Bauer finds himself becoming crueler and more aggressive the longer he works in the prison, and he is far from alone. A blistering indictment of the private prison system, and the powerful forces that drive it, American Prison is a necessary human document about the true face of justice in America.
Download or read book Prison Lies written by Penny Womack-Jackson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YOU DESERVE THE REAL TRUTH IF YOU DON'T KNOW.... Don't get caught up with the wrong man, being used as a refuge. Save yourself the pain and heartache... Prison Lies Volume 3 is about women who were in real-life personal relationships with incarcerated men. This book enlightens you on the dynamics of each woman's hurt and pain from being betrayed by the man they thought they loved. This book will allow women to connect the dots between believing prison lies from inmates that become perilous, requiring careful discernment and critical evaluation of information. This book also brings to light the rawest actions of various types of inmates. The meticulous thought process while incarcerated is a calculated firsthand manipulation and deception of the prey of women. This will be a bone-chilling truth of behaviors and mastered deceptions of a confined inmate in prison. Understanding the methodical thinking of an inmate. Don't forget to read Volumes 1 and 2
Download or read book Prison by Any Other Name written by Maya Schenwar and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new afterword from the authors, the critically praised indictment of widely embraced “alternatives to incarceration” Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data driven surveillance. Extended probation. These are some of the key alternatives held up as cost effective substitutes for jails and prisons. But in a searing, “cogent critique” (Library Journal), Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law reveal that many of these so-called reforms actually weave in new strands of punishment and control, bringing new populations who would not otherwise have been subject to imprisonment under physical control by the state. Whether readers are seasoned abolitionists or are newly interested in sensible alternatives to retrograde policing and criminal justice policies and approaches, this highly praised book offers “a wealth of critical insights” that will help readers “tread carefully through the dizzying terrain of a world turned upside down” and “make sense of what should take the place of mass incarceration” (The Brooklyn Rail). With a foreword by Michelle Alexander, Prison by Any Other Name exposes how a kinder narrative of reform is effectively obscuring an agenda of social control, challenging us to question the ways we replicate the status quo when pursuing change, and offering a bolder vision for truly alternative justice practices.
Download or read book Escape to Prison written by Michael Welch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The resurrection of former prisons as museums has caught the attention of tourists along with scholars interested in studying what is known as dark tourism. Unsurprisingly, due to their grim subject matter, prison museums tend to invert the ÒDisneylandÓ experience, becoming the antithesis of Òthe happiest place on earth.Ó In Escape to Prison, the culmination of years of international research, noted criminologist Michael Welch explores ten prison museums on six continents, examining the complex interplay between culture and punishment. From Alcatraz to the Argentine Penitentiary, museums constructed on the former locations of surveillance, torture, colonial control, and even rehabilitation tell unique tales about the economic, political, religious, and scientific roots of each siteÕs historical relationship to punishment.
