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I've read many prison memoirs - The Joint, Soledad Brother, In the Belly of the Beast, and a handful of others. And Braxton's book deserves a place among the best of them. In it he's reflective, and confessional. He writes in a conversational style ( ...more
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Colin Asher made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Adding New Edition topic " Sure. I'm not sure what I can provide that isn't listed on the publisher's site, but here's what they have. Hopefully it's helpful: The Man With the Go ...more "
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Colin Asher made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Correcting Edition Error topic " The page for the most recent edition of this book incorrectly lists Michael Imperioli as a contributor. Here is the goodreads page: https://www.goodrea ...more "
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