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1	Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II more books like this by Douglas A Blackmon add to wishlist Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history, the late 1870s through the 1940s when thousands of African-American men were arbitrarily arrested, hit with fines, charged for room and board in state and county jails, and then forced to work off the debt as unpaid laborers. see all copies from $3.91! new only from $3.96! \| SVS
2	Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath more books like this by Michael Norman, Elizabeth M Norman add to wishlist For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the ... see all copies from $13.63! new only from $18.01! \| first editions \| SVS
3	War Trash more books like this by Ha Jin add to wishlist Set during the Korean War and written in the form of a memoir, Ha Jin's novel centers on a Chinese soldier named Yu Yuan, who is captured and taken to an American POW camp. There, though he is well-treated by the Americans, he finds that another war is going on, between the Communist prisoners and the nationalists. Yu finds himself being used by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation more books like this by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn add to wishlist Solzhenitsyn's gripping epic masterpiece, the searing record of four decades of Soviet terror and oppression, in one abridged volume, authorized by the author see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Septembers of Shiraz more books like this by Dalia Sofer add to wishlist As Isaac navigates the tedium and terrors of prison, forging tenuous trusts, his wife feverishly searches for him, suspecting, all the while, that their once-trusted housekeeper has turned on them and is now acting as an informer. And as his daughter, in a childlike attempt to stop the wave of baseless arrests, engages in illicit activities, his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Brethren more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist A trio of federal judges--so-called the Brethren--are serving time in a minimum security federal prison. While writing briefs, handling cases for other inmates, practicing law without a license, and maintaining jailhouse justice has them comfortably occupied behind bars, a mail scam scheme that entails blackmailing rich, closeted gay men has them ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Lawless more books like this by Diana Palmer add to wishlist After putting her abusive father in jail, Texas Ranger Judd Dunn marries 16-year-old Christabel Gaines in name only--and only to save their shared ranch from bankruptcy. Both Judd and Christabel anticipated that their marriage of convenience would last a mere five years but during that time their relationship had become one filled with sexual ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail more books like this by Malika Oufkir, Michele Fitoussi add to wishlist In 1972, Oufkir's father attempted to overthrow Morrocco's King Hussan II. Her father was executed, but she and the rest of her family--mother and five siblings-- were imprisoned for 20 years in a series of quarters that declined in comfort. Finally, on the verge of starvation, they dug an escape tunnel, only to be recaptured and imprisoned once ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya more books like this by Caroline Elkins add to wishlist This account of the horrific treatment of Kikuyu people in a prison-camp system established by the British colonial rulers in 1950's Kenya lays bare a long-suppressed chapter in the history of atrocity. Harvard historian Caroline Elkins researched the extant official documents (many were destroyed in 1963 as the British departed from Kenya). She ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	I am David more books like this by Anne Holm add to wishlist The adventures of a 12-year-old boy who escapes from an Eastern European concentration camp and travels to Denmark and freedom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.47! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein more books like this by Jean Sasson add to wishlist Sasson paints an intimate portrait of one woman's incredible life under the regime of Saddam Hussein. Once a privileged member of Iraqi society, Mayada's life shifted drastically when she was thrown into the notorious Baladiayat Prison. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison more books like this by Wally Lamb (Editor) add to wishlist "It was suicide that brought me to Connecticut's York Correctional Facility. Two of the inmates had ended their lives; others had tried. The teachers at the prison school were desperate to equip their students with ways of coping with the despair that had infected the institution...Writing began to give them wings with which to hover above the ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Hocus Pocus more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. add to wishlist Written by the author of "Slaughterhouse 5", "Breakfast of Champions" and "Bluebeard", this is a novel set in the year 2001. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	When hell was in session more books like this by Jeremiah A. Denton, Ed Brandt add to wishlist On July 18, 1965, Admiral Jeremiah Denton of the U.S. Navy was shot down during a combat mission over North Vietnam. A prisoner of war for seven and a half years, Denton provided the first direct evidence of torture by the North Vietnamese. This special 25th anniversary edition of Denton's experience is sure to inspire a whole new generation of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Without Remorse more books like this by Tom Clancy, General add to wishlist A former Navy Seal and Vietnam vet returns to Vietnam to rescue American soldiers who were presumed killed in action, but are actually being brutally interrogated. He is also searching for a band of drug smugglers who have been threatening his new lady love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Little Dorrit more books like this by Charles Dickens add to wishlist In the world of books, there are hundreds of timeless classics. But only one collection of great works is a classic in itself - "Britannica's Great Books". This 60-volume set brings you centuries of celebrated writings from the greatest minds of all time, including Plato, Shakespeare, Swift, Freud, Hemingway and Twain. "Britannica's Great Books" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom more books like this by Slavomir Rawicz add to wishlist In this gripping account, the author recounts how, in 1941, he and six fellow prisoners escaped from a Siberian labor camp and trekked across frozen Siberia, China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and finally over the Himalayas to safety in India. Without a map or a compass, carrying nothing but an ax, a knife, and a tiny amount of food, they walked for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.81! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon more books like this by Alex Kershaw add to wishlist From the author of the best-selling The Bedford Boys comes the remarkable story of America's most decorated platoon that miraculously halted Hitler's massive offensive at the Battle of the Bulge On the morning of December 16th 1944, eighteen men of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance platoon attached to the 99th Infantry Division found themselves ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Lair of the Lion more books like this by Christine Feehan add to wishlist Impoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci will do anything to free her imprisoned brother--even brave the menacing "palazzo" of the legendary "Don" Nicolai DeMarco. Rumor has it he will doom any woman he takes as his wife. When the "Don" commands Isabella to be his bride, she goes willingly--praying she can save his tortured soul. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.19! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Hope, Healing and Forgiveness more books like this by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Tom Lagana add to wishlist The 101 stories in this collection are by and about prisoners, victims, family members, and professionals in law enforcement and corrections. They attest to the power of healing and forgivenesss, and the possibility of turning one's life around. They are meant to inspire and offer consolation in the Chicken Soup spirit. see all copies from $4.66! new only from $5.69! \| SVS
21 view cover	We're All Doing Time: A Guide for Getting Free more books like this by Bo Lozoff add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.63! \| first editions
22 view cover	Daddy's Little Girl more books like this by Mary Higgins Clark add to wishlist A beautiful, vulnerable reporter searches for the man who murdered her sister. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Summer of My German Soldier more books like this by Bette Greene add to wishlist Twelve-year-old Patty Bergen is a lonely girl growing up in a small Arkansas town during World War II. Ignored by her parents, Patty is desperate for the company of someone who will treat her with kindness and respect. When she discovers an escaped German prisoner of war, Patty, a Jewish girl, sees him as a person, rather than an enemy, and gives ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Red Scarf more books like this by Kate Furnivall add to wishlist After a perilous escape from Davinsky Labor Camp in Siberia, Sofia is tantalizingly close to freedom, family--even a future. All that stands in her way is a secret past that could endanger everything she has come to hold dear. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.91! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail more books like this by Mary Jordan, Kevin Sullivan add to wishlist From a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting team comes the extraordinary and inspiring story of Mother Antonia, who at middle age found her life's calling by bringing the transformative power of her spiritual guidance to the most-hardened criminals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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