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Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
147675683X
ISBN-13
9781476756837
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038386597
Product Key Features
Book Title
Getting Life : an Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: a Memoir
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Judicial Power, Personal Memoirs, General, Penology
Genre
Law, True Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
10 oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-000148
Reviews
Imagine spending twenty-five years in prison for a murder you did not commit. Imagine the murder victim was your wife, the love of your life. And imagine it all happened because prosecutors and law enforcement officials cooked up a case against you and hid evidence that would have identified the real killer. Michael Morton doesn't have to imagine, because he lived it. It's usually a clich to say someone has been to hell and back, but in Morton's case that is exactly what happened, and his stunning and lyrical account of the journey will break your heart, then make you mad, and finally fill you with hope., A lively and intimate account of his rise from pariah to celebrated survivor after DNA evidence and determined lawyers proved his innocence after 25 years in prison...What makes Morton's story so intriguing is the ease with which most people can put themselves in his place - the victim of a crime treated like a criminal - and wonder if they could cope, let alone survive., Even for readers who may feel practically jaded about stories of injustice in Texas - even those who followed this case closely in the press - could do themselves a favor by picking Michael Morton's new memoir...It is extremely well-written, insightful, infuriating, and, in places, quite funny., A stunning memoir...A great deal has been written about the shortcomings of the American criminal justice system, but perhaps nothing more searing than Morton's book, 'Getting Life.' It is a devastating and infuriating book, more astonishing than any legal thriller by John Grisham...Morton is able to deliver this aching and poignant look at the criminal justice system only because he didn't get a death sentence. , A true Texas story of how our system of justice can itself be criminal. Michael Morton's powerful tale will take you with him into mourning, into prison, and finally, thankfully, back out into the light., Morton poignantly recounts half a lifetime spent behind bars and underscores the glaring errors of our justice system., In straightforward, thoughtful prose, surprisingly devoid of bitterness, from his personal journals as well as with court transcripts, Morton details his love for his wife and son, his loss of both, and his years spent surviving in prison and trying to prove his innocence. A powerful memoir and a powerful indictment of the U.S. judicial system and its potential to imprison innocent men and women., Even for readers who may feel practically jaded about stories of injustice in Texas - even those who followed this case closely in the press - could do themselves a favor by picking up Michael Morton's new memoir...It is extremely well-written, insightful, infuriating, and, in places, quite funny., A jarring testament that truth really can be stranger than fiction...the writing is snappy and clean, with more wit than one might expect., A lively and intimate account of his rise from pariah to celebrated survivor after DNA evidence and determined lawyers proved his innocence after 25 years in prison...What makes Morton's story so intriguing is the ease with which most people can put themselves in his place -- the victim of a crime treated like a criminal -- and wonder if they could cope, let alone survive., Imagine spending twenty-five years in prison for a murder you did not commit. Imagine the murder victim was your wife, the love of your life. And imagine it all happened because prosecutors and law enforcement officials cooked up a case against you and hid evidence that would have identified the real killer. Michael Morton doesn't have to imagine, because he lived it. It's usually a cliché to say someone has been to hell and back, but in Morton's case that is exactly what happened, and his stunning and lyrical account of the journey will break your heart, then make you mad, and finally fill you with hope.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
365/.6092 B
Synopsis
"A devastating and infuriating book, more astonishing than any legal thriller by John Grisham" ( The New York Times ) about a young father who spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit...and his eventual exoneration and return to life as a free man. On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple's bed--and the Williamson County Sherriff's office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Michael, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed. He mourned his wife from a prison cell. He lost all contact with their son. Life, as he knew it, was over. Drawing on his recollections, court transcripts, and more than 1,000 pages of personal journals he wrote in prison, Michael recounts the hidden police reports about an unidentified van parked near his house that were never pursued; the bandana with the killer's DNA on it, that was never introduced in court; the call from a neighboring county reporting the attempted use of his wife's credit card, which was never followed up on; and ultimately, how he battled his way through the darkness to become a free man once again. "Even for readers who may feel practically jaded about stories of injustice in Texas--even those who followed this case closely in the press--could do themselves a favor by picking up Michael Morton's new memoir...It is extremely well-written and] insightful" ( The Austin Chronicle ). Getting Life is an extraordinary story of unfathomable tragedy, grave injustice, and the strength and courage it takes to find forgiveness., "A devastating and infuriating book, more astonishing than any legal thriller by John Grisham" ( The New York Times ) about a young father who spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit...and his eventual exoneration and return to life as a free man. On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple's bed--and the Williamson County Sherriff's office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Michael, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed. He mourned his wife from a prison cell. He lost all contact with their son. Life, as he knew it, was over. Drawing on his recollections, court transcripts, and more than 1,000 pages of personal journals he wrote in prison, Michael recounts the hidden police reports about an unidentified van parked near his house that were never pursued; the bandana with the killer's DNA on it, that was never introduced in court; the call from a neighboring county reporting the attempted use of his wife's credit card, which was never followed up on; and ultimately, how he battled his way through the darkness to become a free man once again. "Even for readers who may feel practically jaded about stories of injustice in Texas--even those who followed this case closely in the press--could do themselves a favor by picking up Michael Morton's new memoir...It is extremely well-written [and] insightful" ( The Austin Chronicle ). Getting Life is an extraordinary story of unfathomable tragedy, grave injustice, and the strength and courage it takes to find forgiveness., A young father spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit...and his eventual exoneration and return to life as a free man.
LC Classification Number
HV9468.M67A3 2014
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