books about: punishment

books about: punishment

books:

Punishment

Michael Connelly

Vision, 2008

A great addition to the "Harry Bosch" series!
I became a fan of the "Harry Bosch" novels by Michael Connelly late in life. I think it was the movie, Blood Work, starring Clint Eastwood and based on one of Connelly's other books, that caused me to buy The Narrows when it came out in paperback. I read that and ...

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002

Everyone's Favorite . . .
I honestly have no idea how many times I have read this book. I read it first as an assignment in the eighth grade; most recently, at the age of 41, I read it aloud to three of my children. As with the more recent readings that I recall, I choked up a bit at the end ...

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Vintage, 1993

Crime and Punishment
What can I say that hasn't been said already? This is probably the best fictional study of the effects of guilt and radical ideas on a troubled mind. The prose is flowing, and it's not hard to see why Dostoevsky considered his novels "poems". Dostoevsky's works in ...

Reluctant Disciplinarian: Advice on Classroom Management From a Softy who Became (Eventually) a Successful ...

Gary Rubinstein

Cottonwood Press, Inc., 1999

Just Laugh...
One of the best qualities a person can possess is the ability to see folly and laughter in the things we do. Mr. Gary Rubinsetein is that kind of person. He looks back at his first year and laughs, and with that act of laughing, he learns that there is a better way to ...

The Inferno (Signet Classics)

Dante Alighieri

Signet Classics, 2001

A powerful translation of a masterpiece
There have been several excellent translations of Dante in the past few years, all worth reading in their own right. But I retain a special affection for John Ciardi's version, as it's the first one I ever read, at the unprepared & overwhelmed age of 15. I knew of its ...

The Innocent Man

John Grisham

Dell, 2007

Well researched documentation - remarkably written!
This real-life story is very emotional, rousing and compelling and in my opinion also very exciting. Even if you know the outcome already and the writing style isn't out for suspense. The nonfictional narration is constructed as a history of a criminal case and less ...

Corrections in America (11th Edition) (Corrections in America: An Introduction)
Harry E. Allen, Edward J. Latessa, ...

Prentice Hall, 2006

This has been the # 1 Intro to Corrections book in the market for nearly 30 years. The newest edition retains the majority of the content that makes it a favorite, namely the comprehensive coverage that spans the field’s history from its inception in the 1800s to present day correctional trends. The text integrates well designed learning ...

Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison

Michel Foucault

Vintage, 1995

Excellent and thought-provoking.
Other reviews have done a nice job of explaining the textual benefits of the book, so let me explain its practical benefit. I'll keep this short and sweet. This is an excellent text to trot out during a sociology or other social science class when you want to ...

Crime and Punishment (Enriched Classics)

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Pocket, 2004

A masterpiece from cover to cover
Dostoevsky has crafted a monolithic work of literature in every respect here. This book contains all the elements of vintage Dostoevsky--unforgettable characters, a gripping plot, layers of meaning, captivating style and poignant sprinkles of humor. The book is broad ...

The New Dare to Discipline

James C. Dobson

Tyndale House Publishers, 1996

An excellent book
I have serious doubts as to whether or not many of these reviewers have even read this book. I suspect that they used a link from an anti-corporal punishment webpage called "stoptherod". Dr Dobson recommends giving your children lots of love, and you should read the ...

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.)

James L. Swanson

Harper Perennial, 2007

The facts of Lincoln's assassination that you never learned in school.
Without a doubt, one of the best books I've read in a very long time. This non-fiction book reads like a suspense novel. I read it in a day and a half. So incredibly well researched and written, this account of Booth's 12-day escape after Lincoln's assassination is ...

NO MATTER HOW LOUD I SHOUT : A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court

Edward Humes

Simon & Schuster, 1997

Well-written, insightful, enlightening
Written over the course of one year in LA's juvenile court system, this book is very enlightening to the plight of our kids in detention and on the streets. It has recently been reported that less than 10% of Florida's almost $709 million juvenile justice budget is ...

Death and Judgment (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries)

Donna Leon

Penguin Books, 2006

A very vivid book.
The first scene is of an accident involving a large carrier-truck in the mountains which, crashing, spills and kills its contents: the corpses of women lie in the snow, littering the mountainside like so many bright dolls. As in many Brunetti novels, justice does ...

Beauty's Punishment (Sleeping Beauty)

Anne Rice

Plume, 1999

Punishment Is Sweet
After finishing Claiming I immediately started on Punishment. I was glued. Punishment introduces some very interesting characters as well. It, like Claiming, left me wanting more!!

My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me

Mahvish Khan

PublicAffairs, 2008

Everyone in the US should read this
This well-written expose of Guantanamo Bay puts a human face on the prisoners that are incarcerated there. The shameful detention of 'enemy combatants' in miserable conditions by the US government, in some cases for years without a trial, needs to be better known.