{"product_id":"that-bird-has-my-wings-the-autobiography-of-an-innocent-man-on-death-row-9780061730481","title":"That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"When I think about the fact that society, a nation, has sentenced me to death, all I can do is turn inside myself, to the place in my heart that wants so desperately to feel human, still connected to this world, as if I have a purpose.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moving memoir of a Death Row inmate who discovers Buddhism and becomes an inspirational role model for fellow inmates, guards, and a growing public\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, while serving a sentence in San Quentin for armed robbery, Jarvis Jay Masters was implicated as an accessory in the murder of a prison guard. A 23-year-old Black man, Jarvis was sentenced to death in the gas chamber. While in the maximum security section of Death Row, using the only instrument available to him--a ball-point pen filler--Masters's astounding memoir is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering us scenes from his life that are at times poignant, revelatory, frightening, soul-stirring, painful, funny and uplifting, \u003cem\u003eThat Bird Has My Wings \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of the author's childhood with parents addicted to heroin, an abusive foster family, a life of crime and imprisonment, and the eventual embracing of Buddhism. Masters's story drew the attention of luminaries in the world of American Buddhism, including Pema Chodron, who wrote a story about him for \u003cem\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and offers a foreword to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty-two years after his conviction, Masters is still on Death Row. A growing movement of people believe Masters is innocent, and are actively working within the legal system to free him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jarvis Jay Masters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.32w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061730481","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42447016493193,"sku":"9780061730481","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_dc5ae654-c6f4-45bb-9da5-bc1162f3ef98.jpg?v=1716236076","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/that-bird-has-my-wings-the-autobiography-of-an-innocent-man-on-death-row-9780061730481","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}