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A searing, personal look at conditions on Texas's Death Row—told in the words of the prisoners themselves.Voices from Death Row is considered a classic work on the strange "living limbo" inhabited by condemned men in Texas, who await resolution of their sentence in execution, death by other causes, commutation to a term of life sentence, or exoneration. This book offers first-person accounts of life on death row that still holds for condemned men and women...

In this stark and powerful book, Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian explore life on Death Row in Texas and in other states, as well as the convoluted and arbitrary judicial processes that populate all Death Rows. They document the capriciousness of capital punishment and capture the day-to-day experiences of Death Row inmates in the official "nonperiod" between sentencing and execution.In the first section, "Pictures," ninety-two photographs taken during their fieldwork for the book...

Fascinating conversations with a leading twentieth century literary critic, author, and cultural gadfly.Author and gadfly Leslie Fiedler was one of the best-known names in twentieth-century literary criticism. He promoted postwar American literature to a large, general audience. He was particularly beloved as a professor at the University at Buffalo, where he spent the last three decades of his life teaching and helping establish its English Department as one of th...

As I went forward with believing for a title for the book, God gave a word to name this book God's Inspirational Guidance to touch the lives of many people, not only believers but also anyone who wants to know the heart of God.

A Lonesome Long Sit is a soulful, freeform collection of poetic reflections that explores the quiet, often overlooked moments of life-unemployment, aging, lost dreams, loyal pets, and the ache of solitude. With dry wit, honest emotion, and a jazz-like rhythm, the author invites readers into a deeply personal space where silence speaks volumes and small details carry great meaning. From meditations on broken chairs and missed lottery tickets to tender goodbyes and stubborn hope,...

Life's a road trip and sometimes the loudest passenger is the dog in the front seat. Tales & Tails on Lifelong Trails is a delightfully quirky, heartfelt collection of real-life reflections, full of humor, grit, barking dogs, aging bones, late-night snacks, and everyday mishaps.Told in sharp, playful verse and prose, these snapshots capture the small, meaningful moments that make up a life: the stubborn dog who runs the household, the joys of a QT lemonade slushie, the eternal ...

A stunning visual memorial to Buffalo's architectural and industrial history.Archer Daniels Midland got lucky the night of December 11, 2021: a fierce winter wind took out a third of the brick wall of Buffalo's Great Northern Grain Elevator. ADM had wanted to demolish the building since 1993, but each of its demolition requests to the city had been blocked. Six days after the storm, with no public hearings, the building was condemned. A unique piece of Buffalo's ec...

Celebrates over a half-century of the work of one of America's greatest folklorists.Folklore Matters gathers over a half-century of articles, memoirs, field studies, and more by master folklorist Bruce Jackson. Jackson's wide-ranging view of what makes up folklore, his affection for his subjects, and his keen-eyed ability to observe and record without prejudice stories, songs, and lore from everyone from death-row inmates to numbers runners, hustlers, and ...

The classic work on African American toasts, the predecessor of rap.Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me celebrates the African American oral tradition of toasting, one of the key roots of contemporary rap. Jackson was among the few to appreciate the profane energy and beauty of this rhymed form, collecting such classic toasts as "Stackolee," "The Titanic," "Signifying Monkey," "Dance of the Freaks," and dozens more. This unexpurgated edition offers ...

A visual and narrative memoir of a lifetime's encounters with 112 trendsetters, musicians, politicians, writers, and ordinary people by a noted folklorist-photographer.Honorable Mention, for the 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Photography CategoryRocker Rod Stewart, Jackson says, had it wrong when he titled his breakthrough album Every Picture Tells a Story. Pictures don...

Delves into the meaning of stories, their tellers, and those who experience them.In The Story Is True, folklorist, filmmaker, and professor of English Bruce Jackson explores the ways we use the stories that become a central part of our public and private lives. Describing and explaining how stories are made and used, Jackson examines how stories narrate and bring meaning to our lives. Jackson writes about his family and friends, acquaintances, and experien...