Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma By Bessel van der Kolk “The Body Keeps the Score” was written by Dr. Bessel van der … [Read more...]
Prisoner uses life experience to teach young men
After decades of incarceration, personal study and self-exploration, Harry Goodall Jr. decided it was time to own up to the part he played in his … [Read more...]
Conversations with Great Teachers by Bill Smoot
To learn something in life, or anything for that matter, you must have help from a teacher. So says Bill Smoot, 74, author of a must-read book titled … [Read more...]
Apeirogon, a Novel (2020) By Colum McCann
Colum McCann’s beautiful story is based on the tragic deaths of two young girls from cultures in conflict with each other. Apeirogon, a Novel, (2020) … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW: ‘American Dirt’ by Jeanine Cummins
A mother and her 8-year-old son flee northward from deep in southern Mexico. Hard on their heels is the cartel intent on their murders. Cut off from … [Read more...]
Book Review-Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy By Heather Ann Thompson
Attica (ăt′ ĭ-kə) n. An ancient region of east-central Greece around Athens. According to Greek legend, the four Attic tribes were unified into a … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW: The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen (2001)
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (2001) opens with a storyline that is hard and edgy. However, as the characters come to life, detailed … [Read more...]
Bell Hooks – professor, feminist, and social activist
bell hooks (Sept. 1952-Present) born Gloria Jean Watkins, is an author, professor, feminist and social activist. Her pen name bell hooks comes from … [Read more...]
Growing prison plants transformed Nicole Rose’s life
Introduction written by Nicole Rose When I was 21 years old, I entered one of Britain’s highest security prisons for women and began a … [Read more...]
Father Greg writes the human story of gangs
Father Gregory Boyle is a Catholic priest who has made significant steps in helping gang members turn their lives around, and helped the public to … [Read more...]