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The Body Keeps the Score

January 18, 2022 by Steve Brooks

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...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Mental Health, Recently Posted Tagged With: book review, Mental Health, trauma

Prisoner uses life experience to teach young men

January 14, 2022 by Kevin Sawyer

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...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Health and Wellness, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Profiles, Recently Posted Tagged With: book review, KidCAT, The Beat Within

Conversations with Great Teachers by Bill Smoot

December 24, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

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...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted Tagged With: book review

Apeirogon, a Novel (2020) By Colum McCann

November 24, 2021 by Juan Haines

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...]

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘American Dirt’ by Jeanine Cummins

October 30, 2021 by Charles Crow

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...]

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Book Review-Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy By Heather Ann Thompson

September 23, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

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...]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen (2001)

August 30, 2021 by Juan Haines

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...]

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Bell Hooks – professor, feminist, and social activist

February 26, 2021 by San Quentin News

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...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Profiles Tagged With: book review, profile

Growing prison plants transformed Nicole Rose’s life

November 29, 2020 by Administrators

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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...]

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Father Greg writes the human story of gangs

September 30, 2020 by Heriberto Arredondo

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...]

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