I feel honored to have received a book blurb from Pete Earley, best selling author and mental health advocate. Earley has penned 17 books including 4 New York Times best sellers. My excitement drove me to share this with my friends. Check out Earley’s link — http://www.peteearley.com/ *** Supermax Prison is so vivid that readers willContinue reading “A Book Blurb from one of the best.”
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Review from The Gazette-Democrat
I received a nice review on my book, “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals,” from The Gazette-Democrat in southern Illinois. Appreciate all efforts to get the word out. If you like the review, please share. http://www.annanews.com/news/author-shuttered-tamms-center%E2%80%99s-story-not-finished
Prologue to “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals
The ebook will be released on August 1, 2017, followed by the paperback a couple of weeks later. I am sharing the prologue to the book at this time. *** Prologue Few residents can tell you that Illinois was granted statehood on December 3, 1818, or that the state animal is the white-tailed deer. FewerContinue reading “Prologue to “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals”
Book Review — “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals”
A Review of the Book, “Supermax Prison: Controlling the Most Dangerous Criminals” by Larry L Franklin and Rakesh Chandra, MD, JD This book provides a frank and fascinating look at life in maximum security prisons. It is both uplifting and depressing reading, and some parts are even quite difficult to read, especially those with graphicContinue reading “Book Review — “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals””
Psychiatrist on the Colorado theater shooting case of James Holmes
Jeffrey L. Metzner served as psychiatrist on the Colorado theater shooting case of James Holmes, ruling him sane and fit to stand trial. Holmes was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the death of 12 and the wounding of 70 individual. Pleased to receive a review from Jeffrey L. Metzner, M.D. ThisContinue reading “Psychiatrist on the Colorado theater shooting case of James Holmes”
Book Blurb for Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals
I feel fortunate to have received a book blurb for “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals,” written by Terry Turchie, author of “Unabomber: How the FBI Broke Its Own Rules to Capture the Terrorist Ted Kaczynski. Special Agent Turchie is now retired, pursuing a writing career. Rarely does a book come along that trulyContinue reading “Book Blurb for Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals”
A book review to die for.
A book review can provide a “writer’s high,” or reduce the author to a pile of rumble. But when the words come from his mentor, the review is a big deal. Elizabeth Theresa Klaver was a Professor of English at Southern Illinois University; my client when I had a financial planning practice, and a friendContinue reading “A book review to die for.”
Wallow in the writer’s high
The title of my book has been changed to “Supermax Prison: controlling the most dangerous criminals,” which is due to be released in mid-June. I decided to share some of my thoughts before writing this book. *** Writing is a journey of twists and turns laced with uncertainty. Gone are the predictable warm summer nightsContinue reading “Wallow in the writer’s high”
The writer crawls from his cocoon.
My last blog was written on October 30, 2015 when I had recovered from two back surgeries and swallowed my last oxycodone. The pain was gone, my swagger was back, and the creative juices were flowing. It was time to take that glorious trip I had taken on three prior occasions. It was time toContinue reading “The writer crawls from his cocoon.”