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Lädt ... Shakespeare Saved My Life (2013. Auflage)von Laura Bates (Autor)
Werk-InformationenShakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard von Laura Bates
  
Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) 2skl | Feb 27, 2023 |  ) FormerEnglishTeacher | Oct 8, 2021 | “Why is a prisoner’s motivation to earn a degree so that he can return to his family sooner viewed more negatively than a campus student’s motivation to earn a degree so he can make more money?” “Hoffman: “Ultimately, here’s the question Macbeth needs to face, and it’s the question we all need to face: What does it profit a man if he gains the world but loses his soul? Seriously. You gain everything but you lose your humanity. This is what happens to Macbeth. And that’s what happens to us, out of the choices we make.” “A record ten and a half consecutive years in solitary confinement, and he’s not crazy, he’s not dangerous—he’s reading Shakespeare.” (  ) bookworm12 | Mar 10, 2021 | ) amandanan | Jun 6, 2020 | (  ) wyldheartreads | Jun 20, 2019 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Biography & Autobiography.
Nonfiction.
HTML: A female professor, a super maximum security prisoner, and how Shakespeare saved them both Shakespeare professor and prison volunteer Laura Bates thought she had seen it all. That is, until she decided to teach Shakespeare in a place the bard had never been beforesupermax solitary confinement. In this unwelcoming place, surrounded by inmates known as the worst of the worst, is Larry Newton. A convicted murderer with several escape attempts under his belt and a brilliantly agile mind on his shoulders, Larry was trying to break out of prison at the same time Laura was fighting to get her program started behind bars. A testament to the power of literature, Shakespeare Saved My Life is a remarkable memoir. Fans of Orange is the New Black (Piper Kerman), A Place to Stand (Jimmy Baca) and I Couldn't Help Myself (Wally Lamb) will be be inspired by the story of the most unlikely friendship, one bonded by Shakespeare and lasting yearsa friendship that would, in the end, save more than one life. What readers are saying about Shakespeare Saved My Life: "This is one of the most extraordinary books I've ever read." "I have never read a book that touched me as much as this memoir." "It is a challenging and remarkable story." "I loved this book so much. It changed my life." What reviewers are saying about Shakespeare Saved My Life: "Shakespeare Saved My Life touches on the search for meaning in life, the struggles that complicate the path to triumph and the salvation that can be found in literature's great works ... An inspiring account."Shelf Awareness "Opening the mind's prison proves enormously gratifying, not to mention effective ... brave, groundbreaking work"Publishers Weekly "An eye-opening study reiterating the perennial power of books, self-discipline, and the Bard of Avon."Kirkus "A powerful testament to how Shakespeare continues to speak to contemporary readers in all sorts of circumstances."Booklist .Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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