Journey into the Whirlwind (Helen and Kurt Wolff Books)28 reviews Eugenia Semyonovna Ginzburg Harvest/HBJ Book, 2002 "No luck today, my lady Death..." + Very personal , very good! + A Must-Read + Excellent account about the Stalin Era + Incredible. Just Incredible.             Midnight Express23 reviews Billy Hayes, William Hoffer Time Warner Paperbacks, 1987 Sticking to the point would be advisable to some.. + EXCELLENT This legendary book (and later movie of the same caliber) has provoked and is still provoking so much off the point debate that it's hard to fathom. A discussion about Turkey and its pros and cons belongs either in a different forum or upon a different book as a vehicle for argumentation. ...             4,000 Days: My Life and Survival in a Bangkok Prison67 reviews Warren Fellows St. Martin's Griffin, 2000 Great read + WORSE THAN ANY FICTIONAL HORROR STORY I'VE EVER READ!! Although Warren Fellows book comes off as not that well written (in an english sense), his story definitely makes up for it. I worked in a prison for over a year in the US and it is so hard to believe that there are actually prisons out there that make people feel so bad. Prisons in the USA are ...             The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison57 reviews Pete Earley Bantam, 1993 A Must Read for All Correctional Workers + HAD NO IDEA! + A great collection of personal narratives + Very Interesting and Informative + The Hot House: Too Hot for Some!             The Flame Keepers: The True Story of an American Soldier's Survival Inside Stalag 179 reviews Ned Handy, Kemp Battle Hyperion, 2004 Incredible Tale of Successful Ingenuity, Perseverance, Courage + Reading it was like Dad telling me about the whole ordeal + A worthy read + A true and accurate account + Up Close and Personal View of Stalag 17             You Got Nothing Coming: Notes from a Prison Fish138 reviews Jimmy A. Lerner Broadway, 2002 Fabulously entertaining although self serving + engrossing and gross + Engrossing page turner, falls apart at the end a bit. I loved this book. The author really has an ear for the lingo and an eye for a situation. I think that you will like this book as well. Just read an account elsewhere that the author likely is far more guilty of outright murder than he makes out. In that, he is the typical "innocent" con. ...             Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW50 reviews James N. Rowe Presidio Press, 1984 A fine literary and historical master piece + Harrowing tale + A must read + Etched In My Memory             Inside Rikers: Stories from the World's Largest Penal Colony15 reviews Jennifer Wynn St. Martin's Press, 2001 Into The Belly of The Beast + Very insightful + Inside Rikers While the title of this book would indicate that it is a look inside Rikers Island and the prison colonies that are located there, it is so much more. Not only do you get a feel for the size and condition of the prison on Rikers, but you also get to meet inmates and correctional officers. Much ...             Slave: My True Story50 reviews Mende Nazer, Damien Lewis PublicAffairs, 2005 Excellent book! + Unbelievable + Amazing + Taken for Granted Freedom             Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing103 reviews Ted Conover Vintage, 2001 An Engaging Narrative and a Classic on Our Failed Prison System + An eye opening, socially relevant work. + Conover's Best Awarded a 2001 National Book Award and selected as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Newjack Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing has become a sociological classic, a gritty, eyewitness account of the escalating tragedy afflicting the American penal system. As a journalist-turned undercover prison guard, ...             Man Is Wolf to Man: Surviving the Gulag32 reviews Janusz Bardach, Kathleen Gleeson University of California Press, 1999 An unbelievably bleak tale of survival in the Gulag + You Can Survive Anything if You Keep Believing You Will + Gripping + Stunning + Surviving against all odds             The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom289 reviews Slavomir Rawicz The Lyons Press, 1997 A good read. + Human endurance is unbelievable + Incredible if True, Enthralling if Fiction... + Truly Horrendous Tale but with a Happy Ending             4,000 Days: My Life and Survival in a Bangkok Prison67 reviews Warren Fellows St. Martin's Griffin, 2000 Great read + WORSE THAN ANY FICTIONAL HORROR STORY I'VE EVER READ!! Although Warren Fellows book comes off as not that well written (in an english sense), his story definitely makes up for it. I worked in a prison for over a year in the US and it is so hard to believe that there are actually prisons out there that make people feel so bad. Prisons in the USA are ...             Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing103 reviews Ted Conover Vintage, 2001 An Engaging Narrative and a Classic on Our Failed Prison System + An eye opening, socially relevant work. + Conover's Best Awarded a 2001 National Book Award and selected as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Newjack Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing has become a sociological classic, a gritty, eyewitness account of the escalating tragedy afflicting the American penal system. As a journalist-turned undercover prison guard, ...             The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison57 reviews Pete Earley Bantam, 1993 A Must Read for All Correctional Workers + HAD NO IDEA! + A great collection of personal narratives + Very Interesting and Informative + The Hot House: Too Hot for Some!             Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW50 reviews James N. Rowe Presidio Press, 1984 A fine literary and historical master piece + Harrowing tale + A must read + Etched In My Memory             The Flame Keepers: The True Story of an American Soldier's Survival Inside Stalag 179 reviews Ned Handy, Kemp Battle Hyperion, 2004 Incredible Tale of Successful Ingenuity, Perseverance, Courage + Reading it was like Dad telling me about the whole ordeal + A worthy read + A true and accurate account + Up Close and Personal View of Stalag 17             Man Is Wolf to Man: Surviving the Gulag32 reviews Janusz Bardach, Kathleen Gleeson University of California Press, 1999 An unbelievably bleak tale of survival in the Gulag + You Can Survive Anything if You Keep Believing You Will + Gripping + Stunning + Surviving against all odds             Midnight Express23 reviews Billy Hayes, William Hoffer Time Warner Paperbacks, 1987 Sticking to the point would be advisable to some.. + EXCELLENT This legendary book (and later movie of the same caliber) has provoked and is still provoking so much off the point debate that it's hard to fathom. A discussion about Turkey and its pros and cons belongs either in a different forum or upon a different book as a vehicle for argumentation. ...             The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom289 reviews Slavomir Rawicz The Lyons Press, 1997 A good read. + Human endurance is unbelievable + Incredible if True, Enthralling if Fiction... + Truly Horrendous Tale but with a Happy Ending