{"product_id":"dead-man-walking-the-eyewitness-account-of-the-death-penalty-that-sparked-a-national-debate-9780679751311","title":"Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate","description":"In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana's Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier's death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying. She also came to know the families of the victims and the men whose job it was to execute--men who often harbored doubts about the rightness of what they were doing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOut of that dreadful intimacy comes a profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment. Here Sister Helen confronts both the plight of the condemned and the rage of the bereaved, the fears of a society shattered by violence and the Christian imperative of love. On its original publication in 1993, \u003ci\u003eDead Man Walking\u003c\/i\u003e emerged as an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty. Now, some two decades later, this story--which has inspired a film, a stage play, an opera and a musical album--is more gut-wrenching than ever, stirring deep and life-changing reflection in all who encounter it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Prejean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679751311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e59975 \/ Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen Prejean, C. S. J., is a writer, lecturer, and community organizer who was born in Baton Rouge and has lived and worked in Louisiana all her life. Her groundbreaking firsthand account of the death penalty, \u003ci\u003eDead Man Walking, \u003c\/i\u003ehas been adapted into a movie, an opera, and a play for high schools and colleges. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions\u003c\/i\u003e. She has lectured extensively on the subject of capital punishment and has appeared on \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, NBC's \u003ci\u003eToday Show, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e, PBS's \u003ci\u003eFrontline\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC World Service radio, and an NBC special series on the death penalty. She has received honorary degrees from colleges and universities across the United States. She is a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.sisterhelen.org\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39823813410931,"sku":"9780679751311","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_dd5774e9-765c-4a85-8747-973c5a58d5bb.jpg?v=1644533513","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/dead-man-walking-the-eyewitness-account-of-the-death-penalty-that-sparked-a-national-debate-9780679751311","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}