That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography Of An Innocent Man On Death Row (Oprahs Book Club 2.0),New

Oprahs Book Club Pick 2022'When I Think About The Fact That Society, A Nation, Has Sentenced Me To Death, All I Can Do Is Turn Inside Myself, To The Place In My Heart That Wants So Desperately To Feel Human, Still Connected To This World, As If I Have A Purpose.'The Moving Memoir Of A Death Row Inmate Who Discovers Buddhism And Becomes An Inspirational Role Model For Fellow Inmates, Guards, And A Growing Publicin 1990, While Serving A Sentence In San Quentin For Armed Robbery, Jarvis Jay Masters Was Implicated As An Accessory In The Murder Of A Prison Guard. A 23Yearold Black Man, Jarvis Was Sentenced To Death In The Gas Chamber. While In The Maximum Security Section Of Death Row, Using The Only Instrument Available To Hima Ballpoint Pen Fillermasters'S Astounding Memoir Is A Testament To The Tenacity Of The Human Spirit And The Talent Of A Fine Writer.Offering Us Scenes From His Life That Are At Times Poignant, Revelatory, Frightening, Soulstirring, Painful, Funny And Uplifting, That Bird Has My Wings Tells The Story Of The Authors Childhood With Parents Addicted To Heroin, An Abusive Foster Family, A Life Of Crime And Imprisonment, And The Eventual Embracing Of Buddhism. Masterss Story Drew The Attention Of Luminaries In The World Of American Buddhism, Including Pema Chodron, Who Wrote A Story About Him For O Magazine And Offers A Foreword To The Book.Thirtytwo Years After His Conviction, Masters Is Still On Death Row. A Growing Movement Of People Believe Masters Is Innocent, And Are Actively Working Within The Legal System To Free Him.