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Title: Death Blossoms: Reflections from a Prisoner of Conscience by Mumia Abu-Jamal ISBN: 0-89608-699-2 Publisher: South End Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Profound essays by a "prisoner of conscience"
Comment: In this book, Mumia Abu-Jamal deals a lot with faith and religion. He talks about the hypocritical past of Christianity, the militancy of the Nation of Islam, and of his own faith (and the faith of many MOVE members): "Life." Mumia has managed to keep an optimistic view on life even though he has been on death row for over fifteen years.
This book is of mostly one or two page essays concerning objectivity in the media, prison brutality, the outlook on life many death row prisoners have, faith, and his past. There is an excellent interview at the end of the book, conducted by the publisher. Whether or not you believe in the guilt of Mumia, this is a profound book that will provoke much thought and discussion.
Rating: 4
Summary: A book of truth and of hope. No writer is objective.
Comment: After watching the HBO documentary "Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Resonable Doubt?", I came to believe that our government has sentenced to death an innocent man; so I attended a rally for his freedom in Philadelphia on April 27th and bought this book there. This book is not only about Mumia's life, but about all of our lives. None of our lives in America exist outside of the system. By not doing anything we passively concede to what our government decides to do for us. Either we're for it or against it. There is no middle ground. This book breathes of life and of freedom. It has opened my eyes wider than I had wanted them to open and has exposed the truth a little more. I wouldn't call this book an excellent piece of literature, but I would say that it's good because it gives life and hope in a dark and unjust world.
Rating: 5
Summary: Must read
Comment: Death Bloosoms" picks up where "Live From Death Row" leaves off. Mumia's reflections from family to the system make the reader stop and think about what is really going on. Even after almost 15 years on death row, Mumia has not lost hope or has his will been broken but prison life. This book is not for his supportors only, but for anyone that has any type of social conscience. In some ways this book is a little more heart-drenched than his first, but that is to be expected. When you can actually feel the emotion that the writer is trying to convey, then the writer has succeded in making his point. Now I know that there are many people who think Mumia is guilty, but how can we keep a man a death row when some other man has come forward and confessed to the murder. If anything, Mumia deseves to be freed while an investigation is conducted. This leads you to wonder how fair our judicial system really is if a man cant be freed after someone else has confessed. This book will take you into the depths of hell and give you a first hand look at what life really is like on death row. If this book cant make you re-think you position on capitol punishment, than I dont know what can.
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Title: All Things Censored by Mumia Abu-Jamal, Noelle Hanrahan, Alice Walker ISBN: 1583220763 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: 10 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Live from Death Row by Mumia Abu-Jamal ISBN: 0380727668 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.50 |
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Title: The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Life in the Balance by Amnesty International ISBN: 158322081X Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: 09 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur ISBN: 1556520743 Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1987 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party by Mumia Abu-Jamal ISBN: 0896087182 Publisher: Consortium Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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