{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-an-execution-9780446562072","title":"The Autobiography of an Execution","description":"\u003cb\u003eA riveting, artfully written memoir of a lawyer's life as he races to prevent death row inmates from being executed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Near the beginning of \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of an Execution\u003c\/i\u003e, David Dow lays his cards on the table. \"People think that because I am against the death penalty and don't think people should be executed, that I forgive those people for what they did. Well, it isn't my place to forgive people, and if it were, I probably wouldn't. I'm a judgmental and not very forgiving guy. Just ask my wife.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It this spellbinding true crime narrative, Dow takes us inside of prisons, inside the complicated minds of judges, inside execution-administration chambers, into the lives of death row inmates (some shown to be innocent, others not) and even into his own home--where the toll of working on these gnarled and difficult cases is perhaps inevitably paid. He sheds insight onto unexpected phenomena-- how even religious lawyer and justices can evince deep rooted support for putting criminals to death-- and makes palpable the suspense that clings to every word and action when human lives hang in the balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twelve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446562072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.29w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2011 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David R. Dow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637269754012,"sku":"9780446562072","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c50c0584-4182-46d5-9963-14570727727a.jpg?v=1603844377","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-autobiography-of-an-execution-9780446562072","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}