Within These Walls
Memoirs of a Death House Chaplain
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Within These Walls is the powerful memoir of Rev. Carroll Pickett, who spent fifteen years as the death house chaplain at "The Walls," the Huntsville unit of the Texas prison system. In that capacity, Reverend Pickett ministered to ninety-five men before they were put to death by lethal injection. They came with sinister nicknames like "The Candy Man" and "The Good Samaritan Killer," some contrite, some angry -- a few who might even have been innocent. All of them found in Reverend Pickett their last chance for an unbiased confessor who would look at them only as fellow humans, not simply as the convicted criminals the rest of society had already dismissed them as. This firsthand experience gave Reverend Pickett the unique insight needed to write an impassioned statement on the realities of capital punishment in America. The result is a thought-provoking and compelling book that takes the reader inside the criminal mind, inside the execution chamber, and inside the heart of a remarkable man who shares his thoughts and observations not only about capital punishment, but about the dark world of prison society.
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Jim Gash's comfortable life as a Los Angeles lawyer and law professor nearly ensured that he and Henry, a Ugandan boy languishing in prison for two murders he didn't commit, would never meet. Henry was losing hope and prayed for a sign from God. Halfway around the world, Jim listened to best-selling author of Love Does Bob Goff encourage lawyers to use their legal training to help imprisoned children in Africa. Jim felt an irresistible urge to respond to this call.
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emotionally moving story. keep kleenex close. m
- By KcKerry on 07-27-17
By: Jim Gash
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The Upside of Fear
- How One Man Broke the Cycle of Prison, Poverty, and Addiction
- By: Weldon Long
- Narrated by: Weldon Long
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Weldon Long knows firsthand that Maui is nicer than prison. After 13 years of federal and state incarceration, he emerged a transformed man: a powerful speaker, driven motivator, and successful trainer/entrepreneur. Long holds a BS in law and an MBA in management, despite dropping out of high school in the ninth grade.
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What’s the point?
- By Elliot king on 10-21-21
By: Weldon Long
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Last Dance, Last Chance
- And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 8)
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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Ann Rule presents her 8th collection of crime stories drawn from her private files - and featuring the riveting case of a fraudulent doctor whose lifelong deceptions had deadly consequences. Dr. Anthony Pignataro was a cosmetic surgeon and a famed medical researcher whose flashy red Lamborghini and flamboyant lifestyle in western New York State suggested a highly successful career. But no one was safe if they got in his way. With scalpel, drugs, and arsenic, he betrayed every oath a physician makes - until his own schemes backfired.
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Enjoyed the stories
- By Grace on 05-13-14
By: Ann Rule
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The Prisoner in His Palace
- Saddam Hussein and the Twelve Americans Who Guarded Him
- By: Will Bardenwerper
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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This is the bizarre tale of 12 young American soldiers who are deployed to Iraq in the summer of 2006. Rather than fight the enemy in combat, the men are unexpectedly assigned to guard the country's notorious leader - Saddam Hussein - in the months leading to his execution. Living alongside and caring for their "high-value detainee" in a former palace dubbed The Rock and regularly transporting him to his raucous trial, many of the men begin questioning some of their most basic assumptions.
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Saddam As An Avuncular Old Man? Hmmm...
- By Gillian on 06-08-17
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Unplanned
- The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey Across the Life Line
- By: Abby Johnson, Cindy Lambert
- Narrated by: Abby Clark
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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Abby Johnson quit her job in October 2009. That simple act became a national news story because Abby was the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas who, after participating in her first actual abortion procedure, crossed the line to join the Coalition for Life.
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Increased my Understanding
- By Susan on 03-26-13
By: Abby Johnson, and others
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Stolen Innocence
- My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
- By: Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer
- Narrated by: Renée Raudman
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
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In September 2007, Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how Jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age 14. This harrowing account proved to be the most compelling evidence against Jeffs, showing the harsh realities of this closed community and the lengths to which Jeffs went in order to control the sect's women. Now, in this courageous memoir, Wall tells the incredible story of how she emerged from the confines of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints and helped bring one of America's most notorious criminals to justice.
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Chris from Cedar City, UT USA
- By Christine on 06-14-08
By: Elissa Wall, and others
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Angel in Aisle 3
- The True Story of a Mysterious Vagrant, a Convicted Bank Executive, and the Unlikely Friendship That Saved Both Their Lives
- By: Kevin West, Frederick Edwards
- Narrated by: Gary Galone
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
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When Kevin West resigned from his job as vice president of a bank in 1998 after making fraudulent loans, he spent the time before his trial managing a family-owned, small grocery store in Ironton, Ohio. Dealing with serious marriage problems and with a prison sentence almost certainly in his future, Kevin was overcome with remorse and without a scrap of hope. It was at his lowest moment that Kevin called out to a power beyond himself for help, and God answered his prayer in the form of an elderly vagrant named Don.
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Couldn't Stop Listening!
- By Jazzy on 01-14-16
By: Kevin West, and others
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Between Two Worlds
- My Life and Captivity in Iran
- By: Roxana Saberi
- Narrated by: Roxana Saberi
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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On the morning of January 31, 2009, Roxana Saberi, a brilliant and fearless Iranian American journalist working in Iran, was dragged from her home by four men and secretly arrested. The intelligence agents who captured her accused her of espionage---a charge she denied. For 11 days, Saberi was cut off from the outside world, forbidden even a phone call. For weeks, neither her family, friends, nor colleagues had any knowledge of her whereabouts.
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A Gripping and Tender Story
- By S on 04-11-10
By: Roxana Saberi
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Prisoner
- My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison—Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out
- By: Jason Rezaian
- Narrated by: Jason Rezaian
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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The dramatic memoir of the journalist who was held hostage in a high-security prison in Tehran for 18 months and whose release - which almost didn’t happen - became a part of the Iran nuclear deal.
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Should have been much better given subject matter
- By Sample Sloth on 04-17-19
By: Jason Rezaian
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A Man of Honor
- The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno
- By: Joseph Bonanno
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Joseph Bonanno found his future amid the whiskey-running, riotous streets of Prohibition America in 1924, when he illegally entered the United States to pursue his dreams. By the age of only 26, Bonanno became a don. He eventually took over the New York underworld, igniting the "Castellammarese War", one of the bloodiest Family battles ever to hit New York City.
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A must read
- By E. Orlando on 05-03-17
By: Joseph Bonanno
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Truth Doesn't Have a Side
- My Alarming Discovery About the Danger of Contact Sports
- By: Dr. Bennet Omalu, Mark Tabb, Will Smith - foreword
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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One day in 2002 the 50-year old body of former Pittsburgh Steeler and hall of famer Mike Webster was laid on a cold table in front of pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu. Webster's body looked to Omalu like the body of a much older man, and the circumstances of his behavior prior to his death were clouded in mystery. But when Omalu cut into Webster's brain, it appeared to be normal. Something didn't add up.
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Truly Enlightening
- By Marie on 01-31-20
By: Dr. Bennet Omalu, and others
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The Meaning of Matthew
- My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed
- By: Judy Shepard
- Narrated by: Judy Shepard
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
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The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist.
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Heart breaking story
- By sherry on 08-10-12
By: Judy Shepard
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Terror by Night
- By: Terry Caffey, James Pence
- Narrated by: Maurice England
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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In one evening, Terry Caffey lost everything. His wife, Penny, and his sons, Matthew and Tyler, were brutally murdered; his home was burned to the ground, and his 16-year-old daughter, Erin, was in jail, charged with thiree counts of capital murder.
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Wonderful book
- By Jill on 10-18-09
By: Terry Caffey, and others
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- Foxglove
- 03-29-24
Incredibly moving
This book is difficult to get through, very emotionally intense at times, but so worth it. The author seems to truly care for the prisoners he worked with, a population that receives very little empathy but who are highly marginalized. Loved it!!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-26-19
Emotional & Eye Opening
This book was recommended by a coworker who happens to be related to Rev. Pickett. I went in with no expectations and I now leave this audiobook knowing that I will listen again and again. The raw emotions and heart wrenching insight draws you in and keeps you engaged until the very last spoken word. This man showed great bravery in his dedication to his work. What an extremely difficult topic to not only write about, but to live in the midst of for such a long portion of one’s life. The narrator, Tom Pile, did a great job here. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone that has a steady enough emotional capacity to hear the stories Rev. Pickett has to share.
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- J. Gossard
- 12-02-23
Wisdom learned and shared
The author lived his story. He told his story with compassion yet with clear eyed objectivity. Never heavy handed with his growing concern about the value of capital punishment. Over the years I have been persuaded that capital punishment is not a suitable punishment for many reasons. This book helped me understand better why capital punishment isn’t the best solution even for egregious crimes. I really felt this book helped me grow in wisdom and am very glad I happened across this gem.
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- R. Squyres
- 01-03-22
Humbly Political
I really liked this book; until we came to the end. Pickett moves from telling us accounts and letting us draw our own conclusions from traveling beside him, to heavy handed advocacy. You know going into a book like this that he's against the death penalty. The strong tone the end of the book takes is not in line with the humble, sweet, pastoral tone of the rest of the book. I was deeply moved by Rev. Pickett's account.
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- James L. Nolan
- 02-19-20
Great book of a pastor during condemned men
This book captivated me from the beginning to the end. Reverend Pickett thanks for writing a book of your support of those being executed on Texas' death row. Your work and care of the men you took care of until their executions was heart felt. God bless you in your retirement. Job well done.
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- Laura Guthrie
- 09-22-22
Nicely written!
I enjoyed the personal insight and am thankful he took to time to publicly stand against capital punishment. Regardless of what any person commits being killed by a State or Government is wrong. We must, no matter how difficult find a way to forgive everyone. Jesus clearly states that if we do not then his Father will not forgive us of our own sins when we stand before him in judgment one day. I pray someday more senseless killing will stop across this country.
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