{"product_id":"that-bird-has-my-wings-the-autobiography-of-an-innocent-man-on-death-row-oprahs-book-club-2-0","title":"That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row (Oprahs Book Club 2.0)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moving memoir of a Death Row inmate who discovers Buddhism and becomes an inspirational role model for fellow inmates, guards, and a growing public\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 23-year-old 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 him—a ball-point pen filler—Masters's astounding memoir is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering us scenes from his life that are at times poignant, revelatory, frightening, soul-stirring, painful, funny and uplifting, That Bird Has My Wings tells the story of the author’s childhood with parents addicted to heroin, an abusive foster family, a life of crime and imprisonment, and the eventual embracing of Buddhism. Masters’s 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty-two 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jarvis Jay Masters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53076573061487,"sku":"9780061730481","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/2771\/1855\/files\/9780061730481.jpg?v=1780401736","url":"https:\/\/ohgoodieabook.com\/products\/that-bird-has-my-wings-the-autobiography-of-an-innocent-man-on-death-row-oprahs-book-club-2-0","provider":"Oh Goodie A Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}