My time will come : a memoir of crime, punishment, hope, and redemption
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Stevenson, Bryan, writer foreword.
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New York : Pantheon Books, [2021].
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9781524748524, 1524748528
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2021].
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Book
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xiii, 201 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781524748524, 1524748528

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201).
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"The wrenching, and inspiring, story of a fourteen-year-old sentenced to life in prison, of the extraordinary relationship that developed between him and the woman he shot, and of his release after twenty-six years of imprisonment through the efforts of America's greatest contemporary legal activist, Bryan Stevenson. Here is the story of a poor black kid from the toughest neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, who at age eleven began "jacking" (stealing) cars with his friends. At age thirteen he shot a white woman in the jaw during a botched mugging. For that crime, and because of his earlier record as a juvenile delinquent, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole--essentially a death sentence. Forgotten by society, tortured by prison guards, held in solitary confinement for eighteen years, he was nonetheless able to accomplish a near-miraculous release from the unimaginable hell of the U.S. correctional system. Unable to afford legal help, through his own determination and strategic thinking, some serendipity, and the all-important help of complete strangers, including Bryan Stevenson and, perhaps most extraordinarily, the woman he shot, he was able eventually to gain his freedom. Full of unexpected twists and turns, the narrative is at times harrowing, disturbing, and painful, but, ultimately it is astoundingly evocative of the power of human will"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Manuel, I., & Stevenson, B. (2021). My time will come: a memoir of crime, punishment, hope, and redemption (First edition.). Pantheon Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Manuel, Ian and Bryan, Stevenson. 2021. My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption. Pantheon Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Manuel, Ian and Bryan, Stevenson. My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption Pantheon Books, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Manuel, Ian, and Bryan Stevenson. My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption First edition., Pantheon Books, 2021.

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