DEATH DEFYING. Dismantling the Execution Machinery in 21st Century U.S.A

Softcover. 'Capital punishment, renounced as costly, barbaric, error-prone, and obsolete by almost all western countries, is an increasingly hot topic. Death Defying is a life-embracing, uplifting, and thoughtful argument against the death penalty and a handbook for all who oppose it. Pam McAllister tells the stories of victims and victimizers with her heart wide open. Elevating her subject from grim to engrossing, McAllister draws on sources ranging from pop culture to the fine arts, street theater to opera, Harry Potter to Hamlet, and addresses complex issues of violence, racism, revenge, and foregiveness - particularly in the age of terrorism in which we live.....' Illus., Appendices, Sources and Index. 192pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F.