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The Last Face You'll Ever See

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Zusatztext "Profound..." Informationen zum Autor Ivan Solotaroff is a journalist who has been published in Esquire, the Village Voice, and Philadelphia Magazine, among other leading magazines. He is the author of a collection of essays, No Success Like Failure. He lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Klappentext In fascinating detail, Ivan Solotaroff introduces us to the men who carry out executions. Although the emphasis is on the personal lives of these men and of those they have to put to death, The Last Face You'll Ever See also addresses some of the deeper issues of the death penalty and connects the veiled, elusive figure of the executioner to the vast majority of Americans who, since 1977, have claimed to support executions. Why do we do it? Or, more exactly, why do we want to?The Last Face You'll Ever See is not about the polarizing issues of the death penalty -- it is a firsthand report about the culture of executions: the executioners, the death-row inmates, and everyone involved in the act. An engrossing, unsettling, and provocative book, this work will forever affect anyone who reads it. Zusammenfassung In fascinating detail! Ivan Solotaroff introduces us to the men who carry out executions. Although the emphasis is on the personal lives of these men and of those they have to put to death! The Last Face You'll Ever See also addresses some of the deeper issues of the death penalty and connects the veiled! elusive figure of the executioner to the vast majority of Americans who! since 1977! have claimed to support executions. Why do we do it? Or! more exactly! why do we want to? The Last Face You'll Ever See is not about the polarizing issues of the death penalty -- it is a firsthand report about the culture of executions: the executioners! the death-row inmates! and everyone involved in the act. An engrossing! unsettling! and provocative book! this work will forever affect anyone who reads it. ...

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Authors Ivan Solotaroff
Publisher Harper Perennial USA
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 26.11.2002
 
EAN 9780060931032
ISBN 978-0-06-093103-2
No. of pages 256
Dimensions 134 mm x 202 mm x 16 mm
Subjects Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Political, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, TRUE CRIME: Historical, SCIENCE: History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Penology, LAW: Forensic Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General

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