Isbn: 9798257114403 - time out for grown-ups: humor, humanity, life inside jail (4 resultados)

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Time Out for Grown-UpsHumor, Humanity, and Life Inside Jailby A. G. LarsenWhat really happens when the door closes behind you Time Out for Grown-Ups is a deeply human, often darkly humorous, and unfiltered look at life inside jail and prison - not from headlines or statistics, but from lived moments, quiet observations, and the people caught inside the system.This book is not about glorifying crime or assigning blame.It's about what incarceration feels like - day to day, moment to moment.Through short reflections, dry humor, and striking visual storytelling, the reader is taken inside: booking and intake, cells, chow halls, and commissary windows, mail call, phone calls, and waiting, the strange routines that slowly become 'normal,'and the emotional toll carried by families on the outside.Alongside the humor and sharp observations is an unflinching honesty about: loss of control, quiet fear, hope stretched thin, and the invisible cost of time served.The book also explores broader themes - including decarceration efforts, generational impact, and what 'release' really means - reminding us that the sentence is never served by one person alone.Time Out for Grown-Ups is for readers who want to understand the system beyond stereotypes: families and loved ones affected by incarceration, professionals, students, and advocates, and anyone curious about what happens when ordinary people are placed in an extraordinary, restrictive world.Compassionate without being soft.Honest without being exploitative.Sometimes funny. Often sobering. Always human.This is what life inside really looks like - from the first day to the last.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Time Out for Grown-UpsHumor, Humanity, and Life Inside Jailby A. G. LarsenWhat really happens when the door closes behind you?Time Out for Grown-Ups is a deeply human, often darkly humorous, and unfiltered look at life inside jail and prison - not from headlines or statistics, but from lived moments, quiet observations, and the people caught inside the system.This book is not about glorifying crime or assigning blame.It's about what incarceration feels like - day to day, moment to moment.Through short reflections, dry humor, and striking visual storytelling, the reader is taken inside: booking and intake, cells, chow halls, and commissary windows, mail call, phone calls, and waiting, the strange routines that slowly become "normal,"and the emotional toll carried by families on the outside.Alongside the humor and sharp observations is an unflinching honesty about: loss of control, quiet fear, hope stretched thin, and the invisible cost of time served.The book also explores broader themes - including decarceration efforts, generational impact, and what "release" really means - reminding us that the sentence is never served by one person alone.Time Out for Grown-Ups is for readers who want to understand the system beyond stereotypes: families and loved ones affected by incarceration, professionals, students, and advocates, and anyone curious about what happens when ordinary people are placed in an extraordinary, restrictive world.Compassionate without being soft.Honest without being exploitative.Sometimes funny. Often sobering. Always human.This is what life inside really looks like - from the first day to the last. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…