David Menschel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Criminal defense attorney | Social activist | Documentary filmmaker | Movement strategist | Foundation director
K: Notebook for Women, Girls and School, Pink Floral
Michael DavidDavid MenschelDavid Simon speaks out against the prosecution of four people for the overdose death of iconic The Wire actor Michael K. Williams. https://t.co/Ohv0zyb1PI
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald DahlDavid MenschelApparently there already has been lots of ahem, “censorship” of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory narrative – including in the Gene Wilder film, the Tim Burton film and by Roald Dahl himself. https://t.co/MYIhXudKr0
Paperback, 2007
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The Discovery of the Asylum: Social Order and Disorder in the New Republic
David J. RothmanDavid Menschel@mkwasilczuk I’m not sure it will answer your question, but I recommend the The Discovery of the Asylum: Social Order and Disorder in the New Republic for insight into prisons and the early republic. Also there is a sequel, about the late 19th century called Conscience and Convenience.
Hardcover, 2017
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The Pivot of Civilization: Birth Control
Margaret SangerDavid MenschelSome people arrested for their speech: Victoria Woodhull, Margaret Sanger, Mae West, Reuben Crandall, George Carlin, Eugene Debs, Lenny Bruce (many times), Jim Morrison, Larry Flynt, 2 Live Crew. Merely writing about birth control or slavery abolition got many arrested. https://t.co/ADqz77imf2
Paperback, 2018
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UnReformed
Barry ClayDavid MenschelHighly recommend this new podcast Unreformed by @jduffyrice about the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children. A devastating story told masterfully. https://t.co/VruB5x03mX
Paperback, 2017
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A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays
Marc BookmanDavid MenschelGreat interview on Portland’s KBOO radio with one of America’s most accomplished capital defense attorneys, my one-time co-counsel, true Philly jawn Marc Bookman, talking about his excellent book, A Descending Spiral. https://t.co/RB2vOJTFzN
Hardcover, 2021
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Down in New Orleans: Reflections from a Drowned City
Billy SothernDavid Menschel1. Hearing the awful news that the great capital defense attorney and author Billy Sothern has died. A legend in his own time. I’ll let him speak for himself, with an excerpt from his book, Down in New Orleans: Reflections from A Drowned City. https://t.co/7aZtNs9xbq
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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
Dave GrossmanDavid MenschelWhat most people refuse to understand is that police ARE TRAINED specifically to KILL PEOPLE. I mean Dave Grossman, one of the most popular and celebrated police trainers in America describes his discipline as KILLOLOGY and wrote a book called ON KILLING. https://t.co/Vo9oCum2iB https://t.co/18t29tSpQW
Paperback, 2009
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Just Kids: An Autobiography
Patti SmithDavid Menschel@RottenInDenmark Patti Smith’s fabulous book Just Kids is such a good example.
Paperback, 2010
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Solitary: A Biography (National Book Award Finalist; Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
Albert WoodfoxDavid MenschelAlbert Woodfox has died at the age of 75. His decades-long incarceration at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola – 44 years of it in solitary confinement – became a rallying cry for prison reformers across the world. https://t.co/L7cwdwy6Ss
Paperback, 2019
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