{"product_id":"becoming-ms-burton-from-prison-to-recovery-to-leading-the-fight-for-incarcerated-women-9781620974353","title":"Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 National Council on Crime \u0026amp; Delinquency's Media for a Just Society Awards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Valuable . . . [like Michelle] Alexander's \u003cem\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Susan Burton is a national treasure . . . her life story is testimony to the human capacity for resilience and recovery . . . [Becoming Ms. Burton is] a stunning memoir.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Nicholas Kristof, in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the prestigious NAACP Image Award, a uniquely American story of trauma, incarceration, and the breathtaking resilience of the human spirit (Michelle Alexander)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely hailed as a stunning memoir, \u003cem\u003eBecoming Ms. Burton\u003c\/em\u003e is the remarkable life story of the renowned activist Susan Burton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this stirring and moving tour-de-force (John Legend), Susan Burton movingly recounts her own journey through the criminal justice system and her transformation into a life of advocacy. After a childhood of immense pain, poverty, and abuse in Los Angeles, the tragic loss of her son led her into addiction, which in turn led to arrests and incarceration. During the War on Drugs, Burton was arrested and would cycle in and out of prison for more than fifteen years. When, by chance, she finally received treatment, her political awakening began and she became a powerful advocate for a more humane justice system guided by compassion and dignity (\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review). Her award-winning organization, A New Way of Life, has transformed the lives of more than one thousand formerly incarcerated women and is an international model for a less punitive and more effective approach to rehabilitation and reentry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner of an NAACP Image Award and named a Best Book of 2017 by the Chicago Public Library, here is an unforgettable book about the breathtaking resilience of the human spirit (Michelle Alexander).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3609962\"\u003eSusan Burton\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2678264\"\u003eCari Lynn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620974353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620974355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO032000\"\u003eSocial Activists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC031000\"\u003eDiscrimination\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL004000\"\u003eCivil Rights\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Burton\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and executive director of A New Way of Life, a nonprofit that provides sober housing and other support to formerly incarcerated women. Nationally known as an advocate for restoring basic civil and human rights to those who have served time, Burton was a winner of AARP's prestigious Purpose Prize and has been a Starbucks Upstander, a CNN Top 10 Hero, and a Soros Justice Fellow. She lives in Los Angeles. \u003cb\u003eCari Lynn\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and the author of five books of nonfiction, including \u003cem\u003eLeg the Spread\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Whistleblower\u003c\/em\u003e (with Kathryn Bolkovac). Lynn has written for \u003cem\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHealth\u003c\/em\u003e; the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eDeadline Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles. \u003cb\u003eMichelle Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness \u003c\/i\u003e (The New Press). 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