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Title: ROCK HARD: AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FORMER ALCATRAZ INMATE LEON "WHITEY" THOMPSON by Leon Thompson ISBN: 0-671-74363-5 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wow.
Comment: Leon "Whitey" Thompson shares his experiences serving time in what is undoubtedly one of America's most (in)famous prisons, Alcatraz aka The Rock. To better put his time and personality changes there in a clear perspective, Thompson also tells of his tortured childhood at the hands of an abusive alcoholic father and the criminal exploits it led him to and which subsequently got him into prison. Using the third person narrative, Thompson paints himself as a dangerously volatile man prone to violent outbursts of temper. It is these outbursts that landed him on The Rock, but it is there that he overcame those troubles and attempted to turn his life around. Sadly it was not to be, Whitey returned to prison one more time...
Rock Hard is an engrossing read that is a tad melodramatic. At times it reads more like a dimestore pulp novel than a true to life account, but the old cliche 'life is stranger than fiction' should be kept in mind. Thompson details how life in prison can be a maddening repetition of the same boring routine, one that can drain the sanity from you. Yet it can also contain moments of humanity and humor. After reading the book I can feel nothing but respect for Thompson and what he has managed to accomplish in his reformed life. Highly recommended to True Crime buffs and those interested in studies of prison life.
Rating: 5
Summary: Highly recomended
Comment: This book is a page turner and it offers an unique insight in the life of a convict on Alcatraz. I found it fascinating and hard to put down. The book is also exceptionally well written, I really enjoyed reading it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great
Comment: All I can say is that it is amazing!!! I first read this book like 6 or 7 years ago when I was 15 or 16. It was the first real book(not assigned for school)I read all the way through without losing interest. I love Alcatraz and this book gives a very revealing account of what life was like. Thanks Leon, if it wasn't for you I may have never found the joy of reading!!!
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Title: Alcatraz from Inside: The Hard Years 1942-1952 by Jim Quillen ISBN: 0962520616 Publisher: Golden Gate Natl Park Assn Pub. Date: February, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Alcatraz Screw: My Years As a Guard in America's Most Notorious Prison by George H. Gregory, John W. Roberts ISBN: 0826213960 Publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr (Txt) Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Eyewitness on Alcatraz: Life on the Rock As Told by the Guards, Families and Prisoners by Jolene Babyak ISBN: 0961875208 Publisher: Ariel Vamp Press Pub. Date: July, 1988 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Alcatraz Justice: The Rock's Most Famous Murder Trial by Ernest B. Lageson Jr. ISBN: 0887394086 Publisher: Creative Arts Book Co Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Alcatraz: A Definitive History of the Penitentiary Years by Michael Esslinger ISBN: 0970461402 Publisher: Ocean View Pub. Date: 28 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.99 |
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