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Author:
Yarris, Nick, author.
Title:
The fear of 13 / Nick Yarris.
Publisher:
Century,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
ix, 292 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Yarris, Nick,
Yarris, Nick--Imprisonment.
False imprisonment--United States.--Biography.
Prisoners--United States--Biography.
Judicial error--United States.
Ex-convicts--United States--Biography.
Death row inmates--United States--Biography.
Death row inmates
United States
Biography
Autobiographies.
Notes:
"Countdown to execution; my fight for survival on death row"--Cover.
Summary:
This is the memoir of Nick Yarris, who was wrongly convicted of rape and murder and spent 23 years on Death Row. While he was in prison, to keep himself sane, Nick educated himself (including learning about triskaidekaphobia, the fear of 13 which gives the book its name). Later, as the technology developed, Nick pressed for post-conviction DNA testing, which eventually led to him being acquitted of all charges. Nick tells of his experiences with immediacy and passion, and narrates his tale to brilliant charismatic effect both here and in the film of the same name released in 2015. Widely critically acclaimed, the film will debut on Netflix in November 2016 (date tbc) and this book is published to tie in with the release, adding a further dimension and more detail into Nick's compelling story.
ISBN:
9781780896526
1780896522
OCLC:
(OCoLC)959596545
Locations:
GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

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