be like without "fast money".
I am soooooo terrified that he might just go back to old ways, break my heart, ect.
I don't know what I would do.
He writes such wonderfull things that make my heart melt,
were suppost to get married and live right...
but I am so scared that once he gets out, I will end up with a shattered heart. So i want to find a book to open his eyes a little on life, and so on. any suggestions?

Well, why do you think he'll go back without "fast money"? Usually fast money as it applies to experiences I've had is someone looking to support a drug habit. Does he have a drug problem? Or maybe gambling problems? Maybe one of the recovery books would be a good choice if that's the case. Otherwise, I don't know what books to suggest.

Robert Fulgham.... "All I Ever Needed to Know about Life, I learned in Kindergarten"...

Drugs....
the power that comes from the drug world....
The whole Drug life is addictive in general. And it is also the only life he's ever known.

I tried to find the chicken soup book- it was no where to be found at 1/2 priced books.

that chicken book book is EVERYWHERE. I got it at Barnes and Noble

I could rattle off at least 10 books that may change a man's life, or not.
It all comes down to the person.
The books that have had an impact on my life may not do the same for another.
To be honest, there really is no difference between one book or another.
A man can get as much from the yellow pages as another may get from the bible.

He may need a book on 'life skills'. basic everyday coping skills that we take for granted. Some prison teach classes but all states should. If you are interestted. I'll get some specific names and websites.

On amazon.com there was a book called "When prisoners come home" and if you do a search on 'Jist Works' there are several books on Preparing for Work: Setting Objects, Indentifying your interst, skills and they have a book called Americas Top 300 Jobs. You might also find these books in the library. Hope these suggestion helps.

"How to do good after Prison" by MB Jackson
former prisoner, works for parole dept in NJ now.
www.jointfx.com

Blessings! Marsha

Okay, I have two Book's I highly recommened .1st start with the Holy Bible ... it is of no comparison to the Yellow pages. and then the second book is Loose that man and let him go... by Bishop T.D.Jakes. I sent those to my husband and he cried and really had his eye's opened as to why he got into the life of fast $$$ . He has to get to the root of the problem.. That is deep inside that little boy ,we see as a man.:cuffs:

Chicken Soup is available on half.ebay.com

anyone else know any great books to send?

http://www.openinc.org/sellsheets/99days_sheet.pdf

I plan on getting this one

"99 and a get up"

Books I would pick would be the Bible of course and "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren which I'm currently reading right now. It's an excellant book!

Love 101 by Peter McWilliams Its filled with motivating, uplifting exercises and techniques to take you all the way from facing faults to forming relationships Loving yourself gives you benefits that last for the rest of your life.
Still Here by RamDass (author of Be Here Now) This book is on Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying For those who question Peace & Purpose

.. when I want to dig a little deeper...

Makes Me Wanna Holler By Nathan McCall is a good book about a guy who went to prison for drugs got out and now works for the Washington Post. If you need more advice email on life after prison email me at my prison talk email address. Good luck.

phoenixrising99

There's also another book just put out by Michael B. Jackson, called "How to Love and Inspire Your Man After Prison"
www.jointfx.com

Many blessings to you all. Take care...

FAAX is a directory of programs to help ex-offenders once they are released. There is a section of success stories. If has information on any areas that an inmate would need post-release to stay out of the system and succeed. PM me if you want more info.

check out a thread I posted on BOOK REVIEWS...it is a huge list of books

but here are two good ones for you and him


How to Do Good After Prison: A Handbook for the Committed Man
Michael B. Jackson, Ron Kenner (Editor)

Paperback, August 2001



How to Help Your Man Do Good after Prison
Michael Jackson

Paperback, December 2003

duh,someone already mentioned those...LOL

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43734

The purpose driven life is a good book!

i was on here trying to find information Fire camps in california Anyone know haw to do that im new!! HELP!

mainenea,

Have you tried the California Forum down in the regional section?

Patti

try www.lulu.com/ewords that old link mentioned previously has changed... it has books on 'life beyond bars' and putting the bars behind you. Release and Reentry suggestions and advise

Any more ideas on this one?

I also would like to suggest " The Purpose Driven Life". I sent a copy to my husband and I kept a copy and we set time aside to read a chapter every day. It helped us out so much. We plan to read it again when he comes home. Good luck

NOt sure what your looking for but heard Dr. Phil's "family first's" a good one too.

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85754

here are some more'

There is a book called "Makes Me Wanna Holler" by Nathan McCall
Here is an excerpt from an article about the book,

The ongoing national debate over the relationship between race, class, crime, and America's culture of violence has been dominated on the one hand by the ill-formed, indeed racist pronouncements of the leading figures in both political parties, and on the other by a retreat into abstractions on the part of radicals, which is easily mistaken for lack of candor. Into this vacuum steps Nathan McCall's powerful memoir of growing up African-American in a Virginia city in the early 1970s, Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America. More than simply an interesting personal story about how a convicted armed robber leaves prison and becomes a reporter at one of the most prestigious newspapers in the United States (the Washington Post), McCall's book provides a thick description of the sources of what Cornel West has termed "Black nihilism in America."

McCall's story begins in Portsmouth, Virginia, where he grew up in a sprawling working-class black neighborhood. McCall describes how consciousness of differential treatment of whites and blacks affected his self-concept at a very early age. To compensate psychologically for the routine indignities experienced due to racism, it became vital for McCall to win the respect of his black peers. Their egos were fragile, and hence each perceived slight or show of disrespect at the hands of another black was blown out of reasonable proportion. By junior high school, conforming to the peer culture meant being hip to the right clothes and developing the proper strut technique, a smart mouth, and an air of toughness (as well as the fistfighting skills to back it up). McCall presents the alternative to conforming to this peer culture as exposing oneself to a relentless stream of verbal and possible physical abuse. Thus as a young teenager, McCall found a group of buddies to "hang with" as a coping strategy for maintaining personal self-esteem, a group with a collective ego capable of bolder and more daring shows of badness than any thirteen-year-old acting alone.

McCall and company were soon involved in gang fighting, at first simply against other groups of teenage toughs a few blocks away - "Naw, man y'all can't just walk past our corner any old kinda way ... You got to give up some respect when you walk by here!" - but later in solidarity with his entire neighborhood against the downtown Portsmouth gangs, and even briefly (as a result of local Black Panther organizing) against all of white Portsmouth. McCall is riveting in his description of the sheer power he felt upon wielding a gun - "life's great equalizer" - for the first time....

You can find more of this article at:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1132/is_n10_v47/ai_18106036?cm_ven=Y&cm_ite=PI

Also try www.freeyourselfx.org (http://www.freeyourselfx.org) there is a resource directory for ex-offenders

FAAX the Resource Directory for ex-offenders - 2006 edition is now available at amazon.com - search on the ISBN# 1-4116-5444-7

any books on post traumatic stress disorder or depression for long term inmates?

Well, I have read some really good books. Self motovation and much more. one is by Paolo Cohelo ( the Alchemist) (The four agreemants) by Don Miguel you can also read them, they will also open your eyes, once you finish reading these two books your whole way of thinking will change.

The four agreemants- by Don Miguel

my husband and I both read this...great book.

May I suggest "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren

My Shadow Ran Fast by Bill Sands

It's an autobiography of his life in San Quentin and how he changed his life around after he got out. I loved it!

joel Osteen Your Best Life Now Journal Get You One And Send Him One Its Awesome My Husband Loves It As Much As I Do

My man is reading a book his parents got him from a Christian store. I think it's CAlled 12 Steps to Sobriety. Something like that. He reads it now and writes to me about it. Were gonna read it together when hes back home. Theres a lot of inspirational books out there. Just depends on the person reading it. I would check out a Bible book store close to you. There's a TON of good books there. You know him better than onyone. You'll find it.

I would suggest "Don't Waste Your Life", by John Piper.

Any other suggestions of good books to sent him in there? He wants things to read, to learn and be motivated by.......I see your suggestion here, Ex-Lifer....will send this one......any other suggestions? :thumbsup:


I would suggest "Don't Waste Your Life", by John Piper.