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Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
Running the Books The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
Author: Avi Steinberg
ISBN-13: 9780385529099
ISBN-10: 0385529090
Publication Date: 10/19/2010
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 4
This is an informative, witty, and even moving look inside prison life as lived by Avi Steinberg, a lapsed Orthodox Jew who takes a job working in a Massachusetts prison. Avi relates his experiences with the inmates and staff in a balanced fashion, and even goes as far as making friends with those he's tasked with supervising and following up on inmates' lives after they have been released. I really enjoyed reading this.