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The Autobiography of an Execution

By Steve Hall

That's the title of David Dow's latest book, being published next month by Twelve Publishers.Diane Jennings post, "David Dow's death penalty book a compelling read for opponents and supporters," at the Dallas Morning News Crime blog.  Here's an extended excerpt:I've never met David Dow, a University of Houston law professor who serves as litigation director for the Texas Defender Service. But I've known him as a voice on the phone for more than a decade, listening to him talk passionately about the death penalty in Texas. In February everyone will have a chance to know him through his intensely personal memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution. Dow has written books about capital punishment before but his previous efforts were clinical...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 19, 2010 (boomark / email).