Comments on: Prison lit http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:43:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: becky http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14618 becky Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:30:05 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14618 ok, so, according to ms. walters, she's reading: the secret, the power of now, and the bible. ok, so, according to ms. walters, she’s reading: the secret, the power of now, and the bible.

]]> By: John http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14600 John Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:30:19 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14600 The Louisiana State Prison Angola has a nationally acclaimed periodical, The Angolite. Perhaps the Twin Towers Correctional Facility has a subscription. The Louisiana State Prison Angola has a nationally acclaimed periodical, The Angolite. Perhaps the Twin Towers Correctional Facility has a subscription.

]]> By: Pegi Linder http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14597 Pegi Linder Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:02:36 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14597 A book about coping with prison? I'd suggest The Lord of the Flies or Orwell's 1984. A book about coping with prison? I’d suggest The Lord of the Flies or Orwell’s 1984.

]]> By: tragoedus http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14520 tragoedus Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:15:23 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14520 dostoyevski, didn't he write some offhand masterpiece whilst in the gulag? dostoyevski, didn’t he write some offhand masterpiece whilst in the gulag?

]]> By: iamnotStarJones http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14517 iamnotStarJones Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:52:58 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14517 Books for Paris: I know why the caged bird sings -Maya Angelou A People's History of the United States of America -Howard Zinn Invisible Man -Ralph Ellison Valley of the Dolls & The Love Machine -Jacqueline Susann Pride & Prejudice -Jane Austen The House of Mirth -Edith Wharton And her mother has to read them, too. Books for Paris:

I know why the caged bird sings
-Maya Angelou

A People’s History of the United States of America
-Howard Zinn

Invisible Man
-Ralph Ellison

Valley of the Dolls & The Love Machine
-Jacqueline Susann

Pride & Prejudice
-Jane Austen

The House of Mirth
-Edith Wharton

And her mother has to read them, too.

]]> By: Bassman` http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14509 Bassman` Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:50:37 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14509 Tolu, how 'bout if it was thrown at her? Tolu, how ’bout if it was thrown at her?

]]> By: Tolu http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14508 Tolu Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:31:44 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14508 I don't believe Paris would recognize a book if it bit her. I don’t believe Paris would recognize a book if it bit her.

]]> By: Lulu_J http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14497 Lulu_J Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:37:12 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14497 "The Truth About Diamonds" by that literary giant - Nicole Ritchie. “The Truth About Diamonds” by that literary giant – Nicole Ritchie.

]]> By: Sin City Spuds http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14496 Sin City Spuds Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:13:21 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14496 Stanley Tookie Williams, founder of the Crips, has written nine childrens books since he was put on death row, and has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his anti-gang work. Ironic, huh? Stanley Tookie Williams, founder of the Crips, has written nine childrens books since he was put on death row, and has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his anti-gang work. Ironic, huh?

]]> By: anon http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243/comment-page-1#comment-14488 anon Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:31:56 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6243#comment-14488 Can she read? Can she read?

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