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Behind Bars: Surviving Prison
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The stored metadata frames Behind Bars: Surviving Prison by Jeffrey Ian Ross ; Stephen C. Richards as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. The copy on file shows 2002 • Alpha Books • 219 pages, giving you a quick sense of scale and reading commitment.
Edition on file: 2002 • Alpha Books • 219 pages • ISBN 9780028643519.
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The clearest standout is the reading lane it sits in: Idea-led • Weekend read.
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Best approached in a couple of steady sittings rather than in constant tiny fragments.
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