Do you know someone who has PTSD? Have you ever wondered what they were feeling or experiencing? Return to Innocence is modern poetry about Life, Love, War and the War Within. Forget the perceptions you have about poetry books, this one is different. The author shares his inspiration and explains each poem, especially the poems about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The author shares his experience to help educate family and friends who live with someone experiencing PTSD. Hear the truth about PTSD, from a veteran with PTSD.

Return to Innocence: Poetry of Life, Love, War and the War Within

Literature & Fiction

Morton, Michael

Poetry

Angels Three Productions

The Critical Turn: Studies in Kant, Herder, Wittgenstein, and Contemporary Theory (Kritik : German Literary Theory and Cultural Studies Series)

Wayne State University Press

He spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He lost his wife, his son, and his freedom. This is the story of how Michael Morton finally got justice—and a second chance at life. On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple’s bed—and the Williamson County Sherriff’s office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Michael, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed. He mourned his wife from a prison cell. He lost all contact with their son. Life, as he knew it, was over. It would take twenty-five years—and thousands of hours of effort on the part of Michael’s lawyers, including the team at the New York-based Innocence Project—before DNA evidence was brought to light that would ultimately set Michael free. The evidence had been collected only days after the murder—but was never investigated. Drawing on his recollections, court transcripts, and more than one thousand pages of personal journals he wrote in prison, Michael recounts the hidden police reports about an unidentified van parked near his house that were never pursued; the treasure trove of evidence, including a bandana with the killer’s DNA on it, that was never introduced in court; the call from a neighboring county reporting the attempted use of his wife’s credit card (a message that was received, recorded, and never returned by local police); and ultimately, how he battled his way through the darkness to become a free man once again. Getting Life is an extraordinary story of unfathomable tragedy, grave injustice, and the strength and courage it takes to find forgiveness.

Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Simon&Schuster

“A devastating and infuriating book, more astonishing than any legal thriller by John Grisham” (The New York Times) about a young father who spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit…and his eventual exoneration and return to life as a free man. On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple’s bed—and the Williamson County Sherriff’s office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Michael, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed. He mourned his wife from a prison cell. He lost all contact with their son. Life, as he knew it, was over. Drawing on his recollections, court transcripts, and more than 1,000 pages of personal journals he wrote in prison, Michael recounts the hidden police reports about an unidentified van parked near his house that were never pursued; the bandana with the killer’s DNA on it, that was never introduced in court; the call from a neighboring county reporting the attempted use of his wife’s credit card, which was never followed up on; and ultimately, how he battled his way through the darkness to become a free man once again. “Even for readers who may feel practically jaded about stories of injustice in Texas—even those who followed this case closely in the press—could do themselves a favor by picking up Michael Morton’s new memoir…It is extremely well-written [and] insightful” (The Austin Chronicle). Getting Life is an extraordinary story of unfathomable tragedy, grave injustice, and the strength and courage it takes to find forgiveness.

Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir

On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple's bed-and the Williamson County Sherriff's office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on Michael, despite an absolute lack of physical evidence. Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed. Drawing on twenty-five years of recollections, court transcripts, and more than one thousand pages of personal journals he wrote in prison, Michael recounts the hidden police reports about an unidentified van parked near his house that were never pursued; the treasure trove of evidence, including a bandana with the killer's DNA on it, that was never introduced in court; the call from a neighboring county reporting the attempted use of his wife's credit card that was given to local police; and, ultimately, how Michael battled his way through the darkness to become a free man once again.

Biographies & Memoirs

Regional U.S.

Tantor Media, Inc.

Getting Life: An Innocent Man’s 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace

Tantor Audio

This book, Gathering Israel, captures a small part of a global religious movement. From its perspective, we gain an appreciation for the miracle that is the gathering of God’s covenant people. It is the story of two individuals, Michael Morton and John Wudel, who come from two very different spiritual backgrounds. Michael grew up as a Jew, while John grew up as a Methodist. Both men loved the religions of their youth, but they both felt something was missing.As time goes on, they end up searching for the same answers. They sense that what is absent from their lives is a fuller truth that can lead them to their own spiritual salvation.Their search takes them along two very different paths, but eventually they meet and find that both have come to the same conclusions. Both have discovered that the complete truth of God’s Plan is on the earth and if you want to find it badly enough, God will show you His truths when you are ready to accept them.Michael and John have filled their book with personal revelation and stories as their testimony that Heavenly Father loves each one of us, no matter who we are, or what our circumstances. Gathering Israel celebrates the miracle of the spiritual and literal gathering of the Twelve Tribes of Israel in this, the Last Dispensation.

Gathering Israel: The Journey of Two Converts

Wudel, John

Religion & Spirituality

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

On Deadly Ground: A Heroic Last Stand (A Bayonet Books Anthology)

Pedde, Nathan

Goodwin, Matthew A.

Cooley, Paul E.

Taylor, Tim C.

Handley, J.R.

Burnworth, Tyler E. C.

Tillsley, R Max

DiNote, Jaime

Hodges, Theodore

Short Stories & Anthologies

Bayonet Books

Silent Violence (Fallen Empire)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Holmes, J.F.

Thrillers & Suspense

Cannon Publishing LLC

ORIGINS: A JTF-13 Legacy Anthology (Joint Task Force 13 (JTF 13))

Humphreys, Daniel

Marcum, Lucas

Bast, Christopher

Behm II, L.A.

Genre Fiction

Three Ravens Publishing

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