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  • My Experiences as an Executioner

    by James Berry ...
    “My Experiences as an Executioner” is a 1892 memoir by English executioner James Berry (1852–1913). Berry was most notable for his contribution to the science of hanging, refining the long drop method developed by William Marwood so as to reduce the mental and physical suffering of those hanged. In this volume, Berry offers insights into the various methods he employed as an executioner and what ... Read more

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  • My Experiences as an Executioner

    by James Berry ...
    "My Experiences as an Executioner" by James Berry offers a haunting glimpse into the life of a man tasked with carrying out the ultimate punishment. Berry, who served as an executioner, shares his personal reflections and the emotional toll that such a role exacted on him. Through vivid storytelling, he explores the moral complexities and psychological burdens associated with his profession, ... Read more

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  • Four Insightful Books on Execution and the Death Penalty

    The Dark Road, Some Distinguished Victims of the Scaffold, My Experiences as an Executioner, etc.

    by Gaston Leroux, Horace Bleackley, James Berry, Albert Hartshorne ...
    In 'Four Insightful Books on Execution and the Death Penalty', the anthology delves into the macabre and morally challenging landscape of capital punishment through a rich tapestry of narratives and critiques. This collection is a profound exploration of the judicial and societal dimensions of the death penalty, encompassing a variety of literary styles from historical accounts to emotive ... Read more

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  • My Experiences as an Executioner

    Enriched edition. A Chilling Account of Justice and Death

    by James Berry, Crispin Hargrove ...
    In 'My Experiences as an Executioner', James Berry presents a harrowing yet thought-provoking memoir that delves into the psychological and moral complexities of capital punishment. Through a vivid narrative style marked by stark realism and poignant introspection, Berry recounts his firsthand experiences in the grim role of an executioner, exploring the emotional turmoil and ethical dilemmas ... Read more

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  • My Experiences as an Executioner (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. Inside Capital Punishment: Moral Dilemmas, Public Execution History, and the Psychological Toll of Dark Justice

    by James Berry, Crispin Hargrove, Harper Hughes ...
    My Experiences as an Executioner offers a meticulous tour of the Victorian scaffold, narrated with plainspoken precision and a forensic eye. Berry interleaves case sketches with technical exposition—the measuring of drops, knot placement, the choreography of a condemned morning—while setting his craft against late‑nineteenth‑century debates on criminology and penal reform. He recounts notorious ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • A Story About Afiya

    by James Berry ...
    Illustrated by Anna Cunha ...
    Series series
    Every day, Afiya wakes to a brand new day and a clean white dress, ready for her adventures to begin…Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girl’s childhood, written by the late Coretta Scott King ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Cities in the Pacific Rim

    Edited by James Berry, Stanley McGreal ...
    The cities of the Pacific Rim are in one of the most dynamic spheres of the global economy. In the twenty first century the focus of global affairs is destined to shift from the West to the East. These cities offer a wide range of different responses to the demands that rapid growth puts on planning and infrastructure : from the laxity that has lead to the urban sprawl of Bangkok to the regulation ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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    Dowsing: A Tool to Diagnose and Heal Up-to Single Cell Level (Unveiling the Mysteries of Health, Healing, Divination, and Wisdom)

    by James Berry ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.For millions of years the use of dowsing and crystals has influence history and helped forged humanity’s path. Your very ancestors have used the techniques of dowsing when searching for lost items and medical diagnosis. Even today in this modern age of technology, the use of the ancient art of dowsing is applied when science fails when searching for ... Read more

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    MY EXPERIENCES AS AN EXECUTIONER (UNABRIDGED)

    by JAMES BERRY ...
    Narrated by SHANTA SHEA ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 1 min

    From 1884 until 1891, James Berry was an executioner. In this time he carried out 131 hangings. In this memoir he writes about the methods he used, and the final moments of some of those he executed. - Summary by ashleighjane ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    The True Christmas (Unabridged)

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    by Henry Vaughan ...
    Narrated by JAMES BERRY, Peggy Cotton, Jackie Geimer, Mariana Chaffin ...

    Unabridged

    27 min

    Henry Vaughan was a Welsh metaphysical poet, author and translator writing in English, and a medical physician. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life

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  • Darwin Comes to Town

    How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution

    by Menno Schilthuizen ...
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