Things I've Learned From Dying: A Book About Life

"David Dow, a death row attorney, writes forcefully about three bitter losses that converged into a perfect storm of distress for him: his athletic father-in-law to melanoma, his beloved Doberman to sudden liver failure caused by NSAIDs, and his unsuccessful legal crusade to save the life of a particularly affecting prisoner on Texas’ death row. It’s the convicted man’s heart-rending story that will shake readers most — along with Dow’s scathing indictment of the Texas judiciary system. I’ve urged this powerful book on more friends than any other this year."