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Saint Badass: Personal Transcendence in Tucker Max Hell
by Doug Carnine, PhD
Trade Paperback

Saint Badass is a story spanning six years worth of letters and growing friendships between four prisoners and author Doug Carnine. Each prisoner faces various crises in prison including disabling illness, a brain tumor, a prison gang attack, family betrayal, medical abuse, and harsh punishments for mild offenses. Each prisoner in his own way achieves transcendence through his crisis using mindfulness, meditation, and the blessings of kindness. Juxtapose the destructive forces of an abusive childhood, a criminal adulthood, life without parole in prison with their incongruously continuous acts of kindness. Contrast the horror of the prisoners' upbringings with their growing concern for the wellbeing of others. Their voices are raw and honest, and at times inspiring.