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Dwight Edgar Abbott

Born

October 04, 1942

Website

http://www.dwightabbott.com

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Social Sciences, Nonfiction

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Dwight "Sonny" Abbott was born within a secure Middle-Class family and was misplaced in the thick of California's abusive penal system.

At the age of nine, a family tragedy split up Dwight Abbott’s family, and forced him into the hands of the California Youth Authority. This is the chilling chronicle of his life behind bars—a story of brutality and survival; a dark journey showing how the systematic abuse of incarcerated children creates a cycle of criminal behavior that usually ends with prison or death.

In its first sterialization, I Cried, You Didn’t Listen won a Project Censored award for stories that are significant, yet under-reported in the mainstream media. This second edition contains an introduction by Books Not Bars, new pieces by ...more

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Dwight Edgar Abbott’s books

Average rating: 4.19 · 501 ratings · 54 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	I Cried, You Didn't Listen 4.14 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 1991 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Consequence: The Aftermath (Innocent until 'Made' Guilty #2) 4.41 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's a Wrap (Innocent until 'Made' Guilty #3) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Je pleurais, vous n'écoutiez pas: USA : un enfant en prison by Dwight Edgar Abbott, Danielle Tremblay (Goodreads Author) (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Cried, You Didn't Listen / Consequence: The Aftermath (Innocent until "Made" Guilty #1-2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Serpents Tail: Animals are People Too 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Cried, You Didn't Listen / Consequence: The Aftermath / It's a Wrap (Innocent until "Made" Guilty #1-3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Serpent Tails: Animals are People Too by Dwight Edgar Abbott, Danny Abbott, Zane Jacobs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dwight Abbott Trilogy:#1 Bestseller "I Cried, You Didn't Listen"; Bestseller: "CONSEQUENCE the aftermath" and Latest book: "It's a Wrap!" by Dwight Edgar Abbott, Danny Abbott (Compiler), Mike Kroll (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Cried, You Didn't Listen by Dwight Edgar Abbott (2006-07-12) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Dwight Edgar Abbott (?)

“Prison is a society cultivating psychological repression. Deceptive, the subservient appearance of its camouflage a rage boiling just beneath the surface.”
― Dwight E. Abbott, Consequence: The Aftermath

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“Had I forgotten how to cry? Was that possible? In order to survive, I had long since buried my emotions.”
― Dwight E. Abbott, I Cried, You Didn't Listen

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“We fought to hide our fear, to maintain our positions as predators rather than victims. In reality, we were all victims.”
― Dwight E. Abbott, I Cried, You Didn't Listen

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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

21 votes, 42.0%

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
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16 votes, 32.0%

The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule

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I Cried, You Didn't Listen by Dwight Edgar Abbott

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Joe Cinque's Consolation, A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law by Helen Garner

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