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You Got Nothing Coming (Paperback)

by Jimmy Lerner (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday & Co Inc.; First British Paperback edition (4 Mar 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385604351
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385604352
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 723,591 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The staggering memoir of a middle-class, middle-aged man who fell into the inferno of the American prison system, and what he had to do to survive.


Mail on Sunday, 23rd February 2003

'Riveting ... The brutality beggars belief, but Lerner is so witty that the book is a joy to read.'
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant evocation of prison life, 2 Jul 2002
This book is simply unputdownable. The wonderful array of colourful, brutal,weird and downright frightening characters is a better cast than any Hollywood prison drama.
Lerner manages to find humanity and even humour in a system where men are both brutal and brutalised.His fascinating journey from terrified new 'fish' to experienced lag using business management strategies for his own survival will keep you gripped from the first page to the last.
What we want now is a sequel showing how Lerner spent the remainder of his time in prison and, if he is now on the outside, how does he adapt to his freedom.
Trust me, after reading this you'll make sure you live your life on the straight and narrow! The best book I'v read this year.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Brutal, Beautiful, Savage Garden of Redemption!!!!, 27 Mar 2002
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This book is a shattering, harrowing, hilarious account of one man - Everyman's - fall from Corporate heights into the hell of an American prison. A married, middle-class, frail, bespectacled man, the delightfully cheeky author is forced to share a tiny concrete cage with a Nazi gangleader dubbed "Kansas."

The author's metamorphosis from a newcomer, a "Fish" to a seasoned veteran of the asylum where the patients run the madhouse, is a scary, horrific, surreal and sensational tale that will keep you on the edge until the very end.

This is the best book I have had the pleasure of reading in quite some time!!!!

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars AN ASTONISHING, HEARTBREAKING, HILARIOUS BOOK!!!, 23 Mar 2002
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Jimmy Lerner's journey from a corporate office to a claustrophobic prison cell with a giant neo-Nazi cellmate just staggers the imagination. Especially because this is a true story. The author kept me up most the night worrying, wondering (and hoping) how this nightmare would end.

Incredibly,the narrative voice has such a light, playful touch, despite the horrors happening all around.

This is a rare gem of a book, a nonfiction memoir that reads like the best of all novels!!!

I can't wait for the sequel!!!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, if slightly unbelievable
While I have no doubt that Lerner's prison experiences are accurately documented in the first four fifths of the book, it's extremely difficult to believe the final chapter - the... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2007 by Joe Cutts

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best book I have ever read !!!!
This book is a must if your interested in knowing what goes on inside those 4 walls they call Prison ! Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2003 by A Customer

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, but slightly lacking in depth
Jimmy Lerner ploughs a new literary furrow for himself here, with his clever juxtaposition of corporate life and prison life. Read more
Published on 22 May 2003 by Andrew Kerr

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow...
..ok being a 16 year old girl, a book about a prision in the US, with brutal descriptions of male cruelty, did not seem appealing. Read more
Published on 22 May 2003 by nollie182

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly un-put-down-able
I became so involved in this compelling US prison memoir I was almost starting to suffer panic attacks myself by the end. Read more
Published on 11 May 2003 by Hugh Thomas

4.0 out of 5 stars Film Script
Although a hugely entertaining book I have my doubts as to how much of this story is true. Too much of it fits together too neatly. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2003 by lippy_the_lion

5.0 out of 5 stars Be a good citizen. You do not want to go to this jail.
Jimmy had a normal, middle-aged, middle class life - he drank too much - but otherwise was a normal solid citizen. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2003 by benjaminhunter

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and horrifying
Stark, scary and hilarious, this is the blistering account of one man's descent into the belly of the beast and how he somehow survived. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2002 by Mr. Warren M. Fisher

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, funny yet jaw dropping stuff.
The other reviews have laid the story well enough to give you an idea of what the book is about.

It's an amzing true story of a mans struggle in the system but told with... Read more

Published on 22 Aug 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars a non-criminal surviving in a criminal world.
following on from writers such as edward bunker jimmy lerners book is an eye-opening journey into the world of the american prison system. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2002

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