The master plan: my journey from life in prison to a life of purpose

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Foreword / Wes Moore -- Prologue : One shot : November 6, 2006 -- Part I. The cave : Division Avenue ; My Mona Lisa mom ; The cop ; Broken ; Gladiator school ; The house becomes the cave ; Six shots -- Part II. The middle passage : Upper Marlboro ; Solitary ; Patuxent ; Bammas ; What's the point ; Decisions -- Part III. The master plan : Giving water ; What's your endgame? ; My master plan ; Workout ; Book crusher ; Positive delusions ; Tooky ; Master plan ; Tier three ; Steve's story ; Mentor ; IAC ; Progress ; Family ; Master plan ; Showstack ; Business ; Ethics ; The Rosetta Stone ; Master plan ; Perseverance ; Victims ; Opportunity ; Remorse ; Tier four ; Darico ; One shot ; The dream ; Master plan -- Part IV. The middle passage: part 2 : Lucky ; The system ; The man in the cave ; Saying good-bye ; Halfway ; Grinding again ; Crying all my tears ; Revenge ; Home -- Part V. From plan to action : Get out of prison ; Remain out in society ; Become financially independent ; Start a business ; Remain a lifelong learner ; Figure out how to afford to be a lifelong learner ; Focus on continual self-improvement ; Start my own business that makes a difference in people's lives ; A stoop story ; Positive delusion ; A blessing ; Be an active member of my community ; Make (another) difference in people's lives ; The uprising ; Burning the boats ; Be a father ; The White House ; Open arms -- Epilogue : Moving forward : April 8, 2017 -- 32 things to remember when following your master plan.;Growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, Chris Wilson was so afraid for his life he wouldn't leave the house without a gun. One night, defending himself, he killed a man. At eighteen, he was sentenced to life in prison with no hope of parole. But what should have been the end of his story became the beginning. Deciding to make something of his life, Chris embarked on a journey of self-improvement--reading, working out, learning languages, even starting a business. He wrote his Master Plan: a list of all he expected to accomplish or acquire. He worked his plan every day for years, and in his mid-thirties he did the impossible: he convinced a judge to reduce his sentence and became a free man. Today Chris is a successful social entrepreneur who employs returning citizens; a mentor; and a public speaker. He is the embodiment of second chances, and this is his unforgettable story. Foreword / Wes Moore -- Prologue : One shot : November 6, 2006 -- Part I. The cave : Division Avenue My Mona Lisa mom The cop Broken Gladiator school The house becomes the cave Six shots -- Part II. The middle passage : Upper Marlboro Solitary Patuxent Bammas What's the point Decisions -- Part III. The master plan : Giving water What's your endgame? My master plan Workout Book crusher Positive delusions Tooky Master plan Tier three Steve's story Mentor IAC Progress Family Master plan Showstack Business Ethics The Rosetta Stone Master plan Perseverance Victims Opportunity Remorse Tier four Darico One shot The dream Master plan -- Part IV. The middle passage: part 2 : Lucky The system The man in the cave Saying good-bye Halfway Grinding again Crying all my tears Revenge Home -- Part V. From plan to action : Get out of prison Remain out in society Become financially independent Start a business Remain a lifelong learner Figure out how to afford to be a lifelong learner Focus on continual self-improvement Start my own business that makes a difference in people's lives A stoop story Positive delusion A blessing Be an active member of my community Make (another) difference in people's lives The uprising Burning the boats Be a father The White House Open arms -- Epilogue : Moving forward : April 8, 2017 -- 32 things to remember when following your master plan.