Prison Book Program

In the last five years, we've sent more than 100 bags and boxes of new books to the Prison Book Program, and that is all thanks to you!

The Prison Book Program believes in the life-changing power of literature. Books give people the chance to learn, grow, and explore the worlds of their choosing. Since 1972, the Prison Book Program has been sending free books to individuals in prisons. Along with each hand-selected package, volunteers send personalized notes to each reader--because everyone deserves the freedom to read. To learn more about what the Prison Book Program offers (and to see how you can volunteer), please visit their website at www.prisonbookprogram.org. (And while you're there, do visit their gallery of art created by artists in prison.)

Wellesley Books is proud to partner with the Prison Book Program to provide books for incarcerated people. Below you will find a list of the most-needed and most-requested books. You may also choose to order a gift card for the Prison Book Program to use for purchasing specially requested books or books in quantity. Please purchase gift cards at this link (for the shipping address please use the bookstore's address 82 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02482, and please leave in the gift card message: For Prison Book Program).

All books are available to order. Once your order is complete, we will notify our volunteer contact, who will pick up the books. Please call the store at (781) 431-1160 or email orders@wellesleybooks.com with any questions.

We refresh our wish list frequently, so check back often. Thanks again for supporting Wellesley Books and the Prison Book Program!

Starting a Business QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Launching a Successful Small Business, Turning Your Vision into Reality, and By Ken Colwell Mba Cover Image
$31.24
ISBN: 9781945051821
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
(This book cannot be returned.)
Published: Clydebank Media LLC - February 25th, 2019

The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down: Creative Strategies for Investing in Real Estate Using Other People's Money By Brandon Turner Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9781947200975
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
Published: Biggerpockets Publishing, LLC - June 30th, 2020

Dictionary of Legal Terms: Definitions and Explanations for Non-Lawyers By Steven H. Gifis Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781438005126
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Barrons Educational Services - November 1st, 2015

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Santeria: The Religion: Faith, Rites, Magic (Llewellyn's World Religion & Magick) By Migene González-Wippler Cover Image
$19.99
This title is currently unavailable to order. Please check back, as stock may become available in the future.
ISBN: 9781567183290
Published: Llewellyn Publications - September 8th, 2002

Has: 0  Needs: 25

Twenty-five copies would give the Prison Book Program a year's supply for the readers who request books about this African-Cuban religion.


The Power of Yoga for Men: A beginner's guide to building strength, mental clarity and emotional fitness By Caleb Jude Packham, Jarod Chapman Cover Image
$24.00
ISBN: 9781472989307
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Bloomsbury Sport - September 20th, 2022

Business Basics BootCamp: The Ultimate Crash Course By Mitche Graf Cover Image
$13.80
ISBN: 9781732034440
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
(This book cannot be returned.)
Published: Power Marketing 101 - March 27th, 2020

How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir By Saeed Jones Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781501132742
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Simon & Schuster - July 7th, 2020

Finding Your Best Self: Recovery from Addiction, Trauma, or Both By Lisa M. Najavits, PhD Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781462539895
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
Published: The Guilford Press - May 15th, 2019

Ingles Completo (Barron's Foreign Language Guides) By Theodore Kendris, Ph.D. Cover Image
$18.99
This title is currently unavailable to order. Please check back, as stock may become available in the future.
ISBN: 9781438010496
Published: Barrons Educational Services - October 1st, 2018

Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the Solitary Practitioner (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) By Scott Cunningham Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780875421841
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
Published: Llewellyn Publications - September 8th, 2002

100 No-Equipment Workouts Vol. 1: Easy to Follow Home Workout Routines with Visual Guides for all Fitness Levels (100 No Equipment Workouts #1) By Neila Rey Cover Image
$20.99
ISBN: 9781844819805
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
Published: New Line Publishing - November 6th, 2013

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Writing to Win: The Legal Writer By Steven D. Stark Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780307888716
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Crown - April 24th, 2012

Incarcerated people tell us Writing to Win helps them learn to reason and write to protect their rights.


The Doable Off-Grid Homestead: Cultivating a Simple Life by Hand . . . on a Budget By Shannon Stonger, Stewart Stonger Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9781624145384
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Page Street Publishing - July 3rd, 2018

The Classroom and the Cell: Conversations on Black Life in America By Mumia Abu-Jamal , Marc Lamont Hill  Cover Image
$14.95
ISBN: 9780883783375
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Third World Press - January 1st, 2012

Spiritual Gems of Islam: Insights & Practices from the Qur'an, Hadith, Rumi & Muslim Teaching Stories to Enlighten the Heart & Mind By Imam Jamal Rahman Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9781594734304
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
Published: Skylight Paths Publishing - March 1st, 2013

Beyond Bars: Rejoining Society After Prison By Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D., Stephen C. Richards, Ph.D. Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9781592578511
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
Published: Alpha - July 7th, 2009

Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System By Alec Karakatsanis Cover Image
$24.99
ISBN: 9781620975275
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
Published: New Press - October 29th, 2019

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Mogul: A Novel By Terrance Dean Cover Image
$20.99
ISBN: 9781451611922
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Atria Books - June 14th, 2011

Hard-to-find fiction.


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Mainly by Moonlight: Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1 By Josh Lanyon Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781945802928
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
Published: Justjoshin Publishing, Inc. - August 7th, 2019

Hard-to-find fiction.


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The Cartel By Ashley, Jaquavis Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781622865024
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Urban Books - February 28th, 2017

Hard-to-find fiction.


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Hot Iron and The Time It Never Rained By Elmer Kelton Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781250177865
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Forge Books - November 26th, 2019

Hard-to-find fiction.


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Cruel Winter of the Mountain Man By William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780786048946
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Pinnacle - November 29th, 2022

Hard-to-find fiction.


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The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth #2) By N. K. Jemisin Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316229265
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Orbit - August 16th, 2016

Hard-to-find fiction.


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The Actual Star: A Novel By Monica Byrne Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063002906
Availability: On our shelves now.
Published: Harper Voyager - August 16th, 2022

Hard-to-find fiction.


Anatomy: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology #1) By Dana Schwartz Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250774156
Availability: Usually ships to store in 4-6 days.
Published: Wednesday Books - January 18th, 2022