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forthcoming
jail time
MAGA
opioid crisis
overcoming addiction
prison memoir
prison reform
self-reflection
Steve Bannon
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White collar crime
Product details
- ISBN 9781648211799
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 10 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The powerful true story of a young man’s journey through a 27-year prison sentence that offers profound insights into society’s deepest struggles
Adam Lacerda thought he understood the world—how to succeed in it, how to navigate it, how to control it. Then, in a single moment, everything collapsed.
Sentenced to decades behind bars, Lacerda is thrust into a brutal and surreal reality—an institutional underworld governed by unspoken rules, shifting alliances, and unchecked power. Inside, survival is not guaranteed, justice is anything but blind, and the line between order and chaos is razor thin. But as the walls close in, something unexpected begins to emerge: clarity.
In Eyes from Penumbra, Lacerda delivers a gripping, unfiltered account of life inside the American prison system—exposing its dysfunction, its hidden hierarchies, and its moral contradictions. Through moments of violence, reflection, and unlikely human connection, Lacerda confronts the deeper forces that shape not only the incarcerated, but all of us: our capacity for self-destruction, our search for meaning, and the fragile distance between who we are and who we might become. What he discovers is both unsettling and profoundly hopeful—that even in the darkest places, the truest version of ourselves is waiting to be revealed.
Raw, provocative, and ultimately transformative, Eyes from Penumbra challenges everything you think you know about justice, identity, and redemption—and asks a question that lingers long after the final page:
What does it really mean to be free?
Adam Lacerda thought he understood the world—how to succeed in it, how to navigate it, how to control it. Then, in a single moment, everything collapsed.
Sentenced to decades behind bars, Lacerda is thrust into a brutal and surreal reality—an institutional underworld governed by unspoken rules, shifting alliances, and unchecked power. Inside, survival is not guaranteed, justice is anything but blind, and the line between order and chaos is razor thin. But as the walls close in, something unexpected begins to emerge: clarity.
In Eyes from Penumbra, Lacerda delivers a gripping, unfiltered account of life inside the American prison system—exposing its dysfunction, its hidden hierarchies, and its moral contradictions. Through moments of violence, reflection, and unlikely human connection, Lacerda confronts the deeper forces that shape not only the incarcerated, but all of us: our capacity for self-destruction, our search for meaning, and the fragile distance between who we are and who we might become. What he discovers is both unsettling and profoundly hopeful—that even in the darkest places, the truest version of ourselves is waiting to be revealed.
Raw, provocative, and ultimately transformative, Eyes from Penumbra challenges everything you think you know about justice, identity, and redemption—and asks a question that lingers long after the final page:
What does it really mean to be free?
Adam Lacerda pursued a career in the hospitality industry after college and had become a successful entrepreneur, when, in his mid-twenties, he faced a life-altering crisis that would have broken most men. Instead, he turned adversity into opportunity, making it his mission to transform challenges into triumphs. Today, Adam is a conservative political strategist and a rising author. His keen analytical skills gained national attention within the MAGA movement when he accurately predicted the 2024 election results months in advance. Currently, Adam plays a pivotal role in shaping political strategies, influencing key figures within the Republican Party, and helping drive the movement forward.
