{"id":70984,"date":"2025-09-12T20:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-pale-faced-lie-a-true-story\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T20:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:21:43","slug":"the-pale-faced-lie-a-true-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-pale-faced-lie-a-true-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>$16.95<\/del> - $10.79<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Sep 12, 2025 20:21:43 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/0997487151?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>A violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and survival.<\/p>\n<p>Spur Award Winner for Best Western First Nonfiction Book \u2022 Spur Award Finalist for Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction \u2022 IPPY Silver Award for Best Memoir \u2022 Next Generation Indie Award for Best Memoir (Overcoming Adversity) \u2022 International Book Award for Best True Crime \u2022 Readers\u2019 Favorite Gold Medal, Nonfiction Drama<\/p>\n<p>Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his three siblings idolized their dad, a self-taught Cherokee who loved to tell his children about his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies\u2014even murder. Intimidating David with beatings, Thurston coerced his son into doing his criminal bidding. David\u2019s mom, too mentally ill to care for her children, couldn\u2019t protect him.<\/p>\n<p>Through sheer determination, David managed to get into college and achieve professional success. When he finally found the courage to refuse his father\u2019s criminal demands, he unwittingly triggered a plot of revenge that would force him into a deadly showdown with Thurston Crow. David would have only twenty-four hours to outsmart his father\u2014the brilliant, psychotic man who bragged that the three years he spent in the notorious San Quentin State Prison had been the easiest time of his life.<\/p>\n<p>Raw and palpable, The Pale-Faced Lie is an inspirational story about the power of forgiveness and the strength of the human spirit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCinematically gripping.\u201d\u2014Kirkus Reviews<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmpowering missive about the long shadow cast by an abusive parent.\u201d\u2014Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor fans of Tara Westover\u2019s Educated, The Pale-Faced Lie . . . is a disturbing yet captivating memoir about how one man\u2019s psychotic delusions can imprison an entire family.\u201d\u2014New York Journal of Books<\/p>\n<p> <br \/>\n                           From the Publisher              <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                                     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dad understoon my frailties, insecurities, and fears. He had created them.\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/bbbe89d9-e1dc-4e78-9bec-add566fa77b6.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dad understoon my frailties, insecurities, and fears. He had created them.\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/bbbe89d9-e1dc-4e78-9bec-add566fa77b6.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\">  <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                                     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"You can't change your childhood, but you can let it go.\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/e7e81c90-796a-42d8-aa0b-80128c4e0cdd.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"You can't change your childhood, but you can let it go.\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/e7e81c90-796a-42d8-aa0b-80128c4e0cdd.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\">  <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                                     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No tie is as strong as family, making it the hardest one to break.\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/6e1ee07b-9562-47ff-9295-57d65714cdf2.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No tie is as strong as family, making it the hardest one to break.\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/6e1ee07b-9562-47ff-9295-57d65714cdf2.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\">  <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                                     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Publishers Weekly, a truthful and empowering missive about the long shadow cast by an abusive parent\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/78a38008-1ef4-4632-991b-bf1e95f4de69.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Publishers Weekly, a truthful and empowering missive about the long shadow cast by an abusive parent\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/78a38008-1ef4-4632-991b-bf1e95f4de69.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\">  <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                                     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"San Quentin mugshot of Thurston Crow, David Crow's father\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/883bdf7f-9570-4d77-8e3a-734d9a2ca280.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"San Quentin mugshot of Thurston Crow, David Crow's father\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/883bdf7f-9570-4d77-8e3a-734d9a2ca280.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\">  <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                                     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Captivating memoir of how one man's psychopathic delusions can imprison an entire family\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/94c2bda4-1980-494a-b89e-403b86cbfc7b.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Captivating memoir of how one man's psychopathic delusions can imprison an entire family\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/94c2bda4-1980-494a-b89e-403b86cbfc7b.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\">  <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                                     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From Anne Hillerman. A powerful testimony to the enduring strength of the human spirit.\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/26395673-b78e-4525-9eba-16106fef8ed6.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From Anne Hillerman. A powerful testimony to the enduring strength of the human spirit.\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/26395673-b78e-4525-9eba-16106fef8ed6.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\">  <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                                     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kirkus. Cinematically gripping. Both gut-wrenching and inspiring.\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/e5826b47-ce24-44d0-b808-02016b7dfb1d.__CR0,1,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kirkus. Cinematically gripping. Both gut-wrenching and inspiring.\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/e5826b47-ce24-44d0-b808-02016b7dfb1d.__CR0,1,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\">  <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                                     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From Jeff Guinn. I promise that you've never read a book quite like this one.\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/f02d71af-f3b8-421d-b4e9-1021a5e915ad.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From Jeff Guinn. I promise that you've never read a book quite like this one.\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/f02d71af-f3b8-421d-b4e9-1021a5e915ad.__CR0,0,300,300_PT0_SX300_V1___.png\">  <\/p>\n<p> Publisher                                            \u200f                                            :                                            \u200e                                                        Sandra Jonas Publishing       <br \/> Publication date                                            \u200f                                            :                                            \u200e                                                        October 14, 2019       <br \/> Language                                            \u200f                                            :                                            \u200e                                            English   <br \/> Print length                                            \u200f                                            :                                            \u200e                                                        356 pages       <br \/> ISBN-10                                            \u200f                                            :                                            \u200e                                                        0997487151       <br \/> ISBN-13                                            \u200f                                            :                                            \u200e                                                        978-0997487152       <br \/> Item Weight                                            \u200f                                            :                                            \u200e                                            15.8 ounces   <br \/> Dimensions                                            \u200f                                            :                                            \u200e                                                        5.5 x 0.89 x 8.5 inches       <br \/>       Best Sellers Rank:  #32,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)    #20 in Child Abuse (Books)   #83 in Murder &#038; Mayhem True Accounts   #749 in Memoirs (Books)      <br \/>  Customer Reviews:                                                                                     4.5             4.5 out of 5 stars                                    24,584 ratings                                             var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction;                    P.when(&#8216;A&#8217;, &#8216;ready&#8217;).execute(function(A) {                        if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) {                            dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true;                            A.declarative(                                &#8216;acrLink-click-metrics&#8217;, &#8216;click&#8217;,                                { &#8220;allowLinkDefault&#8221;: true },                                function (event) {                                    if (window.ue) {                                        ue.count(&#8220;acrLinkClickCount&#8221;, (ue.count(&#8220;acrLinkClickCount&#8221;) || 0) + 1);                                    }                                }                            );                        }                    });                                             P.when(&#8216;A&#8217;, &#8216;cf&#8217;).execute(function(A) {                A.declarative(&#8216;acrStarsLink-click-metrics&#8217;, &#8216;click&#8217;, { &#8220;allowLinkDefault&#8221; : true },  function(event){                    if(window.ue) {                        ue.count(&#8220;acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount&#8221;, (ue.count(&#8220;acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount&#8221;) || 0) + 1);                    }                });            });                          <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> A violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and survival. 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