The Bullet's Yaw: Reflections on Violence, Healing and an Unforgettable Stranger

by Duffy Ballard and Dustin W. Ballard

Jeffrey Mains was in shock.

During a vengeful rampage, a deranged former security guard had fired a hollow point bullet into Mains' truck. The bullet's path through steel slowed its velocity, causing it to tumble sideways when it collided with Mains, a phenomenon that ballistics experts call the "bullet's yaw." The bullet's impact and ensuing yaw were over in a blink, but the effects were profound. Mains' bowel was pierced and leaking, his liver...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595476481
• ISBN13: 9780595476480
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"