On Sale Now: That Bird Has My Wings by Jarvis Jay Masters Browse Inside the book: ... After visiting Jarvis Jay Masters at San Quentin, Eric Brandt, Senior Editor at HarperOne, talks about Jarvis and his book. That Bird Has My Wings is the astounding memoir of death row inmate Jarvis Masters and a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer. Offering scenes from his life that are at times poignant, revelatory, frightening, soul-stirring, painful, funny, and uplifting, That Bird Has My Wings tells the story of the authors childhood with parents addicted to heroin, an abusive foster family, a life of crime and imprisonment, and the eventual embracing of Buddhism.