Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

ISBN: 081298496X

Author: Stevenson, Bryan

Condition: New

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice-from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.[Bryan Stevensons] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.-John LegendNAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURYA Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, Esquire, TimeBryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didnt commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship-and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyers coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist for the Kirkus Reviews Prize An American Library Association Notable BookEvery bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so . . . a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.-David Cole, The New York Review of BooksSearing, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be Americas Mandela.-Nicholas Kristof, The New York TimesInspiring . . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer, hes also a gifted writer and storyteller.-The Washington PostAs deeply moving, poignant and powerful a book as has been, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty.-The Financial TimesBrilliant.-The Philadelphia Inquirer