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Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption / Bryan Stevenson.
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
Record details
- ISBN: 0812994523
- ISBN: 9780812994520
- Physical Description: x, 336 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336). |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 34.00 |
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| Subject: | Stevenson, Bryan. Equal Justice Initiative. Social reformers > United States > Biography. Lawyers > United States > Biography. Criminal justice, Administration of > United States. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 353.48092 Steve | 31681020028015 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice. - Baker & Taylor
The executive director of a social advocacy group that has helped relieve condemned prisoners explains why justice and mercy must go hand-in-hand through the story of Walter McMillian, a man condemned to death row for a murder he didn't commit. 30,000 first printing. - Random House, Inc.
#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 justiceâfrom one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.
â[Bryan Stevensonâs] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.ââJohn Legend
NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN ⢠A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY
A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, Esquire, Time
Bryan 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 didnât commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanshipâand transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyerâs 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 Book
âEvery 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.ââDavid Cole, The New York Review of Books
âSearing, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be Americaâs Mandela.ââNicholas Kristof, The New York Times
âInspiring . . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer, heâs also a gifted writer and storyteller.ââThe Washington Post
âAs deeply moving, poignant and powerful a book as has been, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty.ââThe Financial Times
âBrilliant.ââThe Philadelphia Inquirer
