Just Mercy

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780812984965 Author(s): Bryan Stevenson Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2015 Publisher: Random House USA Inc Pages: 384 Series: One World Essentials

Description: #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 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 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 BookâEvery bit as