#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B.
Stevenson is not only a great. . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . .
Just Mercy will make you upset and it will make you hopeful.--Ted Conover, The New York Times Book Review Inspiring . is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made. . .
The message of this book . . . .
Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America\'s Mandela.--Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times You don\'t have to read too long to start cheering for this man. . . 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 Books Searing, moving . . .
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 Every bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so .
Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer\'s 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.
The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship--and transformed his understanding of mercy and Justice forever.
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 didn\'t commit.
Bryan Stevenson\'s] dedication to fighting for Justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.--John Legend NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN - Named One of the Best Books of the Year by 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.
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. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B
