Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption [J0004]

2015 - PB with minor wear. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX. Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction, and a Books for a Better Life Award. 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 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 Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, Esquire and 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 didn't 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 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.  "Every 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 Books. 

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "An incredible moving and powerful read. I cried about three times reading this book. Stevenson highlights a philosophy that should motivate not just attorneys but any person that deals with the societally vulnerable - teachers, social workers, counselors, and any human being should operate with the assumption that "each and every one of us are more than the worst thing that we have ever done.""; "So glad I read this! The justice and prison systems are so flawed. Complicated, sad, and angering cases in this- such an interesting topic."; "Very difficult read as it was so compelling but upsetting at the same time. had to read on holiday as was for book club and definitely not a holiday read - but essential reading all the same. How can these things still be happening? Shocking but very good explainer of why prejudice continues to run peoples lives even when it is called out. How Bryan keeps his cool I do not know. Just so tragic for those people still caught up in this mistreatment."