Just Mercy A Story of Justice and Redemption - Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau

&quot,New York Times &quot,Bestseller - Named one of the Best Books of the Year by &quot,The New York Times The Washington Post The Boston Globe The Seattle Times Esquire Time&quot, Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction -Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction - Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award - Finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize - Finalist for the &quot,Kirkus Reviews &quot,Prize - An American Library Association Notable Book 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 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. &quot,Just Mercy &quot,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. Praise for &quot,Just Mercy&quot, Every bit as moving as &quot,To Kill a Mockingbird, &quot,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, &quot,The New York Review of Books&quot, &quot,&quot, Searing, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America s Mandela. Nicholas Kristof, &quot,The New York Times&quot, &quot,&quot, You don t have to read too long to start cheering for this man. . . . The message of this book . . . is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made. &quot,Just Mercy&quot, will make you upset and it will make you hopeful. Ted Conover, &quot,The New York Times Book Review &quot, &quot,&quot, Inspiring . . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer, he s also a gifted writer and storyteller. &quot,The Washington Post&quot, As deeply moving, poignant and powerful a book as has been, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty. &quot, The Financial Times&quot, Brilliant. &quot, The Philadelphia Inquirer&quot, &quot,&quot, Not since Atticus Finch has a fearless and committed lawyer made such a difference in the American South. Though larger than life, Atticus exists only in fiction. Bryan Stevenson, however, is very much alive and doing God s work fighting for the poor, the oppressed, the voiceless, the vulnerable, the outcast, and those with no hope. &quot,Just Mercy&quot, is his inspiring and powerful story. John Grisham Bryan Stevenson is one of my personal heroes, perhaps the most inspiring and influential crusader for justice alive today, and &quot,Just Mercy&quot, is extraordinary. The stories told within these pages hold the potential to transform what we think we mean when we talk about justice. Michelle Alexander, author of &quot,The New Jim Crow&quot,&quot,