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| Original Title: | Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption |
| ISBN: | 0812994523 (ISBN13: 9780812994520) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Warwick Prize for Writing Nominee for Longlist (2015), Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Non-Fiction (2015), NAIBA Book of the Year for Nonfiction (2015), Andrew Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction (2015), Kirkus Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (Finalist) (2014) Alabama Author Award for Nonfiction (2016) |
Bryan Stevenson
Hardcover | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 4.62 | 99485 Users | 13912 Reviews
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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. 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. --randomhousebooks.com
List Appertaining To Books Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
| Title | : | Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption |
| Author | : | Bryan Stevenson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | October 21st 2014 by Spiegel & Grau |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction |
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Ratings: 4.62 From 99485 Users | 13912 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
The Force of Forked LightningAuthor and civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson has some hard bark on him: for dozens of years now, traveling into the backwater towns of Alabama (and other places in the South) to defend and save the lives of inmates, many of whom were railroaded onto death row. He centers his soul-sparking memoir on the especially egregious case of Walter McMillian in Monroe County, AL, interspersed with brief sketches of examples nationwide proving particular types of injustices inJust Mercy by Bryan Stevenson is a 2014 Spiegel & Grau publication.This book came to my attention from a couple of Goodreads friends. Their amazing reviews convinced me this book was one I should, and needed, to read. We have a choice. We can embrace our humanness, which means embracing our broken natures and the compassion that remains our best hope of healing. Or we can deny our brokenness, forswear compassion, and, as a result, deny our own humanityThis man. Bryan Stevenson. Are there any
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption"Ibelieve that in many parts of this country, and certainly in many parts of this globe, that the opposite of poverty is not wealth I actually think, in too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice Ultimately, you judge the character of a society, not by how they treat their rich and the powerful and the privileged, but by how they treat the poor, the condemned, the incarcerated. Because it's in that nexus that we actually begin to understand
5 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠For the book and for the author in recognition of his incredible work on behalf of those wrongly convicted to death or life in prison caught up in a system of blind justice and no hope.Read by the author, this was compelling from start to finish and deserving of all the recognition and awards. I had no idea, really. All emotions possible will hit the reader; consciousness will be raised. The film version has an expected U.S. release in January 2020 but read it first.
Highly recommended reading for anyone interested in the U.S. justice system (or curious about why some people dont feel they receive equal treatment under the law). In Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson presents what could be dry statistics or empty outrages as stories about real people. However, these stories arent just about people, but the towns and cities where horrible crimes were committed (sparking cries for justice) and the flawed mechanisms we have for
With all the recent protests across the nation, sparked by the high-profile deaths of several unarmed black men, this is an incredibly timely read.This book is an account of the author, Bryan Stevenson, and his life calling. Stevenson first began helping death row prisoners, mostly black, who had had no legal defense of any kind. He discovered there were thousands who were completely innocent. This led him to start an organization called the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) which is still going
Just Mercy was heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time. I felt a wide range of emotions while reading it, including sadness, anger, and frustration. I knew our system is broken but I wasn't aware to what extent. It was infuriating to read how far behind the times some states are, most notably, Alabama. Before reading this book, I was fairly confident in my views re: the death penalty, and punishments by imprisonment in general. This book changed my views on some things. Bryan Stevenson is a
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