#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 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 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. 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.
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 . . . 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 . . . 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. . . .
The message of this book . . . is that evil can be overcome, a
difference can be made. Just Mercy will make you upset and it will
make you hopeful."--Ted Conover, The New York Times Book Review
"Inspiring . . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson
is not only a great lawyer, he's also a gifted writer and
storyteller."--The Washington Post
"As deeply moving, poignant and powerful a book as has been, and maybe
ever can be, written about the death penalty."--The Financial
Times
"Brilliant."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
