Just Mercy

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX ΓÇó A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us,and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justiceΓÇöfrom one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time. ΓÇ£[Bryan StevensonΓÇÖs] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöJohn Legend NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN ΓÇó Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times ΓÇó The Washington Post ΓÇó The Boston Globe ΓÇó The Seattle Times ΓÇó Esquire ΓÇó Time Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiativea legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poorthe wrongly condemnedand women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMilliana young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didnΓÇÖt commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracypolitical machinationand legal brinksmanshipΓÇöand transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealisticgifted young lawyerΓÇÖs coming of agea moving window into the lives of those he has defendedand an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice. Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction ΓÇó Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction ΓÇó Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award ΓÇó Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize ΓÇó Finalist for the Kirkus Reviews Prize ΓÇó An American Library Association Notable Book ΓÇ£Every bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbirdand 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.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöDavid ColeThe New York Review of Books ΓÇ£Searingmoving . . . Bryan Stevenson mayindeedbe AmericaΓÇÖs Mandela.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöNicholas KristofThe New York Times ΓÇ£You donΓÇÖt have to read too long to start cheering for this man. . . . The message of this book . . . is that evil can be overcomea difference can be made. Just Mercy will make you upset and it will make you hopeful.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöTed ConoverThe New York Times Book Review ΓÇ£Inspiring . . . a work of stylesubstance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyerheΓÇÖs also a gifted writer and storyteller.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe Washington Post ΓÇ£As deeply movingpoignant and powerful a book as has beenand maybe ever can bewritten about the death penalty.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe Financial Times ΓÇ£Brilliant.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe Philadelphia Inquirer