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Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption, Bryan Stevenson

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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 336 pages
Note
Out of print in February 2020
Contents
  • Introduction : higher ground
  • Mockingbird players
  • Stand
  • Trials and tribulation
  • The old rugged cross
  • Of the coming of John
  • Surely doomed
  • Justice denied
  • All God's children
  • I'm here
  • Mitigation
  • I'll fly away
  • Mother, mother
  • Recovery
  • Cruel and unusual
  • Broken
  • The stonecatchers' song of sorrow
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9780812994520
Instance
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Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption
Title
Just mercy
Title remainder
a story of justice and redemption
Statement of responsibility
Bryan Stevenson
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
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Writing style
Award
  • ALA Notable Book, 2015.
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non-Fiction, 2015.
  • Booklist Editors' Choice, 2014.
  • In the Margins Book Awards: Advocacy and Social Justice, 2015.
  • New York Times Notable Book, 2014
Biography type
autobiography
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10361391
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Stevenson, Bryan
Dewey number
362.586
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Stevenson, Bryan
  • Equal Justice Initiative
  • Discrimination in criminal justice administration
  • Judicial error
  • Legal assistance to the poor
  • Public defenders
  • Social reformers
  • Lawyers
  • Criminal justice, Administration of
  • Social reformers
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a story of justice and redemption
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Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption, Bryan Stevenson
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Publication
Note
Out of print in February 2020
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336)
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
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rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Introduction : higher ground -- Mockingbird players -- Stand -- Trials and tribulation -- The old rugged cross -- Of the coming of John -- Surely doomed -- Justice denied -- All God's children -- I'm here -- Mitigation -- I'll fly away -- Mother, mother -- Recovery -- Cruel and unusual -- Broken -- The stonecatchers' song of sorrow -- Epilogue
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 336 pages
Isbn
9780812994520
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(Sirsi) i9780812994520
Label
Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption, Bryan Stevenson
Publication
Note
Out of print in February 2020
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Introduction : higher ground -- Mockingbird players -- Stand -- Trials and tribulation -- The old rugged cross -- Of the coming of John -- Surely doomed -- Justice denied -- All God's children -- I'm here -- Mitigation -- I'll fly away -- Mother, mother -- Recovery -- Cruel and unusual -- Broken -- The stonecatchers' song of sorrow -- Epilogue
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 336 pages
Isbn
9780812994520
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(Sirsi) i9780812994520

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