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245 10 a| Just mercy :b| a story of justice and redemption /c| Bryan Stevenson.;

250 a| Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Spiegel & Grau,c| 2015.;

300 a| xiv, 349 pages ;c| 21 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-338) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| From one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time comes an unforgettable true story about the redeeming potential of mercy. Bryan Stevenson was a gifted young attorney when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending the poor, the wrongly condemned, and those trapped in the furthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man sentenced to die for a notorious murder he didn't commit. The case drew Stevenson into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship - and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.--Back cover.;

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Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption / Bryan Stevenson.

Author/creator	Stevenson, Bryan author.
Other author	Go Big Read (Program)
Format	Book
Edition	Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition.
Publication	New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2015.
Copyright Date	©2014
Description	xiv, 349 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects	Stevenson, Bryan. Equal Justice Initiative. Lawyers--United States. --Biography. Social reformers--United States. --Biography. Criminal justice, Administration of--United States. Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States. Legal assistance to the poor--United States.

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.
Abstract	From one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time comes an unforgettable true story about the redeeming potential of mercy. Bryan Stevenson was a gifted young attorney when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending the poor, the wrongly condemned, and those trapped in the furthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man sentenced to die for a notorious murder he didn't commit. The case drew Stevenson into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship - and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.--Back cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-338) and index.
Genre/form	Biography.
ISBN	9780812984965 (paperback)
ISBN	081298496X (paperback)
ISBN	9780812989397 (paperback ; Go Big Read program)
ISBN	0812989392 (paperback ; Go Big Read program)
ISBN	(eBook)
ISBN	9780399588839
ISBN	0399588833

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