Just Mercy
Subtitle: a story of justice and redemption
By: Bryan Stevenson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780812994520
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice; Equal Justice Initiative; Lawyers; Social reformers; Legal assistance to the poor; Discrimination in criminal justice administration; Biography
Description: The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336).
New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books 2014
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Higher ground; title: Mockingbird players; title: Stand; title: Trials and tribulation; title: The old rugged cross; title: Of the coming of John; title: Surely doomed; title: Justice denied; title: All God's children; title: I'm here; title: Mitigation; title: I'll fly away; title: Mother, mother; title: Recovery; title: Cruel and unusual; title: Broken; title: The stonecatchers' song of sorrow; title: Epilogue; title: Author's note