| Edition |
Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 349 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Stevenson, Bryan.
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Stevenson, Bryan. |
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Equal Justice Initiative.
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Equal Justice Initiative. |
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Lawyers -- United States -- Biography.
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Lawyers. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
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Social reformers. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration. |
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Legal assistance to the poor -- United States.
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Legal assistance to the poor. |
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
0399588833 |
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0812989392 (paperback ; Go Big Read program) |
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081298496X (paperback) |
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9780812984965 (paperback) |
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9780812989397 (paperback ; Go Big Read program) |
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9780812994537 (eBook) |
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9780399588839 |
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