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““When you experience mercy, you learn things that are hard to learn otherwise. You see things you can’t otherwise see; you hear things you can’t otherwise hear. You begin to recognize the humanity that resides in each of us.”—Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy

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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, soon to be a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, in theaters 12/25. READ MORE »Order Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition)    

PRAISE FOR JUST MERCY “[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.”—John Legend“Every bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbird, and 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.”—David Cole, The New York Review of Books“Searing, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America’s Mandela.”—Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times“You don’t have to read too long to start cheering for this man. . . . The message of this book . . . is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made. Just Mercy will make you upset and it will make you hopeful.”—Ted Conover, The New York Times Book Review“Inspiring . . . a work of style, substance, and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer, he’s also a gifted writer and storyteller.”—The Washington Post“As deeply moving, poignant, and powerful a book as has been, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty.”—The Financial Times“Brilliant.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

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