Righteous Mercy

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

The opposite of poverty is not wealth, but justice. Bryan Stevenson, a renowned public interest lawyer in the United States, hailed as "America's Mandela," brings hope to prisoners in desperate situations. He believes that a society's true measure lies not in how it treats the powerful and wealthy, but in its capacity for kindness and compassion towards the poor, the condemned, and the incarcerated. Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative, which has significantly advanced the improvement of the U.S. criminal justice system. *Just Mercy* is the first book by this great lawyer. Bryan Stevenson, born in 1959, graduated from Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government in 1985. He is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and a law professor at New York University. Stevenson has received numerous honors, including the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant, the ACLU Medal of Liberty, the National Association of Public Interest Lawyers Lawyer of the Year award, the American Bar Association Public Service and Professionalism Award, and NYU's Distinguished Teaching Award. Sixteen universities, including Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania, have awarded him honorary degrees. *Just Mercy* is Stevenson's first book, which garnered widespread attention upon publication, becoming an Amazon bestseller, appearing on *The New York Times* bestseller list, being named one of *Time* magazine's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year, and winning the 2015 NAACP Image Award.

2015-11-01

上海三聯書店

275

9787542652492