Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (Paperback)

from 5hrdrive

My state put a man to death today and it took him over an hour and a half to die. Like I needed another reason to hate the death penalty. I wish everyone in Arizona could read Mr.Stevenson's book, maybe enough people would realize that we don't have to do this anymore. The eighth amendment should...

from Darcia

Anyone who believes justice is truly blind - or fair - needs to read this book. Bryan Stevenson takes us deep into the criminal justice system, sharing details of his cases and experiences as a defense attorney working for a nonprofit organization. At its very core, our legal system is skewed in ...

from gypsysmom

My book club at the St. Vital Library picked this book to read for November 2016. Otherwise I don't think I would ever have picked this book. This is one of the reasons I like belonging to a book club. It brings to my attention books that are thought provoking and touching. I can tell that this w...

from Unkletom

There isn't a day that goes by without someone saying that such-and-such a book is a must read book or that that someone doesn't talk about adding something to their MRB list. What do they mean by this? Do they mean that if they don't read the book the bank will repossess their home or gypsies wi...

from jaylcee

"We are all implicated when we allow others to be mistreated. An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation. Fear and anger can make us vindictive and abusive, unjust and unfair, until we all suffer from the absence of mercy and we condemn ourselves as much as...