New Releases by Bryan Stevenson

Esta adaptación para jóvenes del aclamado bestseller #1 del New York Times, Just Mercy –es ahora una película protagonizada por Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx y Brie Larson, y próximamente el tema de un documental de HBO. En esta obra profundamente personal –adaptada del bestseller original, que el New York Times describe como "tan contundente y poderosa como Matar a un ruiseñor, y en algunos aspectos aún más" – el reconocido abogado y defensor de la justicia social Bryan Stevenson ofrece una mirada a las vidas de los que están encarcelados injustamente y a sus esfuerzos y su lucha por conseguir la libertad. La historia de Stevenson es un testimonio a su trabajo para proteger los derechos humanos básicos de las personas más vulnerables en la sociedad estadounidense: los pobres, los condenados injustamente y aquellos cuyas vidas han estado marcadas por la discriminación y la marginación. A través de esta adaptación, los jóvenes de hoy se sentirán llamados a la acción y a la compasión en búsqueda de la justicia. -Uno de los mejores libros del año según Kirkus Reviews. -Elección de los editores de Booklist. -Presentado en CBS This Morning. -Uno de los mejores libros del año según la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York.

在這世界的大多數地方， 貧窮的對立面並不是富有，而是「正義」。 「我們用來衡量正義的真正標準，這足以象徵我們的社會、法律、公平與平等原則的指標，並不是我們如何對待在我們當中有錢、有權力、享有特權與備受敬重的人。真正能夠衡量我們社會品格的方式，在於我們如何對待那些貧窮、不受喜愛、遭到起訴、被定罪和被判處死刑的人。」──布萊恩．史蒂文森 TED演講超過8,160,000人次感動點擊！ 諾貝爾和平獎得主戴斯蒙．屠圖、兩屆普立茲獎得主紀司道盛讚「美國的曼德拉」 ◆《紐約時報》、《華盛頓郵報》、《波士頓環球報》、《西雅圖時報》、《君子》等雜誌年度最佳選書 ◆《科克斯書評》年度非小說獎 ◆《洛杉磯時報》圖書獎 ◆美國圖書館協會最佳圖書獎 ◆卡內基獎章非文學類傑出作品 ◆美好人生書獎 ◆芝加哥大學法學院推薦書目 如果你保持著距離， 就無法理解到最重要的東西。 我們所處時代中最優秀且影響力最大的律師之一，用令人印象深刻的真實故事對我們述說仁慈的補救潛力。成立司法平等倡議會時，布萊恩．史蒂文森還是個聰慧的年輕律師，這個法律單位致力於為窮困的人、遭誤判的人，以及遭我們的刑事司法系統困於最難觸碰到的人辯護。他最剛開始承接的案例之一是華特．麥可米利安，一名為不是自己犯下的罪遭判死刑的男子。這起案件將史蒂文森捲入一場政治陰謀與法律邊緣策略的騷亂之中，自此永遠改變了他對於仁慈與正義的理解。 那起案件發生在阿拉巴馬州門羅維爾，一個因《梅岡城故事》聞名的小鎮。一九八六年，該地最繁榮的城區發生了一起搶劫謀殺案，一名年僅十八歲的白人女性被發現陳屍在洗衣店內，震撼了整個小鎮。 冤案主角華特．麥可米利安是非裔美國人，他的婚外情對象是名白人女性，此舉完全違反了當時美國南方對於跨種族戀情的禁忌，以致儘管沒有案底，卻為他招來巨大且致命的麻煩。案發後不久，他旋即遭警方以另一假託的指控逮捕，盤問少女命案的細節。在遲未偵破的時間和輿論的壓力下，警方刻意忽視對華特有利的證據，並設計捏造完全不足採信的證詞，草率地將謀殺罪名加諸其身，將他送入死牢。 甫踏入法律行業的布萊恩．史蒂文森協助這起案件時，受到來自執法人員的諸多刁難，甚至是來自法官的嚇阻，讓他見識到我們所以為的正義，原來也有不完美之處…… 我們每一個人，都無法用我們所做過最糟的事來定義。 你我盡皆需要他人的仁慈與恩典。 【本書特色】 ※全書共有十七章，分為兩條故事線：單數章以被錯誤定罪的「華特案」故事為主軸，雙數章則是穿插作者在過去三十年間，曾為許多受虐或遭忽視的未成年犯罪者、弱勢者、精神異常者等的辯護案例；除了爬梳當事人的過往經歷，也談論不論是在過去或現行社會，我們輕易就能將一個人定罪，甚至允許自己在恐懼、憤怒、保持距離的情況下建立準則，而這些準則又創造了多少不正義。 ※作者於TED的演講「我們需要談談不正義」（We Need to Talk About an Injustice）迄今累積超過816萬點閱人次，《紐約客》將這場演講評選為TED最了不起的演講TOP5。 【各界讚譽】 張娟芬、羅秉成──專文推薦 李茂生 台大法律學院教授 李崇建 作家 林明傑 中正大學犯罪防治系教授、諮商心理師 邱顯智 人權律師 馬躍．比吼 紀錄片導演 高榮志 司改會執行長 劉櫂豪 台東縣立法委員 蔡慶樺 天下獨立評論作者＿＿＿齊聲讚譽（依姓氏筆畫排列） ★和許多律師的寫作一樣，布萊恩‧史蒂文森筆下這些涉入重大刑案的人，令人嘆息、揪心，但很難令人痛恨。因為他的近距離接觸，使得他筆下的罪犯，首先是一個「壞掉了的人」，然後才做出某些傷人的事。……本書藉著一個一個故事所呈現的視野，卻是一個重要提醒：唯有探求犯罪的原因，才能減少犯罪。──張娟芬 ★如果無辜的人被判有罪，沒有人是自由人。史蒂文森的愛與不忍有關，「眼睜睜地看著其他人遭受不公平的對待時，每一個人都脫不了責任」，這恰恰應照了馬丁‧路德所說的「任何地方的不公正，都會威脅到其他地方的公正。──羅秉成 ★身為人權律師的作者在本書中闡述他如何為那些在美國的警察、法庭和監獄等司法體系下遭受忽視的男女，以及非裔族群長期在美國歷史上所受到的不平等待遇極力抗爭。雖然歐巴馬成為美國建國以來的第一位非裔總統，但情況仍是極為險惡。作者極力呼籲司法須以愛為動機而以正義是工具，並要求死刑的執行須顧慮到少數民族與幼年者，倘若司法的死刑誤判率是九分之一，那麼我們是否還要繼續這個高機率的錯誤？ 國內近年對於捷運隨機殺人、犯案後聲稱具精神患疾、與砍殺女童等案件而引起對死刑的熱烈討論，每次民調均有八成國人不贊成廢除死刑。個人身為犯罪學者常感於這類問題極難在單一學門中有所定論，好比犯重罪者的身心與環境致因孰輕孰重可能就存在著個別差異，最好的周全顧慮則是國人須釐清人本價值與人身安全何者重要，加害人權益與被害人權益何者重要，若均非單項選擇，那麼適當的比重考量應可經共識後遵循再來遵循。 雖然國內比起美國較無嚴重種族歧視問題，犯罪率也相對較低，對於本書所提的呼籲仍是值得仔細思考的。──林明傑 ★每個片段都跟《梅岡城故事》一樣動人，在某些面向上甚至更為突出……為弱勢而戰有時會使人屈從，這本書給予這種拯救作為一份令人內心翻騰的證明。──《紐約書評》 ★啟迪人心……一部風格獨特、重要且清楚易懂的作品……史蒂文森不只是一名優秀的律師，也是才華洋溢的寫作者跟善於說故事的人。──《華盛頓郵報》 ★這是個由一名傑出的紐約大學法學院教授暨麥克阿瑟基金會天才獎獲獎者所提供的精采故事，描寫他創設了捍衛美國社會中邊緣人權利的法律實踐故事……資金不足又長期因幫助上門請求協助的人而疲憊不堪，他的組織為了替男人、女人及孩童發聲而不辭辛勞地工作。同時，史蒂文森也遭遇了自己的個人危機。「你不可能有效地打擊權力濫用、貧窮、不平等、疾病、壓迫或不公正，同時還能使自己維持著完好無缺。」他這麼寫道。但是，他從絕望中走出，相信唯有體認到破損，個體才能開始理解用仁慈與同理心去鍛造不完美的正義的重要性。相當感人，必定要讀。──《科克斯書評》 ★關於死刑，這本書寫得如此深刻打動人心、淒美又充滿力量，或許是能把這主題寫得最好的一本書。──《金融時報》 ★司法系統內的不公是我們時代的一大課題……這本書將布萊恩．史蒂文森畢生的努力以及在美國因種族不公造成的重度傷害放進故事中，這兩項影響為故事帶來新的面貌。你不用讀太多內容，就會開始為這個男人喝采。史蒂文森力抗萬難，在最高法院前爭論了五次之多，讓數十名因為誤判或刑期過重的人得以回復自由之身……這本書頌揚的不是他的高尚，但正因他的情操，閱讀時，也提醒著我們該為了所有尚待完成之事而採取行動。書中用戲劇化的例子清晰呈現一名男子如何拒絕靜靜坐看夢魘成真，它告訴我們，魔鬼終將被征服，我們真的可以造成改變。《不完美的正義》一書會讓你很沮喪，但也會讓你充滿希望……史蒂文森長年來對於「刑事司法系統」感到憤怒，而我們都因此受惠。──泰德．柯諾瓦（Ted Conover），《紐約時報書評》 ★一個吸睛甚至令人為之震撼的故事……自始至終，史蒂文森都在那些片刻裡維持著優雅、寬容、鼓舞人心且充滿善意的態度。──《波士頓環球報》 ★精采絕倫……（史蒂文森）分享的經驗具有普世價值。──《費城詢問者報》 ★很有價值且令人懾服……應該要列進法學院的必讀清單中。──《西雅圖時報》 ★一場針對我們國家妨礙貧窮及弱勢者伸張正義，且對他們進行不人道處罰的種種方式的激情控訴。──《書單》 ★在芬奇．阿提克斯之後，美國南方就沒有出現過如此無畏、意志堅定且造成深遠影響的律師了。儘管傳奇，芬奇終究只存在於小說之中，然而布萊恩．史蒂文森卻是活生生的人物，他執行著上帝的工作，為窮困、受壓迫、無法發聲、脆弱、被社會遺棄以及失去希望的那些人挺身而戰。《不完美的正義》是他啟迪人心又充滿力量的故事。──約翰．葛里遜（John Grisham），知名懸疑小說家 ★布萊恩．史蒂文森是我個人心目中的英雄之一，也許也是當今活著的人中最有啟發性跟影響力的正義鬥士，而《不完美的正義》是部非凡脫俗的作品。談論正義的時候，我們認為自己所指的是什麼？這本書裡的故事，可能使你改變答案。──蜜雪兒．亞歷山大（Michelle Alexander），《新黑人》（The New Jim Crow）作者 ★這是一本炙熱、感人又令人憤慨的回憶錄……布萊恩．史蒂文森真可說是美國的曼德拉。數十年來，他和法官、檢察官與警方作戰，為那些貧困、黑皮膚或兩者兼具的人發聲……當不公義發生在與我們截然不同的人身上時，我們很難察覺；這本書清楚解釋了我們自己世代正在發生的不平等。我們得覺醒，這也是為什麼這個國家需要一個曼德拉。──紀司道（Nicholas Kristof），兩屆普立茲獎得主 ★布萊恩．史蒂文森是美國的年輕版尼爾森．曼德拉，帶著勇氣與信念為人人捍衛正義的優異律師。──戴斯蒙．屠圖（Desmond Tutu），諾貝爾和平獎得主 ★從社會正義的前線捎來我們這個時代最急迫的聲音之一。布萊恩．史蒂文森是現代世界裡真實生活中的芬奇．阿提克斯，他致力於拯救無辜卻被判處死刑的人，也企圖拯救這個國家本身。這是一本充滿力量與勇氣之書，勵志且懸疑。一部啟示錄。──伊莎貝爾．威克遜（Isabel Wilkerson），《他鄉暖陽》（The Warmth of Other Suns）作者 ★我們美國的刑事司法系統已淪為惡魔的工具。布萊恩．史蒂文森艱困且辛勤地努力多年，帶著卓越技巧與適度的情緒把事情做好。像是「重要的」或是「有說服力的」這樣的形容因為過度使用而失去了它們原有的力量，但閱讀這本書會使人找回它們的意義，也找回對人性的希望。──崔西．季德（Tracy Kidder），《愛無國界》（Mountains Beyond Mountains）作者

Az 1980-as évek végén Bryan Stevenson, a fiatal, Harvardon végzett ügyvéd Alabama államba, a halálra ítéltek földjére utazik, ahol a legmagasabb az egy fõre esõ halálbüntetések száma egész Amerikában. Hamar rájön, hogy a halálsorokat megtöltõ elítéltek között rengeteg a szegény fekete, akiknek esélyük sem volt a tisztességes tárgyalásra és a jómódú embereknek kijáró jogi segítségre. Hiába telt el több évtized, Alabamában alig változott valami a faji egyenlõtlenség témáját megörökítõ klasszikus regény, a Ne bántsátok a feketerigót! óta. Az ügyvéd megismeri az egy fehér lány megölése miatt a halálsoron ülõ Walter McMilliant, akit döbbenetére egyetlen, meglehetõsen zavaros tanúvallomás alapján ítéltek el alig másfél napos tárgyalás után. Az alibivel rendelkezõ és büntetlen elõéletû fekete férfinak egyetlen bûne van: korábban egy fehér nõvel folytatott viszonyt. A fiatal ügyvéd perújrafelvételt akar, de akármerre fordul, sziklaszilárd falakba ütközik. Õt azonban nem lehet eltántorítani. Az igaz történetet feldolgozó A kegyelem ára megmutatja, milyen elõítéletek torzítják el máig az igazságszolgáltatás rendszerét, és hogy a törvény elõtti egyenlõség jogára a világ leggazdagabb országában is születni kell. A könyvbõl 2019-ben nagy sikerû film készült azonos címmel. „Épp annyira mélyen megindító mû, mint a Ne bántsátok a feketerigót! Perzselõ vádirat az amerikai igazságszolgáltatás ellen, és felemelõ hitvallás a védtelenekért vívott harcban rejlõ megváltásról.” (The New York Review of Books)

When Life magazine asked Gordon Parks to illustrate a recurring series of articles on crime in the United States in 1957, he had already been a staff photographer for nearly a decade, the first African American to hold this position. Parks embarked on a six-week journey that took him and a reporter to the streets of New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Unlike much of his prior work, the images made were in color. The resulting eight-page photo-essay "The Atmosphere of Crime" was noteworthy not only for its bold aesthetic sophistication, but also for how it challenged stereotypes about criminality then pervasive in the mainstream media. They provided a richly-hued, cinematic portrayal of a largely hidden world: that of violence, police work and incarceration, seen with empathy and candor. Parks rejected clichés of delinquency, drug use and corruption, opting for a more nuanced view that reflected the social and economic factors tied to criminal behavior and a rare window into the working lives of those charged with preventing and prosecuting it. Transcending the romanticism of the gangster film, the suspense of the crime caper and the racially biased depictions of criminality then prevalent in American popular culture, Parks coaxed his camera to do what it does best: record reality so vividly and compellingly that it would allow Life''s readers to see the complexity of these chronically oversimplified situations. The Atmosphere of Crime, 1957 includes an expansive selection of never-before-published photographs from Parks'' original reportage. My assignment: explore crime across America. A journey through hell... The year was 1957. I rode with detectives through shadowy districts, climbed fire escapes, broke through windows and doors with them. Brutality was rampant. Violent death showed up from dawn to dawn. Gordon Parks Co-published with The Gordon Parks Foundation and The Museum of Modern Art, New York

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • 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. “[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 NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times • The Washington Post • The Boston Globe • The Seattle Times • Esquire • Time Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice. Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction • Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award • Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Finalist for the Kirkus Reviews Prize • An American Library Association Notable Book “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

The young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy--now a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson and the subject of an HBO documentary feature! In this very personal work--adapted from the original #1 bestseller, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so"--acclaimed lawyer and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson offers a glimpse into the lives of the wrongfully imprisoned and his efforts to fight for their freedom. Stevenson''s story is one of working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society--the poor, the wrongly convicted, and those whose lives have been marked by discrimination and marginalization. Through this adaptation, young people of today will find themselves called to action and compassion in the pursuit of justice. Proceeds of this book will go to charity to help in Stevenson''s important work to benefit the voiceless and the vulnerable as they attempt to navigate the broken U.S. justice system.

Uma história verdadeira e emocionante. 3 anos na lista de mais vendidos do New York Times e em breve nos cinemas, em filme estrelado por Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx e Brie Larson. Bryan Stevenson era um jovem advogado quando fundou o "Equal Justice Initiative" (Iniciativa pela Justiça Igualitária), um escritório de advocacia dedicado à defesa daqueles mais necessitados e em desespero: o pobre, o condenado erroneamente, além de mulheres e crianças reféns do sistema de justiça criminal. Um de seus primeiros casos foi o de Walter McMillian, um jovem sentenciado à morte por um notório assassinato que insistentemente alegava não ter cometido. O caso colocou Bryan dentro de uma teia de conspiração, intriga política e manipulação dos limites legais - e transformou para sempre sua compreensão sobre compaixão e justiça. Compaixão é simultaneamente a história do amadurecimento de um advogado talentoso e idealista, os dramas vividos por aqueles que ele defendeu e um argumento inspirado pela compaixão na busca da verdadeira justiça. "Bryan Stevenson é o Nelson Mandela americano." Desmond Tutu, Prêmio Nobel da Paz #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Uma história verdadeira e poderosa sobre o potencial da compaixão como forma de redenção e um clamor para aprimoramento do sistema legal - por um dos mais brilhantes e influentes advogados de nosso tempo. Vencedor do prêmios Carnegie Medal for Excellence em Não-Ficção • NAACP Image Award para Não-Ficção • Books for a Better Life Award • Finalista dos prêmios Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Kirkus Reviews Prize • An American Library Association Notable Book Nomeado como um dos melhores livros do ano pelo The New York Times • The Washington Post • The Boston Globe • The Seattle Times • Esquire • Time

The young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy--now a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson and the subject of an HBO documentary feature! In this very personal work--adapted from the original #1 bestseller, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so"--acclaimed lawyer and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson offers a glimpse into the lives of the wrongfully imprisoned and his efforts to fight for their freedom. Stevenson''s story is one of working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society--the poor, the wrongly convicted, and those whose lives have been marked by discrimination and marginalization. Through this adaptation, young people of today will find themselves called to action and compassion in the pursuit of justice. A portion of the proceeds of this book will go to charity to help in Stevenson''s important work to benefit the voiceless and the vulnerable as they attempt to navigate the broken U.S. justice system. A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A BOOKLIST EDITORS'' CHOICE FEATURED ON CBS THIS MORNING A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR PRAISE FOR JUST MERCY: A TRUE STORY OF THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: "It''s really exciting that young people are getting a version tailored for them." --Salon "A deeply moving collage of true stories. . . . This is required reading." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Compassionate and compelling, Stevenson''s narrative is also unforgettable." --Booklist, starred review PRAISE FOR JUST MERCY: A STORY OF JUSTICE AND REDEMPTION: "Gripping. . . . What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation." --DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "Important and compelling." --Pulitzer Prize-winning author TRACY KIDDER "Inspiring and powerful." --#1 New York Times bestselling author JOHN GRISHAM

A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation’s most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. “Somewhere among the anger, mourning and malice that Policing the Black Man documents lies the pursuit of justice. This powerful book demands our fierce attention.” —Toni Morrison Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing. Essays range from an explication of the historical roots of racism in the criminal justice system to an examination of modern-day police killings of unarmed black men. The contributors discuss and explain racial profiling, the power and discretion of police and prosecutors, the role of implicit bias, the racial impact of police and prosecutorial decisions, the disproportionate imprisonment of black men, the collateral consequences of mass incarceration, and the Supreme Court’s failure to provide meaningful remedies for the injustices in the criminal justice system. Policing the Black Man is an enlightening must-read for anyone interested in the critical issues of race and justice in America.

A frank and enlightening discussion on race and the law in America today, from some of our leading legal minds—including the bestselling author of Just Mercy This blisteringly candid discussion of the American racial dilemma in the age of Black Lives Matter brings together the head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the former attorney general of the United States, a bestselling author and death penalty lawyer, and a star professor for an honest conversation the country desperately needs to hear. Drawing on their collective decades of work on civil rights issues as well as personal histories of rising from poverty and oppression, these titans of the legal profession discuss the importance of working for justice in an unjust time. Covering topics as varied as “the commonality of pain,” “when ‘public’ became a dirty word,” and the concept of an “equality dividend” that is due to people of color for helping America brand itself internationally as a country of diversity and acceptance, Sherrilyn Ifill, Loretta Lynch, Bryan Stevenson, and Anthony C. Thompson engage in a deeply thought-provoking discussion on the law’s role in both creating and solving our most pressing racial quandaries. A Perilous Path will speak loudly and clearly to everyone concerned about America’s perpetual fault line.

El día en que Ronda Morrison, una mujer blanca, fue asesinada en Monroeville, Alabama, en noviembre de 1986, Walter McMillian, un hombre afroamericano, se encontraba en su casa, junto a su familia. Docenas de personas, incluido un agente de policía, lo vieron allí y podían corroborar su coartada. Y, aun así, en 1989, tras un juicio que duró un día y medio y en el que varios testigos fueron coaccionados para acusarle, McMillian fue condenado a muerte por asesinato. Bryan Stevenson fundaba por aquel entonces la Iniciativa por la Igualdad de la Justicia, un bufete de abogados dedicado a defender a los que más lo necesitan: los pobres, los niños, los condenados injustamente, los atrapados en los confines del sistema judicial de Estados Unidos. El de McMillian fue uno de sus primeros casos, y le llevaría por un entramado de maquinaciones políticas y racismo estructural que transformaría para siempre su forma de entender la justicia.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • 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. “[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 NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times • The Washington Post • The Boston Globe • The Seattle Times • Esquire • Time Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice. Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction • Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award • Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Finalist for the Kirkus Reviews Prize • An American Library Association Notable Book “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

In this book I have taken true life events that have actually occurred in my lifetime. My inspiration was about a real life game of Russian roulette. The last soul survivor of five young teenage boys was the one who told me his story. They did not all die from the actual playing of the game, but it did cause the boys a deep depression that took their lives, one by one. However, they did not all die the way my book describes. In fact, one of the boys deaths was context I used from a real incident that took place when I was growing up. He was my friend. This boy was being bullied by six other teenage boys. After beating him up and ramming his head through a plate glass window of the local paramount theater, he decided to end it all and jump in front of a train. Bullying is a serious matter that can effect young minds in ways that are so horrible, you might not fi nd out what is really going on with them, until it is too late. May Tommy rest in peace. But I could not end this book here. I believe that when something bad happens, there are always good things to fall in its place. So I threw a few twists into my writings. There is a forest on the outskirts of my home town that was declared the historical cottonwoods, in which I use as the setting for this book. Wandering through the forest one day, I discovered a rather large naturally hollowed out cottonwood tree. This is where one lucky boys adventures begin. The boys built a real working elevator inside the tree that would lead to the bottom of a two story tree house they also constructed. But it does not end there. A magical book of secrets reveals itself. In this book it tells the story about an underground city as it really happens. Inside the hollow of the tree and approximately ten feet below the surface, an underground elevator is activated, once the owner of the book comes forward. This will lead to a hallway full of doors, each leading to mystical places beyond your wildest dreams. At the end of the first hallway is a rather large room where all hallways begin. A hidden ceiling door slides open with a thunderous ear deafening screech. It is the glass bottom of the Fraser river, in which you are able to view underwater creatures in their natural habitat. Down one of the hallways there is a door to an ancient library that tells the history of the underground. It is referred to as the spell room. There is also another door that leads to the four seasons. A big wooden door separates the hallways full of doors from an underground city called the Packs. Inside this city is a rather unique arena where there is a hockey game like you have never seen before.

Một nước Mỹ giàu có, dân chủ và tự do. Đó là những gì người ta đi tìm ở "giấc mơ Mỹ". Nhưng có thật sự như thế. Ở nước Mỹ xa xôi ấy vẫn có cảnh bị phân biệt chủng tộc, giai cấp, pháp luật như một cái cớ vô lối để đẩy bao người vô tội lên ghế tử hình, một người lương thiện sau một đêm thức dậy thấy mình ở nhà lao với bản án tử hình, và còn vô vàn điều khác nữa. Để hiểu rõ những điều trên thì chúng ta nên đọc cuốn sách "Nhân từ với quỷ dữ" của luật sư Stevenson - người đi tìm công lý trên xứ sở dân chủ, tự do. Chắc chắn tính nhân văn và lòng trắc ẩn sâu thẳm trong cuốn sách sẽ thắp sáng bất cứ trái tim và khối óc nào tiếp cận nó.