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SUMMARY:Beyond Fiction Book Club - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection\, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson.  Books will be available to check out at the Adult Help Desk.  If you need help acquiring a book\, please reach out to Jill Morino at jmorino@wauclib.org.  \n\nWe look forward to reading and discussing with you!\n\n \n\n#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.\n\n"[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\n\nNAMED 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\n\nBryan 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.\n\nJust 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.\n\nWinner 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\n\n"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\n\n"Searing\, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may\, indeed\, be America's Mandela."--Nicholas Kristof\, The New York Times\n\n"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\n\n"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\n\n"As deeply moving\, poignant and powerful a book as has been\, and maybe ever can be\, written about the death penalty."--The Financial Times\n\n"Brilliant."--The Philadelphia Inquirer\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us to discuss this month&#39\;s Beyond Fiction Book Club selection\,&nbsp\;<em>Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption&nbsp\;</em>by Bryan Stevenson.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Books will be available to check out at the Adult Help Desk.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;If you need help acquiring a book\, please reach out to Jill Morino at jmorino@wauclib.org.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>We look forward to reading and discussing with you!</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>#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.<br />\n&quot\;[Bryan Stevenson&#39\;s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.&quot\;--John Legend</p>\n\n<p>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</p>\n\n<p>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&#39\;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.</p>\n\n<p><em>Just Mercy</em>&nbsp\;is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic\, gifted young lawyer&#39\;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.</p>\n\n<p>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</p>\n\n<p>&quot\;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.&quot\;--David Cole\, The New York Review of Books</p>\n\n<p>&quot\;Searing\, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may\, indeed\, be America&#39\;s Mandela.&quot\;--Nicholas Kristof\, The New York Times</p>\n\n<p>&quot\;You don&#39\;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.&nbsp\;<em>Just Mercy</em>&nbsp\;will make you upset and it will make you hopeful.&quot\;--Ted Conover\, The New York Times Book Review</p>\n\n<p>&quot\;Inspiring . . . a work of style\, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer\, he&#39\;s also a gifted writer and storyteller.&quot\;--The Washington Post</p>\n\n<p>&quot\;As deeply moving\, poignant and powerful a book as has been\, and maybe ever can be\, written about the death penalty.&quot\;--The Financial Times</p>\n\n<p>&quot\;Brilliant.&quot\;--The Philadelphia Inquirer<br />\n<br />\n<a href="https://www.wauclib.org/event/beyond-fiction-book-club-just-mercy-bryan-stevenson-24323">REGISTER HERE</a><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:Wauconda Area Public Library 801 N. Main St. Wauconda\, IL 60084
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