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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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;\"\u003e\"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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;\"\u003eAuthor: Bryan Stevenson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;\"\u003ePublisher: One World, 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9780812984965\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;\"\u003ePaperback, 384 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quakerbooks of FGC","offers":[{"title":"paperback","offer_id":10593818183,"sku":"2841199000047","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/4175\/products\/justice.jpg?v=1516344581"},{"product_id":"the-dance-between-hope-and-fear-3664","title":"The Dance Between Hope and Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of writings, articles, and presentations by Quaker healer John Calvi over a period of thirty years explores with spiritual honesty his understandings of healing work in response to Divine leadings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Calvi has since written \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quakerbooks.org\/products\/how-far-have-your-traveled\" title=\"How Far Have You Traveled product page\"\u003eHow Far Have You Traveled\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nAuthor: John Calvi\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: True Quaker Press, 2013\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780989328500\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 244 pages","brand":"Quakerbooks of FGC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":10593757767,"sku":"9780989328500","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/4175\/products\/0-9893285-0-3_430dc142-9cf3-414b-aa93-c6da55ede14d.jpeg?v=1448177605"},{"product_id":"living-in-dark-times-pendle-hill-pamphlet-447","title":"Living in Dark Times:  Pendle Hill Pamphlet #447","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow can we effect positive change in our current difficult world situation? 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How is it that one can witness ongoing pain and suffering and continue to offer their best?  How does that work?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eThe core of this book is about goodness and knowing your goodness. I am suggesting that knowing your goodness offers strength and balance for hard work, specifically the hard work of healing one's self and others. 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Kingian Nonviolence takes on the timely issues of endless protest and activist burnout, and presents tried-and-tested strategies for staying resilient, creating equity, and restoring peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eHealing Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"To resist today's violence exploding everywhere, in ways that can actually heal our world, seems a pipe dream—until Kazu Haga makes it real. In his wry, funny, and utterly grounded fashion, he helps me believe we can do it, and begin to become the Beloved Community. We need this book like oxygen. 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