The US has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. One in every 15 people born there today is expected to go to prison. For black men this figure rises to one in 3. An unforgettable account of an idealistic lawyer's coming of age and a moving portrait of the lives he has defended, Just Mercy is an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of justice.
Der Bestseller eines großen Kabarettisten. Bernd-Lutz Lange erzählt von einer kargen, dennoch unbeschwerten Kindheit nach dem Krieg und in der jungen DDR. Fruchtschnee und Affenfett, Brausepulver und Muggefugg, Wattfraß und Kartoffelkäfer feiern in diesen Erinnerungen ihre fröhlichen Urständ.