James Griffin asks how, and how much, we can improve our ethical standards not lift our behaviour closer to our standards but refine the standards themselves. To give an answer to this question it is necessary to answer most of the questions of ethics. So Value Judgement includes discussion of what a good life is like, where the boundaries of the `natural world' come, how values relate to that world, how great human capacitiesthe ones important to ethicsare, and where moral norms ...

At eighty, Rhetta Sweeney was living with her sister, doing what was expected of a woman her age. But on a chilly fall afternoon after taking her sister to a tag sale, a tragic event changed her entire life.Her past, present and future collide in the flash of a second.Rhetta was not always eighty, and her heart, while slumbering for many years, would prove that love is eternal, forgiving and patient.This tale makes us all rethink the narrative of our own lives and w...

What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we resolve conflicts between them? These are pressing questions for philosophers, political theorists, jurisprudents, international lawyers, and activists. James Griffin offers answers in his compelling new investigation of the foundations of human rights. First, On Human Rights traces the idea of a natural right from its origi...

Lelei Lelei Jnr (aka Machete) and Neil Turnbull (aka The Ghost) came from very different backgrounds but when they eventually found each other they became the 2nd five/centre combination that ruled world rugby. On the pitch they were an unorthodox and mostly unstoppable team. On their day, when they were on the same wavelength, they were world beaters and very possibly the two best All Blacks ever to play in their positions. Then there were the days on and off the pitch when they were like...

What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we resolve conflicts between them? These are pressing questions for philosophers, political theorists, jurisprudents, international lawyers, and activists. James Griffin offers answers in his compelling new investigation of the foundations of human rights. First, On Human Rights traces the idea of a natural right from its origi...

When Wells Fargo stage runs in central and west Texas are targeted by outlaws, Remington Holt and Amos Dewery are assigned to track down the thieves. They also must discover whether the robbers are part of the organization attempting to bring down the United States Government. In order to solve this mystery, the Wells Fargo detectives must partner with the Texas Rangers.Is there a traitor in Wells Fargo's employ? To find the answer to this question, Holt, Dewery, and the Rangers mu...

Tim Bannon and a young Ranger, Tate Slocum, are sent to Sierra Blanca just before Christmas to stop a budding range war before it starts. Before their assignment is completed, they will find out a range war is the least of their problems. On their way home, their train is stranded by a ferocious blizzard. On board the train is a doctor bringing badly needed smallpox vaccine to the town of Toyah. With the train hopelessly stuck, the only chance for the vaccine to reach Toyah is for Tim, Tat...

Texas Ranger Tim Bannon has been assigned to track down a gang of vicious outlaws who have been robbing and murdering all over south-central Texas. However, he has a problem. His old horse is no longer up to the task of traveling for days on end chasing renegades. Tim is forced to take the trail on a rented livery stable mount. Before he finds his quarry, he will discover that Rangers don't always have only two legs... some have four.

7 Incredible stories by seven amazing authors are available to you in this wonderful ebook bundle!Get the first story in each one of their award-winning and best-selling series: James J. Griffin, Big Jim Williams,Clay More,Jerry Guin,Murray Pura,William Tasch, and C.Q. Scafidi!Western RoundupIncludes:Faith and the Law Volume 1 The Ambush by James J. GriffinAn Adventure from the Case Book of Dr. Marcus QuigleyDead in the Saddle by Clay More

"Nobody writes Westerns with more heart and soul than James J. Griffin. Guaranteed enjoyment for any Western fan!"James Reasoner, author of TEXAS WIND and THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE SERIES."Jim Griffin brings to life fictional characters interspersed with real life experiences in the same voice as Max Brand and Louis L'Amour. This fifth novel in the series is as riveting as the first four."Sergeant Jim Huggins, Texas Ran...

When Rowdy goes lame, Texas Ranger Tim Bannon's partner Bob Newton continues after the gang they are chasing alone, against Tim's advice. Newton gets ambushed and killed by the gang, who then continue on to their next intended target, the bank in Junction. The gang believes it will be an easy target. However, there is an elderly man in town, who has his own ideas about what to do with a gang of thieves and murderers.The saga continues...“That blasted Ranger’s still doggin’ ...

If someone was to ask me what comes to mind when I think about Jim, Id say he didn't let life slide away. Booth Gardner, governor, State of Washington James S. Griffin, the grandson of pioneer Washington state families, recounts his life story for his grandchildren and generations to come. Beginning with his first memory as a four-year-old, his memoir blends tales of his own life with descriptions historical events and the role his families and distant relatives played in the early years o...