Life had dealt a bad hand to Bob Steele. A fugitive from the law for a murder he didn't commit, he was trapped in a strange bondage to Jake Claybome, a man who set a high price for his protection. Now Bob had extended the term of that bondage and Jake had no option but to comply. But when Bob spotted the seventeen-year-old whom Jake had bought from a Cheyenne chief, he reached a decision. He had come upon the girl as she hid from Jake in the woods,...

"Paul Woodruff examines one of today's most pressing moral issues: how to distribute rewards and public recognition without damaging the social fabric... Woodruff argues that while we can never create a perfect system for distributing just rewards, we can recognize the essential role that wisdom, compassion, moderation, and respect must play if we are to restore the basic sense of justice on which all communities depend."--book jacket.

No one said pursuing justice would be easy. The road can be so challenging and the destination so distant that you may be discouraged by a lack of progress, compassion or commitment in your quest for justice. How do you stay committed to the journey when God's kingdom can seem so slow in coming? Kent Annan understands the struggle of working for justice over the long haul. He confesses, "Over the past twenty years, I've succumbed to various failed...

A former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York presents an overview of the American justice system, drawing on case histories and personal experiences to discuss why the rule of law is essential to U.S. society. "These are challenging times. We are told truth isn't truth, 'alternative facts' hold sway, and ethics seem less important to many than 'winning.' Rhetoric in the public square promotes fear and division, not empathy and...

Benjamin draws on her own experiences as well as research to show how we can build a more just world--one small, and viral, step at a time.

A powerful, psychotic killer returns to his hometown, where a desperate woman--deaf and alone on an isolated ranch with her young son--becomes a pawn in his game of pay-back and revenge. Carl Herbold enjoys being bad. After all, he is terrifyingly good at it. Stimulated by violence, he and his brother, Cecil, had easily graduated from juvenile delinquents to full-blown killers. And Carl, now serving a life sentence in an Arkansas penitentiary, carries...