From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Talisman, “an intelligent…suspenseful page-turner” (The Wall Street Journal) from “two master craftsmen, each at the top of his game” (The Washington Post).Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer traveled to a parallel universe called the Territories to save his mother and her Territories “Twinner” from an agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world....

**A FINANCIAL TIMES 'BOOK TO READ IN 2023'“Everything you wanted to know about inflation but were afraid to ask.”—Mervyn King"King's lessons command our attention.”—Lawrence H. Summers"Maybe you don’t think inflation is back for good. That is your right. But you’d be advised to read this book first.”—Stephanie Flanders**From investors and monetary authorities to governments and policy makers, almost everyone had assumed inflation was dead and buried...

A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic orderGlobalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital markets, is beginning to fracture. With disappointing growth rates across the Western world, nations are no longer willing to sacrifice national interests for global growth; no...

The Western world has experienced extraordinary economic progress throughout the last six decades, a prosperous period so extended that continuous economic growth has come to seem normal. But such an era of continuously rising living standards is a historical anomaly, economist Stephen D. King warns, and the current stagnation of Western economies threatens to reach crisis proportions in the not-so-distant future. Praised for the “dose of realism” he provided in his...

The Land of Unopened Toys is a joyful rhyming adventure that follows Braxton as he stumbles upon a magical doorway to a hidden world of unopened, forgotten toys. In this vibrant tale, Braxton teams up with Malikh, Kiri, and Bailey to explore a place where imagination runs wild, and kindness can unlock the best kind of magic.Told in rhythmic verse and illustrated with bold, eye-popping artwork by Robert 'Jah Orah' Gilliam, this picture book gently teaches kids about the power of gen...

Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital markets, is beginning to fracture. With disappointing growth rates across the Western world, nations are no longer willing to sacrifice national interests for global growth; nor are their leaders able—or willing—to sell the idea of pursuing a global agenda of prosperity to their citizens.Combining historical an...

An eminent economist warns that Western nations’ economic expectations for the future are way out of sync with the realities of economic stagnation and stringent steps will be required to avoid massive political and economic upheaval. “It is alarmingly difficult to disagree with Stephen King. All one can say, perhaps, is that one of the great errors of human nature—strongly displayed before the credit crunch—is the belief that a prevailing trend will continue indefinitely. Th...

A myth-busting explanation of inflation, the desperate gullibility of central bankers and finance ministers—and our abject failure to learn from historyFrom investors and monetary authorities to governments and policy makers, almost everyone had assumed inflation was dead and buried. But now people the world over are confronting a poisonous new economic reality and, with it, the prospect of vast and increasing wealth inequality.How have we arrived in this s...

A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic orderGlobalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital markets, is beginning to fracture. With disappointing growth rates across the Western world, nations are no longer willing to sacrifice national interests for global growth; no...

The 1169 Provincial Synod of Strigonium (Esztergom), convened by King Stephen III of Hungary, sought to address the troubling sale of ecclesiastical positions and properties, which compromised the integrity of the clergy and church discipline. Archbishop Luke, inspired by the example of Thomas of Canterbury, convened the synod to remind the king of the importance of preserving the church's autonomy. Following discussions, King Stephen agreed to restore church rights and relinquished his po...

This is a collection of four short documents which have long been attributed to the first Christian king of Hungary, Stephen I. The first of such works clearly is not from Stephen's pen, but the two subsequent charters and codex of Hungarian laws appears to certainly be from the medieval period. Their original composition in Latin grants us some insight into the clerical relationships that existed in the early Hungarian court, as the language of these edicts was made in the lingua franca o...