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More than any other world leader in recent times, George W. Bush is a man of faith…a conservative Christian who has brought the power of prayer and the search for God's will into the Oval Office. His faith has proven to be a bedrock of strength and resolve during two of the most tumultuous years in our nation's history. According to Newsweek magazine, "This presidency is the most resolutely faith based in modern times. An enterprise founded, supported and guided by trust in the temporal and spiritual power of God." David Aikman, skilled journalist and former senior correspondent for TIME magazine, pens this dramatic and gripping account of Bush's journey to faith. Based on interviews and behind-the-scenes stories, you'll learn how…His life changed after a conversation with Billy Graham on the beach at KennebunkportHe walked away from alcoholism toward a new destinyThe events following 9/11 caused many to view him as God's chosen man for this critical time in historyHis decision to go to war with Iraq became the ultimate test of his faithA Man of Faith…an intimate look at how Bush's spiritual life has impacted his presidency, the nation, and the world.

This forward-looking Research Handbook provides a definitive overview of macroprudential policymaking. It sheds light on the analytical tools and conceptual frameworks that support contemporary financial stability regimes and examines how leading central banks deploy measures from bank capital requirements and housing-credit limits to stress testing.Leading experts draw on lessons learnt from major financial crises including the 2007-2009 Global Financial Crisis, the 2020 Covid-19 ‘dash for cash’, and the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank crisis, to assess how, and under what conditions, macroprudential instruments succeed and fail. The Research Handbook explores the dynamic interactions between these tools and monetary policy, housing markets, credit cycles and emerging threats such as non-bank finance, crypto, cross-border capital flows and climate risk. Organised into seven thematic sections, the Research Handbook distils international cutting-edge research into practical insights and identifies priorities for further inquiry into how to avert, or better manage, future financial crises.The Research Handbook of Macroprudential Policy is an excellent resource for scholars and researchers in banking regulation, economics and finance, business and management and public policy. It is also an accessible guide for practitioners, policymakers and regulators looking to make informed decisions on safeguarding financial systemic resilience.

This forward-looking Research Handbook provides a definitive overview of macroprudential policymaking. It sheds light on the analytical tools and conceptual frameworks that support contemporary financial stability regimes and examines how leading central banks deploy measures from bank capital requirements and housing-credit limits to stress testing.Leading experts draw on lessons learnt from major financial crises including the 2007-2009 Global Financial Crisis, the 2020 Covid-19 'dash for cash', and the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank crisis, to assess how, and under what conditions, macroprudential instruments succeed and fail. The Research Handbook explores the dynamic interactions between these tools and monetary policy, housing markets, credit cycles and emerging threats such as non-bank finance, crypto, cross-border capital flows and climate risk. Organised into seven thematic sections, the Research Handbook distils international cutting-edge research into practical insights and identifies priorities for further inquiry into how to avert, or better manage, future financial crises.The Research Handbook of Macroprudential Policy is an excellent resource for scholars and researchers in banking regulation, economics and finance, business and management and public policy. It is also an accessible guide for practitioners, policymakers and regulators looking to make informed decisions on safeguarding financial systemic resilience.

This forward-looking Research Handbook provides a definitive overview of macroprudential policymaking. It sheds light on the analytical tools and conceptual frameworks that support contemporary financial stability regimes and examines how leading central banks deploy measures from bank capital requirements and housing-credit limits to stress testing.Leading experts draw on lessons learnt from major financial crises including the 2007-2009 Global Financial Crisis, the 2020 Covid-19 'dash for cash', and the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank crisis, to assess how, and under what conditions, macroprudential instruments succeed and fail. The Research Handbook explores the dynamic interactions between these tools and monetary policy, housing markets, credit cycles and emerging threats such as non-bank finance, crypto, cross-border capital flows and climate risk. Organised into seven thematic sections, the Research Handbook distils international cutting-edge research into practical insights and identifies priorities for further inquiry into how to avert, or better manage, future financial crises.The Research Handbook of Macroprudential Policy is an excellent resource for scholars and researchers in banking regulation, economics and finance, business and management and public policy. It is also an accessible guide for practitioners, policymakers and regulators looking to make informed decisions on safeguarding financial systemic resilience.

Kidnapped in Gaza is a fast-paced, action-filled thriller about an American journalist, Richard Ireton, kidnapped while on assignment in Gaza. He is under threat of execution but may be rescued just in time by Israeli special forces who have identified where he is being held through a GPS tracking device installed in his belt. The There is a strong undertone of romance in the novel because Ireton meets a beautiful female Israeli intelligence officer who is drawn to Ireton and wants to help him get to the bottom of the story he is investigating. Ireton is in a dilemmas because his long-time girlfriend, a beautiful Filipina, happens also to be visiting Israel as a tourist when the kidnapping takes place. The story draws on author David Aikman's long experience as a foreign correspondent (especially in Jerusalem) and his first-hand knowledge of Israel, Gaza and the Middle East tensions in general. Enthralling, drenched with both intrigue and an understated romantic backdrop, Kidnapped in Gaza is sure to keep you turning the pages until the very final moment.

The last few years have seen a great assault upon faith in the publishing world, with an influx of books denouncing religious belief. While attacks on faith are not new, what is notable about these books—several of which have hit the bestseller charts—is their contention that belief in God is not only deluded, but dangerous to society.In The Delusion of Disbelief, former Time senior correspondent and bestselling author David Aikman offers an articulate, reasoned response to four writers at the forefront of today''s anti-faith movement: Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens. Aikman shines a light on the arguments of these “evangelists of atheism,” skillfully exposing their errors and inconsistencies. He explains what appears to motivate atheists and their followers; encourages Christians to look closely at what they believe; arms readers with powerful arguments in response to critics of faith; and exposes the social problems that atheism has caused throughout the world. Aikman also takes on one of the most controversial questions of our time: Can American liberties survive in the absence of widespread belief in God on the part of the nation''s people? The answer to that question, says Aikman, is critically important to your future.The Delusion of Disbelief is a thoughtful, intelligent resource for anyone concerned about the increasingly strident and aggressive new attacks on religious belief. It is the book that every person of faith should read—and give away.

IF THERE WERE SUCH A JOB AS THE NATION’S PASTOR, IT WOULD GO TO BILLY GRAHAMGraham wasn’t born with a mandate to become the face of modern evangelism. Growing up, he wasn’t much different from other boys in his town. Billy was more interested in going to the movies than the moving of the Holy Spirit, and he spent more time chasing girls than God. But at a revival meeting the day before his sixteenth birthday, Graham committed himself to Christ and never looked back. That day, he started on the path that would make him the most influential Christian leader in American history. In Billy Graham: His Life and Influence, acclaimed author David Aikman probes critical episodes of Graham’s life that help explain his profound impact, both on the public life of America and other nations and the private lives of their cultural and political leaders.  From the racial upheaval of the civil rights movement to the social turmoil of the cold war, Aikman traces Graham’s profound influence on a nation as it went through wrenching changes over the span of more than a half century.  Through vivid anecdotes and fascinating details, Billy Graham: His Life and Influence tells the story of how a country boy from Charlotte with a heart for God grew up to help shape the world.

This book details the great unreported story of the Chinese giant, its enormously rapid conversion to Christianity, and what this change means to the global balance of power.