How far would you go for your family, for love, for revenge? in the winter of 1897, a trio of killers descends upon an isolated farm in upstate new york. Elspeth howell returns home to find her family brutally murdered. The only survivor is her twelve-year-old son who witnessed it all. Wounded, frightened and with retribution in their hearts, mother and son set out into the frozen wilderness to track down the red-scarfed men who killed their loved ones in cold blood. Their journey leads them to a rough-hewn settlement on the edge of ice-filled lake erie, a merciless place where violence abounds. Here, forced into a brutal adulthood, caleb begins to discover truths about his mother he could never have anticipated and elspeth must finally confront the terrible urges that envelop her. All the while, the memory of caleb's brothers and sisters presses him onwards. Big skies, deep snow, open wounds: the kept delves deep into what it means to be a mother and to be a son. It asks us how far we would go for our family, for love and ultimately, for revenge?

The Kept

James, Scott

Hutchinson

The problem of banks being 'too big to fail' was the defining regulatory issue of the global financial crisis. However, attempts to tackle the problem by separating retail banking from higher risk trading activities - known as structural reform - proved to be highly divisive and contributed to significant regulatory divergence. In this book, David Howarth and Scott James explain this variation by examining the politics of bank structural reform across six key jurisdictions: the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Integrating political economy and public policy approaches, they develop a novel 'comparative financial power' framework to analyse how financial industry influence is mediated by two factors: first, whether bank lobbying is unified and centralized (cooperative financial power) or divided and fragmented (competitive financial power); and second, policy makers' use of venue shifting to depoliticize contentious 
policy issues.\nThe book explains that the US and UK governments implemented major reforms because the banking industry was divided and faced significant opposition. However, venue shifting to an independent committee led to durable reform in the UK, while political polarization in the US contributed to contested reform. By contrast, the French and German governments balanced unified bank lobbying and political pressures to act by pursuing limited symbolic reforms; the Dutch government deflected the issue through delegation to multiple commissions (no reform); while political stalemate at the EU level resulted from early venue shifting and concerted pan-European bank lobbying. The book makes a major contribution to scholarship on the political economy of finance and business power.

Bank Politics: Structural Reform in Comparative Perspective

Business & Money

HOWARTH, DAVID

Economics

Oxford University Press

The UK and Multi-level Financial Regulation examines the role of the United Kingdom (UK) in shaping post-crisis financial regulatory reform, and assesses the implications of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union (EU). It develops a domestic political economy approach to examine how the interaction of three domestic groups - elected officials, financial regulators, and the financial industry - shaped UK preferences, strategy, and influence in international and EU-level regulatory negotiations. The framework is applied to five case studies: bank capital and liquidity requirements; bank recovery and resolution rules; bank structural reforms; hedge fund regulation; and the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives. It concludes by reflecting on the future of UK financial regulation after Brexit. The book argues that UK regulators pursued more stringent regulation when they had strong political support to resist financial industry lobbying. UK regulators promoted international harmonisation of rules when this protected the competitiveness of industry or enabled cross-border externalities to be managed more effectively; but were often more resistant to new EU rules when these threatened UK interests. Consequently, the UK was more successful at shaping international standards by leveraging its market power, regulatory capacity, and alliance building (with the US). But it often met with greater political resistance at the EU level, forcing it to use legal challenges to block reform or secure exemptions. The book concludes that political and regulatory pressure was pivotal in defining the UK's 'hard' Brexit position, and so the future UK-EU relationship in finance will most likely be based on a framework of regulatory equivalence.

The UK and Multi-level Financial Regulation: From Post-crisis Reform to Brexit

Quaglia, Lucia

Excerpt from Purity of Heart: A Moral Epistle The Rhone, the Rhine, the Po, the Danube pours Thro' dill rent lands their difprent courfe they bend. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Purity of Heart: A Moral Epistle (Classic Reprint)

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Forgotten Books

Resilience is a worthwhile pursuit, both for individuals and communities. But how to build strength into our lives as citizens? And into our towns? According to author Scott James, the answer lies within our neighborhoods, where sustainability meets preparedness. Prepared Neighborhoods will walk you step by step through creating a more resilient - and enjoyable - neighborhood and community. Self-sufficiency for every citizen is not realistic nor desirable. Creating group resilience through urban homesteading and neighborhood preparedness projects is a much more attractive goal that leads to a stronger community and brighter future!

Prepared Neighborhoods: Creating Resilience One Street at a Time

Self-Help

Prepared Neighborhoods, LLC

Engineer's Toolkit (A First Course in Engineering): UNIX for Engineers

Computers & Technology

Operating Systems

Pearson College Div

Product Description 
How is your family preparing for Easter?\nThrough this short and sweet devotional (especially helpful if you’re teaching little ones with short attention spans), Scott James brings to light the many things that Christ’s life and resurrection means for us not only through the season of Lent, but all year long.\nThese weekly devotions, which are designed for both family and individual use, are timeless and moving reminders of the miracle of Jesus’ life, ministry, death, and resurrection. 
The Risen One is a perfect (and doable!) gift for any growing family or beloved friend who needs meaningful and biblical reminders of all Jesus is for them—and how much God loves them—during the busy and the bustle of the Easter season, setting him back in the center of it all.\nWhether used as a follow-up to 
The Expected One, or used on its own, 
The Risen One is a deeply encouraging devotional helping each of us experience all that Jesus is for us in the Easter story.\nAbout the Author 
Scott James serves as an Elder at The Church at Brook Hills. He and his wife, Jaime, have 4 children and live in Birmingham, AL, where he works as a pediatric physician. He is the author of the family worship books 
The Expected One: Anticipating All of Jesus in the Advent, 
The Risen One: Experiencing All of Jesus in Easter, 
Mission Accomplished: A Two-Week Family Easter Devotional, as well as the illustrated children's books 
The Littlest Watchman and 
Where Is Wisdom?

The Risen One: Experiencing All of Jesus in Easter

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Living

B&H Books

Product Description 
Every Christmas, Christians all over the world observe Advent, a season that reminds us of the love, hope, joy, and peace found only in Jesus Christ. Through this short and sweet family devotional (especially helpful if you’re teaching little ones with short attention spans), Scott James brings to light the many promises of Christ―from birth to ascension―that demonstrate His love for us during this Christmas season.\nThese daily devotions, which can be used by both families and individuals, are timeless and moving reminders of the true gift of Christmas. 
The Expected One is a perfect (and doable!) gift for any growing family or beloved friend who needs meaningful and biblical reminders of all Jesus is for them during the busy and the bustle of the holiday season, setting Him back in the center of it all.\nAbout the Author 
Scott James serves as an Elder at The Church at Brook Hills. He and his wife, Jaime, have 4 children and live in Birmingham, AL, where he works as a pediatric physician. He is the author of the family worship books 
The Expected One: Anticipating All of Jesus in the Advent, 
The Risen One: Experiencing All of Jesus in Easter, 
Mission Accomplished: A Two-Week Family Easter Devotional, as well as the illustrated children's books 
The Littlest Watchman and 
Where Is Wisdom?

The Expected One, Revised and Updated: Anticipating All of Jesus in the Advent

Desde la creación hasta la restauración final, la Escritura representa una pintura vívida de Dios como un labrador &#8213;sembrando semillas, plantando jardines y trayendo vida a través del poder de Su palabra.El sembrador&nbsp;presenta estas imágenes bíblicas a los lectores jóvenes para ayudarlos a entender la redención histórica y a estar deseosos de una reconciliación futura. Las ilustraciones vivas complementan el estilo lírico de este libro para captar la imaginación de los niños y mostrar la obra de Dios en la creación y en los corazones de Su pueblo. <ul> <li>Ideal para niños de 5-10 años de edad: Introduce la gran historia de la redención de manera artística y creativa.</li> <li>Introducción a la teología Bíblica: Traza el tema de Dios como labrador, cultivador y viñador a través de la Biblia.</li> <li>Atractivo y elegante: Las ilustraciones vívidas por Stephen Crotts inspiran asombro por la obra creativa de Dios en nuestros corazones y en el mundo.</li> </ul> From creation to final restoration, Scripture paints a vivid picture of God as a gardener&#8213;sowing seeds, planting gardens, and bringing life through the power of his word. The Sower introduces this biblical imagery to young readers to help them understand the story of redemptive history and look forward to future reconciliation. Vibrant illustrations complement the book's lyrical style to engage a child's imagination and display God's cultivating work in creation and in the hearts of his people. * Ideal for Children Ages 5-10: Introduces the grand story of redemption in an artistic, imaginative way * Introduction to Biblical Theology: Traces the theme of God as a gardener, cultivator, and vinedresser throughout the Bible * Engaging and Elegant: Vivid illustrations by Stephen Crotts inspire wonder at God's creative work in our hearts and in the world &nbsp; <ul> <li>&nbsp;</li> </ul>

El sembrador /SPA The Sower (Spanish Edition)

Religion & Spirituality

B&H Español

**2021 New England Society Book Award Winner for Contemporary Nonfiction In only 90 seconds, a fire in the Station nightclub killed 100 people and injured hundreds more. It would take nearly 20 years to find out why--and who was really at fault. All it took for a hundred people to die during a show by the hair metal band Great White was a sudden burst from four giant sparklers that ignited the acoustical foam lining the Station nightclub. But who was at fault? And who would pay? This being Rhode Island, the two questions wouldn't necessarily have the same answer. Within 24 hours the governor of Rhode Island and the local police chief were calling for criminal charges, although the investigation had barely begun, key evidence still needed to be gathered, and many of the victims hadn't been identified. Though many parties could be held responsible, fingers pointed quickly at the two brothers who owned the club. But were they really to blame? Bestselling author and three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Scott James investigates all the central figures, including the band's manager and lead singer, the fire inspector, the maker of the acoustical foam, as well as the brothers. Drawing on firsthand accounts, interviews with many involved, and court documents, James explores the rush to judgment about what happened that left the victims and their families, whose stories he also tells, desperate for justice. Trial By Fire is the heart-wrenching story of the fire's aftermath because while the fire, one of America's deadliest, lasted minutes, the search for the truth would take years.

Trial by Fire: A Devastating Tragedy, 100 Lives Lost, and a 15-Year Search for Truth

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Thomas Dunne Books

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