Decline by aloof inadvertence is a uniquely British accomplishment. And achieved only by an elusive blend of skewed education, disinterest by governments and Whitehall, a myopic blindness to other national idioms for whom industry has been the driver of their development, and a managerial ethos undermined by the dysfunctional "disciplines" of City investors and banks. After a Whitehall career working with British industry and experience of cooperating with/competing against companies from other nations, Chris Benjamin casts a wry view over our national quirks and points up the challenges confronting any sustainable "rebalancing" to compensate for the implosion of financial services. "Churchill declared that he would like to see 'Finance less proud and industry more content.' Chris Benjamin has seen at firsthand what happens when this sage advice is ignored by successive governments." William Keegan, CBE. Senior Economics Commentator, The Observer.

The Terror and The Servant was written for people who not only want a closer walk with God, but who also want to reach their maximum potential and truly become the best that they can be.
The reader will explore why, despite how hard they try to succeed, they can still feel like a failure. Why does it seem that some people get all of the blessings, while others have all of the challenges? It's important to be able to explore your inner self so that you can proclaim your love for God and find your own inner peace.
How can you best articulate your ideas in order to achieve your primary goals and objectives, to have a full and happy life? After reading this book, the reader will better understand how to achieve a renewed energy for life and love. In addition, they will understand how to pursue their heart's desire and how to assist others to achieve their personal peace as well. The mark of a truly successful person is not what he has achieved, but how has he helped others to succeed. What is stronger: the foundation or the building?

Volume Two in The Speculative Elements Series delivers fourteen stories and three poems that breathe unexpected possibilities into the atmosphere that surrounds and fills us. Take flight with these tales and explore what is always elusive: microscopic particles, airwaves, wind, space, sound and spirit. Don't miss Volume One: "Undercurrents" and the rest of the series from Third Person Press.