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Twenty-four miles wide. Twenty percent of the world's oil. No real alternative. And right now — closed. The Strait of Hormuz is the most important body of water on earth that most people couldn't find on a map. Every day in normal conditions, approximately twenty million barrels of oil and a fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas transit this single narrow passage between Iran and Oman. When it is disrupted — as it is now, in the most severe closure since the 1970s energy crisis — oil prices surge, food prices rise, airlines ground flights, hospitals ration medical gases, and ...

When Jason Stevens found out he had to learn 12 lessons to maybe get an unnamed inheritance from his billionaire grandfather, he was not amused. By the time he'd finished learning the imposed lessons, he'd become a different man. Ready to tackle the duties of a running a multi-billion dollar trust, his plans for the year are once again derailed, this time by his pugnacious family.

Gas prices are high. You know it has something to do with oil. You suspect OPEC is involved. You've heard that the President should do something about it. Beyond that, most people are working with a mental model that is incomplete, oversimplified, and often wrong. Oil and Gas provides the foundation for actually understanding one of the most important and most misunderstood commodity markets in the world. Seven things most people don't know: what actually happens between the oil well and the gas pump — and why prices rise faster than they fall. Who really sets the price of oil — supply ...

Red Stevens has died, and the older members of his family receive their millions with greedy anticipation. But a different fate awaits young Jason, whom Stevens, his great-uncle, believes may be the last vestige of hope in the family. Jason does not become an instant millionaire. What Stevens does give Jason leads to The Ultimate Gift. Young and old will take this timeless tale to heart.

From Jim Stovall, New York Times bestselling author of The Ultimate Gift, comes Coach for Life, an inspiring and heartwarming parable that explores the life lessons taught by an unforgettable coach, Mason G. Edwards. Through the eyes of the players, colleagues, and community members he impacted, this story reveals how the principles of teamwork, perseverance, leadership, and gratitude can transform not only a game but an entire life.

How did professional espionage begin? Who built the intelligence services that shaped the modern world? In September 1870, the French army marched confidently toward war with Prussia. Six weeks later, an emperor had surrendered, an empire had fallen, and every military observer in Europe had learned a devastating lesson: the nation that knew more had destroyed the nation that knew less. The Espionage Revolution tells the dramatic story of what happened next—how the great powers transformed intelligence from an amateur gentleman's pursuit into a professional, permanent institution. Driven ...

Jim Stovall has penned three delightful parables for anyone who wants to be inspired or give the gift of inspiration. In The Ultimate Gift, Jason Stevens learns to appreciate the value of his life, while in The Ultimate Life, he learns the value of love.

At exactly 8:07 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2026, four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The mission was over. The story was just beginning. Splashdown is the complete account of NASA's Artemis II mission — the first time human beings have traveled beyond Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. Written and published within hours of the crew's recovery by the USS John P. Murtha, this is the book that could only exist after the mission concluded. It covers everything the news covered in headlines and everything it left behind. Why it took fifty-four years ...

In The Art of Communication, the first book of the new Jim Stovall and Dr. Ray Hull "Your Ultimate Guide" series for personal development and business success, the authors use their decades of combined experience, research, and natural abilities to powerfully illustrate the specifics of effective communication.

In this book, you will have the opportunity to define your own success, create a life mission to achieve success, forge productivity on your own terms, and then begin to succeed by effectively utilizing motivation, communication, and implementations.

In the spring 1775, John Wilkes—Lord Mayor of London—came close to treason. He secretly helped supply French arms to American rebels, an act punishable by death. But Wilkes wasn't a rogue actor. He was part of a transatlantic network of British radicals, reformers, and opposition politicians who risked everything to support American independence. Their stories have been largely forgotten. Until now. THE MINISTER WHO CHANGED HISTORY When Welsh minister Richard Price published his pamphlet Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty in February 1776, it sold 60,000 copies in days—and ...

The Nuremberg trials almost didn't happen. Churchill wanted the Nazi leaders shot. Stalin wanted show trials. The decision to hold genuine legal proceedings — against significant opposition — was one of the most consequential choices of the twentieth century. What happened at Nuremberg between 1945 and 1949 changed the world in ways most people have never fully understood. The trials created international criminal law from scratch. They established crimes against humanity as a legal concept that has shaped human rights law ever since. They rejected the defense of following orders — ...

You can't expand your wallet until you expand your mind. Becoming a millionaire is not just about all the things you want to have, but it's about the things you want to do and give. In order to climb to the financial peak, you've got to crawl out of the valley of debt. You will either voluntarily control your money now, or it will force its control on you later. The vast majority of people never arrive at their destination - not because they don't have what it takes but because they don't manage what they have.

In his latest release, Ultimate Hindsight, Jim Stovall packages a wealth of success tips and hindsight perspective from 100 leaders and superstars from all walks of life. Containing rare interviews with industry celebrities such as Zig Ziglar and Nido Qubein, Stovall's compilation offers an even wider range of mountain-top perspective by including conversations with entertainment giants such as Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand, business leaders Donald Trump and Steve Forbes, and many more.

William Shakespeare is the most celebrated writer in the history of the English language. He is also one of the least understood. We know almost nothing reliable about his actual life. The biographical record is so thin that the man who wrote Hamlet and King Lear left behind almost no letters, no diaries, no personal documents of any kind — only legal records about property transactions, a will that doesn't mention his plays, and a handful of signatures. Everything else is inference, imagination, and myth. William Shakespeare cuts through four centuries of mythology to examine seven ...

Optimism is your secret weapon in business and in life. It is custom designed specifically for you, and it is capable of bringing you everything you want. Optimism can overcome financial problems, physical disabilities, and personal challenges. In Jim Stovall's latest audiobook The Art of Optimism, he uses stories, studies, and personal experience to illustrate how adopting an attitude of optimism can change your life.

The latest volume in the bestselling Ultimate series, Jim Stovall and Tim Maurer's The Ultimate Financial Plan: Balancing Your Money and Life is a one-stop, comprehensive, personal financial planning book exploring the intersection of money and life. The Ultimate Financial Plan examines the connection between actions, thoughts, and feelings when it comes to all things financial.

When you realize that your success journey is really a journey of giving, you will unlock the potential for profound riches. The world’s top entrepreneurs and leaders derive their success and fulfillment from the alignment of their professional endeavors with their search for meaning and impact. Rather than waiting until they feel they have something to offer, they consistently share their resources to better the lives of others.

Wisdom for Winners, Volume Two contains a unique combination of guidance for the career professional and the entrepreneur combined with spiritual wisdom that prompts self-reflection. Organized into small sections, the material can be listened to incrementally for greater impact.

The score is already on your phone. This is the rest of the story. It took nearly four decades. Michigan defeated UConn for its first national basketball championship in 37 years. The final score: Michigan 69 – UConn 63. But the 2026 NCAA championship was never just about Monday night. It was the culmination of three weeks of March Madness — sixty-eight teams, single-elimination basketball, and the most unpredictable tournament in American sports. It was the story of four programs carrying decades of history into one building in Indianapolis: UConn chasing a third championship in four ...