"This is micro-historical writing at its best."--Walden Bello, author of "Dilemmas of Domination""Brilliant."--Ken LoachThe stories in this book come to life through the voices of remarkable individuals: child laborers in Dickensian England, visionary women on Parisian barricades, gun-toting railway[...]
Originally published in 2012 to wide acclaim, this updated edition, Why It's STILL Kicking Off Everywhere, includes coverage of the most recent events in the wave of revolt and revolution sweeping the planet - riots in Athens , student occupations in the UK, Quebec and Moscow, the emergence of the O[...]
Meltdown is a gripping account of the financial collapse that destroyed the West's investment banks, brought the global economy to its knees, and undermined three decades of neoliberal orthodoxy. Covering the development of the crisis from the economic front line, Paul Mason explores the roots of th[...]
Our world is changing dramatically. The global economic crisis has given way to social crisis: corrupt and dictatorial politics enmeshed with a global financial elite - and an ever-widening gulf between the haves and have-nots. In 2011 this profound disconnect found expression in events that we were[...]
From Paul Mason, the award-winning Channel 4 presenter, Postcapitalism is a guide to our era of seismic economic change, and how we can build a more equal society. Over the past two centuries or so, capitalism has undergone continual change - economic cycles that lurch from boom to bust - and has al[...]
Å vite hvordan du skal styre økonomien din er en av livets nøkkelferdigheter! Denne humoristiske og lærerike boken gir deg supre tips om hvordan du skal få mest mulig ut av pengene dine og få minst mulig gjeld. Du får også gode råd om hvordan du kan få pengene dine til å formere seg. Pass[...]
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Serien Kroppskonst tar med läsaren runt om i världen och visar hur människor smyckar sina kroppar, både förr och nu. Serien beskriver hur tatuering, piercing, kroppsmålning och frisyrer används i religiösa, sociala och kulturella sammanhang.[...]
Raha on tärkeä osa meidän kaikkien elämää. Tämä värikkäästi kuvitettu teos johdattaa nuoret hauskasti ja havainnollisesti raha-asioiden maailmaan. Luettuasi kirjan tiedät muun muassa, miten voit ansaita omaa rahaa, miten asioit pankissa ja miten voit suunnitella rahankäyttöäsi - jopa [...]
A study of children's lying explains motivations, how lying changes with age, and what parents can do[...]
People with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) challenge those close to them with their often bewildering mood shifts and unpredictable behavior. For those people who have relationships with persons with BPD, whether they be relatives, friends, spouses, parents, or children, this book should prov[...]
Do you feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent, and irrational rages? Do you feel as though you are constantly trying to avoid confrontation? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should remember this: It's not your fault. And you're not alone. In[...]
Nationally recognized marijuana-policy experts Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert compare and contrast the relative harms and legal status of the two most popular recreational substances in the worldâmarijuana and alcohol. Through an objective examination of the two drugs and the laws a[...]
In 2012, voters in Colorado shocked the political establishment by making the use of marijuana legal for anyone in the state twenty-one years of age or older. In the wake of that unprecedented victory, nationally recognized marijuana-policy experts Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert revisit [...]