Best Selling Books by Paul Mason

Examines the world''s fastest machines, from airplanes to elevators.

Age 9-11. Describes animals that use their special skills and senses to give them an advantage over their competition, including crocodiles, bears, and sharks.

Discover what it is like to live in Italy.

Over the past century, the growing food industry has brought dramatic changes to what foods people eat, where foods come from, and how they are produced. These changes have affected our diet, our health, our lives, and our planet. This title provides a fascinating overview of the challenges the global community faces surrounding food production and consumption today. The book includes topics such as modern-day farming techniques, fair trade, and the debate surrounding genetically modified crops.

Policing and the Media provides an up-to-date overview of the changing dynamics and dimensions of the relationships that exist on the British police-media nexus. Factual, fictional and factional representations of policing in the media are the major - and for a great many citizens probably the sole - influence in shaping their perceptions and opinions about crime, law and order, community safety, police efficiency and integrity, not to mention the efficacy of criminal justice and penal policy. This book deals with all three representations, noting the lines between such clear divisions are increasingly blurred and the concepts of reality, realism and representation, slippery and complex.

Sharks—sleek, fast-moving predators with powerful jaws—can take care of themselves, right? Wrong! Thanks to humans, many shark species are officially endangered and some iconic sharks even face extinction. This has happened through demand for shark fin soup, big-game fishing, ocean pollution, and other threats to their survival. Discover why sharks need our protection and why we need them. True stories and fascinating science combined with superb photographs explain how these incredible hunters have become the hunted—and also how we can protect them in the future.

A case manager shares stories of patients'' and families'' journeys and "deftly conveys the frustrations and inequities of traumatic brain injury" (Mary Roach, The New York Times Book Review). Head Cases takes us into the dark side of the brain in an astonishing sequence of stories, at once true and strange, about the effects of brain damage. Michael Paul Mason is one of an elite group of experts who coordinate care in the complicated aftermath of tragic injuries that can last a lifetime. On the road with Mason, we encounter survivors of brain injuries as they struggle to map and make sense of the new worlds they inhabit. Underlying each of these survivors'' stories is an exploration of the brain and its mysteries. When injured—by a bad fall, a viral infection, or some other misfortune—the brain must figure out how to heal itself, reorganizing its physiology in order to do the job. Mason gives us a series of vivid glimpses into brain science, the last frontier of medicine, and we come away in awe of the miracles of the brain''s workings and astonished at the fragility of the brain and the sense of self, life, and order that resides there. Head Cases "[achieves] through sympathy and curiosity insight like that which pulses through genuine literature" ( The New York Sun); it is at once illuminating and deeply affecting. "Vivid, heartbreaking [and] movingly written." — The Seattle Times "Tells stories of tremendous courage and perseverance as survivors and their families work to re-establish the everyday skills they had before their injury. The strange effects of neurological damage will draw fans of Oliver Sacks, but Mason''s poignant and caring accounts of his clients'' lives are sure to touch the hearts of a wide range of readers." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Describes the history of reported alien activities, and discusses theories behind UFO sightings and faked photographs.

Did the Ancient Romans eat crisps? Who was the first queen to use a toilet? Have a city''s streets ever been paved with gold? This book takes a fun look at history by asking and answering a series of quirky yet thought-provoking questions such as these! Although primarily a recreational read, the book nevertheless contains a wealth of fascinating information and bizarre facts about history that readers will be sure to find captivating.

(W) Christopher Sequeira, Steve Ditko, and Others (A) Dr. Paul Mason, and Others (CA) J. Scherpenhuizen 26 top Aussie writers and artists tell a jam tale over four issues of 12 super-heroes surging into meta-charged action that criss-crosses the Australian continent! Includes copy of a letter from the late STEVE DITKO, co-creator of SPIDER-MAN written before he died, encouraging the creator of this project to go ahead with it! Conceived and edited by Christopher Sequeira (STAR TREK: HOLO-WEEN). WRITERS THIS ISSUE: Christopher Sequeira, Dr. Paul Mason, Amanda Bacchi, Julie Ditrich, and Komala Singh. ARTISTS THIS ISSUE: Jan Scherpenhuizen, Adam Yusoff, Dr. Paul Mason, Marcelo Baez, Michel Gerencir, and W. Chew Chan.

A look at some of the types of horses and ponies, and what they do.

Through detailed, real-life case studies, this series presents the history, theory, and practical application of crime solving through the use of forensics. Features include eyewitness testimony and step-by-step descriptions of techniques used in case studies.

Explains the history of snowboarding, the basics of the sport, and the equipment needed.

What is camouflage? Camouflage is a type of disguise. It makes you look like something you are not. Animals use camouflage for two main reasons: to stay safe from predators and to be invisible to their prey.

A Chinese Woman Pushes Her Way To The Front Of A Hiring Queue Outside A Factory In Shenzhen....A Bolivian Miner, Without Light Or Ventilation, Crawls Deep Inside A Deserted Mine...A Group Of Somali Cleaners Files Into An Investment Bank In London S Canary Wharf...Globalisation Has Created A Whole New Working Class And They Are Reliving Stories That Were First Played Out A Century Ago.In Live Working Or Die Fighting, Paul Mason Tells The Story Of This New Working Class Alongside The Epic History Of The Global Labour Movement, From Its Formation In The Factories Of The 1800S To Its Near Destruction By Fascism In The 1930S. Along The Way He Provides A Who Do You Think You Are? For The Anti-Globalisation Movement, Uncovering Startling Parallels Between The Issues That Confronted The Original Anti-Capitalists And Those Who Have Taken To The Streets In Seattle, Genoa And Beyond.Blending Exhilarating Historical Narrative With Reportage From Today S Front Line, He Links The Lives Of 19Th-Century Factory Girls With The Lives Of Teenagers In A Giant Chinese Mobile Phone Factory; He Tells The Story Of How Mass Trade Unions Were Born In London S Docklands And How They Re Being Reinvented By The Migrant Cleaners In Skyscrapers That Stand On The Very Same Spot. The Stories Come To Life Through The Voices Of Remarkable Individuals: Child Labourers In Dickensian England, Visionary Women On Parisian Barricades, Gun-Toting Railway Strikers In America S Wild West, And Beer-Swilling German Metalworkers Who Tried To Stop World War One. It Is A Story Of Urban Slums, Self-Help Co-Operatives, Choirs And Brass Bands, Free Love And Self-Education By Candlelight. And, As The Author Shows, In The Developing Industrial Economies Of The World It Is Still With Us.Live Working Or Die Fighting Celebrates A Common History Of Defiance, Idealism And Self-Sacrifice, One As Alive And Active Today As It Was Two Hundred Years Ago. It Is A Unique And Inspirational Book.

There''s something unusual about Stella and Tom''s friends - they''re all a little bit dead! The ghosts in the castle are feeling homesick and so a ghostly road trip is the only cure. Can Stella and Tom get their friends home without the interfering ghost catcher, Stoneyheart, catching up with them? Funny, exciting or a little bit spooky, Black Cats are fast-paced stories with short chapters and illustrations throughout - stepping stones to reading confidence

Provides facts and practical tips on different kinds of fishing, as well as an insight into diverse fishing locations worldwide.

Discover the mindblowing moves and tricks you can pull on a skateboard. Find out about equipment and clothing and the best places to go. Pick up tips on the skills you''ll need, whether you''re ramp riding or street skating.