Paul Mason – författare

Markatta och hans vänner Zu och Sandy har som straff för sina många spratt förvisats ner till jorden av den gudomliga Jadekejsaren. De får bara återvända om de visar att de kan använda sina magiska krafter för att göra gott. Tur då att äventyren aldrig är långt borta!

Under ett besök på Rangels nöjespark upptäcker Markatta att ett farligt monster har tagit sig in på området. Märkliga, jättelika spår av tassar i marken leder in till åkattraktionen Skräckens berg. Kan de hitta monstret och besegra det?

SKEJTLIGAN är en mangainspirerad äventyrsserie som bygger på den kinesiska myten om Jadekejsaren och kung Markatta. För alla nybörjarläsare som älskar spänning, där delarna i serien kan läsas i vilken ordning som helst.

Markatta och hans vänner Zu och Sandy bodde en gång i Jadekejsarens gudomliga Molnpalats. Men där spelade de folk så många spratt att Jadekejsaren som straff förvisade dem ner till jorden. De får bara återvända om de visar att de kan använda sina magiska krafter för att göra gott. Tur då att äventyren aldrig är långt borta! I den lilla byn Västby har en förbannelse förvandlat invånarna till otäcka zombier. Kan de tre vännerna rädda byn?

Den första delen av fyra i en ny lättläst äventyrsserie. Paul Mason skriver med spänning, fantasi och ett lättillgängligt språk som lockar unga till läsning. Boken har en luftig layout och är full av Robin Boydens uttrycksfulla illustrationer.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of PostCapitalism, written and read by Paul Mason. ''The most important book about our economy and society to be published in my lifetime'' Irvine WelshFrom 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 always emerged transformed and strengthened. Surveying this turbulent history, Paul Mason wonders whether today we are on the brink of a change so big, so profound, that this time capitalism itself, the immensely complex system by which entire societies function, has reached its limits and is changing into something wholly new.At the heart of this change is information technology: a revolution that, as Mason shows, has the potential to reshape utterly our familiar notions of work, production and value; and to destroy an economy based on markets and private ownership - in fact, he contends, it is already doing so. In this groundbreaking, Sunday Times top ten book, Mason shows how, from the ashes of the recent financial crisis, we have the chance to create a more socially just and sustainable global economy.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Clear Bright Future by Paul Mason, read by Finlay Robertson.Our world order is under pressure as never before. From new authoritarian regimes in the US, Turkey and Russia, to the imminent break-up of the European Union and a social media awash with intolerance, things look set to fall apart just as abruptly as the Soviet Union did some thirty years ago. How did we get here, and what do we do now?In this searching new exploration of our crisis, Paul Mason argues that at its heart lies an attack on the idea of humanity itself. As the free-market system reduced us to two-dimensional consumers, genetics has stripped us of our belief in humans as agents of change. And now the dystopian forces of the authoritarian right are pushing the world towards a pre-modern understanding of the human being: one that aims to destroy the very concept of universal human rights, and create a new world in which we are biologically destined to form hierarchies based on ethnicity and gender, and to obey the demands of religious conformity.If these forces are not stopped, Mason warns, we will relive something even worse than the 1930s. In response, he demands a radical defence of the human being: a reinvention of humanism; a re-assertion of the universality of human rights; and a struggle for a society where biologically determined hierarchies are abolished. We have the power to imagine and design a better system. We must, Mason concludes, reach deep into the history and experience of resistance in order to be our own saviours.

Brought to you by Penguin. The far right is on the rise across the world. From Modi''s India to Bolsonaro''s Brazil and Erdogan''s Turkey, fascism is not a horror that we have left in the past; it is a recurring nightmare that is happening again - and we need to find a better way to fight it.In How to Stop Fascism, Paul Mason offers a radical, hopeful blueprint for resisting and defeating the new far right. The book is both a chilling portrait of contemporary fascism, and a compelling history of the fascist phenomenon: its psychological roots, political theories and genocidal logic. Fascism, Mason powerfully argues, is a symptom of capitalist failure, and it has haunted us throughout the twentieth century.History shows us the conditions that breed fascism, and how it can be successfully overcome. But it is up to us in the present to challenge it, and time is running out. From the ashes of Covid-19, we have an opportunity to create a fairer, more equal society. To do so, we must ask ourselves: what kind of world do we want to live in? And what are we going to do about it?© Paul Mason 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

This book tells us about the science behind funfairs, from which ride is most likely to make you vomit (and why), to how to survive the Wall of Death!

Jamie is finding it hard to adapt to life in Pakistan. In the first story, Ali befriends him and their shared love of cricket helps Jamie to feel better. In the second story, Ali and Jamie take part in the kite fight and beat Sohail (a bully).

This book is written in the form of a scrapbook, by a skateboarding enthusiast. He describes skateboarding terminology, what he wears, how he learns new skills and where he goes to practise.

This report text explains the history of the famous dish of fish and chips, presenting facts in a variety of ways.

This book looks at some of the world’s most dangerous animals. It explains how and why they attack and what to do if they attack you.