Bøker av Paul Mason

Truth or Busted explores the fact or fiction behind stuff you THINK you know about popular everyday topics!

This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in Ancient Benin. Supported by timelines, maps and references to important events and people, children will really feel they are on a time-travelling journey when reading this book.

Training to be an astronaut is tough it can take ages and you still might not make it into space. Imagine if you could just bluff your way into space instead. Tempted? Take a look inside this non-fiction book How to Bluff Your Way into Space to find out more. This book is part of Project X Origins.

This book looks at the basics of computer safety. It emphasises that once a computer is online, the user is open to dangers of various kinds, so there is a need to keep information private and use secure passwords.

Get inside the life and history of this great, globally popular sporting event

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.Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 6-7 (Year 2) Book band: Orange B Phonics phase: 5

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).Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 10-11 (Year 6) Book band: Red A Phonics phase: n/a

Truth or Busted explores the fact or fiction behind stuff you THINK you know about popular everyday topics!

This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach today's children to read. Purple Level A: When Animals Attack ... What would you do if a hungry grizzly bear got into your tent? If a leopard came too near, would you shout at it or run away? This book tells you what to do when an animal attacks!

Two abandoned children make their home in a castle - which turns out to be haunted!

A humorous guide to the human body and all its yuckiness!

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 planetriots in Athens, student occupations in the UK, Quebec and Moscow, the emergence of the Occupy Movement and the tumult of the Arab Spring. Economic crisis, social networking and a new political consciousness have come together to ignite a new generation of radicals.BBC journalist and author Paul Mason combines the anecdotes gleaned through first-hand reportage with political, economic and historical analysis to tell the story of today's networked revolution. Why It's Still Kicking Off Everywhere not only addresses contemporary struggles, it provides insights into the future of global revolt.

A story of love, journalism and the West's inability to understand the East.

Barmy Biogs looks at the life stories of the most kooky, eccentric and downright barmy characters throughout the course of world history!

Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they'd choose for themselves.

He would keep Paul locked up and naked in a tiny cupboard under the stairs of their home before sexually abusing him. The cupboard became a horrific prison where fear and terror filled his every moment. The Cupboard Under the Stairs is a story of abuse at the mercy of adults whom Paul should have been able to trust.

Do you want to become a great kayaker? If you could travel the whole world to learn more about surfing, where would be the best places to visit? This book combines two fantastic and fascinating topics: factual and practical tips on surfing, as well as an insight into the exotic places which are best for doing them!

Do you want to become a great skater? If you could travel the wholeworld to compete and learn more about skateboarding, where wouldbe the best places to visit?Thisbook combines two fantastic and fascinating topics: factual andpractical tips on skateboarding, as well as an insight into the exotic placeswhich are best for doing it!

Join the Energy Force and save the planet by learning about sustainable energy. TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for children aged 711. Its range of subjects and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

Discover which future predictions are future fantasy and which are future fact in this non-fiction title, Space Holidays and other freaky futures. This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school.

Do you want to become a great rock climber? If you could travel the whole world to learn more about surfing, where would be the best places to visit? This book combines two fantastic and fascinating topics: factual and practical tips on surfing, as well as an insight into the exotic places which are best for doing them!

This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach today's children to read. Have you ever wondered where fish and chips come from? And did you know that potatoes were the first food to be grown in Space? Find out lots of fun facts about one of our favourite dishes! (Gold Level A)

Globalisation has created a whole new working class - and they are reliving stories that were first played out a century ago. This title tells the story of this working class alongside the history of the global labour movement, from its formation in the factories of the 1800s through its near destruction by fascism in the 1930s.

An authoritative yet highly readable monograph on one of Britain's rarest yet most spectacular breeding birds, the Golden Oriole. This is the latest title in the acclaimed series of Poyser monographs.