What would it take to make society better? For the majority, conditions are getting worse and this will continue unless strong action is taken. This book offers a wide range of expert contributors outlining what might help to make better societies and which mechanisms, interventions and evidence are needed when we think about a better society.The book looks at what is needed to prevent the proliferation of harm and the gradual collapse of civil society. It argues that social scient...

This book is about tax and social policy and how they interact with each other.The impact of taxation as an instrument of social policy is central in influencing redistribution and behaviour. This broad-based edited collection fills a significant gap in both literatures, bringing together disparate debates in this emerging area of analysis.It guides readers through the key interactions of tax and social policies and the central debates and challenges posed by their effect o...

This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of the many different kinds of information that can be obtained through the archaeological study of pottery. It describes the scientific and quantitative techniques that are now available to the archaeologist, and assesses their value for answering a range of archaeological questions. It provides a manual for the basic handling and archiving of excavated pottery so that it can be used as a basis for further studies. The whole is set in th...

"The Unauthorized Story of Randy Orton" is a compelling, first of its kind, and completely unauthorized work from bestselling author Michael Essany.Randy Orton is one of the biggest superstars in WWE history. But why has the decorated third-generation talent known as the "Apex Predator" fallen so sharply from a main event performer to a mid-card filler in 2012?Is this eye-opening work, Orton's career today is probed by industry veterans and insiders who help shed light on w...

Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre is an anthology of the best upcoming writers exploring the dark side of stoners, zombies, killer clowns, Disneyland, werewolves in night clubs, the Golden Age of Hollywood, and Scottish hermit crabs. Includes new work by Roberta Rogow, Brian Rosenberger, Tim Johnson, C.C. Parker and Jenifer Jourdanne among others. Table of Contents Formaldehyde by C.C. Parker Doof Doof Doof by Paul Haines Peppercorn Rent by Roberta Rogaw Rats, Wrong Alley by Tim Johnson Brillia...

The past isn't over, it's an opening. The future isn't hidden, it's a trap.If she ever wants to see him again, she'll have to take the risk.Publishers Weekly Starred Review: "Funny, Romantic & Harrowing!"After reconnecting with the one-that-got-away—and then losing him in a pandemic—Iz struggles to survive alone in a remote mountain cabin. As loneliness and despair set in, she starts taking in abandoned pet...

The road to extinction starts with good intentions and tiny wings...Winner of the 2026 IndieReader Discovery Award for Science Fiction."Engrossing doomsday thriller spliced with heart, humor, and second chances."~Publishers WeeklyRead by Audie Award-Winning Duo Narrators for an Immersive Listening Experience!In a crumbling biodome surrounded by rising seas a...

From the award-winning author, D. L. ORTON, comes book three in the Between Two Evils series.Shannon fights to stay alive inside a rogue biodome and discovers something totally unexpected... Peter.Lani is forced into the role of the reluctant heroine but rediscovers her street-kid mojo and sets out to recover everything she's lost.Diego receives another dirty sock (and a note) from the fireball express: The wind...

Of best-selling husband-and-wife writing team W.Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, Booklist proclaims that "nobody does Native Americana better than the Gears." Coming of the Storm launches a series featuring Black Shell, a Chicaza-clan trader, and his struggles with Hernando de Soto, an invader intent on spreading Catholicism at the point of his sword.

Across the expanse of space and time, love endures. (Unfortunately, it’s not going to be enough.)When a faulty time machine deposits Diego at the top of a pine tree, he knows he's in the wrong place—but has no idea he's in the wrong time. Naked and shivering in the chilly mountain air, he attempts to climb down, but slips, whacks his head, and falls into oblivion.He wakes up inside a darkened room, crippled and di...

The multiverse is collapsing. The time machine is broken. And humanity’s last hope? Might already be dead.Seven months after the EMPs brought the world to its knees, a handful of scientists are racing against extinction—and each other. Somewhere in a flooded skyscraper lies a wormhole generator that might be able to undo the apocalypse. If they can find it. If it still works. If it doesn’t kill them first.Meanwhile, Diego Nadales wakes up chained to a wall,...

Best-selling writing team and archaeologists W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear offer this compelling second novel in their Battle for America series. In 1539, Black Shell, his wife Pearl Hand, and their fellow exiles try to make a stand against the invasion of the Kristianos and their leader Hernando de Soto. But de Soto doesn't plan to back down easily. "[A] powerful historical tale ."-Publishers Weekly, starred review