"[An] audacious concept. . . . [A] giddy thrill." — Los Angeles Times"Weird? Obviously. . . . There's more than stuffing here, though, including questions of good vs. evil, life vs. death, and sanity vs. insanity. Skip that evening Scotch and read this one stone-cold sober—it's plenty trippy as is." — Washington Post on AmbervilleA horrific crime sets off a disturbing chain of events in Tim Davy's Mollisan Town. Like George Orwell's Animal Far...

"When you're tired of run-of-the-mill fiction, it's time to read [Tim Davys]."—Brad Meltzer, author of The Book of Lies"A world that's violent, tender, hilarious, and downright sickening. Really, what could be better?"—Eric Garcia, author of Anonymous RexTim Davys is one of the most uniquely imaginative novelists writing today—the architect of Mollisan Town, a dark urban nightmare located in an alternate world populated by stuffed animals tha...

Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationLevel & Subject: Cambridge International AS & A Level SociologyFirst teaching: September 2019 First examination: From 2021The Student’s Book provides up-to-date, in-depth and truly international coverage of the Cambridge International syllabus. It is written by a bestselling author team of experienced Sociology teachers, lecturers and examiners.Up-to-date and international: each cha...

“Audacious . . . [a] giddy thrill.” — Los Angeles Times“Weird? Obviously. But oddly gripping and convincing. … Skip that evening Scotch and read this one stone-cold sober—it’s plenty trippy as is.” — Washington PostAmberville, Tim Davys’s first novel about Mollisan Town and its stuffed animal inhabitants, is both a noir novel with an unusual cast and an utterly original meditation on good and evil. In the words of Brad Meltzer (bestselling author ...

The second book in Tim Davys’s Mollisan Town quartet—following the critically-acclaimed Amberville—Lanceheim is a literary and psychological drama in which the trials and tribulations of stuffed animals Reuben Walrus and Wolf Diaz illuminate the moral and philosophical dilemmas of humans. If you enjoy the works of Chris Moore (You Suck, Fool), Neil Gaiman (Stardust, Coraline), Clifford Chase (Winkie), and Jasper Fforde (The Big Over Easy

Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: AS and A Level Sociology (7191, 7192)First teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2017The most up-to-date coverage and in-depth exam support for AQA A-level Sociology, from the bestselling authors of Sociology: Themes and Perspectives.Book 2 provides in-depth coverage of AQA’s 2015 specifications, with chapters on Crime and deviance, Theory and methods and Beliefs in society.The clear,...

Landslide Hazards, Risks and Disasters Second Edition makes a broad but detailed examination of major aspects of mass movements and their consequences, and provides knowledge to form the basis for more complete and accurate monitoring, prediction, preparedness and reduction of the impacts of landslides on society. The frequency and intensity of landslide hazards and disasters has consistently increased over the past century, and this trend will continue as society increasingly utilises ste...

Landslides are the most costly geo-hazard in the world, and they're often the cause or the result of other hazards and disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions. Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters makes a close and detailed examination of major mass movements and provides measures for more thorough and accurate monitoring, prediction, preparedness, and prevention. It takes a geoscientific approach to the topic while also discussing the impacts human-in...

The European Fall is an anthology that charts the mental consequences of the economic and political crisis that Europe is going through. It consists of 28 essays - one from each EU-country, written by leading intellectuals of the continent. Agnes Heller (Hungary), Gazmend Kapplani (Greece), Marlene Streeruwitz (Austria), Jose-Ignacio Torresblanca (Spain), Varia Vike-Freiberga (Latvia), Tariq Ali (GB), Slavenka Draculic (Kroatia), Stefano Benni (Italy), Martin Simecka (Slovakia), Olga Tocar...