**Winner of the 2026 Outstanding Contribution to Political Sociology Book Award from the American Sociological Association**Why is democracy so broken and how might it be fixed? In The Master's Tools, award-winning author Michael A. McCarthy argues the answer can be found in the flows of credit and investment bound up with finance capital.Today, finance guides and constrains our politics, but there is no reason why this must be so. In this groundbr...

Why has old-age security become less solidaristic and increasingly tied to risky capitalist markets? Drawing on rich archival data that covers more than fifty years of American history, Michael A. McCarthy argues that the critical driver was policymakers' reactions to capitalist crises and their political imperative to promote capitalist growth.Pension development has followed three paths of marketization in America since the New Deal, each distinct but converging: occupat...

The interest in using Bayesian methods in ecology is increasing, however many ecologists have difficulty with conducting the required analyses. McCarthy bridges that gap, using a clear and accessible style. The text also incorporates case studies to demonstrate mark-recapture analysis, development of population models and the use of subjective judgement. The advantages of Bayesian methods, are also described here, for example, the incorporation of any relevant prior information and the abi...

The remarkable run of self-proclaimed "democratic socialist" Bernie Sanders for president of the United States has prompted-for the first time in decades and to the shock of many-a national conversation about socialism. A New York Times poll in late November found that a majority of Democrats had a favorable view of socialism, and in New Hampshire in February, more than half of Democratic voters under 35 told the Boston Globe they call themselves socialists. It's unclear exactly w...

What if our financial system were organized to the benefit of the many rather than simply empowering the few? Robert Hockett and Fred Block argue that an entirely different financial system is both desirable and possible. They outline concrete steps that could get us there. Financial systems move the worlds savings from investment to investment, chasing the highest rates of return. They run on profit. But what if investment went to the enterprises or institutions that provided things that ...

THE HEART-STOPPING NO.1 BESTSELLER AND START OF AN ENTHRALLING NEW SERIES FROM THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE. DON'T MISS THE WHITE CROW, THE NEXT IN SERIES.'No one does suspense better' STEPHEN KING'Why won't he let you go?' I ask.'He thinks he owns me.'To Philomena McCarthy, being a police officer means never turning your back on someone in trouble. So when a decorated detective beats his girlfriend and t...

Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, this compelling narrative combines intriguing tales of discovery with tips on how to begin your own explorations. Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy's featured story recounts his quest to uncover his family's Irish history, while twenty-five other prominent writers tell their own heartfelt stories of connection.Spanning the globe, these stories offer personal takes on journeying home, whether the authors are ac...

The No.1 bestseller and three-time Crime Writers' Award Winner returns with a nail-biting new book. If you loved When You Are Mine or you're hunting for thrillers that make you think and feel, you won't want to miss this.As the daughter of a London crime boss, PC Philomena McCarthy walks a thin blue line keeping the two sides of her complicated life apart.On patrol one night she discovers a child in pyjamas, wandering alone. Taking Daisy home, Ph...

In a case based on a lie, only one man knows the truth. Attorney Dan Stidham breaks his self-imposed 30-year silence to expose details only he knows about the infamous West Memphis Three murders. Exposing what happened will allow him to close the door on a case that tormented him for years and to help exonerate the three innocent young men who spent decades in prison because of the malevolence of the police, prosecution, and judge. The West Memphis 3 Murder case, which captured the world's...

Der jungen Londoner Polizistin Phil McCarthy steht eine große Karriere bevor. Bis sie zu einem Fall häuslicher Gewalt gerufen wird. Denn der Täter ist ein hochdekorierter Detective, der seine Geliebte Tempe schwer misshandelt hat. Als Phil diese zu schützen versucht, wird sie suspendiert. Zumindest Tempe zeigt sich dankbar: Die beiden Frauen werden enge Freundinnen, sind bald unzertrennlich. Doch allmählich wird Phil misstrauisch: Etwas an der Geschichte der jungen Frau scheint nicht zu st...

The harrowing true story of the abuses two boys suffered at a Florida reform school and how they came together fifty years later to confront their attackers."[ The Boys of the Dark] reads seamlessly… . . . A worthy exploration of a regrettably long-lasting true-crime nightmare." — Kirkus ReviewsMichael O'McCarthy and Robert W. Straley were teens when they were termed "incorrigible youth" by authorities and ordered to attend ...

Langzaam sluit het net zich om haar heen. Maar wie manipuleert wie? Philomena McCarthy heeft altijd moeten vechten om dat te worden wat ze het liefste wil: agent bij de Metropolitan Police. Maar als dochter van een beruchte Londense gangster wordt haar integriteit continu in twijfel getrokken, ook al heeft ze alle banden met haar vader verbroken. Op een dag wordt ze opgeroepen bij een melding van huiselijk geweld en weet ze daar een jonge vrouw in veiligheid te brengen. Tempe Brown blijkt ...