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Climate change is the most serious crisis of our time. As history is being written in fire in California and Greece, in the warming waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and in the melting ice of the Arctic and Antarctica, Carbon Blues demystifies current debates on climate change, discussing everything from carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere caused by cars, coal, and oil to global warming and worsening natural disasters.A detailed examination of the history of climate change and its present and future consequences, Carbon Blues traces the essential economic importance of coal in the nineteenth century and oil in the twentieth, emphasizing the role of the automobile and the internal combustion engine in the dereliction of our planet. Exposing campaigns to mislead the public, Mike Mason reveals that the fatal consequences of CO2 and NO2 have been widely known for decades but successfully discounted and manipulated by the carbon lobby led by Exxon, BP, figures such as the Koch brothers, and democratically elected governments. The book underlines the disturbing truth: that despite current attempts to remediate climate change, the harm already done - melting polar ice and the warming and rising of the seas - will be virtually irreversible.As the fight against climate change comes to a head, Carbon Blues searches for fruitful ways forward.

An insightful account of the recent histories of nearly two dozen states, Global Shift is a dynamic, nuanced study of what is sometimes referred to as the "Third World." Seeking to illuminate the deep economic chasm between the global East and West, Mike Mason presents a new perspective of decolonization, neocolonialism, and global capitalism in the context of the rise and decline of a hegemonic America. Global Shift begins with the end of the Second World War, telling the story of a ravaged, but still dominant West, as well as the emergence of the Third World - a zone of competition and contention ultimately engulfed by the rising tide of capitalist development. Mason suggests that historic focus on the West as the centre of the global economy may soon be superseded by the rise of the East Drawing on history, comparative politics, and development studies, Global Shift traces the contours of state histories from Asia, Africa, and Latin America to create a comprehensive portrait of the current state of global politics that is breathtaking in scope.

An insightful account of the recent histories of nearly two dozen states, Global Shift is a dynamic, nuanced study of what is sometimes referred to as the "Third World." Seeking to illuminate the deep economic chasm between the global East and West, Mike Mason presents a new perspective of decolonization, neocolonialism, and global capitalism in the context of the rise and decline of a hegemonic America. Global Shift begins with the end of the Second World War, telling the story of a ravaged, but still dominant West, as well as the emergence of the Third World - a zone of competition and contention ultimately engulfed by the rising tide of capitalist development. Mason suggests that historic focus on the West as the centre of the global economy may soon be superseded by the rise of the East Drawing on history, comparative politics, and development studies, Global Shift traces the contours of state histories from Asia, Africa, and Latin America to create a comprehensive portrait of the current state of global politics that is breathtaking in scope.

As Europe rebuilt after the devastation of the Second World War, the former colonies of the major imperial powers sought their independence at the same time that the United States extended its economic and political power globally. In Turbulent Empires Mike Mason analyzes the struggles for post-colonial sovereignty and economic domination and how these competing forces led to conflicts and shifting alliances around the postwar world. Turbulent Empires surveys the major polities and economies of Africa, Asia, Latin America, Russia, and the West and traces the trajectory of nationalist ruling classes bent on exercising sovereign control over economic resources. It emphasizes the convulsions that brought about unanticipated realignments and shocking reversals, such as the rise and fall of regimes, continuous interventions in the Muslim world, the sudden collapse of the commodities supercycle, and the continuing challenge of inequality. By the second decade of the twenty-first century, the global economic crisis of 2008 raised the question of a new global order while the question of American decline, captured in the slogan "Make America Great Again,” became commonplace. Both erudite and accessibly written, Turbulent Empires provides an insightful and sweeping analysis of world political and economic history that is an ideal introduction to postwar political science, history, and development studies.

Why is so much of our existence so ordinary? Why this immense tract of stuff in our lives that seems to have no lofty purpose? In ninety short devotional chapters, Mike Mason meditates on this question, concluding that in fact everydayness, to the extent we embrace it, is a source of deep consolation. Far from being meaningless, the humdrum and the commonplace may actually hold the secret of life. Same Old, Same New-beautifully and provocatively written and full of arresting insights-will take your old tired world, stand it on end, and spin it like a top."Mike Mason straddles two worlds, the quotidian and the eternal. Of course those two worlds aren't separate worlds at all-and the reality of that intermingling, that co-existence of the mundane and the mystical, is perhaps the recurrent theme of Mason's writing." Ron Reed, Founding Artistic Director of Pacific Theatre

Why is so much of our existence so ordinary? Why this immense tract of stuff in our lives that seems to have no lofty purpose? In ninety short devotional chapters, Mike Mason meditates on this question, concluding that in fact everydayness, to the extent we embrace it, is a source of deep consolation. Far from being meaningless, the humdrum and the commonplace may actually hold the secret of life. Same Old, Same New-beautifully and provocatively written and full of arresting insights-will take your old tired world, stand it on end, and spin it like a top."Mike Mason straddles two worlds, the quotidian and the eternal. Of course those two worlds aren't separate worlds at all-and the reality of that intermingling, that co-existence of the mundane and the mystical, is perhaps the recurrent theme of Mason's writing." Ron Reed, Founding Artistic Director of Pacific Theatre

A Guide to the Hacking Underworld You've Never Seen Before Hackers have always been a closed, secretive circle, wary of infiltrators and keeping their secrets completely hidden from the public eye....until now This book blows the lid open on the dark side of the hacking world, bringing all of the shadowy secrets, tools of the trade, malicious methods, and high-stakes multi-millionaire lifestyles of hackers out into the open Each chapter gives you unprecedented access to the cunning tricks, psychological manipulation, and malware that hackers could be using against you RIGHT NOW In this eye-opening guide, I bring you: - An introduction to the secretive world of hacking. - The types of hackers that pose a threat to you, and their various motivations. - The different tools, methods, and tricks these hackers could use against you. - How a hacker could be literally watching your every move and listening to your every breath through your computer - How anyone could be the hacker next door - The cunning techniques dangerous hackers use to access your private information and step-by-step explanations of their hacks. - Hacker tips and tutorials that take YOU inside the hack and put the power in your hands - How to avoid, prevent, and fight back against potential hacking campaigns. - And much more Don't stay in the dark about the menacing methods of malicious black hat hackers. Act NOW to learn inside knowledge about their hacks AND how to use their own tricks against them to protect your precious assets and stay safe

In the deepest part of our hearts and souls is the desire to love well. Yet in our struggle to do so, we learn that, as Mike Mason puts it, "We are not born with love; it is something we must learn." Now, in Practicing the Presence of People, he helps us launch that learning process. Mason points the way to fresh knowledge and fresh experience, showing how we can discover new things about those we love, understand them from the inside out, tenderly identify with their weaknesses, and celebrate that they too were lovingly made by the hand of God.

Personal meditations that remind us that it's okay to doubt, be confused, even get angry in our pain; but that even then, we must seek to give ourselves to God just as Job did.

"Unstoppable Success" inspires the uninspired and challenges the already motivated to dream bigger and demand more of themselves. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the ultra-successful think in order to create their own future. Begin to think like they think and your personal vision will be expanded and the limits will be removed from your current ideas of what is possible. Begin doing what the ultra-successful do, and you’ll make these elevated possibilities a reality. Dr. Mike Mason’s personal experience and expertise in motivation offers a unique perspective on how to establish your goals, set your priorities and develop a personalized plan for the daily motivation needed to achieve your potential. Learn how to govern your daily agenda by prioritizing the events that will bring you closer to reaching your goals. You will learn about the 2 most powerful influences in your life, how to harness the power of these 2 influences from your past and how to utilize them to help shape your future. You can be, do and have more from this day forward by implementing this easy-to-use approach for creating your own roadmap to success. "Unstoppable Success" will fill you with hope for a better tomorrow by giving you the tools you need to create virtually any future that you choose. This system teaches you how to get everything you could ever want out of life by giving everything you have to it. If your goal is to reach the top 1% in sports, scholastics, business or finances, then the methods contained in these pages will help pave your way. Discover the greatest motivational tool that you will ever have and follow this secret formula to become unstoppable in every facet of your life.