Duncan Thompson: 5 books

There is a faceless danger lurking in the shadows — or are the shadows themselves the real threat...? Within the Dark Places is a rollercoaster ride of blood, sweat and tears, a novella that pays homage to horror movies of the late seventies and early eighties. The story follows a stag-party who...

“The scarecrows are coming…” Welcome to Freykirk – population, 266. A quaint, rural, yet affluent village where everybody knows everybody else and the locals are not afraid to leave their doors unlocked at night. Washed-up writer and city boy, Cage Roberts, is about to experience...

Where the Darkness Hides picks up immediately where Within the Dark Places ended - and, as tradition dictates for horror sequels, this time the body count is higher and the death scenes are even more brutal and terrifying.

Mobilizing for Democracy is an in-depth study into how ordinary citizens and their organizations mobilize to deepen democracy. Featuring a collection of new empirical case studies from Angola, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, this important new book illustrates how forms...

This collection examines the relationship between Augustine and Wittgenstein and demonstrates the deep affinity they share, not only for the substantive issues they treat but also for the style of philosophizing they employ. Wittgenstein saw certain salient Augustinian approaches to concepts like...