Despair

Vladimir Nabokov

Self-satisfied, delighting in the many fascinating quirks of his own personality, Hermann Hermann is perhaps not to be taken too seriously. But then a chance meeting with a man he believes to be his double reveals a frightening 'split' in Hermann's nature. With shattering immediacy, Nabokov takes us int...

Crawf's Kick it to Nick: Bugs from Beyond

Shane Crawford

There's a big game coming up and the Crocs actually have a chance at winning. But when mutant bugs start burrowing up from under the oval and attacking players, Nick might have to throw the game to save everyone. And if they can't squash the bugs in time, losing the game will be the least of their probl...

Trouble in Paradise - From the End of History to the End of Capitalism

Slavoj Zizek

In Trouble in Paradise, Slavoj Žižek, one of our most famous, most combative philosophers, explains how by drawing on the ideas of communism, we can find a way out of the crisis of capitalism. There is obviously trouble in the global capitalist paradise. But why do we find it so difficult to imagine a ...