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Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

by Philip K. Dick

Stunningly plausible in its portrayal of a neo-fascist America, where everyone informs on everyone else, this Orwellian novel bores deeply into the bedrock of the self--and plants dynamite at its center. "Fifty or a hundred years from now, (Dick's) world will stand alone on its own terms."--Norman Spinrad.

Over the Edge: The Role Playing Game of Surreal Danger

Over the Edge: The Role Playing Game of Surreal Danger

by Jonathan Tweet

Devious secret agents, subtle alien invasions, ancient conspiracies, the secret of human nature, drooling psychopaths, weird science, a quick but painful death -- who knows what you may find when you play Over the Edge ? For the first time, the surreal undercurrents of fiction, cinema, and television have come to roleplaying, and Over the Edge is the game that can take you where you've never been before. ... (more)

Forgotten Lives (Over the Edge)

Some secrets are worth dying for. Some have a blood price already paid many times. Everyone has a secret in the Edge, even those whose lives are long forgotten. The six adventures of Forgotten Lives each illuminates another dark corner of Al Amarja, from the island's fascist rulers of the 1930s to the near-mythical past of Dr. Nusbaum. * "Misplaced Childhood" by Scott McDaniel * "The Furchtegott File"... (more)

Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture

Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture

by Mark Fenster

JFK, Karl Marx, the Pope, Aristotle Onassis, Queen Elizabeth II, Howard Hughes, Fox Mulder, Bill Clinton-all have been linked to vastly complicated global (or even galactic) intrigues. In this enlightening tour of conspiracy theories, Mark Fenster guides readers through this shadowy world and analyzes its complex role in American culture and politics. Fenster argues that conspiracy theories are a form of... (more)

Little Brother

by Cory Doctorow

Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San... (more)

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