New York has some strange neighborhoods. There's the Upper West Side, the Lower East Side and... the Other Side. That's where the Sidhe live-a race of mythological creatures that have dwelled just under mankind's nose for millennia, created and kept alive by the dream energy of humans. There's good ones (Seelie) and bad ones (Unseelie), and they get along fine just as long as they stay hidden from mankind. It's a peaceful situation that has lasted since the days of the foundation of America. That peaceful situation is about to be broken. When a young designer stumbles into the Other Side, she...

Monsanto-one of the largest agriculture and biotech companies in the world-creates genetically engineered seeds and food, or GMOs. They've also brought us toxic chemicals like DDT, PCBs and even Agent Orange. But what is Monsanto truly doing to our diet-and why do many consider their business practices deeply abusive? Are GMOs the solution to world hunger, or a shockingly dangerous threat to our health? And does Monsanto really, as some suggest, control much of the United States' agriculture and food departments? Meticulously researched, Monsanto vs. the World puts to rest the...

FIGHT THE FUTURE Hyperworlds, Underworlds is a relentless chronicle of the utopian dreams and dystopian nightmares of the 21st century. In the articles gathered here, journalist Jason Louv hands you his hard-won map of the future. He chronicles the effects of globalization and technology, the rampant abuses of corporations and intelligence agencies, the robotification of war, and how technology and mass communications are used for control of the population. For answers to the questions posed by our Brave New World, he looks to our culture's outsiders and rebels, and the combs the fringes of...