Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis

Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis 2021

6.00

In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an extraordinarily disturbing book that transported its readers into the mind of Patrick Bateman, a cynical mergers and acquisitions executive obsessed with brands, inconsequential details, pop culture and brutal murder.

2021

Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.

Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F. 2022

7.00

West Germany, 1978. The publication of a harrowing book chronicling the miserable lives of young drug addicts living and dying in train stations and public toilets across the country causes a brutal social shock: the story of Christiane F., a thirteen-year-old girl who prostitutes herself to buy heroin, and the children at the Berlin Zoo station.

2022

Housewives: A Forgotten History

Housewives: A Forgotten History 2022

4.00

After World War II, many young French women became housewives, convinced that devoting themselves entirely to caring for their families was a noble mission and a means of personal fulfillment.

2022

How Chemical Giants Destroyed our Ecosystem

How Chemical Giants Destroyed our Ecosystem 2021

8.00

Since the 1990s, total insect biomass has declined by 75 percent. The rapid decline affects all food chains: fish and birds can no longer find enough to eat and are becoming fewer and fewer. Studies show that neonicotinoids used in pesticides aren't just destroying the insect popualtion, but also affect human health.

2021