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Vaidhyanathan, Siva

Summary: This is the story of how Facebook devolved from an innocent social site hacked together by Harvard students into a force that, while it may make personal life just a little more pleasurable, makes democracy a lot more challenging. It's an indictment of how "social media" has fostered the deterioration of democratic culture around the world, from facilitating Russian meddling in support of...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 302.23 VAI

Vaidhyanathan, Siva

Summary: "If you wanted to build a machine that would distribute propaganda to millions of people, distract them from important issues, energize hatred and bigotry, erode social trust, undermine respectable journalism, foster doubts about science, and engage in massive surveillance all at once, you would make something a lot like Facebook. Of course, none of that was part of the plan. In Antisocial...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.23 VAI

Gagne, Tammy

Summary: The telephone, the lightbulb, and the airplane are all inventions have changed the world for the better. But many popular stories about the creation of American inventions have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether. Fact and Fiction of American Invention dives into the myths about inventors and their inventions and brings the truth to light. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J670 GAG

Adams, Scott

Summary: "From the creator of Dilbert, an unflinching look at the strategies Donald Trump used to persuade voters to elect the most unconventional candidate in the history of the presidency, and how anyone can learn his methods for succeeding against long odds."--Amazon

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.3 ADA

Gagne, Tammy

Summary: Every year on the Fourth of July, Americans celebrate the birth of the nation and the heroes who brought it about. But many popular stories about the American Revolution have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether. Fact and Fiction of the American Revolution dives into the myths about the war fought between the patriots and the redcoats and brings the truth to light....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.3 GAG

Young, Dannagal G.

Summary: "In this book, the author offers a new model that identifies social and cultural identity-who we are and who we want to be-as the most important factor driving the American phenomena of being wrong"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305 YOU

Gale, Ryan

Summary: "Sparked by the secession of the Southern states and the creation of the Confederacy, the Civil War raged between 1861 and 1865. But many popular stories about the Civil War have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether. Fact and Fiction of the Civil War dives into the myths about the war fought over slavery and brings the truth to light. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.7 GAL

Pirro, Jeanine

Summary: We are victims of a subterfuge and sabotage of the presidency that we've never witnessed before. Nevertheless, President Trump continues to fight every day to keep his promise to Make America Great Again. That bold idea has already led to a conservative judge on the Supreme Court, tax reform, and deregulation that has unleashed an economy stronger than anyone could have imagined. But there are...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 PIR

London, Martha

Summary: "Books, television shows, and movies have illustrated the adventures of cowboys, sharpshooters, and outlaws of the Wild West. But many popular stories about the American West have gotten some facts wrong and left others out altogether. Fact and Fiction of the Wild West dives into the myths about what life was like for settlers and Native American peoples in the West and brings the truth to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J978 LON

Leviton, Michael

Summary: The author describes his upbringing in a family fanatically devoted to honesty, the consequences of this unrelenting honesty in his relationships, and his decision to learn how to be as casually dishonest as everyone else.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEVITON, MICHAEL LEV

Brill, Steven

2 holds on 2 copies

Summary: "As the cofounder of NewsGuard, a company that tracks online misinformation, Steven Brill has observed the rise of fake news from a front-row seat. In The Death of Truth, with startling, often terrifying clarity, he explains how we got here—and how we can get back to a world where truth matters.None of this—conspiracy theories embraced, expertise ridiculed, empirical evidence ignored—has...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024

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Franken, Al.

Summary: Satirist Al Franken examines the political right, and uses their own words against them, taking on the pundits, the politicians, and the issues.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 324 FRA

Pirro, Jeanine

Summary: "It's been nearly four years since President Trump took office, and Judge Jeanine Pirro has had enough of the left's countless lies and false accusations. She is now forced to ask: How could anyone vote against President Trump this November? What more could you possibly want? In Don't Lie to Me, Judge Jeanine brings her signature writing style and acute legal mind to topics such as the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 PIR

Stelter, Brian

Summary: President Donald Trump watches over six hours of Fox News a day, a habit his staff refers to as 'executive time.' In January 2020, when Fox News began to downplay COVID-19, the President was quick to agree. In March, as the deadly virus spiraled out of control, Sean Hannity mocked "coronavirus hysteria." Stelter tells how Trump has exploited the leadership vacuum at the top to effectively seize...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4 STE

Rabin-Havt, Ari

Summary: In today's post-truth political landscape, there is a carefully concealed but ever-growing industry of organized misinformation that exists to create and disseminate lies in the service of political agendas. Ari Rabin-Havt and Media Matters for America present a revelatory history of this industry-which they've dubbed Lies, Incorporated-and show how it has crippled legislative progress on...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2016

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Stelter, Brian

Summary: Featuring unbelievable behind-the-scenes details, the author, using his signature investigative prowess, exposes Fox News' blatant attempts to manipulate the truth, mislead the public and influence our elections, showing the insidious ways the media is damaging our democracy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers, Atria 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4 STE

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