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bibliography biography Documents d'information. History Informational works. Popular works.Krugman, Paul R.
Summary: "An accessible, compelling introduction to today's major policy issues from columnist, best-selling author, and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. There is no better guide than Paul Krugman to basic economics, the ideas that animate much of our public policy. Likewise, there is no better foe of zombie economics, the misunderstandings that just won't die. This delightful new book finds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 KRUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 330.973 KRUAral, Sinan
Summary: "Social media connected the world--and gave rise to fake news and increasing polarization. Now a leading researcher at MIT draws on 20 years of research to show how these trends threaten our political, economic, and emotional health in this eye-opening exploration of the dark side of technological progress. Today we have the ability, unprecedented in human history, to amplify our interactions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 ARAGrant, John
Summary: Uses modern, ripped-from-the-headlines examples to clearly explain how to identify bad evidence and dismantle poor arguments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 121 GRARichardson, Heather Cox
Summary: "From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy--and how we can turn back. In the midst of the impeachment crisis of 2019, Heather Cox Richardson launched a daily Facebook essay providing the historical background of the daily torrent of news. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 320.473 RICWorth, Katie
Summary: "Why are so many American children learning so much misinformation about climate change? Investigative reporter Katie Worth reviewed scores of textbooks, built a 50-state database, and traveled to a dozen communities to talk to children and teachers about what is being taught, and found a red-blue divide in climate education. More than one-third of young adults believe that climate change is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Global Reports 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 WORWilliamson, Elizabeth
Summary: "Based on hundreds of hours of research, interviews, and access to exclusive sources and materials, Sandy Hook is Elizabeth Williamson's landmark investigation of the aftermath of a school shooting and the work by a group of Sandy Hook parents to defend themselves and the truth of their children's fate against the frenzied distortions of online deniers and conspiracy theorists"--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 WILPhillips, Whitney
Summary: "Drawing on ecological, social justice and storytelling frameworks, this . . . book discusses how information pollution spreads and why, tackling the topic of internet ethics while empowering readers to create a safe, secure and inclusive digital world"--OCLC.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MiTeen Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 302.3 PHIPruitt, Shane
Summary: "...Shane Pruitt tackles popular one-liners that have wormed their way into our Christian vernacular... As Shane reminds us, when we move past religious jargon and the catchphrases of cultural Christianity, we can focus our minds on the Word of God. Because Scripture offers more than one-liners intended to comfort; it offers an invitation to know God himself."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 230 PRUHartmann, Thom
Summary: In his latest work, top talk-radio host and progressive commentator Thom Hartmann defines three critical breaking points--economic, demographic, and environmental--that we've reached. In clear and impassioned prose, he busts the myths and ideologies of religious fundamentalism, capitalism run amok, male domination, and militarism that are draining our world of its natural and human resources...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.09821 HARKohn, Alfie.
Summary: Investigates the truth about some common assumptions of folk wisdom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1990
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Summary: Examines what is known about dinosaur bones, behavior, and other characteristics and how different the facts often are from what scientists, from ancient China to the recent past, believed to be true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 KUDMason, Paul
Summary: "There are urban myths about all kinds of different things, but how many of these myths are actually true? This book takes a look at many different myths, exploring their origins and assigning a "fact" or "phony" label to each after careful evaluation. Fun fact boxes and amusing cartoons and illustrations help explore common beliefs--can people get sucked out of an airplane bathroom's toilet?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 MASSnyderman, Nancy L.
Summary: In "Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat," Dr. Snyderman reveals exactly why diet myths and other bogus ideas get in the way of what should be the simple and even joyful endeavor of reaching and maintaining your ideal weight. In their place, she reveals 101 surprising truths--muscle doesn't weigh more than fat, you can eat after 8 p.m. and not gain weight, you can eat dessert for dinner when on a diet,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.25 SNYComins, Neil F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 COMStossel, John.
Summary: Myths and misconceptions covered in the book include: Is the media unbiased? Are our schools helping or hurting our kids? Do singles have a better sex life than married people? Do we have less free time than we used to? Is outsourcing bad for American workers? Suburban sprawl is ruining America; money makes people happier; the world is too crowded; we're drowning in garbage; profiteering is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.96 STOWeston, Anthony
Summary: From academic writing to personal and public discourse, the need for good arguments and better ways of arguing is greater than ever before. This timely fifth edition of A Rulebook for Arguments sharpens an already-classic text, adding updated examples and a new chapter on public debates that provides rules for the etiquette and ethics of sound public dialogue as well as clear and sound thinking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2017