Brotherton, Rob
Summary: "In Suspicious Minds, Rob Brotherton explores the history and consequences of conspiracism, and delves into the research that offers insights into why so many of us are drawn to implausible, unproven and unproveable conspiracy theories. They resonate with some of our brain's built-in quirks and foibles, and tap into some of our deepest desires, fears, and assumptions about the world,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2015
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Summary: American society has always been fertile ground for conspiracy theories, but with the election of Donald Trump, previously outlandish ideas suddenly attained legitimacy. Trump himself is a conspiracy enthusiast: from his claim that global warming is a Chinese hoax to the accusations of “fake news,” he has fanned the flames of suspicion. But it was not by the power of one man alone that these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.9 MERSommer, William
Summary: Over the last year, as the Covid-19 pandemic spread worldwide, so too did the pro-Trump cabal known as QAnon. Following internet clues from a mysterious figure named "Q" - who has claimed to be a high-level government insider with a Q-level clearance - Will Sommer explains the genesis of QAnon, his experience covering its members online and in the real world, Q's lies and how they are spread,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.9 SOMBloom, Mia
Summary: "In January 2021, thousands descended on the U.S. Capitol to aid President Donald Trump in combating a shadowy cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. Two women died that day. They, like the millions of Americans who believe that a mysterious insider knownas "Q" is exposing a vast deep-state conspiracy, were members of "pastel QAnon," a subgroup of mostly middle-class educated women that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Redwood Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 BLODellinger, David T.
Summary: "n the fall of 1969 eight prominent anti-Vietnam War activists were put on trial for conspiring to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. One of the eight, Black Panther cofounder Bobby Seale, was literally bound and gagged in court by order of the judge, Julius Hoffman, and his case was separated from that of the others. The activists, who included Abbie Hoffman, Jerry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.73 LEVRothschild, Mike
Summary: A journalist who specializes in conspiracy theories draws on interviews with QAnon converts and victims, as well as psychologists, sociologists, and academics to explain the origin and growth of the movement, its embrace by right-wing media and politicians, and why it is important to understand it rather than mock it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 ROTDickey, Colin
Summary: "From beloved cultural historian and acclaimed author of Ghostland, a history of America's obsession with secret societies and the conspiracies of hidden power The United States was born in paranoia. From the American Revolution (thought by some to be a conspiracy organized by the French) to the Salem witch trials to the Satanic Panic, Illuminati and QAnon, one of the most enduring narratives...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 366.0973 DICParetsky, Sara
Summary: This collection of fourteen short stories-- eight of which feature detective V.I. Warshawski-- are a celebration of Paretsky's exceptional storytelling skill and a searing exploration of the dark conspiracies and desperate human acts hiding in plain sight. The stories range from V.I.'s very first investigation (at the age of ten) to a new story in which V.I. treads the line between justice and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC PARGrann, David
Summary: In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. Her relatives were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2017
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Summary: "Hosts of the podcast Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, Ben Bowlin, Matthew Frederick, & Noel Brown discern conspiracy fact from fiction regarding 'stuff' the government doesn't want you to know. Conspiracies didn't always seem so clear and present. It used to be that people with tin-foil hats who were convinced of secret messages coming through the radio were easily disregarded as kooks and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.9 BOWFleming, Candace
Summary: "In 1947, during the early years of the Cold War, a field in Roswell, New Mexico was disturbed by a strange crash and smattering of debris. Some say the bodies of extraterrestrial beings were strewn across the ground, that a UFO had crashed there, and that the government was covering up the evidence in a massive conspiracy. But what really happened at Roswell? The infamous "crash from outer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.942 FLEGravel, Elise
Summary: "In this hilarious, yet fact-filled book, Elise Gravel uses her kid-friendly wit and quirky illustration style to break down what fake news is, why people spread it, and how to tell what is real and what isn't. And that's the truth!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 070.4 GRAJones, Alex
Summary: In The Great Awakening: Defeating the Globalists and Launching the Next Great Renaissance, the most persecuted man on Earth, Alex Jones, gives you the good news about the failing plans of the globalists to control humanity.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023
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Summary: Contains "The Oregon Trail," a collection of essays that first appeared in the "Knickerbocker Magazine," discussing Parkman's trip to Oregon in 1846, and "The Conspiracy of Pontiac," relating Ottawa leader Pontiac's attacks on British forts and settlements in the 1760s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 PARWidder, Keith R.
Summary: Book Jacket: On June 2, 1763, the Ojibwe captured Michigan's Fort Michilimackinac from the British. Ojibwe warriors from villages on Mackinac Island and along the Cheboygan River had surprised the unsuspecting garrison while playing a game of baggatiway. On the heels of the capture, Odawa from nearby L'Arbre Croche arrived to rescue British prisoners, setting into motion a complicated series...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2013
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.27 WIDBest, James D.
Summary: "Sometimes the past refuses to remain sealed off from the present. In Old Haunts, Steve Dancy must deal with villains and locales from his early days exploring the Wild West. Years have gone by since violence was necessary to resolve problems, but his calm routines and growing family are shaken by dishonest characters intruding on his easy life. When Steve and his friend Jeff Sharp go to visit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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1 available in New Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BESButterworth, Alex.
Summary: "The World That Never Was" is a thrilling history of the rise of anarchism, told through the stories of several violent revolutionaries and the secret police who pursued them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 335.83 BUTGravel, Elise
Summary: This funny, yet informative book breaks down what fake news is, why people spread it, and how to tell what is true and what isn't. Elise Gravel brings her kid-accessible wit to the increasingly important subject of media literacy and equips younger readers with the skills needed to interact with global news.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: CD 070.4 GRAJarrett, Gregg
Summary: "Now that every detail and argument set forth in the #1 New York Times bestseller The Russia Hoax has been borne out by the Mueller report, the author is back with a hard-hitting, well-reasoned evisceration of what may be the dirtiest trick in political history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadside, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 JARMarrs, Jim.
Summary: Draws on historical, scientific, and cultural records to present evidence that the Earth once hosted prehistoric civilizations using technologies that may have originated from non-humans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.9 MARSunstein, Cass R.
Summary: A collection of Cass R. Sunstein's most controversial essays, touching on an array of issues, from marriage equality and conspiracy theories to animal rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.9 SUNWilliamson, 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 WILBland, Celia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 1995