Filter By Subjects
Conspiracies Fox News. Mensonge Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Politics and government Trump, Donald 1946- Truthfulness and falsehood Truthfulness and falsehood Juvenile literature Truthfulness and falsehood Political aspects United States Truthfulness and falsehood United States United StatesFilter By Series
Fact and fiction of American historyFilter By Subjects
Conspiracies Fox News. Mensonge Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Politics and government Trump, Donald 1946- Truthfulness and falsehood Truthfulness and falsehood Juvenile literature Truthfulness and falsehood Political aspects United States Truthfulness and falsehood United States United StatesFilter By Series
Fact and fiction of American historyGagne, 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 GAGAdams, 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 ADAGagne, 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
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.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 VAIYoung, 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
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.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 VAIGale, 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 GALPirro, 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 PIRStelter, 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