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Conspiracies Conspiracy theories Conspiracy theories Fiction Conspiracy theories Political aspects United States Conspiracy theories United States Disinformation Sisters Fiction Théories du complot Romans, nouvelles, etc United States United States Politics and government 21st centuryBrotherton, 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 MERBrody, Kate
Summary: "Ten years ago, Theodora "Teddy" Angstrom's older sister, Angie, disappeared. Her case remains unsolved. Now-on the anniversary of Angie's disappearance-Teddy's father, Mark, has killed himself. Unbeknownst to Mark's family, he had been actively investigating conspiracy theories sourced from a Reddit community of true crime fans fixated on Angie, and Teddy soon finds herself falling down that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Crime 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRODickey, 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 DICSommer, 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 SOMRothschild, 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 ROTDean, Abigail
Summary: "Marty seems to do no wrong. Trent can't seem to get things right. When they are thrown together by tragedy, they find their futures may be defined by more than just their good intentions. Stonesmere is an English seaside suburb, defined by poignant traditions passed from generation to generation. Marty is a golden girl here, albeit one who quietly chafes against the legacy of her father's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024
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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 BLOBowlin, Ben
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 FLEMcTiernan, Dervla
Summary: Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his family's cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home. What happened to Nina? Nobody knows. Simon's explanation about what happened in their last hours together doesn't add up. Nina's parents push the police for answers, and Simon's parents rush to protect him. They hire expensive lawyers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLETanner, Alexandra
Summary: "Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings-turned-roommates navigating an absurd world about to suffer great change--a Seinfeldian novel of existentialism and sisterhood. It's March of 2019, and twenty-eight-year-old Jules Gold--anxious, artistically frustrated, and internet-obsessed--has been living alone in the apartment she once...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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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 GRALang, Heidi
Summary: "When otherworldly forces descend on their town of Whispering Pines, conspiracy theorist Rae, who's searching for her lost father, and Caden, who's haunted by the ghost of his brother, must band together to save their home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LANMarrs, 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 MARPeterfreund, Diana
Summary: Determined to prove her conspiracy theorist father's beliefs about lost Cold War technology, Gillian, her skeptical brother, and their friends journey to the ruins of a vast doomsday bunker before they are confronted by dangerous adversaries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PETSunstein, 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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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 WILCesare, Adam
Summary: A year after the Kettle Springs massacre, Quinn and her friends Rust and Cole become the focus of online conspiracy theories that recast them as villains rather than victims.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CESFink, Joseph
Summary: This includes the episodes from season two of the podcast, in which we witness a totalitarian takeover of Night Vale that threatens to forever change the town and everyone living in it, and offers both an entertaining reading experience as well as a valuable reference guide to past episodes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FINGambone, Michael D.
Summary: "America is awash with alleged conspiracies. It seems like today, no one with a cell phone escapes the vortex of skepticism, cynicism, paranoia, and fear that occupy our thoughts almost constantly. Seeking out valid answers in this cacophony can be confusing and deeply frustrating. In this book, historian Michael D. Gambone provides case studies of popular conspiracy theories in America from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.9 GAMMeltzer, Brad
Summary: When Hazel Nash was six years old, her father taught her: mysteries needed to be solved. Hazel's father is Jack Nash, the host of America's favorite conspiracy TV show, The House of Secrets. Now, years later, Hazel wakes up in the hospital and remembers nothing. She's told she's been in a car accident that killed her father and injured her brother. Then a man from the FBI shows up, asking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Meltzer 2016Rothschild, Mike.
Summary: "In 2018 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took to social media to share her suspicions that the California wildfires were started by 'space solar generators' which were funded by powerful, mysterious backers. Instantly, thousands of people rallied around her, blaming the fires on "Jewish space lasers" and, ultimately, the Rothschild family. For more than 200 years, the name "Rothschild" has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2023