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Best Sellers
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Weapons of Mass Instruction
- A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
- Written by: John Taylor Gatto
- Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning....
Written by: John Taylor Gatto
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The Image, 50th Anniversary Edition
- A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
- Written by: Daniel J. Boorstin, Douglas Rushkoff - afterword
- Narrated by: Timothy Danko
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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First published in 1962, this wonderfully provocative book introduced the notion of "pseudo-events" - events such as press conferences and presidential debates, which are manufactured solely in order to be reported....
Written by: Daniel J. Boorstin,
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The Cancel Culture Curse
- From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad
- Written by: Evan Nierman, Mark Sachs
- Narrated by: Evan Nierman
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In a groundbreaking first, cancel culture and its core elements are clearly defined, and a convincing case is made against this fundamentally un-American practice....
Written by: Evan Nierman,
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Hegemony or Survival
- America's Quest for Global Dominance
- Written by: Noam Chomsky
- Narrated by: Brian Jones, Noam Chomsky
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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For more than half a century, the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of staking out the globe...
Written by: Noam Chomsky
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War with Russia?
- From Putin & Ukraine to Trump & Russiagate
- Written by: Stephen F. Cohen
- Narrated by: Holden Still
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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America is in a new Cold War with Russia even more dangerous than the one the world barely survived in the 20th century. All of this is exacerbated by Washington’s war-like demonizing of the Kremlin leadership....
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Factual account that is true now
- By anita singh on 05-06-23
Written by: Stephen F. Cohen
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Information Wars
- How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It
- Written by: Richard Stengel
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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During the final three years of the Obama administration, Richard Stengel, the former editor of Time magazine and an Under Secretary of State, was the single person in government tasked with unpacking, disproving, and combating both ISIS's messaging and Russian disinformation....
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noting new, just added few more info on this topic
- By Brijesh on 29-10-19
Written by: Richard Stengel
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Weapons of Mass Instruction
- A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
- Written by: John Taylor Gatto
- Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning....
Written by: John Taylor Gatto
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The Image, 50th Anniversary Edition
- A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
- Written by: Daniel J. Boorstin, Douglas Rushkoff - afterword
- Narrated by: Timothy Danko
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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First published in 1962, this wonderfully provocative book introduced the notion of "pseudo-events" - events such as press conferences and presidential debates, which are manufactured solely in order to be reported....
Written by: Daniel J. Boorstin,
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The Cancel Culture Curse
- From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad
- Written by: Evan Nierman, Mark Sachs
- Narrated by: Evan Nierman
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In a groundbreaking first, cancel culture and its core elements are clearly defined, and a convincing case is made against this fundamentally un-American practice....
Written by: Evan Nierman,
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Hegemony or Survival
- America's Quest for Global Dominance
- Written by: Noam Chomsky
- Narrated by: Brian Jones, Noam Chomsky
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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For more than half a century, the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of staking out the globe...
Written by: Noam Chomsky
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War with Russia?
- From Putin & Ukraine to Trump & Russiagate
- Written by: Stephen F. Cohen
- Narrated by: Holden Still
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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America is in a new Cold War with Russia even more dangerous than the one the world barely survived in the 20th century. All of this is exacerbated by Washington’s war-like demonizing of the Kremlin leadership....
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Factual account that is true now
- By anita singh on 05-06-23
Written by: Stephen F. Cohen
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Information Wars
- How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It
- Written by: Richard Stengel
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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During the final three years of the Obama administration, Richard Stengel, the former editor of Time magazine and an Under Secretary of State, was the single person in government tasked with unpacking, disproving, and combating both ISIS's messaging and Russian disinformation....
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noting new, just added few more info on this topic
- By Brijesh on 29-10-19
Written by: Richard Stengel
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Disloyal: A Memoir
- The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump
- Written by: Michael Cohen
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The inside story of the real President Trump, by his former attorney and personal advisor - the man who helped get him into the oval office....
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A real life Saul Goodman
- By Anuradha on 16-09-22
Written by: Michael Cohen
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Hacking ISIS
- How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad
- Written by: Malcolm Nance, Christopher Sampson
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Hacking ISIS will explain in graphic detail how ISIS produces religious cultism, recruits vulnerable young people of all religions and nationalities and disseminates their brutal social media to the world....
Written by: Malcolm Nance,
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The Loudest Voice in the Room
- How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News - and Divided a Country
- Written by: Gabriel Sherman
- Narrated by: Erik Singer
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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A revelatory journey inside the world of Fox News and Roger Ailes - the brash, sometimes combative network head who helped fuel the rise of Donald Trump....
Written by: Gabriel Sherman
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Propaganda and Persuasion
- Written by: Dannagal G. Young, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dannagal G. Young
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Propaganda and Persuasion gives you a one-of-a-kind opportunity to explore the powerful, fascinating, and at times dangerous world of influence....
Written by: Dannagal G. Young,
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Click Here to Kill Everybody
- Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World
- Written by: Bruce Schneier
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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Everything is a computer. Cutting-edge digital attackers can now crash your car, your pacemaker, and the nation’s power grid. In Click Here to Kill Everybody, renowned expert and best-selling author Bruce Schneier examines the hidden risks of this new reality....
Written by: Bruce Schneier
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Manufacturing Consensus
- Understanding Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity
- Written by: Samuel Woolley
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Until recently, propaganda was a top-down, elite-only system of communication control used largely by state actors. Today, as Samuel Woolley argues, social media has democratized propaganda....
Written by: Samuel Woolley
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Uncovered
- How the Media Got Cozy with Power, Abandoned Its Principles, and Lost the People
- Written by: Steve Krakauer
- Narrated by: Steve Krakauer
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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From the COVID lab leak theory to Hunter Biden's laptop to Jeffrey Epstein, media critic and former CNN producer Steve Krakauer spotlights the problems of a news industry filled with geographically isolated, introspection-free, egomaniacal journalists....
Written by: Steve Krakauer
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Stone's Rules
- How to Win at Politics, Business, and Style
- Written by: Roger Stone
- Narrated by: Paul Costanzo
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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A freedom fighter to his admirers, a dirty trickster to his detractors, the flamboyant Roger Stone lays out Stone’s Rules - the maxims that have governed his legendary career as a campaign operative for four American presidents, from Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump....
Written by: Roger Stone
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Russian Roulette
- Written by: David Corn, Michael Isikoff
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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The incredible, harrowing account of how American democracy was hacked by Moscow as part of a covert operation to influence the US election and help Donald Trump gain the presidency....
Written by: David Corn,
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On Disinformation
- How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy
- Written by: Lee McIntyre
- Narrated by: Brian P. Craig
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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In On Disinformation, Lee McIntyre shows how the war on facts began, and how ordinary citizens can fight back against the scourge of disinformation that is now threatening the very fabric of our society.
Written by: Lee McIntyre
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How to Stand Up to a Dictator (German edition)
- Der Kampf um unsere Zukunft
- Written by: Maria Ressa, Henning Dedekind - Übersetzer, Marlene Fleißig - Übersetzer,
- Narrated by: Kordula Leiße
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Meinungsfreiheit und freier Journalismus sind die schärfsten Waffen zur Verteidigung von Demokratien. Maria Ressa steht wie keine andere für...
Written by: Maria Ressa,
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Off the Edge
- Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything
- Written by: Kelly Weill
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Journalist Kelly Weill draws a direct line from today’s conspiratorial moment, brimming not just with Flat Earthers but also anti-vaxxers and QAnon followers, back to the early days of Flat Earth theory in the 1830s....
Written by: Kelly Weill
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Disinformation
- Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategies for Undermining Freedom Attacking Religion and Promoting Terrorism
- Written by: Prof. Ronald J. Rychlak, Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa
- Narrated by: Corey Snow
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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The highest-ranking Soviet bloc intelligence official ever to defect to the West, Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa is at it again....
Written by: Prof. Ronald J. Rychlak,
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Spin
- Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age
- Written by: Clive Veroni
- Narrated by: Clive Veroni
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers and Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow, Clive Veroni’s Spin is a fascinating investigation of how the techniques of political strategists are being applied to the world of consumer marketing....
Written by: Clive Veroni
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24/7 Politics
- Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News
- Written by: Kathryn Cramer Brownell
- Narrated by: Patricia Shade
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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24/7 Politics tells the story of how the cable industry worked with political leaders to create an entirely new approach to television, one that tethered politics to profits....
Written by: Kathryn Cramer Brownell
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Is Shame Necessary?
- New Uses for an Old Tool
- Written by: Jennifer Jacquet
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jacquet
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
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An urgent, illuminating exploration of the social nature of shame,and of the ways in which it might be used, sparingly and pointedly, to promote political change and social reform....
Written by: Jennifer Jacquet
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“I Have Nothing to Hide”
- And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy
- Written by: Heidi Boghosian
- Narrated by: Charles Hubble
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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An accessible guide that breaks down the complex issues around mass surveillance and data privacy and explores the negative consequences it can have on individual citizens and their communities....
Written by: Heidi Boghosian
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The Tyranny of Big Tech
- Written by: Josh Hawley
- Narrated by: Tom Parks, Josh Hawley - preface
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Amassing unimaginable amounts of personal data, giants like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple - once symbols of American ingenuity and freedom - have become a techno-oligarchy with overwhelming economic and political power....
Written by: Josh Hawley
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Memes to Movements
- How the World's Most Viral Media Is Changing Social Protest and Power
- Written by: An Xiao Mina
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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A global exploration of the Internet meme as an agent of pop culture, politics, protest, and propaganda on and offline and how they will save or destroy us all....
Written by: An Xiao Mina
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Agents of Influence
- How the KGB Subverted Western Democracies
- Written by: Mark Hollingsworth
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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Agents of Influence reveals the secret history of an intelligence agency gone out of control, accountable to no one but itself and intent on subverting Western politics on a near-inconceivable scale....
Written by: Mark Hollingsworth
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Future Perfect
- The Case for Progress in a Networked Age
- Written by: Steven Johnson
- Narrated by: Samuel Cohen
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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Future Perfect makes the case that a new model of political change is on the rise, transforming everything from local governments to classrooms, from protest movements to health care....
Written by: Steven Johnson
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Manipulated
- Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth
- Written by: Theresa Payton
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane, Theresa Payton
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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Cybersecurity expert Theresa Payton tells battlefront stories from the global war being conducted through clicks, swipes, internet access, technical backdoors and massive espionage schemes....
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Runaway Fraud rana ayyub spoils the book
- By iswaryarajan on 14-06-23
Written by: Theresa Payton
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On Being Unreasonable
- Breaking the Rules and Making Things Better
- Written by: Kirsty Sedgman
- Narrated by: Kirsty Sedgman
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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On Being Unreasonable mounts a vital and spirited defence of why and how being unreasonable can help improve the world....
Written by: Kirsty Sedgman
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Unmasked
- Big Media's War Against Trump
- Written by: L. Brent Bozell, Tim Graham
- Narrated by: Phil Paonessa
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Lecturer, syndicated columnist, television commentator, debater, marketer, businessman, best-selling author, publisher, and activist L. Brent Bozell III is one of the most outspoken and effective national leaders in the conservative movement today....
Written by: L. Brent Bozell,
New Releases
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Desinformação [Disinformation]
- O que faz pessoas racionais acreditarem em fake news, teorias da conspiração e outras coisas irracionais [What Makes Rational People Believe in Fake News, Conspiracy Theories and Other Irrational Things]
- Written by: Dan Ariely
- Narrated by: Felipe de Barros
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Por que será que acreditamos em informações erradas e, mais que isso, as buscamos e espalhamos? O que acontece quando uma pessoa aparentemente racional começa a cogitar, adotar e então defender crenças irracionais? Meu objetivo aqui é mostrar como qualquer um, sob determinadas circunstâncias, pode acabar caindo nessa armadilha. É mais fácil pensar no assunto como algo que acontece com outras pessoas. Mas este audiolivro também fala sobre cada um de nós. Sobre como formamos nossas certezas e as consolidamos, defendemos e difundimos.
Written by: Dan Ariely
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Spin Doctors
- How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Written by: Nora Loreto
- Narrated by: Nora Loreto
- Length: 23 hrs and 29 mins
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This book documents each month of the first year of the pandemic and examines the issues that emerged, from racialized workers to residential care to policing. It demonstrates how politicians and uncritical media shaped the popular understanding of these issues and helped to justify the maintenance of a status quo that created the worst ravages of the crisis. Spin Doctors argues alternative ways in which Canadians should understand the big themes of the crisis and create the necessary knowledge to demand large-scale change.
Written by: Nora Loreto
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The Shifting Twenty-First Century Presidency
- Assessing the Implications for America and the World
- Written by: Tevi Troy - editor
- Narrated by: Jonathan Sleep
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The role and range of the American presidency has undergone significant changes in the twenty-first century, with George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden transforming the office in distinct ways. Many but not all of these changes stem from the numerous crises of this young century: 9/11 and the resulting war on terror, Hurricane Katrina, the Great Recession, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the social unrest of 2020.
Written by: Tevi Troy - editor
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Delusion and Mass Delusion
- Written by: Joost A. M. Meerloo
- Narrated by: John Riddle
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing from extensive psychiatric expertise and historical examples, Meerloo explores the vulnerabilities of the human mind to external influences, shedding light on the profound impact of social dynamics on shaping beliefs and perceptions. With profound insights into the roots of mass hysteria, indoctrination, and ideological fanaticism, "Delusion and Mass Delusion" remains a timeless exploration of the complexities of human psychology and societal behavior.
Written by: Joost A. M. Meerloo
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On Disinformation
- How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy
- Written by: Lee McIntyre
- Narrated by: Brian P. Craig
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn't come out of nowhere. It is the culmination of seventy years of strategic denialism. In On Disinformation, Lee McIntyre shows how the war on facts began, and how ordinary citizens can fight back against the scourge of disinformation that is now threatening the very fabric of our society.
Written by: Lee McIntyre
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The Lie Detectives
- In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age
- Written by: Sasha Issenberg
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A decade after The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, which Politico called "Moneyball for politics," journalist Sasha Issenberg returns to the cutting edge of political innovation to reveal how campaigns are navigating the era's most pressing challenge: how to win in a world awash in lies. The Lie Detectives is a lively and deep secret history of Democratic politics in the Trump years.
Written by: Sasha Issenberg
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Desinformação [Disinformation]
- O que faz pessoas racionais acreditarem em fake news, teorias da conspiração e outras coisas irracionais [What Makes Rational People Believe in Fake News, Conspiracy Theories and Other Irrational Things]
- Written by: Dan Ariely
- Narrated by: Felipe de Barros
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Por que será que acreditamos em informações erradas e, mais que isso, as buscamos e espalhamos? O que acontece quando uma pessoa aparentemente racional começa a cogitar, adotar e então defender crenças irracionais? Meu objetivo aqui é mostrar como qualquer um, sob determinadas circunstâncias, pode acabar caindo nessa armadilha. É mais fácil pensar no assunto como algo que acontece com outras pessoas. Mas este audiolivro também fala sobre cada um de nós. Sobre como formamos nossas certezas e as consolidamos, defendemos e difundimos.
Written by: Dan Ariely
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Spin Doctors
- How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Written by: Nora Loreto
- Narrated by: Nora Loreto
- Length: 23 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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This book documents each month of the first year of the pandemic and examines the issues that emerged, from racialized workers to residential care to policing. It demonstrates how politicians and uncritical media shaped the popular understanding of these issues and helped to justify the maintenance of a status quo that created the worst ravages of the crisis. Spin Doctors argues alternative ways in which Canadians should understand the big themes of the crisis and create the necessary knowledge to demand large-scale change.
Written by: Nora Loreto
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The Shifting Twenty-First Century Presidency
- Assessing the Implications for America and the World
- Written by: Tevi Troy - editor
- Narrated by: Jonathan Sleep
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The role and range of the American presidency has undergone significant changes in the twenty-first century, with George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden transforming the office in distinct ways. Many but not all of these changes stem from the numerous crises of this young century: 9/11 and the resulting war on terror, Hurricane Katrina, the Great Recession, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the social unrest of 2020.
Written by: Tevi Troy - editor
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Delusion and Mass Delusion
- Written by: Joost A. M. Meerloo
- Narrated by: John Riddle
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing from extensive psychiatric expertise and historical examples, Meerloo explores the vulnerabilities of the human mind to external influences, shedding light on the profound impact of social dynamics on shaping beliefs and perceptions. With profound insights into the roots of mass hysteria, indoctrination, and ideological fanaticism, "Delusion and Mass Delusion" remains a timeless exploration of the complexities of human psychology and societal behavior.
Written by: Joost A. M. Meerloo
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On Disinformation
- How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy
- Written by: Lee McIntyre
- Narrated by: Brian P. Craig
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn't come out of nowhere. It is the culmination of seventy years of strategic denialism. In On Disinformation, Lee McIntyre shows how the war on facts began, and how ordinary citizens can fight back against the scourge of disinformation that is now threatening the very fabric of our society.
Written by: Lee McIntyre
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The Lie Detectives
- In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age
- Written by: Sasha Issenberg
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A decade after The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, which Politico called "Moneyball for politics," journalist Sasha Issenberg returns to the cutting edge of political innovation to reveal how campaigns are navigating the era's most pressing challenge: how to win in a world awash in lies. The Lie Detectives is a lively and deep secret history of Democratic politics in the Trump years.
Written by: Sasha Issenberg