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The death of truth : how social media and the internet gave snake oil salesmen and demagogues the weapons they needed to destroy trust and polarize the world -- and what we can do about it / by Brill, Steven,1950-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A best-selling author documents how facts -- shared truths -- have lost their power to hold us together as a community, as a country, globally, and how belief in "alternative facts" and conspiracy theories have destroyed trust in institutions, leaders, and legitimate experts"--
Subjects: Misinformation; Social media and society; Truthfulness and falsehood;
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Will / by Smith, Will,1968-author.; Manson, Mark,author.;
A product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, and a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind, in this memoir, one of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Smith, Will, 1968-; African American actors; Rap musicians;
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Will [sound recording] / by Smith, Will,1968-author,narrator.; Manson, Mark,author.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author.A product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, and a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind, in this memoir, one of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Smith, Will, 1968-; African American actors; Rap musicians;
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The big short [videorecording] / by Bale, Christian,1974-actor.; Carell, Steve,1963-actor.; Gosling, Ryan,1980-actor.; McKay, Adam,1968-screenwriter,film director.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Randolph, Charles,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Lewis, Michael(Michael M.).Big short.Videorecording.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,publisher.;
Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Jeffry Griffin, Finn Wittrock, Karen Gillan.Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jarred Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charles Gellar and James Shipley, small-time players who hit it big.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Finance; Financial crises; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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The big short [videorecording] / by Bale, Christian,1974-actor.; Carell, Steve,1963-actor.; Gosling, Ryan,1980-actor.; McKay, Adam,1968-screenwriter,film director.; Pitt, Brad,1963-actor.; Randolph, Charles,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Lewis, Michael(Michael M.).Big short.Videorecording.; Paramount Pictures, Inc.,publisher.;
Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Jeffry Griffin, Finn Wittrock, Karen Gillan.Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jarred Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charles Gellar and James Shipley, small-time players who hit it big.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); DTS:X, DTS Headphone:X ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Finance; Financial crises; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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The dish [videorecording (DVD)] by Sitch, Rob,1962-; Neill, Sam; Harrington, Kevin,; Warburton, Patrick.;
Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, Patrick Warburton, Genevieve Mooy.A satellite dish located in Australia is set to beam globally Apollo 11's astronauts walking on the moon. However, the dish flatlines shortly before the event, and its Aussie crew and NASA supervisor have different ideas about how to fix it. Based on a true story.CHV rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD Dolby digital, Region 1.
Subjects: Space flight to the moon; City and town life; Comedy films; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© [2001], Warner Home Video,
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A sacred oath : memoirs of a Secretary of Defense during extraordinary times / by Esper, Mark T.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The former Secretary of Defense under President Trump discusses the details of his tumultuous tenure amid growing threats abroad, a global pandemic, and a chaotic White House bent on breaking traditional norms of global diplomacy.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Esper, Mark T.; United States. Department of Defense; Cabinet officers;
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Natural resources / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Facing global issues -- What's the issue? -- Natural resources issues around the globe -- Issue 1 Overconsumption of natural resources -- Issue 2 Mining natural resources -- Issue 3 Lumber and trees -- Issue 4 Loss of good soil -- Issue 5 Resources going Discusses the most urgent issues with natural resources around the globe, including high rates of consumption, damage from mining, lumber harvesting decreasing forest cover, loss of soil fertility and erosion, and throwing resources away as garbage.
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources;
© 2008., Smart Apple Media,
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Climate change / by Jakab, Cheryl.;
Facing global issues -- What's the issue? -- Climate change issues around the globe -- Issue 1 Melting ice -- Issue 2 Rising sea levels -- Issue 3 Record temperatures -- Issue 4 More hurricanes -- Issue 5 Increase in greenhouse gases -- What can you do? -Discusses the most urgent climate change issues around the world, including the melting of ice cover, rising sea levels, temperatures getting hotter each year, more storms and hurricanes, and human activities that contribute to global warming.
Subjects: Climatic changes; Climatic changes;
© 2008., Smart Apple Media,
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Could Should Might Don't : How We Think About the Future. by Foster, Nick.;
'Could Should Might Don't' is an invaluable guide to how to think - and not to think - about the future, by one of the premier futurists of our time. Nick Foster has worked with globally recognized organizations, including Google, Sony, Nokia, and Dyson. In 2021, he was awarded the title Royal Designer for Industry - the highest accolade for a British designer.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies;
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