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- The life-changing science of detecting bullshit / by Petrocelli, John V.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Expanding upon his viral TEDx Talk, psychology professor and social scientist John V. Petrocelli reveals the critical thinking habits you can develop to recognize and combat pervasive false information that harms society in The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit. Bullshit is the foundation of contaminated thinking and bad decisions leading to health consequences, financial losses, legal consequences, broken relationships, and wasted time and resources. No matter how smart we believe ourselves to be, we're all susceptible to bullshit-and we all engage in it. While we may brush it off as harmless marketing sales speak or as humorous, embellished claims, it's actually much more dangerous and insidious. It's how Bernie Madoff successfully swindled billions of dollars from even the most experienced financial experts with his Ponzi scheme. It's how the protocols of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward resulted in the deaths of 36 million people from starvation. Presented as truths by authority figures and credentialed experts, bullshit appears legitimate, and we accept their words as gospel. If we don't question the information we receive from bullshit artists to prove their thoughts and theories, we allow these falsehoods to take root in our memories and beliefs. This faulty data affects our decision making capabilities, sometimes resulting in regrettable life choices. But with a little dose of skepticism and a commitment to truth seeking, you can build your critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills to evaluate information, separate fact from fiction, and see through bullshitter spin. In The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit, experimental social psychologist John V. Petrocelli provides invaluable strategies not only to recognize and protect yourself from everyday bullshit, but to accept your own lack of knowledge about subjects and avoid in engaging in bullshit just for societal conformity. With real world examples from people versed in bullshit who work in the used car, real estate, wine, and diamond industries, Petrocelli exposes the red-flag warning signs found in the anecdotal stories, emotional language, and buzzwords used by bullshitters that persuade our decisions. By using his critical thinking defensive tactics against those motivated by profit, we will also learn how to stop the toxic misinformation spread from the social media influencers, fake news, and op-eds that permeate our culture and call out bullshit whenever we see it"--- Subjects: Critical thinking.; Reasoning.; Decision making.;
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- Madame Web [videorecording] / by Sazama, Matt,screenwriter.; Sharpless, Burk,screenwriter.; Parker, Claire,screenwriter.; Clarkson, S. J.,film director.; Johnson, Dakota,1989-actor.; Merced, Isabela,2001-actor.; O'Connor, Celeste,1998-actor.; Sweeney, Sydney,1997-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott, Zosia Mamet.Cassandra Webb is a New York City paramedic who starts to show signs of clairvoyance. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she must protect three young women from a mysterious adversary who wants them dead.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, action and language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Madame Web (Fictitious character); Spider-Woman (Fictitious character); Clairvoyance; Precognition; Good and evil; Female friendship; Near-death experiences; Women superheroes; Allied health personnel;
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- Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri [videorecording] / by Cornish, Abbie,1982-actor.; Harrelson, Woody,actor.; Hedges, Lucas,1996-actor.; McDonagh, Martin,film director.; McDormand, Frances,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Frances McDormand, Abbie Cornish, Woody Harrelson, Lucas Hedges, Sam Rockwell, Zeljko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Kerry Condon.After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence, language throughout, and some sexual references.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.- Subjects: Crime films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Mothers of murder victims; Murder; Police corruption; Billboards;
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- Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri [videorecording] / by Cornish, Abbie,1982-actor.; Harrelson, Woody,actor.; Hedges, Lucas,1996-actor.; McDonagh, Martin,film director.; McDormand, Frances,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Frances McDormand, Abbie Cornish, Woody Harrelson, Lucas Hedges, Sam Rockwell, Zeljko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Kerry Condon.After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence, language throughout, and some sexual references.Blu-ray disc, AVC @ 27 MBPS (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 DVS, Dolby digital 5.1.- Subjects: Crime films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Mothers of murder victims; Murder; Police corruption; Billboards;
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- Pain killer : a memoir of big league addiction / by Myhres, Brantt,1974-author.;
"From the only player to be banned for life from the NHL, a harrowing tale of addiction, and an astonishing path to recovery. Brantt Myhres wasn't around for the birth of his daughter. Myhres had played for seven different NHL teams, and had made millions. But he'd been suspended four times, all for drug use, and he had partied his way out of the league. By the time his daughter was born, he was penniless, sleeping on a friend's couch. He'd just been released from police custody. He had a choice between sticking around for the birth, and showing up for league-mandated rehab. He went to rehab. For the fifth time. This is his story, in his own words, of how he fought his way out of minor hockey into the big league, but never left behind the ghosts of a bleak and troubled childhood. He tells the story of discovering booze as a way of handling the anxiety of fighting, and of the thrill of cocaine. In the raw language of the locker room, he tells of how substance abuse poisoned the love he had in his life, and sabotaged a great career. Full of stories of week-long benders and stripper-filled hot tubs, motorcycle crashes and barroom brawls, Playing Guilty is at its most powerful when Myhres acknowledges how he let himself down, and betrayed those who trusted him. Again and again, he fools the executives and doctors who tried to give him a second chance, then a third, then a fourth, and with each betrayal, he spirals further downward. But finally, on the eve of his daughter's birth, when all the money was gone, every bridge burnt, and every opportunity squandered, he was given a last chance. And this time, it worked. It worked so well, that not only has he been around for his daughter for the past eleven years, he was signed by the LA Kings as a "sober coach": a guy who'd been there, a guy who could recognize and help solve problems before they ruined lives and made headlines (as the Kings had seen happen three times that one season). Not only did Myhres save himself, he saved others. Unpolished, unpretentious, and unflinching, Myhres tells it like it is, acknowledging every mistake, and painting a portrait of an angry, violent, dangerous man caught in the vice of something he couldn't control, and didn't understand. If Brantt Myhres can pull himself together, anyone can. And he does, convincingly, and inspiringly."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Myhres, Brantt, 1974-; Myhres, Brantt, 1974-; Myhres, Brantt, 1974-; Hockey players; Recovering addicts;
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- Le club des baby-sitters. une BD / by Chau, Chan.; Martin, Ann M.,1955-;
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- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Babysitters; Gardiens d'enfants; Friendship; Amitié; Clubs; Sign language; Langage par signes; Babysitters Club (Imaginary organization); Babysitters Club (Organisation imaginaire); Cartoons and comics.; Romans graphiques.; Bandes dessinées.; French language materials.;
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- Drive my car [videorecording] / by Hamaguchi, Ryūsuke,1978-film director.; Kirishima, Reika,1972-actor.; Miura, Toko,actor.; Nishijima, Hidetoshi,1971-actor.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Reika Kirishima, Masaki Okada.Two years after his wife's unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku arrives in Hiroshima to direct a production of Uncle Vanya for a theater festival and, through relationships with an actor with whom he shares a tangled history and a chauffeur with whom he develops a surprising rapport, finds himself confronting emotional scars. This quietly mesmerizing tale of love, art, grief, and healing is ultimately a cathartic exploration of what it means to go on living when there seems to be no road ahead. Contains Korean sign language.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures, Japanese.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Adultery; Chauffeurs; Death; Husband and wife; Man-woman relationships;
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