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  Not Exactly Lying - Fake News...

  Andie Tucher

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  Long before the current preoccupation with "fake news," American newspapers routinely ran stories that were not quite, strictly speaking, true. Today, a firm boundary between fact and fakery is a hallmark of journalistic practice, yet for many readers and publishers across more than three centuries, this distinction has seemed slippery or even irrelevant. From fibs in America's first newspaper about royal incest to social media-driven conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's birthplace, Andie Tucher explores how American audiences have argued over what's real and what's not and why that matters for democracy. 
   
   
   
  Around the start of the twentieth century, journalists who were determined to improve the reputation of their craft established professional norms and the goal of objectivity. However, Tucher argues, the creation of outward forms of factuality unleashed new opportunities for falsehood: News doesn't have to be true as long as it looks true. Propaganda, disinformation, and advocacy—whether in print, on the radio, on television, or online—could be crafted to resemble the real thing. This "fake journalism" became inextricably bound up with right-wing politics, to the point where it has become an essential driver of political polarization. This book is a timely consideration of what happens to public life when news is not exactly true.

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  Vagabonds - Life on the Streets...

  Oskar Jensen

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  Dickensian London is brought to real and vivid life in this innovative, accessible social history, revealing the true character of this place and time through the stories of its street denizens—shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2023 
   
   
   
  London, 1857: A pair of teenage girls holding a sign that says "Fugitive Slaves" ask for money on the corner of Blackman Street. After a constable accosts them and charges them with begging, they end up in court, where national newspapers pick up their story. Are the girls truly escaped slaves from Kentucky? Or will the city's dystopian Mendicity Society catch them in a lie, exposing them as born-and-raised Londoners and endangering their safety? 
   
   
   
  With its many accounts of people like these who lived and made their living on the streets, Vagabonds forms a moving picture of London's most compelling period (1780–1870). Piecing together contemporary sources such as newspaper articles, letters, and journal entries, historian Oskar Jensen follows the harrowing, hopeful journeys of the city's poor: children, immigrants, street performers, thieves, and sex workers, all diverse in gender, ethnicity, ability, and origin. For the first time, their own voices give us a radical new perspective on this moment in history, with its deep inequality that bears an astonishing resemblance to our own era's divides.

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  Cognitive Behavior Therapy Basics

  Celine Zerth

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  Cognitive Behavior Therapy Basics: An Introduction to Changing Negative Thoughts and Behaviors and Overcoming Common Mental Health ChallengesIf you're looking into CBT, you may be struggling with depression, anxiety, or other emotional difficulties, or you may just be interested in learning more about CBT as a mental health professional. Regardless of your motivation, this audiobook will provide you with a solid foundation in the principles and techniques of CBT, as well as practical tips for applying these concepts to your own life or to your work with clients.In this audiobook, you will learn all about CBT, what it is about and how it can help overcome negative thoughts and behaviors. This audiobook will cover the following topics:- What does cognitive behavioral therapy do?- Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy- The Most Popular Techniques Used In CBT- What is cognitive therapy best used for?- Three main cognitive disorders- Signs Of Cognitive Issues- 7 Cognitive Abilities- How do you fix cognitive disorders?- Practices to Improve Thoughts- And many more!If you want to have a basic understanding of the principles and practices of CBT, this audiobook is for you so scroll up and click “add to cart” now to download this audiobook today!

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  The Admiral's Bookshelf

  Admiral James G. Stavridis USN...

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  In The Admiral's Bookshelf, Adm. James Stavridis shares the books that facilitated his success. The Admiral's Bookshelf links twenty-five essential life lessons and leadership principles to the books that best illustrate them. Each chapter covers a single work of literature and showcases Stavridis' deft analysis of its significance and impact. The result is a rewarding and compelling volume that shows how anyone can use expansive reading to develop essential skills and values for successful leadership. 
   
   
   
  Stavridis' eclectic collection covers both fiction and nonfiction, ranging from explicitly instructive works to philosophy, history, biography, and memoir. The wisdom he gleans from these books and their parallels to his own life is often surprising and deeply resonant. 
   
   
   
  The life of Admiral Stavridis, as he reveals it to readers book by book, chapter by chapter, and lesson by lesson, makes a compelling case for the importance of reading to acquire practical life skills and to enrich one's character. Stavridis offers sound advice on what and how to read, how to build an extensive personal library, and how to become wiser, savvier, and more resilient in positions of responsibility. Anyone seeking to become a better leader—or a better reader—will find The Admiral's Bookshelf an invaluable guide.

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  Audio Nuggets: Corporate...

  Rick Sheridan, Alfred C. Martino

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  In this audio program, you will learn the the basics about what corporate espionage is, and the best practices for the reducing the possibility for your company's proprietary information of products, services, employees, computer files, contracts, algorithms, etc., being stolen by rival companies, rogue ex-employees or hostile foreign entities.

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  Transform Your Golf Game: Hit...

  Elias Rothwell

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  Transform Your Golf Game: Hit Every Shot with Confidence 
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