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Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It Could Burn Down Our Democracy

Bill Adair - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

Bill Adair, Pulitzer Prize winner, journalism professor, and founder of Politifact, presents an eye-opening and engaging history of political liars and a vision for how to make them stop. . Bill Adair knows a lie when he hears one. Since 2008, the site he founded, PolitiFact, has been the go-to...
 
 
On Freedom

Timothy Snyder - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant exploration of freedom - what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival - by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny. "Much like life itself, freedom needs to be defined and redefined....
 
 
What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World

Prentis Hemphill - Random House
Format: Hardcover

From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to heal on a personal and a collective level.. "I love this book." - Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score"In a time when so many of us are being trained in cynicism,...
 
 
Devil's Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain

Ed Simon - Melville House
Format: Hardcover

A devilishly fascinating tour of the Faustian bargain through the ages, from brimstone to blues and beyond .... From ancient times to the modern world, the idea of the Faustian bargain - the exchange of one's soul in return for untold riches and power - has exerted a magnetic pull upon...
 
 
Propaganda Wars: How the Global Elite Control What You See, Think, and Feel

Glenn Beck - Forefront Books
Format: Hardcover

In Propaganda Wars: How the Global Elite Control What You See, Think, and Feel, New York Times bestselling writers Glenn Beck and Justin Haskins uncover the secrets behind the greatest system of control and manipulation ever created. . In the twenty-first century, wars are no longer fought...
 
 
My Brother's Keeper: The Untold Stories Behind the Business of Mental Health―and How to Stop the Abandonment of the Mentally Ill

Nicholas Rosenlicht M.D. - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

A leading psychiatrist seeks to transform our understanding of mental health care and how it fits into larger social and economic forces - and proposes an effective and compassionate new framework for healing.. Mental health care in America has become nothing short of atrocious. Supposed...
 
 
Lies that Kill: A Citizen's Guide to Disinformation

Elaine Kamarck - Brookings Institution Press
Format: Hardcover

"Everyone, whether they work in the public sector or are private citizens, will find this book invaluable." - BOOKLIST , Starred ReviewDisinformation made possible by rapid advances in cheap, digital technology, and promoted by organized networks, thrives in the toxic political...
 
 
Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve

Alison Fragale - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

Behavioral scientist Alison Fragale offers powerful new insights and a practical playbook for women to advance in any workplace, full of tips, tricks, and strategies to help secure that elusive corner office.. Over decades of research, speaking engagements, and mentorship, psychologist...
 
 
Zen in the Vernacular: Things As It Is

Peter Coyote - Inner Traditions
Format: Paperback

Buddha's core teachings explained in accessible, everyday language. * Shows how Zen offers a creative problem-solving mechanism and moral guide ideal for the stresses and problems of daily life. * Shares the author's secular, vernacular interpretations of the Four Noble Truths,...