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Hardback. Condition: Good. This trenchant analysis examines the many ways our society's increasingly tenuous commitment to facts laid the groundwork for Donald Trump's rise to power.Award-winning journalist Nathan Bomey argues that Trump did not usher the post-truth era into being. He was its inevitable outcome. Bomey points to recent trends that have created the perfect seedbed for spin, distortion, deception, and bald-faced lies: shifting news habits, the rise of social media, the spread of entrenched ideologies, and the failure of schools to teach basic critical-thinking skillsThe evidence supporting the author's argument is all around us: On Facebook, we present images of our lives that ignore the truth and intentionally deceive our friends and family. We consume fake news stories online and carelessly circulate false rumors. In politics, we vote for leaders who leverage political narratives that favor ideology over science. And in our schools, we fail to teach students how to authenticate information.After the Fact explores how the convergence of technology, politics, and media has ushered in the misinformation age, sidelining the truth and threatening our core principle of community.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Fascinating facts for kids and adults. Learn more about a variety of subjects. Cure your curiosity with this compendium of clever clips. Factoids of fun. Interesting facts that will leave you speechless.

Paperback. Condition: Good. An artful mixed media collection of fun facts about animals, illustrated by Seattle artist Sharonne Park. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit animal rescue organizations. Did you know that some animals will only have babies in the same place where they are born? Or that some types of animals live only in the water until they are adults and then they grow legs and come on land? Come along on this journey so you can learn even more amazing fun facts. Animals are so interesting It's a fact Geared towards ages 3-8 and kids of all ages (including adults ). Park, Sharonne (illustrator). …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Mythical beasts or real creatures? You decide! Big Foot, Moth Man, the Sea Serpent of Gloucester. These are just a few of the mythical beasts uncovered in this intriguing collection of extraordinary creatures. Firsthand accounts and the opinions of scientists weave together a fascinating web of fact and legend. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, you'll find much to ponder in the lore surrounding these monsters. Ruzzier, Sergio (illustrator).…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Is a basketball rim twice the width of the ball? Does the average person walk about 70,000 miles during a lifetime? Can playing sports help kids do better at school? And when a food label says "natural ingredients". could it mean crushed bugs? Test your smarts about sports, fitness, and health-and try to tell fact from fib.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Is a basketball rim twice the width of the ball? Does the average person walk about 70,000 miles during a lifetime? Can playing sports help kids do better at school? And when a food label says "natural ingredients". could it mean crushed bugs? Test your smarts about sports, fitness, and health-and try to tell fact from fib.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Is a basketball rim twice the width of the ball? Does the average person walk about 70,000 miles during a lifetime? Can playing sports help kids do better at school? And when a food label says "natural ingredients". could it mean crushed bugs? Test your smarts about sports, fitness, and health-and try to tell fact from fib.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Volume 2 of a 2-volume work that uses 15 dramatic episodes in American history to show students how historians go about the business of interpreting the past. It discusses historical methods within the context of an historical narrative so that students may learn about American history at the same time as seeing how historians use a variety of evidence (diaries, letters, photographs and records) and methods to explain the past.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In the great American tradition of funny road narratives-- from Mark Twain to Hunter S. Thompson--a young journalist searches for his first big break down the lonesome highways of the Southwest and northern Mexico. Alternating chapters of fiction and nonfiction provide a hilarious account of Jake Silverstein's misadventures on the hunt for an elusive magazine article--a journey that becomes a quest to understand the purpose of journalism and the nature of storytelling.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An artful mixed media collection of fun facts about animals, illustrated by Seattle artist Sharonne Park. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit animal rescue organizations. Did you know that some animals will only have babies in the same place where they are born? Or that some types of animals live only in the water until they are adults and then they grow legs and come on land? Come along on this journey so you can learn even more amazing fun facts. Animals are so interesting It's a fact Geared towards ages 3-8 and kids of all ages (including adults ). Park, Sharonne (illustrator).…

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Fact Explorer: Sharks is the perfect introduction to sharks and other creatures from the deep. This first reference title is perfect for 3-5 year olds, with a lenticular cover and pages packed with creative flaps and fun facts. Make Believe Ideas (illustrator).