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Free speech in an open society / by Smolla, Rodney A.(CARDINAL)183364;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-414) and index.[Pt.] I. The meaning of freedom of speech in an open culture. The case for an open culture ; The shortcomings of all simple answers ; A model for freedom of speech -- [Pt.] II. Free speech and the political community. Patriotism, community, and dissent ; Personal reputation and privacy ; Hate speech: tolerating intolerance ; Public funding of the arts, education, and other forms of public speech ; Money and politics -- [Pt.] III. News-gathering in the international marketplace. The Noriega tapes and other lessons in prior restraints ; The parable of the Persian Gulf: the first casualty of war ; The challenges of new technologies ; Toward an international marketplace of ideas."Should we tolerate speech designed to spread intolerance? As we grope for a response, we find our constitutional and moral imperatives for tolerance and equality in conflict with the equally imperative value of free speech. This is but one of the many such pressing issues dealt with in this timely, important book. Exploring the question 'What should freedom of speech mean in a democracy?,' Rodney Smolla argues that it is a value of overarching significance. Freedom of speech, he says, is not merely an aid to self-governance, but is uniquely connected to all that defines the human spirit--to imagination, creativity, enterprise, rationality, love, worship, and wonder. In a complex modern society, freedom of speech is constantly threatened by other social interests and values, which often seem more important in the short term: national security, personal reputation and privacy, eliminating racism and sexism, instilling values of decency and tolerance in children, controlling the corrupting influences of money on the political process, and bringing order to global electronic communications--all worthy social interests. Smolla shows how even seemingly reasonable regulation of speech tends to progress inexorably toward censorship. He takes on the difficult issue of Who Decides, and he analyzes symbolic and violent dissent, and the 'clear and present danger' doctrine. He probes the disturbing issues of hate speech, obscenity, tolerating intolerance, and truth and falsehood in political campaigns. He looks at personal confidentiality, ponders the possible criteria for creating an objective definition of newsworthiness and public speech--especially with reference to governmental funding of the arts, education, and broadcasting--and explores the implications of the Noriega case, Persian Gulf censorship issues, attempts to export the American concept of free speech, and the challenge of new technologies. Throughout, the discussion of pros and cons is balanced, yet Smolla helps us see clearly why we should defend vigorously our endangered First Amendment rights."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Freedom of speech.; Freedom of speech;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Where the fire falls / by Barnett, Karen,1969-author.(CARDINAL)346775;
"... Watercolorist Olivia Rutherford has shet her humble beginnings to fashion her image as an avant-garde artist to appeal to the region's wealthy art-collectors. When she lands a lucrative contract painting illustrations of Yosemite National Park for a travel magazine, including its nightly one-of-a-kind Firefall event, she hopes the money will lift Olivia and her sisters out of poverty. After false accusations cost him everything, former minister Clark Johnson has found purpose as a backcountry guide in this natural cathedral of granite and trees. Now he's faced with the opportunity to become a National Parks Ranger, but is it his true calling? As Clark opens Olivia's eyes to the wonders of Yosemite, she discovers the people are as vital to the park's story as its vistas--a revelation that may bring her charade to an end"--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Fiction.; Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Park rangers; Truthfulness and falsehood; Women artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lying game / by Ware, Ruth,author.(CARDINAL)343210;
On a cool June morning, a woman is walking her dog in the idyllic coastal village of Salten along a tidal estuary known as the Reach. Before she can stop him, the dog charges into the water to retrieve what first appears to be a wayward stick, but to her horror, turns out to be something much more sinister. The next morning, three women in and around London -- Fatima, Thea, and Isabel -- receive the text they had always hoped would never come, from the fourth in their formerly inseparable clique, Kate, that says only, "I need you." The four girls were best friends at Salten, a second rate boarding school set near the cliffs of the English Channel. Each different in their own way, the four became inseparable and were notorious for playing the Lying Game, telling lies at every turn to both fellow boarders and faculty, with varying states of serious and flippant nature that were disturbing enough to ensure that everyone steered clear of them. The myriad and complicated rules of the game are strict: no lying to each other -- ever. Bail on the lie when it becomes clear it is about to be found out. But their little game had consequences, and the girls were all expelled in their final year of school under mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of the school's eccentric art teacher, Ambrose, who also happened to be Kate's father .
Subjects: Psychological fiction; Thrillers (Fiction.); Suspense fiction; Mystery fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Truthfulness and falsehood; Secrecy; Female friendship; Friendship in adolescence; Boarding schools;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Wolf Girl and Black Prince. by Hatta, Ayuko,author.; Taylor, Diana(Translator),translator.(CARDINAL)805903; Clarke, Aidan(Letterer),artist,letterer.(CARDINAL)870132;
"Fed up with being hopelessly single, high schooler Erika makes up a boyfriend to fit in. When her lies start to unravel, her schoolmate Kyoya offers to be her pretend boyfriend--for a price. With no other choice, Erika finds herself at the mercy of a blackhearted prince! But is Kyoya truly as blackhearted as he seems? Fed up with her friends' constant bragging about their boyfriends, high school student Erika Shinohara decides to make up one of her own. When her lie starts unraveling at the seams, her charming schoolmate Kyoya Sata agrees to be her pretend boyfriend, seemingly saving her reputation. She won't get off that easy, however, as she soon discovers her white knight is actually a blackhearted prince! Now Erika must be at his beck and call or risk her lie being exposed. But is Kyoya really as blackhearted as he seems?"--Provided by publisher.Rated: T+, Older Teen.
Subjects: Romance comics.; Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Manga.; Teenage girls; High school students; Truthfulness and falsehood; Man-woman relationships; Comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels; Manga (comic books);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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You can trust me / by Rowley, Emma,author.(CARDINAL)429586;
"Nicky Wilson tells other people's stories. A successful ghostwriter, she's penned tell-alls by actors, athletes, television chefs - weaving interviews and anecdotes into memoirs of love, loss, and overcoming adversity. The celebrities get best seller status, while Nicky pockets her paycheck and moves on. Olivia Hayes, Nicky's new client, is the Martha Stewart of influencers, a domestic goddess with a perfectly accessorized home in the English countryside, a handsome husband, and impeccable taste. Through thousands of artfully hashtagged posts, Olivia shares endlessly while somehow retaining an air of mystery that enthralls her followers. Olivia agrees to let Nicky into her house for a week, though she's frustratingly aloof at first and seems resentful of Nicky's presence. Yet little by little, Nicky breaks through the cracks in the glamorous façade. She notices Olivia's strained relationship with her husband, her overcautious parenting of their toddler, and the money worries the family can't hide. And then there are deeper secrets - including a tragedy that may shine light not just on Olivia's past, but on how far she'll go to preserve the life she's made. Soon, Nicky will learn the truth about Olivia. But it may be much more than she wanted to know...."--Amazon.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Bloggers; Ghostwriters; Secrecy; Interpersonal relations; Truthfulness and falsehood; Secrecy.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Breakup from hell / by Cardinal, Ann Dávila,author.;
"Fans of Undead Girl Gang and The Babysitters Coven will love Breakup from Hell, a witty YA rom-com with a supernatural twist, starring horror novel obsessed Mica Angeles, who discovers the guy she fell for comes straight out of one of her beloved books. Miguela Angeles is tired. Tired of her abuela keeping secrets, especially about her heritage. Tired of her small Vermont town and hanging out at the same places with the same friends she's known forever. So when another boring Sunday trip to church turns into a run-in with Sam, a mysterious hottie in town on vacation, Mica seizes the opportunity to get closer to him. It's not long before she is under Sam's spell and doing things she's never done before, like winning all her martial arts sparring matches-and lying to her favorite people. The more time Mica spends with Sam, the more weird things start to happen, too. Like terrifying-visions-of-the-world-ending weird. Mica's gut instincts keep telling her something is off, yet Sam is the most exciting guy she's ever met. But when Mica discovers his family's roots, she realizes that instead of being in the typical high school relationship, she's living in a horror novel. She has to leave Sam, but will ending their relationship also bring an end to everything she knows and everyone she loves? Clever, hilarious, and steeped in supernatural suspense, Breakup from Hell will keep you hooked until the last page."-- Amazon.
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Young adult fiction.; Black humor; Secrecy; Magic; Truthfulness and falsehood; Fictitious characters; Secrecy.;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 24
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Keep it fake : inventing an authentic life / by Wilson, Eric,1967-(CARDINAL)651468;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226)."Shoot straight from the hip. Tell it like it is. Keep it real. We love these commands, especially in America, because they appeal to what we want to believe: that there's an authentic self to which we can be true. But while we mock Tricky Dick and Slick Willie, we're inventing identities on Facebook, paying thousands for plastic surgeries, and tuning in to news that simply verifies our opinions. Reality bites, after all, and becoming disillusioned is a downer. In his new book Keep It Fake: Inventing an Authentic Life, Eric G. Wilson investigates this phenomenon. He draws on neuroscience, psychology, sociology, philosophy, art, film, literature, and his own life to explore the possibility that there's no such thing as unwavering reality. Whether our left brains are shaping the raw data of our right into fabulous stories or we're so saturated by society's conventions that we're always acting out prefab scripts, we can't help but be phony. But is that really so bad? We're used to being scolded for being fake, but Wilson doesn't scold--because he doesn't think we need to be reprimanded. Our ability to remake ourselves into the people we want to be, or at least remake ourselves to look like the people we want to be, is in fact a magical process that can be liberating in its own way. Because if we're all a bunch of fakes, shouldn't we embrace that? And if everything really is fake, then doesn't the fake become real--really? In lively prose--honest, provocative, witty, wide-ranging (as likely to riff on Bill Murray as to contemplate Plato)--Keep It Fake answers these questions, uncovering bracing truths about what it means to be human and helping us turn our necessary lying into artful living"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Wilson, Eric, 1967-; Sincerity.; Reality in literature.; Truthfulness and falsehood.; Authors, American;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The Lying Game / by Ware, Ruth,author.(CARDINAL)343210;
"On a cool June morning, a woman is walking her dog in the idyllic coastal village of Salten, along a tidal estuary known as the Reach. Before she can stop him, the dog charges into the water to retrieve what first appears to be a wayward stick, but to her horror, turns out to be something much more sinister. The next morning, three women in and around London--Fatima, Thea, and Isabel--receive the text they had always hoped would NEVER come, from the fourth in their formerly inseparable clique, Kate, that says only, "I need you." The four girls were best friends at Salten, a second rate boarding school set near the cliffs of the English Channel. Each different in their own way, the four became inseparable and were notorious for playing the Lying Game, telling lies at every turn to both fellow boarders and faculty, with varying states of serious and flippant nature that were disturbing enough to ensure that everyone steered clear of them. The myriad and complicated rules of the game are strict: no lying to each other--ever. Bail on the lie when it becomes clear it is about to be found out. But their little game had consequences, and the girls were all expelled in their final year of school under mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of the school's eccentric art teacher, Ambrose (who also happens to be Kate's father). Atmospheric, twisty, and with just the right amount of chill that will keep you wrong-footed--which has now become Ruth Ware's signature style--The Lying Game is sure to be her next big bestseller. Another unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Female friendship; Truthfulness and falsehood; Secrecy; Women's friendships.; Secrecy.;
Available copies: 127 / Total copies: 176
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Pinocchio [videorecording] / by Blanc, Mel,voice actor.(CARDINAL)724240; Catlett, Walter,1889-1960,voice actor.; Edwards, Cliff,1895-1971,voice actor.; Harline, Leigh,composer.(CARDINAL)744974; Jones, Dickie,1927-2014,voice actor.; Judels, Charles,1882-1969,voice actor.; Luske, Hamilton S.,film director.(CARDINAL)434755; Moore, Fred,1911-1952,director of animation.; Rub, Christian,1886-1956,voice actor.; Sears, Ted,screenwriter.; Sharpsteen, Ben,film director.; Smith, Paul J.(Paul Joseph),1906-1985,composer.; Venable, Evelyn,1913-1993,voice actor.; Washington, Ned,1901-1976,composer.(CARDINAL)433694; Motion picture adaptation of (work) :Collodi, Carlo,1826-1890.Avventure di Pinocchio.(CARDINAL)731782; RKO Radio Pictures.(CARDINAL)134621; Walt Disney Productions.(CARDINAL)140420; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)561474;
[Blu-Ray disc 1] Pinocchio -- [DVD] Pinocchio.Music and lyrics, Leigh Harline, Ned Washington, Paul J. Smith ; art direction, Charles Philippi [and others].Voices: Mel Blanc, Walter Catlett, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Christian Rub, Evelyn Venable.A wooden puppet must earn the right to be a real boy by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish. Includes: all-new digital restoration; an alternate ending; never-before-seen deleted scene; Pinocchio's Puzzles game; music video; and much more.MPAA rating: G.Blu-ray disc, region (A), full screen presentation, 7.1 DTS-HD master audio; 1080p High-Definition.DVD, region 1, NTSC, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital 7.1 DTS-HD master audio and Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Drama.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Pinocchio (Fictitious character); Fathers and sons; Puppets; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Weapons of mass delusion : when the Republican Party lost its mind / by Draper, Robert,author.(CARDINAL)267420;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The dentist-patriot -- Insurrection -- Truth and the West Terrace -- "Harder than anyone" -- The art of the lie -- The enabler -- Clio and the chairwoman -- "I find it very interesting" -- The gallery group -- Arc of the crazy -- Incitement -- "A thousand pounds of rubbish" -- "I'm literally you" -- The fall of the house of Cheney -- Bête noire -- Bad company -- The big lie, in perpetuity -- The leviathan lie -- McConnell -- The blue -- The bowl -- To be unserious -- A Twitter holiday -- The killing lie -- The big lie, spreading -- The Patriot Wing -- At the fairgrounds -- "The most dangerous man in Congress" -- Fake audits -- Death cult -- State of the union -- The unwinding."The disturbing eyewitness account of how a new generation of Republicans-led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Madison Cawthorn-far from moving on from Trump, have taken the politics of hysteria to even greater extremes, bringing American democracy to the very edge of reason The violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021 was a terrible day for American democracy, but at least, many people dared hope that, after it was over, the fever would then be broken, Trump's absurd and relentless set of lies about the stealing of the 2020 election made unspeakable. That is not what happened. Instead, shockingly, "the big steal" has increasingly become dogma among an ever-higher percentage of American Republicans. What happened to the Republican Party, and America, during the Trump presidency is a story we more or less think we know. What has happened to the party since, it turns out, is even more disturbing. That is the story Robert Draper tells here. Through his extraordinarily intrepid reporting on the ground across the country, Draper chronicles the road from January 6th to the 2022 midterms among the Republican base and in the US Congress, as Marjorie Taylor Greene and her ilk have come to shape their party's terms of engagement to an extent that would have been unimaginable even ten years ago. He brings to life the efforts of a dwindling group of Republicans who are willing to push back against the falsehoods, in the face of a group of ascendent demagogues who are merrily weaponizing them. With a base whipped up into a perpetual frenzy of outrage by conspiracy theories-not just about "the big steal", but about COVID and vaccines, Antifa and BLM and George Soros and the Rothschilds and President Obama and on and on and on-the forces of reason within the GOP are on the defensive, to put it mildly. The leadership of the anti-Trump resistance among Republicans in Congress has cooperated extensively with the author; the book also benefits greatly from reporting conducted in Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, and other bellwether states in the country of the mind one might call Conspiracyland. Robert Draper has been a wise, fearless, and fair-minded chronicler of the American political scene for over 25 years. He has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. He has never seen it this ugly. Ultimately, this book tells the story of a fearful test of our ability, as a country, to hold together a system of government grounded in truth and the rule of law. It's difficult to imagine a book that could underscore the stakes of the 2022 midterm elections more powerfully"--
Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Conspiracy theories; Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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