deception

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You shouldn't have come here

Overworked city gal Grace Evans is ready for a relaxing getaway on a Wyoming ranch, where the owner is handsome Calvin Wells. But when she hears of a missing woman, things soon change for the worse.

Secret soldiers

how the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops fooled the Nazis
Explores the contributions made by the ". . . United States Twenty-Third Headquarters Special Troops, also known as the Ghost Army, which included actors, camouflage experts, sound engineers, painters, and set designers, who used their skills to secretly and systematiclly replace fighting units, fool the Nazi army into believing what their eyes and ears told them, even though the sights and sounds of tanks and war machines and troops were entirely fabricated"--Adapted fromdust jacket.

A jar of eyeballs

Kevin is tired of being ignored. No one in school ever seems to notice him, so he decides to win the school science fair prize--no matter what it takes. But Kevin soon finds himself up to his eyeballs in trouble.

Barbie

"A prince's love for a swan queen overcomes an evil sorcerer's spell in this adaptation of the classic ballet"--OCLC.

Beyond the promised neverland

"From the creators of The Promised Neverland comes a collection of their best short stories, including a special one-shot with the key elements that would later go into their biggest hit and an epilogue that shows what the main characters are up to after the end of the manga series"--Provided by publisher.
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Big lies

from Socrates to social media
2023
"In this new book for young readers [Mark Kurlansky looks at] the art of the big lie. Big lies are told by governments, politicians, and corporations to avoid responsibility, cast blame on the innocent, win elections, disguise intent, create chaos, and gain power and wealth. Big lies are as old as civilization. They corrupt public understanding and discourse, turn science upside down, and reinvent history"-- Provided by publisher.
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Nobody's fool

why we get taken in and what we can do about it
2023
"From phishing scams to pyramid schemes, our world is filled with people who want to fool us. In [this book, the authors] . . . break down the science behind deception to pull back the curtain on how we can all avoid being scammed--or even scam the scammers in return . . . identif[ies] ten specific features of our psychology that make us vulnerable to being tricked, from our innate tendency to treat all new information--not to mention anything that seems familiar or consistent!--as though it were true, to our failure to consider the important information that we're not receiving, to our tendency to be wary of randomness when in fact it's a sign of authenticity . . . providing concrete ways that readers can build up their resistance to deception and revealing the crucial questions we should ask even before something starts to look suspicious"--Provided by publisher.
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Conspiracy theories

a reference handbook
2024
"A comprehensive guide to the history and current shape of conspiracy theories in American life, including the findings of research seeking to understand their origins, type, function, and widespread appeal"--Provided by publisher.

Joe's shadow

2024
"Joe is having trouble with bullies at his new school, and he doesn't know where to turn for help. Soon he finds a companion in the most unlikely form. But is this the friend he has been hoping for or something more sinister?"--Provided by publisher.

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