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Narrated by the author himself, in this provocative follow up to his New York Times bestselling The Echo Machine, David Pakman offers a dire warning on the cultural and technological forces that are already melting our brains and transforming the pursuit of truth into an almost impossible, even...

From Australia's leading voice on parenting comes the first comprehensive guide to raising kids in the age of AI, social media and digital life. We want our kids to grow up valuing themselves and to become confident, kind and curious individuals. The reality is that smartphones and screens now...

Bloomsbury presents The Girl Who Would be Marilyn Monroe by Tony Castro, read by John Chancer. A thoughtful glimpse into the childhood of Norma Jeane Mortenson and how it shaped her into the iconic Marilyn Monroe for the 100th anniversary of her birth. At the fragile intersection of myth and...

An award-winning neurologist on the Stone-Age roots of our screen addictions, and what to do about them. The human brain hasn't changed much since the Stone Age, let alone in the mere thirty years of the Screen Age. That's why, according to neurologist Richard Cytowic—who, Oliver Sacks...

The classic political study of how elite forces shape mass media. Edward S Herman and Noam Chomsky investigate how an underlying elite consensus structures mainstream media. Here they skilfully dissect the way in which the marketplace and the economics of publishing significantly shape the news...

A searing indictment of Western media that lays bare how the "free press," long tasked with speaking truth to power, instead became a vital part of the machinery that enabled the genocide in Palestine If you’re not writing the truth about crimes against humanity, you’re culpable in them...

Reading built the modern world. It helped create democracy, science and reason. Now, books are dying, and people everywhere are losing the ability to read deeply or think rationally. The golden chain of knowledge linking reader to reader through history is breaking. The screen has replaced the...

A gripping behind-the-scenes account of one of the most influential news programs in American history, featuring a foreword by veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, whose recent dismissal from CBS News has renewed national attention on the fight for journalistic integrity and preserving...

The Story of Your Life is an exploration of how social media storytelling has transformed the way we make sense of our own experiences, and an incitement to embrace the ways our lives resist capture. Kathryn Jezer-Morton, the sociologist and journalist behind Brooding, her newsletter at New York...

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The first, foundational book on the next media renaissance, from one of the foremost thought leaders at the intersection of storytelling and technology. These days we don’t want to just watch our media—we want to be a part of it. To touch, feel, and test our surroundings, to make decisions...

Secrets were buried. Evidence disappeared. Official explanations left questions behind. Conspiracies of the World: Book 1 investigates twenty of history’s most famous and unsettling mysteries, cover-ups, suspicious deaths, secret experiments, vanished evidence, and unanswered questions.

What happens when the conspiracy theory turns out to be real? The World’s Conspiracy Files: Book 3 investigates twenty famous and lesser-known cases involving secret government programs, intelligence operations, suspicious disasters, missing people, wartime deception, political manipulation, unexplained creatures, and historical cover-ups that still raise uncomfortable questions.

Across the world, people are falling for pseudolaw: a fast-growing movement built on conspiracy theories, quasilegal rituals and the promise that ordinary people can outsmart governments, banks and courts. Its followers call themselves sovereign citizens, freemen, state nationals or...

An urgent case that the survival of democracy depends on reinventing the press, with ten pioneering reforms to help journalism better serve the public—from the co-author of the classic The Elements of Journalism. The crisis in journalism reflects a crisis in American democracy. Faith in news...

Uncover the suspenseful history of hidden brotherhoods and global conspiracies claiming to manipulate our modern world. Whether you need an intriguing, high-stakes escape for your daily commute or a captivating deep-dive before sleep, this immersive investigation separates historical fact from...

Master the psychology of mass influence and defend your daily media diet against weaponized disinformation. Perfect for your commute, this eye-opening exploration untangles the chaotic news cycle that fuels doomscrolling. Learn how ancient rulers and modern algorithms use the exact same tactics...

Master the psychology of misinformation to understand why hidden plots and elaborate rumors captivate the human mind. Whether you are navigating frustrating family divides or simply seeking truth in a polarized digital age, this empathetic exploration reveals the deep emotional drivers behind...

Trace the fascinating technological history of how a crude laboratory experiment completely rewired global pop culture. Whether you are seeking a thought-provoking commute or unwinding with a deeply nostalgic look at the past, this narrative captures the relentless evolution of our living rooms...

Uncover how algorithmic feeds and invisible design choices engineered our psychology and hijacked digital culture. Perfect for your morning commute, this thought-provoking deep dive explores the shift from early chat rooms to the highly monetized platforms we scroll today. It reveals the...