Robert Fass
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English
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Nineteen years ago, Dave Cullen was among the first to arrive at Columbine High, even before most of the SWAT teams went in. While writing his acclaimed account of the tragedy, he suffered two bouts of secondary PTSD. He covered all the later tragedies from a distance, working with a cadre of experts cultivated from academia and the FBI, but swore he would never return to the scene of a ghastly crime. But in March 2018, Cullen went to Marjory Stoneman...
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English
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"In this characteristically turbocharged new book, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider's guide to the variety of ways today's mainstream media tells us lies. Part tirade, part confessional, it reveals that what most people think of as "the news" is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment business. In the Internet age, the press have mastered the art of monetizing anger, paranoia, and distrust. Taibbi, who has...
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English
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"Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History" "Winner of the Henry Adams Book Prize, Society for History in the Federal Government" "Winner of the PROSE Award in North American History, Association of American Publishers" "Honorable Mention for the Theodore Saloutos Book Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society" "Finalist for the Shapiro Book Prize, The Shapiro Center for American History and Culture at The Huntington" Adam Goodman...