Active measures the secret history of disinformation and political warfare

Active measures the secret history of disinformation and political warfare

By
Thomas Rid
Thomas Rid
2020 • 528 pages

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A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age
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Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World
Superminds: The Surprising Power of People and Computers Thinking Together

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National Security

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Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government?s Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die
The art of intelligence
Secrets of the Secret Service: The History and Uncertain Future of the U.S. Secret Service
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Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War
Propaganda & Persuasion

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Intelligence

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The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Churchill's Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops
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Love and math : the heart of hidden reality
The Road to Reality
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Science

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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

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Society

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American History

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America's Founding Fathers
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Europe's Last Summer
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Data Science

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The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction
Convex Optimization
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Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Deployment
Making Numbers Count

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Fighting Misinformation: Digital Media Literacy
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Social History

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Sociology Anthropology

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Social Psychology

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The Misinformation Age
Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class
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Conspiracism

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Hope and Fear: Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo History
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How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason
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The Storm Is Upon Us
Neoreaction a Basilisk: Essays on and Around the Alt-Right

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Media Studies

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Selling Hate: Marketing the Ku Klux Klan
Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality
Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

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Spy

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History

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