To Name the Bigger Lie Book Selections
Here at Stockton's Bjork Library, we have several sources that connected thematically to To Name the Bigger Lie. Feel free to check out the works below to gain greater insight into the concepts explored in the Common Reading!
The Republic
JC71 .P35 1992
Plato's Republic is a discussion of the nature and meaning of justice and of the ideal state and its ruler. Although he describes a society that looks to some like the ideal human community and to others like a totalitarian nightmare, in the course of his description Plato raises enduring, relevant questions about politics, art, education, and the general conduct of life.
The Tempest
PR2833 .A2 R34 2006
Shakespeare's valedictory play is also one of his most poetical and magical. The story involves the spirit Ariel, the savage Caliban, and Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, now a wizard living on a remote island who uses his magic to shipwreck a party of ex-compatriots.
Brave New World
PR6015.U9 B66 2013
This dystopian satire is a brilliant and terrifying vision of a soulless society--and of one man who discovers the human costs of mindless conformity. Aldous Huxley's ingenious fantasy of a future of mechanical efficiency and engineered harmony has been enormously influential for generations, and is as provocative, powerful, and riveting as when it was first published in 1932.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
BQ4490 .K3713 1992
The Tibetan text describes, and is intended to guide one through, the experiences that the consciousness has after death, in the bardo, the interval between death and the next rebirth. The text also includes chapters on the signs of death and rituals to undertake when death is closing in or has taken place. The text can be used as either an advanced practice for trained meditators or to support the uninitiated during the death experience.
Siddhartha
Ebook
Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse's most lauded book: The enchanting story of one man's journey in search of enlightenment. First published in Germany in 1922, Siddhartha grew in popularity through the 1960s, when it became a touchstone of the American counterculture movement. The book endures today as a stirring and lyrical exploration of self-discovery.
What To Do About Conspiracy Theories?: Academic Entanglements in Conflicts Over Truths
Ebook
Increasingly social activists, journalists and policy makers have expressed concern over the proliferation of conspiracy theories in the public space. There is a growing fear of their impact on social cohesion and democracy. These concerns often come with an expectation that it is the responsibility of academics to engage with conspiracy beliefs by countering them. But should they? This volume discusses case studies concerning politics, health, environment and security.
Conspiracy Theories in the Time of COVID-19
Ebook
Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19 provides a wide-ranging analysis of the emergence and development of conspiracy theories during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a focus on the US and the UK. The book combines digital methods analysis of large datasets assembled from social media with politically and culturally contextualised close readings informed by cultural studies.
Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories
The Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories provides a comprehensive overview of conspiracy theories as an important social, cultural and political phenomenon in contemporary life. It analyses conspiracy theories from a variety of perspectives and maps out the key debates, and includes chapters on the historical origins of conspiracy theories, as well as their political significance in a broad range of countries and regions.