Social Reality

The great disruptor of the 21st century is our attention span, and the Internet and computational technologies have opened up a Pandora's box of endless distractions. We are not merely entertaining ourselves to death (to echo Neil Postman's prophetic words), we are becoming entertainment ourselves as we moment-to-moment reveal our innermost selves on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and new emerging forms of social media. What all this will eventually portend nobody precisely knows.

Smart Ball follows Major League Baseball's history as a sport, a domestic monopoly, a neocolonial power, and an international business. MLB's challenge has been to market its popular mythology as the national pastime with pastoral, populist roots while addressing the management challenges of competing with other sports and diversions in a burgeoning global economy. Baseball researcher Robert F. Lewis II argues that MLB for years abused its legal insulation and monopoly status.

Achieving the American Dream has become increasingly difficult for many Latinos, despite the huge opportunities, because there is a lack of mentorship and inspiration from Latino role models ... but it doesn't have to be that way. This audiobook will tell you how 50 of the most successful Latinos and Latinas in America turned their dreams into reality. These inspirational people share their stories, providing us insight into the mindset, actions, and habits that allowed them to overcome barriers and conquer fears, and to achieve what they once thought was impossible.

This booklet contains arguments regarding the original evil of mankind: the concept of division. Intended for use by realists who wish to see the world changed into something better, it has everything that a thinker may need in order to see the road ahead toward a better tomorrow.

In Fooling with the Amish, Dirk Eitzen examines the fakery in Amish Mafia and how actual viewers of the show responded to it to discover answers to two questions that have long puzzled media scholars: What is it about the so-called reality of reality shows that appeals to and gratifies viewers? How and why are people taken in by falsehoods in the media? Eitzen's ultimate answer to these questions is that, in taking liberties with facts, Amish Mafia works very much like gossip.

The problem of online disinformation is only getting worse. Social media may well play a role in the the US 2020 presidential election and other major political events. But that doesn't even begin to describe what future propaganda will look like. We may not be able to alter how the internet was used to challenge democracy in years past, but we can follow the signals to prevent manipulation in the future - and to use these powerful new tools not to control people but to empower them.

On the 50th anniversary of Robert Pirsig’s classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, John Zdanowski, a six-time $100 million business builder, applies the Metaphysics of Quality to inspire and empower the entrepreneur in each of us to create something from nothing. Blending personal anecdotes, business case studies, simple diagrams, and philosophical poetry to convey the deep meaning of complicated subjects …so you get it.

Gaby’s had it with “The Chelsea Show”. So she embarks on her own attention-seeking campaign, and claims the boy on a Survivor-type TV program for teens is her brother. At first this seems like the perfect get-popular-quick scheme. That is, until the boy wins the competition and is awarded the grand prize: a trip to Australia, leaving immediately... WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY! Forget popularity - unless Gaby figures out a way to convince her bunkmates that she’s on the next flight out to Australia, she’ll never be able to show her face at Lakeview again.

Our world is spinning out of control. We are moving through change like our generation has never experienced. If a crescendo of credible authors today is right, deep-seated hardship awaits us. But calamity is not the end of the story. God has a purpose for troubling times. As we face the days ahead, we will not only survive but also thrive if we will build our lives on the foundations of faith shown us in God’s Word. In this book Dwight Smith mixes a bit of stark reality with divine hope. Yes, we may suffer, but as we exercise our faith, then no matter what we face in our personal lives, ...

Être un vraie mordue d'une vedette inspire parfois des élans de passion et de folie, des moments intenses, bien des battements de coeur et des soupirs. Nombreuses sont les admiratrices qui se sont déjà imaginées avoir la chance de vivre une histoire d’amour avec leur idole. Et si elles prenaient le temps de coucher sur papier le fruit de cette imagination débordante? Entre (fan) fiction et réalité réunit neuf histoires d’admiratrices de Charlie Gomez, un jeune chanteur qui a connu la popularité grâce à un concours de chant télévisé.

A new breed of prophet has appeared. Unlike the stereotypical prophets of the past, these modern-day prophets are not looking for the end of the world or the second coming of Christ. Instead, they seek political influence and ultimately control. As one of them has stated succinctly, “There’s no reason why [Christians] should not rule this nation."

"Pottersville, America: 21st Century Wickedness In The Land Of The Free - A Satirical Journey Through The Decay Of A Nation – And Ingenious Solutions To Save It" What happens when the American Dream becomes a nightmare? Welcome to Pottersville, U.S.A., a satirical, razor-sharp exploration of 21st-century America, where the cracks in the land of opportunity have grown into chasms of inequality, division, and despair. From the death of Main Street to the rise of corporate overlords, from fractured families to an epidemic of loneliness, this book pulls no punches in its witty yet profound ...

The manipulation includes all those attitudes or behaviors put in place to modify, in the desired direction, the behavior, opinions, emotions, and perceptions of another person without the latter being able to activate a critical thought to realize what is happening. Psychology is a powerful weapon in your hands if you know how to use it. You know, I'm referring to your daily life. I'm talking about emotions, perceptions, and secrets of dark psychology.

In Tensions in the American Dream, Melanie and Roderick Bush ask how a "nation of immigrants" pledge inclusion, yet marginalize so many citizens based on race, class, and gender. The authors consider the origins and development of the US nation and empire; the founding principles of belonging, nationalism, and exceptionalism and their lived reality.

Understanding Reality & the Theory of Expression is a remarkable and groundbreaking book that will leave you with a newfound perspective on life and the world around you. This book was written by John Ogunyanwo, a British-born Nigerian man who wrote it while serving a six-year sentence in solitary confinement in a Japanese prison at the young age of 21, just coming into the adult years of his life as a man.

Truth: A User's Guide explores how we can guard against the noise of competing truths, in business, in our personal relationships, and within ourselves, but also how we can use them to our advantage. Written with authority and humour, this is an accessible and illuminating narrative that will find a wide audience among listeners in search of understanding why the meaning of "truth" seems to have gone completely haywire.

The modern-day media has warped our sense of reality, affecting every aspect of our lives and the way we perceptive the truth. Day in and day out, we are being sold lies because media effectively turns fiction into fact. After 50 years of the status quo, this book takes a deeper look at the secrets behind fraudulent news and how it has upended nearly every aspect of the public and the private lives of individuals, as well as the vital institutions in America. This book takes you into the reality of the media’s war on education, COVID tyranny, election fraud, and more.

Oliver Sanne - "Mister Germany" und "RTL-Bachelor", so wurde aus dem studierten Fitnessökonom und Unternehmer der (wie es heißt) "schönste Mann und begehrteste Junggeselle Deutschlands" in der Scheinwelt der Medien, irgendwo zwischen sichtlichem Erfolg und lauernden Abgründen.

This is not black vs. blue. This isn’t about sides - the black side or the blue side. This is not an attack on the overall institution of law enforcement. Nor is this a scathing rebuke of every white law enforcement officer. As Amy states in her book, "This is about my perspective, my innermost feelings about how I am viewed as a Black person in America, why I feel vulnerable around police officers, and how it got this way." Amy Nickerson recounts numerous encounters with police officers as well as ordinary white citizens insistent on policing black people.

En la Programación Neurolingüística una creencia limitante es un pensamiento que tenemos sobre nosotros mismos y/o un modelo del mundo que tenemos interiorizado y que limita la forma en que vivimos. Esta creencia limitante se encuentra dentro de nuestro sistema interno, y por lo tanto moldeará nuestras respuestas al mundo externo y las oportunidades que nos rodean. La PNL nos va a ayudar a cambiar nuestro sistema de creencias y expande nuestro mapa mental. Un nuevo y más amplio mundo lleno de oportunidades se abrirá ante tus ojos.