Orem Library

Presents an analysis of the human tendency towards selective ignorance, discussing why people practice denial and assessing the impact of the phenomenon on private and working lives as well as within governments and organizations.

It's 1967, and for young Richard it's a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few months, his brother, Mark, is killed in Vietnam; his father loses his job and moves the family to Utah; and his parents separate. When Richard is run down by bullies at his new school, he meets Mr. Foster, an elderly neighbor who chases off the bullies. Richard becomes fast friends with the man who inspires Richard's love for books and whose dog becomes...

"Denver Riggleman is a logical guy--he has to be, as a government data analytics expert. But at the same time, he's been haunted since childhood by the memory of an inexplicable encounter with--Something--that he and his grandfather met unexpectedly in the woods. Denver's ongoing curiosity about what it might have been, and his fascination with the fringe element of Bigfoot Believers, leads him on an 'official' investigation into the world of Bigfoot's...

Nothing happens by accident, everything is connected, and there are no coincidences : that is the essence of conspiratorial thinking. Long a fringe part of the American political landscape, conspiracy theories are now mainstream , but they have a long history that includes the satanic panics of the 1980s, the New World Order and Vatican conspiracy theories, fears about fluoridated water, speculations about President John F. Kennedy's assassination,...

"In this lively journey through human psychology, bestselling author and creator of the You Are Not So Smart podcast David McRaney investigates how minds change-and how to change minds. What made a prominent conspiracy-theorist YouTuber finally see that 9/11 was not a hoax? How do voter opinions shift from neutral to resolute? Can widespread social change only take place when a generation dies out? From one of our greatest thinkers on reasoning, HOW...

When Eva Wingdale sees something large and white flying above her she is convinced that it is a ghost, although most of the other owls just laugh at her--until something large and heavy and white lands on the school roof.

A collection of eighty essays exploring the personal beliefs of a diverse assortment of contributors, both famous and unknown, who reflect on their faith, the evolution of their beliefs, and how they express them.

When the Hogfather goes missing on the eve of Discworld's annual holiday of Hogswatch, Death takes his place as the annual gift-giver to maintain the faith of the children that holds the universe together while his granddaughter investigates the disappearance.

"Have you ever wondered about why some people are jerks? Asked whether your driverless car should kill you so that others may live? Found a robot adorable? Considered the ethics of professional ethicists? Reflected on the philosophy of hair? In this engaging, entertaining, and enlightening book, Eric Schwitzgebel turns a philosopher's eye on these and other burning questions. In a series of quirky and accessible short pieces that cover a mind-boggling...