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Bring back our girls

the untold story of the global search for Nigeria's missing schoolgirls
2021
"A definitive account of the rescue mission to free hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls after their kidnapping by Boko Haram describes how a global social media campaign initiated with the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls prompted a dramatic worldwide intervention"--OCLC.

Facebook

the inside story
Discusses the history of the company Facebook, including who created it, the controversies, and more.
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Zucked

waking up to a Facebook catastrophe
2019
"If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with laughter. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor, but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. Still a large shareholder in Facebook, he had every good reason to stay on the bright side. Until he simply couldn't. "Zucked" is McNamee's intimate reckoning with the catastrophic failure of the head of one of the world's most powerful companies to face up to the damage he is doing. It's a story that begins with a series of rude awakenings. First there is the author's dawning realization that the platform is being manipulated by some very bad actors. Then there is the even more unsettling realization that Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are unable or unwilling to share his concerns, polite as they may be to his face"--Provided by publisher.

Thinking critically

social networking
2018
Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines issues related to social networking.

Lunch counter sit-ins

how photographs helped foster peaceful civil rights protests
"On point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the saga of the Woolworth lunch counter sit-ins in the early 1960s to life. Readers will learn about the four brave college students who started it all, as well as the many who came after. These events changed the world. The photographer who took the photographs shown in this book is now in his 90s, but he agreed to an exclusive interview for this book."--Provided by publisher.
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Brazil's dance with the devil

the World Cup, the Olympics, and the fight for democracy
Relies on fieldwork from the most dangerous corners of Rio to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., to expose how sports and politics have collided in spectacular fashion in Brazil's hosting of the World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.
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