This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

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Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262028948
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things by : Whitney Phillips

Download or read book This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things written by Whitney Phillips and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internet trolls live to upset as many people as possible, using all the technical and psychological tools at their disposal. They gleefully whip the media into a frenzy over a fake teen drug crisis; they post offensive messages on Facebook memorial pages, traumatizing grief-stricken friends and family; they use unabashedly racist language and images. They take pleasure in ruining a complete stranger's day and find amusement in their victim's anguish. In short, trolling is the obstacle to a kinder, gentler Internet. To quote a famous Internet meme, trolling is why we can't have nice things online. Or at least that's what we have been led to believe. In this provocative book, Whitney Phillips argues that trolling, widely condemned as obscene and deviant, actually fits comfortably within the contemporary media landscape. Trolling may be obscene, but, Phillips argues, it isn't all that deviant. Trolls' actions are born of and fueled by culturally sanctioned impulses -- which are just as damaging as the trolls' most disruptive behaviors. Phillips describes, for example, the relationship between trolling and sensationalist corporate media -- pointing out that for trolls, exploitation is a leisure activity; for media, it's a business strategy. She shows how trolls, "the grimacing poster children for a socially networked world," align with social media. And she documents how trolls, in addition to parroting media tropes, also offer a grotesque pantomime of dominant cultural tropes, including gendered notions of dominance and success and an ideology of entitlement. We don't just have a trolling problem, Phillips argues; we have a culture problem. This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things isn't only about trolls; it's about a culture in which trolls thrive.

Troll Stinks

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Publisher : Andersen Press
ISBN 13 : 1512439487
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (124 download)

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Book Synopsis Troll Stinks by : Jeanne Willis

Download or read book Troll Stinks written by Jeanne Willis and published by Andersen Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Two billy goats discover the perils of making assumptions and acting on prejudice in this ... tale about online bullying"--

The Troll

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Publisher : Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9781509892426
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (924 download)

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Book Synopsis The Troll by : Julia Donaldson

Download or read book The Troll written by Julia Donaldson and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Troll longs for a juicy goat to eat - but he's stuck with boring old fish for supper. Bother! Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew love fish, but without a decent recipe their slimy, soggy dinner is even worse. If only they could find their buried treasure and pay for a ship's cook . . . but it seems they've sailed to the wrong island. Again.Watch the fun unfold as two very different worlds collide in The Troll, a gloriously comic story from Julia Donaldson and David Roberts, the creators of the highly acclaimed Tyrannosaurus Drip.Enjoy the other stories by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts: Tyrannosaurus Drip, Jack and the Flumflum Tree, The Flying Bath and The Cook and the King.

This Troll that Troll

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Publisher : Turner Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781878685704
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (857 download)

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Book Synopsis This Troll that Troll by : Mick Inkpen

Download or read book This Troll that Troll written by Mick Inkpen and published by Turner Pub. This book was released on 1993 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trusting trolls abound in this colorful collection, featuring such clever rhymes as: "Sticky-out ears and a long, long nose can hardly compete with rainbow toes". Full color.

Troll Swap

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Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763671010
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Book Synopsis Troll Swap by : Leigh Hodgkinson

Download or read book Troll Swap written by Leigh Hodgkinson and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in Great Britain by Nosy Crow in 2013.

Life Hacks for Kids

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 132874213X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (287 download)

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Book Synopsis Life Hacks for Kids by : Sunny Keller

Download or read book Life Hacks for Kids written by Sunny Keller and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents unique craft projects that have been seen on the Life hacks for kids YouTube show, including feather earrings, melted crayon art, a headband holder, and indoor s'mores, and includes questions answered by Sunny.

The Troll Book

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Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780394842950
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (429 download)

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Book Synopsis The Troll Book by : Michael Berenstain

Download or read book The Troll Book written by Michael Berenstain and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1980 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the distinctive features, habits, and neighbors of the troll.

Drop the Beat! (DreamWorks Trolls)

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Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1524718424
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Book Synopsis Drop the Beat! (DreamWorks Trolls) by : David Lewman

Download or read book Drop the Beat! (DreamWorks Trolls) written by David Lewman and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make music with Biggie, Branch, Poppy, and all the Trolls.

Assholes

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Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385535686
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Book Synopsis Assholes by : Aaron James

Download or read book Assholes written by Aaron James and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary. What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people for whom there is no better name. Try as we might to avoid them, assholes are found everywhere—at work, at home, on the road, and in the public sphere. Encountering one causes great difficulty and personal strain, especially because we often cannot understand why exactly someone should be acting like that. Asshole management begins with asshole understanding. Much as Machiavelli illuminated political strategy for princes, this book finally gives us the concepts to think or say why assholes disturb us so, and explains why such people seem part of the human social condition, especially in an age of raging narcissism and unbridled capitalism. These concepts are also practically useful, as understanding the asshole we are stuck with helps us think constructively about how to handle problems he (and they are mostly all men) presents. We get a better sense of when the asshole is best resisted, and when he is best ignored—a better sense of what is, and what is not, worth fighting for.

Troll Two-- Three-- Four

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ISBN 13 : 9781472329257
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (292 download)

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Book Synopsis Troll Two-- Three-- Four by : Steve Smallman

Download or read book Troll Two-- Three-- Four written by Steve Smallman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the trolls in this funny yet heartwarming rhyming story of acceptance and friendship in Troll... Two... Three... Four....

The Apocalypse Troll

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Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1618242113
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)

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Book Synopsis The Apocalypse Troll by : David Weber

Download or read book The Apocalypse Troll written by David Weber and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There he was in his sailboat in the middle of the Atlantic, all alone and loving it. Well, there was a US Navy carrier group on his southern horizon, but he was a Navy guy himself, so he didn't mind. Then came the UFOs, hurtling in from the Outer Black to overfly the carriers at Mach 17. Their impossible aerobatics were bad enough¾but then they started shooting at each other. And at the Navy. With nukes. Little ones at first, but winding up with a 500 megatonner at 90 miles that fried every piece of electronics within line-of-sight. Richard Ashton thought he was just a ringside observer to these now over-the-horizon events. Until the crippled alien lifeboat came drifting down and homed in on his sailboat; suddenly he has his hands full of an unconscious, critically wounded and impossibly human alien warrior who also happens to be a gorgeous female. That's when things got interesting. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "... a particular delight, offering nonstop action that's both well executed and emotionally satisfying." ¾Publishers Weekly "It's a rollicking fun tale that's impossible to put down." ¾Philadelphia Weekly Press "... the best work (Weber] has done ... the rewards are ample ... recommended...." ¾Starlog

The Ahilist

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1496915097
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ahilist by : Terry Brazier

Download or read book The Ahilist written by Terry Brazier and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identical twins, separated at birth, find themselves on a collision course with survival as the prize. Brett Stark made a hasty decision in his youth to join the secret Society of Ahilists that promised untold wealthbut at what cost? Because of Bretts psychopathic personality resulting from the interaction of genetic and environmental factors, hes driven by his lack of any conscience, his sexual appetite, and his lack of empathy for those around him to use his power and wealth to finance crime and murder on the streets of Chicago. In order for Brett to beat the dead by forty promise hed made to the Society, he must switch places with his twin brother. It wont be easy, though, as his brother is Detective Barry Farnsworth of the Chicago Police Department. A tapestry of psychology, suspense, romance and fantasy direct the plot to its dramatic and surprising conclusion.

Trolls and Truth

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Publisher : New Hope Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781596690103
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Trolls and Truth by : Jimmy Dorrell

Download or read book Trolls and Truth written by Jimmy Dorrell and published by New Hope Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trolls & Truth is the story of a local church of homeless people, college students, middle-class Christians, some poor and some rich, black, white, and brown, drunks, materialists, mentally ill, and former inmates who meet beneath the noise of 18-wheelers and rushing traffic under an interstate bridge in Waco, Texas. As they live out biblical mandates across racial and cultural barriers and institutional baggage, they remind us that the gospel cannot be shaped by socially accepted values and remain "good news."

Embrace The Darkness

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359290019
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (592 download)

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Book Synopsis Embrace The Darkness by : Dean Dedman Jr.

Download or read book Embrace The Darkness written by Dean Dedman Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a mystical, magical drone pilot. It is the year following the Standing Rock Movement and many water protectors have found themselves in many kinds of struggles. Follow Shiye's journey as he processes, transitions and tries to help himself and others. Our drone pilot shares his highs and lows, his chaotic and peaceful adventures. Travel through the darkness and the lightness and find out why both are important. Shiye takes us down his path in this beautiful tale of spirituality, consciousness and Indigenous wisdom.

Artemis Fowl: Artemis Fowl's Guide to the World of Fairies

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Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 136804459X
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Book Synopsis Artemis Fowl: Artemis Fowl's Guide to the World of Fairies by : Andrew Donkin

Download or read book Artemis Fowl: Artemis Fowl's Guide to the World of Fairies written by Andrew Donkin and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2020-05-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated novel written by Artemis Fowl, compiling his notes from the copy of The Book of the People. One-part creature compendium cataloging the world’s visions of the magical creatures that exist, and one-part Artemis planning how he’ll take down any and all LEP forces that he’ll encounter.

Troll Peter Visits His Uncle, the Bridge Troll and Other Stories

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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1426956029
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (269 download)

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Book Synopsis Troll Peter Visits His Uncle, the Bridge Troll and Other Stories by : Gerda Christensen

Download or read book Troll Peter Visits His Uncle, the Bridge Troll and Other Stories written by Gerda Christensen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In TROLL PETER'S ADVENTURES BOOK 3 we're back on the moor of Jutland, where Troll Peter, his parents and old Granny have their home, a hut partly dug into a hill. It's called Troll Hill. One day they get an invitation to visit their relatives, the Bridge Troll and his family. The occasion is that the King of The Trolls will cross their bridge, as he travels through Jutland. The troll family certainly does not want to miss that event. - Troll Peter also goes fishing at the creek in the meadow, and he has some dramatic moments there. But in the end he carries home a big fish for Granny to eat. Troll Peter loves his grandmother. She is old, but she is still very much alive. One day she decides to take her grandson on a picnic to a spring on the moor. But it's shows to be further away than she remembers. So they have to stay overnight there. And while the stars are twinkling in the sky, they witness something strange going on at the spring. TROLL PETER'S ADVENTURES BOOK 4 will follow.

Trillion Dollar Baby

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Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785901303
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Book Synopsis Trillion Dollar Baby by : Paul Cleary

Download or read book Trillion Dollar Baby written by Paul Cleary and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most of its history, the remote and near-Arctic nation of Norway has eked out a marginal existence from fishing, forestry and shipping. That is, until Christmas Eve 1969, when oil was discovered off its southern coast. Rather than squandering the profits (as the UK did with its North Sea oil), when the revenue began flowing, Norway put in place the most robust and visionary framework for extracting maximum benefit from non-renewable resources found anywhere in the world. Less than twenty years after the country began investing in what is now called the Government Pension Fund, Norway has the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, with assets of US$870 billion. What's more, the fund is on track to hit the US$1 trillion mark by 2020. Not only is every Norwegian now a (krone) millionaire and enjoying the highest standard of living in the world, they will be able to hand down this endowment to their children and grandchildren. Norway's savings strategy means that it has taken a non-renewable resource and turned it into a financial asset that can last long after the oil wealth has been completely exhausted. This is the story of how they did it.