High school students today are no longer insulated from the vicissitudes of messaging/counter messaging in today’s always available, always blaring media (coming into their cars, homes, and ears through ever-more personal devices), including the cross-accusations of “fake news” that leave true seekers of information spinning in circles. Young people are no longer “future consumers,” as products they are not even old enough to buy are pitched to them, while groups with political agendas see...

In a world of media saturation, children today are not future consumers of information and goods, but targeted participants involved in a game in which they don’t know the rules or even that they are playing, yet one that will affect them throughout their lives. This book is a teaching manual that helps teachers not only explain the concepts of consumer economics and media literacy to middle schoolers but supplies lessons for students to get hands-on experience recognizing, deconstructing,...

In this book, we describe the online world that youth begin to encounter, often without adult oversight. It is a critical time where they are first getting to know both the outside world and form their own identity. We explain the social forces and sways that influence kids’ attitudes and choices, from peers in social apps to influencers. We show how the online world suggests answers that may or may not be right for individuals. Each chapter we supplies lessons that teachers, parents, coun...

In a world of media saturation, children today are not future consumers of information and goods, but targeted participants involved in a game in which they don’t know the rules or even that they are playing, yet one that will affect them throughout their lives. This teaching manual will help educators to not only introduce the concepts of economics, financial literacy, and media literacy to elementary students but supplies lessons designed to provide hands-on experiences recognizing, deco...

Kids today are in a media-saturated environment. Even as they are first discovering who they are and learning about the greater world, they are nudged and swayed by media. To help empower children to be resilient and have more self-guidance in their development, we have written a two-book series about choice-making. This book explores the general process of how we make choices, from consciously rational to subconsciously emotional. Through exploratory lessons supplied in each chapter, kids...

A Thriller Anthology by Kevin A Davis, A. Balsamo with stories by Mike Rusetsky, Bret Jones, L.A. Selby, Jim Wasserman, Norbert Góra, Rob Nisbet, v.f. thompson, Alan Zaremba, Ben Woodard, Sarah Hozumi, Kai Lovelace, Lara henneman, Joshua Dyer, David Horn, Ian M. Ryan, Jordan Kocevski, Diana Parrilla, Diane Arrelle, and Paige Vest

"The 'strip and flip' technique of controlling electronic elections can easily apply to citizens of all faiths and color. But in the US, race has been the critical tool for dividing the populace. It's the bottom-line basic instrument that makes electronic election theft possible." - Harvey Wasserman & Bob Fitrakis"What had happened between 2000 and 2004 was the Help America Vote Act. Meant to correct problems with Florida paper punch-card ballots, it was fraud capacity disguised as...

Life can sometimes feel like paddling against the current. Often that's frustrating, but it can also take you to places you never knew were there!In this collection of amusing stories, youths from eight different modern East Asian cultures face challenges of confidence, independence, change, setbacks, and resolve. Whether adjusting to a new school or competing in a familiar sport, they find inspiration and assistance in East Asian philosophy, from classical Taoism and Buddhism to m...