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This book is written for an audience of teens, aged from thirteen to nineteen by definition, however its contents may very well be addressed to a wider audience including older people, specifically parents. The idea behind this book is to raise awareness over how a massive amount of information, through the internet, social media, the school system, the news, the groups one belongs to, isn't in most cases generated with the intent of helping individuals to think freely. Quite the opposite, in most cases its nature is manipulative and needs to be seriously addressed in order to save the freedom and dignity of each individual. This book is structured as a dialogue between a parent (P.) and the parent's child (C.). The parent acts essentially as a tutor providing guidance to the child over how to develop critical thinking against being manipulated by the world surrounding the child. Considering how today's teens are enveloped in a technological environment and how much of their social and intellective life takes place through the internet, they are heavily exposed to this environment without the appropriate defenses they should have. The subtitle of this book explicitly declares the intent to protect against phone and social media addiction, so one may question why this specific matter is left to the final chapters of the book and isn't dealt with until beyond the first seven chapters. The reason is that the first seven chapters are a necessary preparation for the following chapters which are dedicated to phones and social media. The objective is to create a solid foundation of critical thinking which is required in first place, before any interaction with phones and social media is taken into consideration.

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The academic background of Ed Wonns encompasses several disciplines within human sciences: philosophy, history, psychology, and sociology. After completing his university studies, Ed Wonns designed and developed hi-tech industrial components sold worldwide. His business field of operation was intertwined with the IT world. This allowed him to travel to over fifty countries in different continents and acquaint himself with many different cultures. As a result of both his academic and business backgrounds, Ed Wonns is remarkably knowledgeable in two different realms such as those of human sciences and industrial business. His deep desire to be free and independent, is at the core of his publications, where he questions popular ideas or opinions, striving to help others think and take action without being manipulated or controlled.

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