MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 30, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Throughout history, selfish leaders have always used religion and ideology to keep people under their control. Such controls however limit their perception and freedom, which make them childish in more ways than one. For author Kevin Henley, people need to grow up now for the fate of the world is at stake. This is the central theme of his new book Billions of Big Babies released through Xlibris.
The text is an attempt at convincing people to resist the current trend toward childish behavior and the dumbing down of society. It cites old-time religion, primitive patriotism and selfishness as factors behind the trend which lead people to embracing a childish mindset. As a result, these people tend to avoid their problems by cutting themselves off from reality. Billions of Big Babies explains how neo-conservatives and other fanatics use consensus as a method of achieving social control and world domination. In countering this trend, the book offers sound suggestions that encourage people to rely more on critical thinking, universal skepticism and freedom from belief.
Billions of Big Babies is an astonishing book about our world and our neighbors that must not be missed. To order a copy, feel free to visit your local bookstore or log on at Xlibris.com, Barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com today.
About the Author
Kevin Henley is a professor at Maisonneuve College in Montreal, Canada. He has twenty-five years experience in the teaching of both history and research methods, in English and in French, at the university level as well as at the college level. He has a Ph.D. in the history of ideology at the University of Quebec at Montreal and has published several scientific articles on that subject. He is also the author of two other books published by Xlibris, Taking the Lying out of Living: The Skeptic's Manifesto (2001) and Universal Skepticism: Taking the Lying out of Living, Book Two (2003).
Billions of Big Babies -- by Kevin Henley
The Secular Imperative
Publication Date: October 13, 2006
Trade Paperback; $20.99; 158 pages; 1-4257-2566-X; 978-1-4257-2566-2
Cloth Hardback; $30.99; 158 pages; 1-4257-2567-8; 978-1-4257-2567-9
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