Connor Boyack
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A twisted tale of unintended consequences unfolds! History abounds with examples of government officials making decisions, well-intentioned or otherwise, that harm others. Unfortunately, these unintended consequences are never anticipated, and rarely considered once they occur. As the Tuttle twins find in their latest adventure, central planning can ruin people's lives. Nobel prize-winning economist F.A. Hayek's famous book The Road to Serfdom comes...
Author
Series
Tuttle twins volume 9
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Should we coerce others to get what we want? The history of the world is a tale of some people bossing others around, but brave thinkers have always offered ideas for a better future where people use persuasion instead. And after Ethan and Emily watch a dystopian film portraying a future full of coercion, they realize that they need to learn how to avoid it. Enter Murray Rothbard, author of Anatomy of the State, whose book teaches the Tuttle Twins...
Author
Series
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In a society where countless ideas are being shared, debated, and analyzed, it's more important than ever to sift out the good ones from among the bad ones. And when people you respect and trust use arguments that sound persuasive, how can you determine if they are correct? One of the most commonly used methods of spreading misinformation is the use of a logical fallacy--a bad argument that makes something seem truthful that actually might not be....
Author
Series
Choose your consequence volume 1
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It's the perfect vacation: the Tuttle twins have saved their money, planned things out thoroughly, and are ready to head off to South America to water ski, hike the jungles, and see some of the world's oldest ruins. What could go wrong? Nearly everything, as it turns out. But that's for you to decide. You're in the driver seat of the story to determine what the consequences will be. Will you send Ethan and Emily to the ruins, knowing that they are...
Author
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Is school the best way to get an education? Ethan and Emily Tuttle have spent several years in school being graded on the quality of their work. But after hearing an award-winning teacher discuss some problems with schooling and share a vision for how children are best educated, the Tuttle family decides to embarck on a new learning adventure. Long-time educator John Taylor Gatto shares ideas with the Tuttle family from his Book "The Underground...
Author
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"How does a child become an entrepreneur? While most people prefer the relative safety of working at a job for somebody else, others are more interested in the independence, excitement, and creative problem solving that are all part of starting our own business and being an entrepreneur. But as Ethan and Emily Tuttle learn in their latest adventure, being an entrepreneur isn't easy -- especially when you're up against some tough competition. Join...
Author
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Children are often taught that government protects our life, liberty, and property, but could it be true that some laws actually allow people to hurt us and take our things? Join Ethan and Emily Tuttle as they learn about property, pirates, and plunder. With the help of their neighbor Fred, the twins will need to figure out what they can do to stop the bad guys in government!"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Why do people make the choices they do? Now that they've made some money, Ethan and Emily Tuttle begin to wonder how they can put it to good use and earn even more. So the idea of a Children's Entrepreneur Market is born, which can help them find other kids who might want to borrow their money to build their small business. But as the twins soon learn--thanks to the ideas from Human Action by Ludwig von Mises--this is risky business. People have...
Author
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
What happens when hard-working people quit? In a world filled with consumers, what happens if the producers give up and leave? And how can people better practice personal responsibility and not have a sense of entitlement about the things they think they deserve? Ethan and Emily Tuttle tackle these questions in their latest adventure, this time as clowns in the visiting circus. Incorporating ideas from Ayn Rand's hit novel "Atlas Shrugged", this book...
Author
Publisher
The Tuttle Twins Holding Co
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What is it about human nature that leads some people to commit unspeakable evil acts? And, perhaps a more important question for each of us, why do so many people submit to or even support these villians? World history sadly offers us a long list of dictators and totalitarian thugs who used their power to steal from and oppress their countrymen- and kill those who defined them. As tragic as these stories all are, they can still offer us lessons to...
Author
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"We all have them. And we know everyone else does, too. But we avoid thinking about them, even though they affect our thinking deeply. What are they? They are cognitive biases, and they lead our mind to do things that might not be in our best interest. We are all prone to being affect by them, yet hardly anyone takes the time to learn about them -- and how to make sure they don't have as great an impact on us. That's where this guidebook comes in,...
Author
Language
English
Description
As a public speaker and author of the acclaimed Tuttle Twins children's book series, Connor Boyack has interacted with thousands of parents nationwide who often complain about how their teens are struggling and don't have strong mentors helping them learn how to become successful and confident.
How to Not Suck at Life is the result of these many conversations―a series of short explanations with long-lasting benefits, if the messages in this book...
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1983, the National Commission on Excellence in Education warned, “The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people.”
Forty years later, are things better or worse? This book shares forty examples of how poorly today’s government schools are doing to show that the “rising tide of mediocrity” has created a tsunami of low expectations...
Author
Publisher
Cedar Fort Publishing and Media
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
No man can serve two masters, yet both Christ and Caesar demand our allegiance. The prince of this world, and the political institutions he supports and controls, entice us to rely on the arm of flesh as a means of solving our problems. But God seems to want something different to us and His commandments carry political implications that we ignore at our own spiritual peril. Christians seem to find themselves torn between Christ and His counterfeit,
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