{"product_id":"the-turning-isbn-9781939629265","title":"The Turning","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is easy to find alarming statistics on escalating violence, addiction and economic inequality in developed countries and stubborn poverty in the third world. The fascinating question has to do with \u003ci\u003ecause\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestselling authors Richard and Linda Eyre’s new book \u003ci\u003eThe Turning: Why the State of the Family Matters and What the World Can Do about It\u003c\/i\u003e contends that the social and economic challenges faced not only in the United States, but throughout the world, are the direct result of an unprecedented and widespread turning away from family. The negative effects of this turning are apparent in the youth of the world today:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn São Paulo, Brazil, more than 1.2 million “street children” are addicted to cocaine;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuicide is the third leading cause of death for American fifteen-to-twenty-four-year-olds;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Ormond Street Hospital in London has treated girls as young as seven or eight for eating disorders;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Ethiopia, nearly half of the children under the age of six work 30-hour weeks; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the past year there have been over 64 school shootings in the U.S., equaling more than one shooting a week.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Turning\u003c\/i\u003e uses research findings, statistics (like those listed above), and the Eyres’ personal experiences at home and abroad to show that families are essential to the survival and success of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the well-being of the world at risk, \u003ci\u003eThe Turning\u003c\/i\u003e will move readers in a way that will raise personal reflection, discussion, and action to return the family to its necessary position as the recognized and prioritized basic unit of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut far more than a book of statistics and political suggestions, this is a book for parents—parents who want to better understand the world their children are growing up in and who want to create a family culture that is stronger than the internet culture, the peer culture, and all the other influences that flurry around our children every day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Thomas Friedman’s \u003ci\u003eThe World is Flat\u003c\/i\u003e opened our eyes to the cause-and-effect aspects of the global economy, \u003ci\u003eThe Turning\u003c\/i\u003e will open the eyes of readers across the world to the means-and-ends connections between stable families and households and the world’s ability to meet its social and economic challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Harvard’s Clayton Christensen and best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Innovator’s Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e states, “This book gives us a common cause, and a clear way to frame and explain the causality of today’s problems.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spirit of Friedman’s \u003ci\u003eThe World is Flat\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard and Linda Eyre examine the connections between the world’s mounting social problems and the breakdown of families and look deeply at the root causes of family disintegration—the false paradigms that confuse the priorities of parents and influence the kind of policies and practices in larger institutions (from media to government) that threaten families both economically and emotionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Familius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44897336459493,"sku":"NP9781939629265","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_a4a60057-830a-42e8-b103-65dd5a4eabcf.jpg?v=1773106936","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-turning-isbn-9781939629265","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}