A COOL EXPERIENCE is about climate science. It is presented in a fictional setting, and consists of conversations among a science professor and her students probing into the consequences of carbon dioxide emissions on the earth's ecosystem. Climate science should be a real concern to everyone. The economy of the nation and indeed the entire world is being impacted for better or worse by the manner in which we respond to fears arising from human-induced carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. We need assurance that valuable natural resources are not abandoned without appropriate and...

A WORTHY EXPERIENCE presents an Astro College seminar on economic policy. Astro College and Professor Regina Worthy are fictional. But the issues are real and vital to the viability of the nation's economy. This topic should be of great concern to everyone. Over the past seven years median household income declined $5,000. Even worse, it has been in decline since 1999. What policies promote growth or conversely stymie growth? This seminar addresses these questions and suggests appropriate actions to unshackle the sluggish economy. The author, John Sheridan Thomas, is a management consultant...