New Releases by R. Bradley Snyder

Do you remember bicycling to the arcade with a pocket full of quarters to stand in line to play the newest videogame? The modern version of that is downloading a new videogame from the app store. It just isn’t the same. Of course, neither are the videogames. CGI and realism are replacing 16-bit animation and cartoon worlds. All of this progress in such a short period of time demands a primer for young children to help them understand the history of videogames, what makes them awesome, and where the dangers lie. Written with honesty, integrity, simplicity, and humor, What Every Child Needs To Know About Videogames is that guidebook. Written by an M.D. and a top consultant to the videogame industry, What Every Child Needs To Know About Videogames is the book for adults who just cannot wait until the young children in their lives can hold a controller.

Billie Jean King changed how girls play. Today, girls can play in year-round competitive sports leagues, they can look up to a number of female professional athletes, and, if they are really good, they even can cash absurdly large paychecks for playing a game. With honesty, integrity, simplicity, and humor, What Every Child Needs To Know About Billie Jean King explains how all of this is possible because of the life and work of one particular professional athlete and activist. Written by a child expert and an M.D., What Every Child Needs To Know About Billie Jean King is the book for any adult who is looking forward to being part of the cheering squad of an aspiring female athlete.

Let’s face it; today there are too many photographs. With Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and myriad other services sharing photos taken from omnipresent mobile telephones, hardly a moment goes by that isn’t photographed. But this was not always the case. Before it became our favorite mode of communication, photography was high art and transformative journalism. With honesty, integrity, simplicity, and humor, What Every Child Needs To Know About Photography explores the important history of the medium, describes how it changed world events, and offers tips that promote the quality of photos over quantity. Written by a child expert and an M.D., What Every Child Needs To Know About Photography is the book for any adult who has had trouble explaining the concept of film to a young child.

Provides basic information about economic principles, including money, employment, consumption, wealth, and poverty.

Provides information about pizza, including how it can be made, common ingredients, and how its popularity spread from Italy to other countries.

Provides information about coffee, including why people drink it, where coffee beans are grown, and the different ways it can be prepared.

Explains who Elvis Presley was and why he was an important figure in music history.

Explains what cancer is, how it can be treated, and how it affects people suffering from it.

Provides basic information about the origins of punk rock music and describes how those associated with the music like to express themselves in unique ways.

The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kidsdraws upon the entirety of Brad’s research and professional experience. In his career he has surveyed over 100,000 children and adolescents, personally interviewing close to 4,000 in group and one-on-one sessions, and run direct service programs in major cities nationwide. He breaks down barriers between the generations and present tweens and teens as they really are. Brad distills the best information on child development, media use, delinquency and morality into five simple truths that will help parents better understand and appreciate the young people in their lives while providing strategies for addressing everyday concerns in positive and productive ways. Brad doesn’t place the danger with kids, rather he thinks the danger lies with the sensationalized media about tweens and teens.The 5 Truths of Raising Kidsis based on solid research, but Brad’s writing is easy to digest and punctuated with anecdotes from his own experience counseling kids, working within juvenile prisons, and developing television programs and video games. Some of it is funny, most of it is practical, but all of it is important to anyone who cares about kids.