After much consideration, I have decided to give away my first e-book The Awful Truth About Television. There are no strings attached. You do not have to buy anything or even give me your email address. Just right click on the link at the bottom of the page and save your book.

Why am I doing this?

Every other day a new study is released that confirms some negative effect of television--ADHD, autism, childhood obesity--you name it. TV is having a huge impact on our society. The reason it is so powerful is that it stands at the center of a sedentary-passive-aggressive-junk food-consumerism lifestyle.

The Awful Truth About Television puts TV's effects in perspective

The Awful Truth About Television puts all those studies and the resulting lifestyle changes in perspective. It is not just the content that is the problem. It is not just the amount of time that people watch that is at issue. It is not merely the medium of television, as some have claimed. It is not simply that the industry is owned by only 5 media conglomerates. It is all of these issues put together that make television a veritable threat to you, your health, your family, and your society.

Problems are getting worse

Furthermore, across the board, the problems with TV are getting worse. The average individual in the United States now watches television for 4 hours and 35 minutes every single day, according to Nielsen Media Research, Inc. In spite of increased internet use--which many thought would replace TV watching--that figure is three minutes higher than only a year ago.

The content problem is getting worse as well. Between 1998 and 2005 the sexual content on television doubled, according to Kaiser Family Foundation. Violence on TV has increased 75%, again according to the Parents Television Council, but any parent could have told you the same thing.

The networks are adding more and more commercials per hour of television, on top of the advertising and product placements that are already there. Finally, in a short time Americans will be exposed to HDTV with likely increased effects on the brains and attention spans of America's youth.

It is time for more people to become aware of TV's effects

It's time that people became aware of the full extent of television's influence. Hence, I am giving away my book free of charge, no strings attached.

I do, however, have one small request. Please forward this e-book to at least five friends or family members. You are under no obligation to do this and please don't spam anyone, of course. However, it would mean a lot to me if you could help me get the word out about the awful truth about TV.

Download The Awful Truth About Television. Be careful. After reading this book, you will never be able to look at your TV set the same way again.

If you are ready to get in control of your TV viewing, to minimize the effects of TV and break free of your TV addiction, the TV-Free System has all the tools you need.