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Life Media adheres to a strict division between editorial and advertising. We do not publish advertising disguised as editorial, which is often called advertorial and for which the main purpose is the promotion of a company or its products or services. Our advertisers are not wooed with the promise of an accompanying article that praises or explains their product. Editorial staff do not produce articles with the intention of encouraging advertisers to advertise.

We never solicit payment for reviews of products. We don't publicize products, brands or businesses in our editorial, except for books and CDs/DVDs, which are reviewed in our "Media Beat" column. Any media reviewed there is judged to be worthy by our editor and such reviews are written with no expectation of advertising or other sorts of revenue.

In order to avoid the temptation or perception of influence or bias, we do not accept gifts from or give gifts to news sources, potential news sources, suppliers or advertisers.

"We believe that our policy preserves both our editorial integrity and the perception of it. And that integrity is the most valuable thing we have going for us. I have learned, through more than 30 years of magazine publishing, that thinking readers are skeptical of both editorial and advertising that seem to support each other. On the other hand, when readers trust that our articles are unbiased, they trust everything in a magazine, including the advertising. That integrity creates a win-win-win situation, which is good for the readers, good for our business, and good for our advertisers' businesses."    Rolf Priesnitz, Publisher

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For the Sake of Our Children
by Leandre Bergeron, translated from French by Pamela Levac (foreword by John Taylor Gatto). The first title in our Natural Life Magazine Natural Parenting Book Series. A memoir of a year in the life of a Quebec family that illuminates non-coercive parenting and progressive homeschooling. Now available.

Life Learning: Lessons from the Educational Frontier
A unique new collection of essays from Life Learning magazine and edited by Wendy Priesnitz, which describe the philosophy and the experience of living the unschooling lifestyle from the perspective of both parents and unschooled young people. Now available.

Challenging Assumptions in Education
A newly revised edition of this classic by Wendy Priesnitz. John Taylor Gatto says: "...a tough-minded book that burns sharp holes in dark places! This is an  eye-opening guide... I heartily recommend this book." Now available.

Coming Spring, 2010:
What Really Matters by David H. Albert and Joyce Reed.