title: Doing Unto Others: The Golden Rule Revolution (Melting Point) (Volume 3)
author:  Mike Bushman 
description: Doing Unto Others is Mike Bushmans third novel in a series questioning the consequences of an increasingly divided United States of America and an even more disjointed world. Melting Point 2040 and Secession 2041 tell stories describing the painful effects of this division. Once deadly lessons of allowing and even encouraging division are clear, Doing Unto Others suggests a path to renewal that builds on the central uniting Golden Rule theme often taught to elementary school children but frequently ignored by government leaders. Mikes fourth book, Suicide Escape, is a unique combination of novella and memoir in which Mike reveals his painful struggles with deep depression as a teenager in a story interwoven with the struggles of 15-year-old Clarissa Coleman. All of Mikes stories are set in the future, reflecting his view that the best method to understand the right decision today is to deeply explore alternatives and consider their long-term consequences. Mike earned his MBA from the University of Chicago, with honors, in 1997. His undergraduate journalism degree was earned from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1986, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the student-run Daily Illini newspaper. Prior to turning to writing full-time, Mike served as Washington Director for a U.S. Congressman, was head of global policy for a multi-billion-dollar sustainability services company and held executive responsibility for investor relations and global communications at that company. The father of two young adults, he has been married to Cathy for 27 years. His volunteer activities center around the outdoors, youth development and mental health.
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  # A Preface to Politics
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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