“Thomas Paine rallied Americans to a new sense of themselves and their possibilities. Judah Freed does likewise for citizens of the planet.”

— BILL McKIBBEN, Here Comes the Sun; The End of Nature ; People’s Climate March

"Making Global Sense by Judah Freed is truly a masterpiece…. Freed provides humanity with the insights and tools to survive and prosper."

— DON E. BECK, PhD, Spiral Dynamics

"Judah Freed guides us toward an urgent paradigm shift for creating a sustainable future. Beautifully written, engaging and inspirational, this transformational book is a must-read for enlightened thinkers and instruments of change."

— JILL HEINERTH, underwater explorer; filmmaker, We Are Water

“Making Global Sense is at once vast and tangible, disturbing and inspiring. The book provides a sweeping overview of the critical challenges of our times. It conveys both a penetrating diagnosis and a galvanizing vision of possibility.”

— OCEAN ROBBINS, CEO, Food Revolution Network

“Some books try to diagnose the moment. Making Global Sense tries to rewire how we think inside it. What makes this book stand out is its refusal to separate the fate of democracy from the fate of the planet, or politics from personal responsibility. Judah doesn’t write from a distance. He writes as someone who has lived through confusion, power, disillusionment, and renewal, and is inviting the reader to do the same kind of reckoning.… At its core, the book explores democracy as an inner practice as much as a political system.“

— THE BOOK REVUE (5 Stars)

“Timely, thought-provoking, and boldly expansive, Making Global Sense challenges readers to rethink democracy and human connection in a turbulent world, offering a compelling vision for a more conscious and unified future.”

— NEW IN BOOKS 

TIMELINESS: 2026 is the 250th anniversary of Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Making Global Sense celebrates this event with 2006 print and ebook updates along with the debut of the audiobook edition.

TARGET AUDIENCES: A global book inherently crosses niches, Ilkley readers fit these groups Cultural Creatives & conscious progressives; democracy activists & civic organizers; Baby Boomers; young activists in the “No Kings” movement; feminists and gender equality advocates; men's movement & conscious masculinity advocates; spiritually progressive Jews and Christians; college and university students; cult survivors the recovery community; cancer survivors; Unitarian Universalists; freethinkers & secular humanists; libertarians who admire Paine; MBS communities (Great Turning / conscious evolution) Thomas Paine scholars & historians.

OUTREACH PLAN: The author is an elder and cancer survivor on a shoestring budget who’s reliant on earned media. To coincide with the 250th anniversary of Common Sense and autumn release of the debut audiobook, the author is reaching out to relevant book reviewers (e,g., NetGalley), podcasts, public radio programs, and new organizations (250th anniversary as well as human interest for author’s survival story). Paid media includes objective editorial reviews (e.g., Blue Ink) and select advertising where affordable. Author is using BookBub and related services along with the various IBPA member outreach programs to media, booksellers and libraries. Additional outreach is happening through the authors’ platforms on facebook, Linkedin, Medium, Buzzsprout, and Substack.

DISTRIBUTION: The print, ebook and audiobook (autumn 2026) is available on all 16 Amazon sites worldwide. Print book is offered to retailers on Ingram iPage and offered to readers via the worldwide Ingram network of booksellers (Waterstones, Foyles, Blackwells, Booktopia, and 40+ others). eBook is distributed by Draft2Digital to its network (Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, Everand/Scribd, OverDrive/Libby, Hoopla, and 30+ platforms). Publisher was recently accepted by Barnes & Noble Press. Audiobook is will be distributed through ACX, Voices by INaudio (was Findaway Voices), and others.