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GUIDING MORTALS
After Work — AI and the future of work by Ari C. MercerThe Second Education — skills AI cannot replace by Ari C. MercerStill in the Room — digital parenting guide by Cleo A. Solberg
CURRENTLY IN PRINT — AVAILABLE ON AMAZONEST. 2026
THE BOOKS
THE SECOND EDUCATION

THE SECOND EDUCATION

Ari C. Mercer

The Human Skills That Matter Most in the Age of AI. And How to Build Them.

"Everything AI can't do for you."

E-Book · Paperback · ISBN 978-3-9828685-0-9

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STILL IN THE ROOM

STILL IN THE ROOM

Cleo A. Solberg

The practical guide for parents who want to shape their child's relationship with social media — before the algorithm does.

"You can't childproof the internet. But you can stay in the room."

E-Book · Paperback · ISBN 978-3-9828685-1-6

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AFTER WORK

AFTER WORK

Ari C. Mercer

How AI ends the career as we know it — and what comes next.

"If the machines can do what we trained to do, what are we for?"

E-Book · Paperback · ISBN 978-3-9828685-2-3

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The skills that will matter most in the age of AI are the ones that have always mattered most.

— from The Second Education

THE PUBLISHER

Every Guiding Mortals title starts with the same question: what do people urgently need to understand that no institution is teaching them well enough?

The answer changes by topic. The standard does not.

Each book is rigorously researched, carefully structured, and human-edited — with a modern workflow that uses AI as a core editorial tool. Not to produce more. To leave less that doesn't belong. The vision is human. The craft is human. The tool makes both faster and more precise.


We named ourselves after the people we write for. It seemed only honest.

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THE AUTHORS

Ari C. Mercer

writes about human performance in the age of AI. His books The Second Education and After Work explore what technology cannot replace — and what comes next. Ari C. Mercer is a pen name.

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Cleo A. Solberg

writes about parenting in the digital age. Still in the Room is a practical guide for parents who want to shape their child's relationship with social media — before the algorithm does it for them.

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