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'Reclothing the Emperor': New Novel Addresses Reasons for Human's Destruction of the Environment

Posted on: Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 12:00 CDT

SANFORD, Fla., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental destruction is an issue of growing concern in today's world. E. Allen Stewart III and Skink Wiley investigate possible causes and solutions for this destruction inside human genes in their new novel, "Reclothing the Emperor: Part I - The Dissatisfaction" (now available through AuthorHouse).

Allen and Skink decide to fly to Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas to meet two old acquaintances, Paul Symonette and Charles Pinder. While immersing themselves in the beauty of the island, the four friends discuss the issues of societal impacts on the environment, the nature of religion and human behavior and the possibility of genetic memory playing a part in directing social behavior.

Allen and Skink suggest that the normal manner in which genes express themselves is to direct the organism to behave in a manner compatible with the Earth's full collections of genetic material. However, to ensure survival in a physical environment for which they were not evolutionarily prepared during the Ice Age, humans found a selective advantage in a gene that ignored this sharing of genetic material with other species, providing justification for environmental abuse.

They continue to explore the spiritual and the scientific aspects of human existence, and how humans can overcome their genetic impulses to change perspectives regarding life and their relationship with the Earth. The authors compare the dissatisfaction and resulting deception occurring in humans to the well-known parable, "The Emperor's New Clothes," and urge readers to overcome this deception to ensure humanity's survival.

Stewart is a registered professional engineer in Florida, and graduated from the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida with degrees in zoology and environmental engineering. His career in environmental engineering has focused on the development and application of biologically based water treatment systems in Florida, and he worked with the Lake Okeechobee/Everglades Basin and the Indian River Lagoon Watershed. He holds several patents related to managed aquatic plant systems for water treatment, and is the co-founder and chief operating officer of HydroMentia Inc., in Ocala, Fla. He currently lives in Punta Gorda, Fla., with his wife. He is an avid environmental activist and has published and presented many technical papers on the subject.

Wiley is a Florida native and wishes to remain anonymous. "Reclothing the Emperor" is their first book in a series about the ways in which humans manage the Earth's resources. More information can be found at http://www.reclothingemperor.com/.

AuthorHouse is the premier publishing house for emerging authors and new voices in literature. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com/.

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