The Erenwine Agenda: a novel

by Maia Kumari Gilman, Jillian Magalaner Stone (Editor), Lori Dalvi (Designed by)

Overview

Amalia Erenwine—an environmental activist working in New York City as an architectural intern—takes on the natural gas industry in this visionary eco-fiction book by architect Maia Kumari Gilman. Amalia rails against the underwriting of her employer's work by a natural gas company involved with fracking. She clashes with the gas company's petroleum geologist, executive Mark Stone—and yet, a hurricane of personal and continental proportions triggers the two of them to open their minds to a new world view.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780998842134
Publisher:	ASEI Arts, a division of Light Vibe LLC
Publication date:	08/21/2017
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	458
Sales rank:	1,124,391
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.02(d)

About the Author

Maia Kumari Gilman is an award winning Registered Architect and author of a love story about fracking, The Erenwine Agenda: a novel. She is a contributor to Thrive Global, a worldwide wellness movement, and is an abstract artist who speaks, writes and teaches on creativity and architecture. Trained as a Reiki Master Teacher as well as a geographer and architect, Maia's work is informed by wellness strategies at every scale.

She maintains a private architectural practice in residential, commercial and institutional design and works as a consultant to larger firms on design and construction administration. With a background that ranges from the single family home to the scale of United Nations' consultations, Maia is poised to address the challenges of the day through design. She works on short and long term consultations in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania where she holds current licenses to practice architecture. She maintains a LEED-AP BD+C accreditation and is NCARB-certified to gain reciprocal licenses to practice architecture across North America.

Editorial Reviews

"The Erenwine Agenda is a modern work of fiction that addresses many of the issues that face our generations today. In the story of Amalia and Mark we move through many layers and perspectives of innocence, science, lifestyle, idealism, environmentalism, romance and realities in being conscious humans living now, and doing business with corporate interests. Fracking and natural gas are the major focus in how they affect us, as other concerns are addressed. Their story has a surprise ending and thought provoking situations and solutions. This book is a journey of awakening and finding positive ways of taking action to assist a world in environmental distress."

—Janet StraightArrow, Shaman/Owner of Be The Medicine

"A timely and contemporary novel about love and care for the world—The Erenwine Agenda helps us understand how we might navigate from a place of non-communication to a place of resolution. The primary characters, who are both of mixed ethnicity but of different cultural backgrounds, live a clashing breakdown of the polarities within themselves and in the environment around them. The story skillfully takes the reader from one event to another until Superstorm Sandy shocks the characters into redefining a new position in the world. The story feels very real as it puts us head on in conversation with ourselves, with the corporate structures that govern our lives, and by extension, with our idealism. The Erenwine Agenda crosses disciplines, crosses cultures, and crosses opposing viewpoints to arrive at a more compassionate and empathetic place."

—Raya Ani, Architect/Founder RAW-NYC Architects, 2017 President of American Institute of Architects (AIA) Middle East

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