The Web of Meaning

Author has 15 years of self-directed research into both traditional wisdom and modern scientific investigation of humanities existential questions. George Monbiot will be approached to write a foreword. He called Lent's previous book, The Patterning Instinct, "the most profound and far-reaching book I've ever read." Author is regularly published on: Tikkun, CounterPunch, AlterNet, Common Dreams, openDemocracy, Ecowatch. Author has a strong marketing platform from his previous book. Prior to publication, the author will be writing articles directly relevant to the book's content. A comprehensive publicity and social media campaign planned, including a newsletter list of 4,500. Author will be creating a brief promotional video for the book and a series of YouTube videos discussing topics covered in the book. Following publication, the author plans to be speaking widely including applying for TEDx talk. Endorsers: George Monbiot, a widely followed columnist for The Guardian, who has referred to Lent as "one of the greatest thinkers of our age" Paul Ehrlich, a prominent biologist famous for sounding the alarm about the world's ecological crisis, who called The Patterning Instinct "a tour de force on the biological and psychological background of the human predicament" David Korten, economist, author, and leading critic of corporate globalization, who described The Patterning Instinct as containing "a depth, a nuance, and a breadth beyond any book I've seen before. A truly significant contribution to our knowledge" Douglas Rushkoff, bestselling author and technology theorist, who interviewed Lent on his popular podcast, Team Human Mary Evelyn Tucker, a pioneer in the field of religion and ecology, and co-founder of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale, who has endorsed Lent's work approvingly in various talks Author websites: www.jeremylent.com, www.patternsofmeaning.com, www.liology.org

Audience: For the readers of: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Tao of Physics, The Web of Life by Fritjof Capra, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig and Sapiens by Dr. Yuval Noah Harari. Cultural creatives – 35% of US citizens, interested in other cultures, strong social conscience, concerned with ecological sustainability 27% American citizens who consider themselves "spiritual but not religious" progressive thinkers, spiritual seekers, armchair philosophers, readers of The Patterning Instinct

Regional: San Francisco Bay area, author's hometown