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by David C. Mahood (Author), Gina Poirier (Designed by)
In his latest book, Kings of a Lonely Kingdom, author David C. Mahood shares his passion for preserving nature, biodiversity, and for combating climate change, through ten years of Earth Day essays, original poetry, and related sentiments. Throughout the book he shares compelling examples of a world in need of greater care in order to bring attention to the unfavorable, long-term consequences of climate change, and the loss of biodiversity. The plights of penguins and pachyderms, whales and wolves, minks and monarchs, and the struggle for clean energy and environmental justice are topics woven into Kings of a Lonely Kingdom. Mahood reflects on the origin and success of the first Earth Day as well as the status of its fiftieth anniversary, which also contains excerpts from a 1972 Earth Day booklet that the author wrote as a 9-year-old, fourth-grade student. The purpose of Earth Day is also expressed by members of today's youth, from ages 9 to 32. Kings of a Lonely Kingdom is a combination of wit and concern and personal stories, a unique appeal for a healthy habitat for all species, and for all times.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: David C. Mahood, LEED AP, is a sustainability consultant, environment writer, poet, and the principal of Olive Designs, LLC. He holds a BA from the College of Wooster and an MBA in Sustainability from San Francisco Institute of Architecture. His articles have appeared in numerous publications including Interiors and Sources, International Ecotourism Society, The Environmental Blog, NEWH Magazine, and Living Green Magazine. His poetry credits include Writer's Cramp, Fifth Street Review, and Prick of the Spindle. He published One Green Deed Spawns Another: Tales of Inspiration on the Quest for Sustainability on November 27, 2017, a book that chronicles his 20-year path to environmental activism. Gina Poirier Design is a small graphic design studio specializing in all aspects of marketing communications as well as publication design. I have many years of experience in design-as an art director for corporate and technical publications-and in my studio, creating advertising, brochures, direct mail, and publication designs (and much more).
