The Coyote Oak: Burgeoning Wisdom, by Carlisle Bergquist, is a 324-page paperback eco-psychology fiction novel with ecological, spiritual and philosophy aspects interwoven in the tale. The two lead characters James and Andrea are a married couple, that have a mystical adventure starting with a vivid, yet confusing dream that James had one evening. Approached and coached by a fascinating creature, a huge colorful bird, James embarks on a journey that will change him forever.
Carlisle's education and experiences in music and drama, psychology, biology, mysticism and academia played a vital role in Vantage Quest, which the author founded with the aim of helping others re-create their lives through CD media. Carlisle also has a column published by the Southwest Blend Magazine and manages the Vantage Quest newsletter, which is published monthly.
Vantage Quest Design created the intriguing and colorful cover.The Coyote Oak was published by Reality Press, an imprint of Reality Entertainment in 2007. Unfortunately, I could not find any information on eco-printing or socially responsible publishing options that the publisher has chosen to employ during the production of this book; such as using vegetable inks, recycled content, carbon offset efforts or support of a charitable organization. For me, this plays a vital role in the evaluation of any book.
I found The Coyote Oak to be a little on the dry side, when it comes to entertaining and sustained intrigue for me as a reader. Because of this, and the lack of eco-publishing methods, I must rate this book 3 out of 5 stars.
~ Lillian Brummet: co-author of the books Trash Talk and Purple Snowflake Marketing, author of Towards Understanding; host of the Conscious Discussions radio show (www.brummet.ca)
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