Contact: Lisa Maroski info@theonethatisboth.com CHICAGO NOVELIST ENVISIONS A WORLD INTERCONNECTED IN THE ONE THAT IS BOTH (Chicago, IL, September 11, 2006)—Chicago author L.E. Maroski cooks up a heady brew of science, philosophy, and language in the novel The One That Is Both and serves it in an adventure story that pushes cutting-edge science over the edge into spirituality. Synopsis In The One That Is Both, protagonists Jerry Fowss, an ex-physicist and bored computer programmer, and Helen Donellyn, a journalist and poet, explore the ethics of using zero-point energy, a potentially unlimited source of energy and the infrastructure of our reality. When Jerry was ten years old, he had a paranormal experience which blurred the boundary between energy and matter. When neither Western science nor Eastern mysticism could adequately explain his experience, Jerry abandons his quest. But the quest doesn't abandon him. A routine story assignment puts Helen and Jerry in mortal danger when they stumble into the clutches of a ruthless, power-hungry energy baron determined to exploit zero-point energy for his own gain. That incident so thoroughly unbalances Jerry that he loses himself/finds himself in an alternate reality which  resembles the worlds of paradox drawn by M.C. Escher. Here Jerry realizes that the answer to his dilemma lies not in developing ZPE technology, but in developing and experiencing a deep understanding of his connectedness to everything else. Jerry grasps the fundamental unity underlying duality, which allows him to transcend his own energy-matter duality. The truly original aspect of The One That Is Both is that Maroski begins to develop of a new type of language to express the paradox that underlies a truly interconnected world.  The One That is Both stands distinctively by itself, an original, powerful work, "ambitious, highly imaginative, and thought provoking,” according to Steven M. Rosen, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, College of Staten Island/City University of New York. Maroski explains what makes it unique: "It takes you into a realm of paradox, as the title suggests, so that you might see a greater vision of what is possible beyond our either/or world. Its originality is in the form of introducing a new type of language that captures and expresses the unity within dualism. This new language and logic is an essential key to getting out of the old mechanistic way of thinking that keeps us mired in opposition and judgment. I show, for example, what it might be like to be both male and female, to have those aspects integrated within our person."  Maroski likens The One That Is Both to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance meets The Tao of Physics and The Celestine Prophecy. About The One That Is Both The One That Is Both (ISBN 0-595-39490-6), published in August 2006 by iUniverse, is available for $16.95 from the publisher’s website (www.iuniverse.com) or from other online booksellers as well as local retailers. Also visit www.theonethatisboth.com About iUniverse iUniverse provides individuals a simple, fast and affordable way to publish, market, and sell fiction and nonfiction books. The company is one of the largest book publishing companies in the United States. iUniverse eliminates the necessity of massive print runs, dramatically shortens time-to-market, and gives authors control over when and how their works are published. iUniverse publishing programs are endorsed by industry leading author organizations, including the Authors Guild and the ASJA. iUniverse is a proud member of the Association of American Publishers, Publishers Marketing Association, and Small Publishers Association of North America. The company's major investors include Warburg Pincus and Barnes & Noble. # # #