(PRWEB) May 10, 2008 -- In the last few years, several books have caused readers to embark on treasure hunts in search of gold or jewels, such as Michael Stadther's A Treasure Trove or The Secrets of the Alchemist Dar. But, there is yet to be a book that leads readers on a global hunt for an unknown treasure.
Throughout his own adventures, Gary Garner, world traveler and author of the Through the Eyes of Madness, has kept journals encrypted with artistic and mathematical codes that will lead readers of his new book to physical clues he has hidden on each of the seven continents.
In addition, Mr. Garner's Website-- www.ThroughtheEyesofMadness.com --contains ten cryptic stones that can be unlocked with his codes. The stones will then lead readers to unearth physical clues that point to the ultimate prize at the end of the rainbow.
"Every three years, one key will be available to the first person to crack all ten stones," says Mr. Garner. "In the end, there could be multiple key holders, and they will be offered the adventure of a lifetime and the chance to discover what I have placed just out of reach."
For the past five years, Mr. Garner has been literally homeless and jobless, and more or less without material possessions. During his expedition around the world, he experienced:
? Witnessing a brutal murder on the South China Sea
? The wrath of an angry mob in the midst of a Nepalese civil war
? His own near-death at the heights of Mt. Everest
? Being ambushed and robbed in Costa Rica by very unusual suspects
? Countless other harrowing escapes that illustrated valuable and moving life lessons
"These past few years have been so fantastical and life-altering that even I have trouble believing it," admits Mr. Garner. "But that's why I kept the journals and constructed the book in the way that I did. Now, others can share in the adventure."
To learn more about the breakout book critics are hailing as "the most ingenious and intriguing adventure book ever written," visit www.ThroughtheEyesofMadness.com, or preview a video interview with the author at http://www.throughtheeyesofmadness.com/Videos.htm.
To see an animated short film about Mr. Garner's journey that will be airing on public television stations across the nation in coming months, please visit http://youtube.com/watch?v=Oa81EgCFJGY or go to Fast Focus TV at http:/www.fastfocus.tv/media.aspx?id=381.
HAPPENINGS: Mr. Garner has been invited as a VIP guest to the fiftieth anniversary of the Grammy Awards. In addition, he has debuted a film at Sundance and made a VIP appearance at Synchronized Green Initiative Concert Series. Mr. Garner is a Von Dutch artist in residency and public television stations nationwide have been airing interstitials about his book.
ARTICLES/VIDEO/INTERNET: Mr. Garner has been the subject of cover stories in River Valley News and Kent Reporter as well as feature stories in Park Record; he was also profiled by New Eye Productions. In the future, he will be featured on the Eco Treadsetters Website, YouTube.com and Fast Focus TV. He will also make appearances on The Rude Awakening and other shows.
(Through the Eyes of Madness by Gary Garner; ISBN: 0-9798687-9-3; illustrated; photos; $39.99; 398 pages; 8½" x 11½"; softcover; Integrated Technology Edge Corporation)
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