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HOMELESS MAN SPENDS FIVE YEARS TREKKING THE WORLD |
| Written by Olga | |
| Friday, 21 March 2008 | |
| (SEATTLE, WA)—With some of the most popular travel destinations in the world including Paris, the Caribbean and Hawaii, it is no surprise that small, remote parts of the world are often overlooked. Gary Garner, world adventurer and author of the new book Through the Eyes of Madness, has spanned the highs and lows of the globe for the past five years. During his travels, his only possessions have been those that he could carry on his back, and his only home has been wherever he could lay his head. His travels have included the remote corners of the world and have extended to all seven continents. From barren Masai villages in the African plains to the mountain communities of Peru, Garner has relied on the kindness of strangers the world over. “I just quit my job as the successful CEO, president and owner of several Seattle-based firms, and embarked on a global journey with nothing more than my backpack,” says Garner. “And I never looked back.” For the past five years, Garner has literally been homeless and jobless, and more or less without material possessions. While roaming each of the seven continents in search of a simpler life, 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 illustrate valuable and moving life lessons Fortunately, we get to go along for the ride, as Garner kept countless detailed journals and notes, and crafted amazing artwork along the way. The author’s modern adventure tale is richly illustrated with scores of photos and illustrations. Each chapter of his new book details his real life-and-death adventures as he continually put himself into situations that were seemingly un-survivable. The book also has an intriguing twist: Garner has a mysterious surprise waiting for anyone who can decipher the encrypted codes in his journal, which point to physical clues planted around the world. From beginning to end, the book is laced with a visual and mathematical secret code—but unlike its fictional cousins, this book’s secret is very real. “These past few years have been so fantastical and life-altering that even I have trouble believing it,” admits 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 on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eVEFmcljfc (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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