Mysterious Travel Author Explodes onto the Scene

Jan. 31, 2008 - PRLog -- (RAMSEY, NJ)—Only days after his debut during the Sundance Film Festival, iconic world adventurer, artist, philanthropist and author of the new book Through the Eyes of Madness, Gary Garner is fielding offers to bring his amazing adventure to multiple media formats.

Included in Garner’s recent discussions are a stylized documentary on his travels, a television pilot featuring the author, an interactive video game built around his global treasure hunt and multiple offers to expand his philanthropic apparel line.

When asked why one man has drawn so much attention so quickly, Lela Newey, co-resident of New Eye Productions said “Gary Garner is one of the most exceptional human beings with whom we have had the pleasure to do business.”  

Newey continues, “His passion for his art, his philanthropy and his connection and commitment to helping his culture and the cultures of countless others is inspiring.

“Gary has the capacity to raise and lift those around him, the ability to help others raise their own consciousness and the energy to motivate growth and create positive world vibrations,” Newey adds. “Gary Garner is one of the exceptional thinkers of this time and he has the ability to produce what he is thinking. He is truly extraordinary.”

Garner is a vagabond for the twenty-first century, living out what some can only dream of. His odyssey is a combination of National Treasure, Indiana Jones and The Da Vinci Code all rolled into one.  His incredible yet bizarre tale is the result of one man’s answer to a love lost.

Garner’s new book is a modern adventure tale richly illustrated with scores of photos and illustrations; the book was born out of a life-changing moment when the author/adventurer was driven to madness, by the pursuit of material success.

Each chapter is richly detailed with genuine life and death adventures.  His own vibrant artwork adorns the pages of what amounts to a personal journal of his epic quest.  His studies of science, life and architecture infuse his sketches and paintings.

“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,” he says. “And I never looked back.”

For the past five years, Garner has literally been homeless and more or less without material possessions.  While roaming each of the seven continents in search of a simpler life, he has experienced:
   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

When asked what’s next for the author, whose book was released last month, Garner answered, “I’m not really sure as I am still soaking it all up.  I went from being essentially homeless to having a social calendar that I can barely manage.”

Garner continues, “I have been invited to attend the 50th Anniversary of the Grammy Awards and asked to be a guest of honor at a pre-awards party at Bordello the night before. When I get back it is straight off to Utah to work on some development deals.”

For now the public will have to settle for what is being called one of the most ingenious and intriguing adventure books ever written.

“The first chance I get I am going to be looking into management partners for my brand,” says Garner.  “Things are taking off so quickly that I must remain focused on my passions.  I want to be able to doodle some pictures every now and then and send a few kids to school.”

Garner humbly adds, “Ultimately any opportunity that allows me to keep those initiatives on my radar screen will have to be considered…but I refuse to let myself get sucked back into the machine.”

Perhaps the most mysterious side of this unique man shows itself in what lies hidden in the pages of this incredible book.

It has an intriguing twist that could be missed completely by readers submerged in the captivating text: Garner has a mysterious surprise waiting for anyone who can decipher the encrypted codes in his text and artwork, which point to physical clues planted on each of the seven continents.  

From beginning to end, the book is laced with visual and mathematical secret code—but unlike its fictional cousins, this book’s secret is very real.  

“These past few years have been so amazing 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!”

“More important to me than anything are the causes that this book will help support,” says Garner.  “The purpose behind Through The Eyes of Madness was to create a vehicle that lets people buy something that they will enjoy and be inspired by but at the same time make a difference in the world.”

For more information please visit www.throughtheeyesofmadness.com

(Through the Eyes of Madness by Gary Garner; ISBN: 0-9798687-9-5; illustrated; photos; $39.99; 398 pages; 8½ x 11½ soft cover paperback; Integrated Technology Edge Corporation)

Website: www.arborbooks.com