Released on: March 20, 2008, 10:22 am

Press Release Author: Arbor Books

Industry: Government

Press Release Summary: AMERICAN FACES LIVE VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND ARMED REBELS

Press Release Body: (SEATTLE, WA)-According to www.volcanolive.com, out of the 1,511
active volcanoes throughout the world, there are only fifty to sixty eruptions per
year. With less than five percent of all active volcanoes erupting yearly, the
chance of witnessing the occurrence live is not likely.

Throughout his travels across the seven continents, Gary Garner, world adventurer
and author of the new book Through the Eyes of Madness, knew that he would encounter
incredible obstacles, but being in the path of an erupting volcano was not part of
his plan.

"At the time, I was traveling in Guatemala," says Garner. "The eruption cut the
electricity to the ancient little domicile I was staying in, so I watched lava pour
down the mountain from the relative safety of an antiquated wooden roof top. I made
plans to hire a driver to take me up the mountain, where I could photograph the lava
rivers more clearly but at the last minute, I had to abort. I received a report that
armed Guerillas were blocking the roadway and later I learned how serious the threat
really was."

This is only one of the many adventures Garner encountered as he traveled across the
seven continents in search of a simpler life. He also 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.

(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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