A Cryptic Odyssey
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
The first three chapters of the book offer the author's depiction of his life leading up to his cryptic odyssey through various countries and continents of the world. The symptoms and signs of his mental illness are evident throughout the book, but they do not detract from a reader's comprehension and enjoyment of the storyline as it develops.
The descriptions of his experiences are generally quite lucid, educational, and entertaining. He offers little-known information relating to the field of precious metal prospecting, and he includes interesting world historical information that bears on his narrative. The book also offers vivid insights into the real world as seen by someone unknowingly suffering from mental illness.
Customer Reviews
An amazing adventure!
This easy-reading adventure tells about the writer’s science-based approach to gold prospecting. The book contains historical details of the origins of gold mining in far-flung parts of Australia, Africa, and North and South America. For each of these areas, it also relates the author’s personal experiences with these varied cultures while prospecting the areas in the 1970s and into the 1980s.
The cover notes explain that the writer was unaware of his mental illness. Nevertheless, the book is so convincingly written that I occasionally caught myself believing that the writer might have been dealing with real rogues trying to steal the results of his significant mineral finds instead of avoiding imaginary political spies. In summary, this was an extraordinary book different from any other I have read. With all his problems, I found the author’s book to be a fascinating record of his troubled but talented and creative career.