Uncle Albert was a first-class time-traveler, top-notch inventor as well as interstellar navigator and explorer. As such, he'd invented a time-traveling device that looked suspiciously similar to a flying bunk bed. With the assistance of Aristotle, his onboard computer, second mate as well as coordinates master, Uncle Albert could go wherever he wanted regardless of the time or location. In his many adventures, the only problem was, Uncle Albert had not expected someone as nasty and notorious as the black market swindler and Spice Pirate, Criswald Crank, to cross his time-traveling path....

Through the course of a lifetime-from the shared joys to the terrible tribulations-one is indeed blessed if they have the opportunity to encounter a soul of extraordinary wisdom and spiritual insight who is there to guide them through those crucial experiences. He was one of those rare individuals who was both incredibly aware and totally enigmatic at the same time. It would take a journey around the world to finally comprehend the transformational impact he had on our lives as well as defining our path to enlightenment.

Reality is often far more intriguing than it first appears. A young sculptor visiting a small Italian town uncovers a contemporary family's history whose troubled past has links all the way back to the Renaissance. In what will prove to be a slow unmasking of intrigue, adultery, and subterfuge, the young sculptor encounters a cast of characters whose lives will transform his own-if he can survive the journey with his mind still intact.