A “certainly weird . . . strangely wonderful . . . [and] often irresistible” search to find the real Garden of Eden (The New York Times Book Review). Where, precisely, was God’s Paradise? St. Augustine had a theory. So did medieval monks, John Calvin and Christopher Columbus. But when Darwin’s theory of evolution changed our understanding of human origins, shouldn’t the desire to put a literal Eden on the map have faded away? Not so fast. This “gloriously researched, pluckily written historical and anecdotal assay of humankind’s age-old quixotic quest for the exact location of the Biblical garden” (Elle) explores an obsession that has consumed scientists and theologians alike for centuries. To this day, the search continues, taken up by amateur explorers, clergymen, scholars, engineers and educators—romantic seekers all who started with the same simple-sounding Bible verses, only to end up at a different spot on the globe: Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, the North Pole, Mesopotamia, China, Iraq—and Ohio. Inspired by an Eden seeker in her own family, “Wilensky-Lanford approaches her subjects with respect, enthusiasm and conscientious research” (San Francisco Chronicle) as she traverses a century-spanning history provoking surprising insights into where we came from, what we did wrong, and where we go from here. And it all makes for “a lively journey” (Kirkus Reviews).

Two ancient tablets inscribed with Garden of Eden imagery launches an inquiry whether the intellectual spark from the Tree of Knowledge that created a higher level of intelligence in mankind was an actual event. A series of strange, but connected circumstances convinces Penn that the story in Genesis was not a myth, but instead, the birthplace of man's god-like creativity. Unbeknownst to Penn, an ousted member of the Vega crime family wants revenge against him and his ex-lover Teresa. The situation in Mexico boils as Penn focuses his energy on the discovery of the probable location of the Garden of Eden. Penn makes two amazing discoveries that pinpoint the Garden of Eden in the most dangerous area on Earth, the Middle East. Until the jihadists are subdued or contained, the search for the Garden of Eden would be futile. A momentous act of Islamic terror postpones Penn's quest. Penn and two female special operators seek to avenge the victims of the horrific act of terror and prevent another one that would surpass the heinous September 11th attack in NYC. Thereafter, Penn must return to Mexico one last time with a small chance to survive. The Quest for Eden, the second book in the Dr. Joshua Penn series, continues the adventure that began in The Braverman Tablet and concludes with Eden Found, coming in the fall of 2017.

It all started in a lush, verdant, garden that can only be described as one of the wonders of the world and it involves two players, Eve and Adam. God put the happy couple in charge of everything he had made. Who would not be pleased to have such an incredible life? Things were all going so well in the Garden. The setting was fabulous and Adam and Eve were God’s ideal children, filled with wisdom and beauty. Nothing was denied them. They were living in Paradise, except that the streets were not paved with gold. Unfortunately, when things are going great, something will come along to mess it all up. Some say Eve started it, but I say different. I want you to know what really happened and who was to blame. I want you to know what the whole world lost that day when the serpent came along pretending to be the first couple's friends, and how to give you back what you lost.

Miranda approaches her twenty-seventh birthday determined to reinvent her life and settle down, but Joseph North, the chief of police in Abingdon, Virginia, becomes suspicious of her after finding a baby picture of his niece in her possession.

The Tree of Life is the third and final book in the Quest for Eden trilogy. In this book Hod and his friends must stop Kron, the king of the nephilim, from getting into the Garden of Eden and stealing the fruit from the Tree of Life. Once again they must battle Dracon, the great serpent who tempted Eve, and deal with the defection of one of their members. As the group of young people concludes their final mission, they bring about the destruction of the evil giants and make the world safe for humanity in the centuries before the great flood.

Twelve-year-old Jack goes on a problem-plagued pilgrimage to see the Sword of Fire guarding the Garden of Eden and ends up facing a sinister giant seeking immortality.