Designs and illustrations in the eBook versions of “The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean“ go beyond sexy photographs, seductive interactive maps, original navigational icons and an inviting eye-friendly layout.

More than iconic chapters and maps.

There are blatant and subtle design touches throughout “The Idiot II” that create a relaxing, pleasant and enriching reading experience. Lists — like the twelve tasks that Circe asks The Idiot to accomplish on his MedTrek or the reasons “Why Sicilian Guys Are The Most Macho Men On Earth” — are presented with dramatic flair and an azure tint.

Circe’s Twelve Tasks look easy in a large font.

The long list of macho characteristics continues on the next page.

The design of other Idiot-ic lists — like the answers to questions posed by readers of the www.followtheidiot.com blog or the winners and losers of an Easter day contest in Crete — are amusing in look and content.

A Q&A with readers of www.followtheidiot.com.

Winners and losers of a contest in Crete.

The design flair and fun continues until the end of book where the reader learns where The Idiot is heading and gets “Twelve Commonsense Tips For Mindful MedTrekking.”

The Idiot is now MedTrekking through Turkey to Egypt.

How to MedTrek in twelve easy steps.

To see more designs created by Slingshot Media/Noble Creative (http://withnoble.com) go to Steal This Book @ http://followtheidiot.com/purchase.

NB: The Idiot will demonstrate the iBooks version of “The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean” and sign paperback copies of his two Mediterranean travel narratives on Saturday, December 7, from 1-4 p.m. at All About Books, 1301 Court St, Redding, CA 96001.

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About Joel

Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."