Download or read book Treasure in the Cellar written by Leonard Augsburger and published by Maryland Historical Society. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coin collectors and enthusiasts have long been familiar with the story of two boys who unearthed a fortune in gold coins while playing in a Baltimore basement in 1934. But the rest of the story trailed off to a few odd details. One of the boys died young, the other ran into trouble with the law. No one seemed to know more. A lifelong coin collector, Leonard Augsburger was determined to uncover the rest of the story. What happened to the kids? The gold? Who buried it in the first place? Meticulously researched, Treasure in the Cellar delves into the lives of the boys and their families, recreates the hours at the police station after the boys reported what they found, and describes months of courtroom drama as descendents of several former property owners came forward, each claiming the fortune for themselves.
Download or read book Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt written by Zahi A. Hawass and published by National Geographic Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is Home to some of the most exquisite artifacts in existence, yet many of these wonders have never been seen outside Egypt. Now, for the first time, world-famous Egyptologist Zahi Hawass takes readers on a tour of these long-lost antiquities and shares the adventures that led to their discoveries. Readers will marvel at the astonishing stories behind these dazzling treasures -- from the leg-endary unearthing of the tomb of boy king Tutankhamun, who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, to the modern-day photographer who discovered a royal burial shaft when he tripped over it while setting up his tripod. Many of the fabulous antiquities featured here were left to languish in storerooms all over the country and only recently were rediscovered. Hawass provides invaluable insights into what they meant to ancient Egyptians and what they now signify to us in the 21st century. Featuring exquisite photographs and enlightening commentary, Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt will delight Egyptophiles and history buffs and shed new light on some of the great mysteries of this ancient civilization. Book jacket.
Download or read book The Hidden Treasures written by Carolyn Keene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nancy Drew stumbles on an old diary full of secret clues in her own house, she finds a mystery that begins with one little old book—and ends with one big surprise!
Download or read book Seeking Hidden Treasures written by James Magner and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few things more intriguing in life than a hunt for hidden treasures. In a collection of short stories, commentaries, essays, and a novella, James Magner presents diverse characters, engaging plots, and enriching insights into the human condition. Within Magner’s stories, his characters search for buried gold, seek a forgotten safe, lift cash from gangsters, solve a murder, escape Nazi-occupied Vienna with hidden assets, secure loot from a Spanish shipwreck, assist an uncle who may be living on top of a goldmine, and embark on other adventures that lead to entertaining and sometimes dangerous situations. Magner’s essays explore a variety of topics including the necessary limits of science as a tool for understanding the meaning of our lives and the world, and the significant role of luck in life and poker. Finally in a novella set in Las Vegas in 2015 during a famous international poker tournament, Magner details a deceitful conspiracy scheme while also recounting his real-life experiences as he won more than a quarter of a million dollars (lifetime winnings $400,000). Seeking Hidden Treasures shares the struggles and joys of an eclectic group of characters on unique quests to find riches with the potential to change their lives forever.
Download or read book Treasures in the Basement written by Ann M. Stone and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys suggest that 72% of U.S. museum artworks reside in museum storerooms. Despite the legitimate reasons for housing artworks in storage, there is recognition within the museum community that much of what resides in museum storerooms is not advancing institutional missions in a meaningful way. Meanwhile, the cost of maintaining artworks in storage is considerable and increasing. Four questions guide this investigation: (1) What factors explain the large proportion of museum artworks in storage? (2) What are the options for reducing storage and/or increasing the utilization of stored artworks? (3) What are the constraints and opportunities associated with the different options? (4) What policies contribute to current levels of collection storage and utilization, and what policies would encourage change? The research approach involves a synthesis of museum literature and industry statistics; a conceptual framework for structuring the analysis; a case study for exploring collection utilization decisions in a real-world context; and a policy analysis.
Download or read book Limelight written by Helen Gee and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Bibliopolist written by and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treasures from My Basement written by Wayne B. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Buried in Treasures written by David Tolin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While most people find it relatively easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult. If you have a problem resisting the urge to acquire and you find your home cluttered and filled to capacity with items many people would find useless and unnecessary, you may suffer from a condition known as hoarding disorder. Hoarding is a behavioral problem consisting of clutter, difficulty discarding items, and excessive buying or acquiring. Hoarding is often associated with significant reduction in quality of life, and in extreme cases, it can pose serious health risks. If you or a loved one has hoarding disorder, this book can help. This fully updated Second Edition of Buried in Treasures outlines a scientifically based, effective program for helping those with hoarding disorder dig their way out of the clutter and chaos of their homes. Written by scientists and practitioners who are leaders in studying and treating hoarding disorder, this book outlines a program of skill-building, learning to think about possessions in a different way, and gradual challenges to help people manage their clutter and their lives. It also provides useful information for family and friends of people who hoard, as they struggle to understand and help. Discover the reasons for your problems with acquiring, saving, and hoarding, and learn new ways of thinking about your possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without. Learn to identify the "bad guys" that cause and maintain your hoarding behavior and meet the "good guys" who can help motivate you and put you on the path to change. Useful self-assessments will help you determine the severity of your problem. Training exercises, case examples, organizing tips, and motivation boosters help change the way you think and behave toward your possessions. This book provides easy-to-understand strategies and techniques that anyone can use.
Download or read book Zara s Rules for Finding Hidden Treasure written by Hena Khan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beloved author of Amina’s Voice comes the second book in the delightful Zara’s Rules middle grade series following Zara as she starts her own business! Zara lives for bike rides with her friends—so when her shiny, brand-new bike goes missing from the park one day, she’s crushed. After her parents insist she earn the money for another one herself, Zara’s determined to start a business. But what kind? A lemonade stand? Not profitable enough. Selling painted rocks? Not enough customers. Zara’s starting to get discouraged when she and her friend Naomi finally come up with the perfect idea: The Treasure Wagon, a roving garage sale that unloads knickknacks from the Saleem family basement and makes money all at once! But when a mix-up gets Zara in hot water again, will she have to give up everything she’s earned toward her new bike?
Download or read book The Marinolli Treasure written by Hal Lewis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1909, all Honus Wagner baseball cards were destroyed, but not before a young orphan named Joey Marinolli could stash an entire uncut sheet of the cards away for his family to find decades later. ... Follow attorney Chuck Evans as he narrates this thr
Download or read book Turn To Me written by Tom Reed and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most devotionals tend to be "happy," Hallmark card, feel good writings with little to no Scripture foundation. There is nothing wrong with these, but if you are hungering and thirsting for daily devotionals saturated in the Word, then Turn to Me is that kind of daily devotional book. These daily devotionals are almost like mini-sermons to fill in your day with the Word of God. Turn to Me is a turning to God's timeless Word and letting it shape your life today.
Download or read book Hidden Treasures of the Egyptian Museum written by Zahi Hawass and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the greatest repository of ancient Egyptian artifacts in the world, receives hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. But many of its treasures, long kept in basement storerooms or in magazines at archaeological sites around the country, or recently discovered at ongoing excavations, have never been seen by the general public. To celebrate the centenary of the Museum, many of these unknown pieces of exquisite beauty or great historical importance--and often both--have been brought out of the darkness to form a unique exhibition in a very appropriate setting: a converted section of the great basement storerooms of the Museum. With some 250 artifacts from the earliest beginnings of pharaonic culture to its latest flowerings, the exhibition spans the whole of ancient Egyptian history, and the one hundred masterpieces beautifully photographed for this volume represent the whole range of the exhibition: the Predynastic Period, the Old Kingdom, the First Intermediate Period, the Middle Kingdom, the Second Intermediate Period, the New Kingdom, the Third Intermediate Period, and the Late Period. This handsome book will serve as a prized memento for visitors to the exhibition and as a window onto it for Egyptophiles everywhere.
Download or read book The Hitchner Biscuit Company of West Pittston Pennsylvania A Small Town Treasure written by Boyd A. Hitchner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This true story covers a time period from just shortly after the Civil War, until the mid twentieth century. Two Hitchner families leave their farms in rural Salem County, NJ, and travel to the booming anthracite fields of northeastern Pennsylvania. One family continues on into the wild frontier area of the Endless Mountains and vast unharvested forest of Hemlock trees. Soon the two families unite and start baking cookies and crackers for the hungry miners and lumbermen. Before long, their biscuits and cakes are being distributed in 43 states and beyond. The reader is taken on a journey of small town life with numerous photos and illustrations, many never before seen.
Download or read book Treasure in the Cellar written by Steven Otfinoski and published by Pearson Scott Foresman. This book was released on 1999-07-22 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A play about how Tom tricks his friend, Ben into helping him clean the cellar.
Download or read book Inside the Egyptian Museum with Zahi Hawass written by Zahi A. Hawass and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Egyptian Museum houses the world's greatest collection of Egyptian treasures and antiquities, tens of thousands of stunning and fascinating objects dating from the earliest Predynastic times right through to the Greek and Roman Periods. Visitors to this great storehouse may become easily overwhelmed by the vast number of objects on display. But here for the first time is the world's best-known Egyptologist's personal introduction to the unmissable highlights of the Museum--Zahi Hawass's own selection of his favorite 200 exhibits. For each piece, he gives some background to its discovery and significance, and describes what it means for him in terms of the art or the history of ancient Egypt, and why it strikes a personal chord. "Due to my love of the Egyptian Museum, I thought that it would be wonderful to write a guide to its treasures, and to talk about my favorite objects within."--Zahi Hawass
Download or read book French Inspired Jewelry written by Kaari Meng and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers instructions for creating fifty French-inspired jewelry projects using vintage beads and other notions.
