THE ANTIQUES BUSINESS NEVER GETS OLD. Spurred on by a relentless desire to uncover your next great find, you travel far and wide to accomplish your mission. Is the treasure you seek buried under mounds of hay in a dilapidated old barn? Perhaps it lies beneath decades of dust in the attic or basement of a rickety old house. Or is it tucked away amid an array of family heirlooms being assembled for an estate sale? You never know, and that is the thrill of the hunt. The anticipation of what you might come across, and where you may find it, fuels the search and makes the job of an antiques dealer exciting and challenging. Antiques dealers can be historians, hunters, researchers, appraisers, restorers, collectors, and retailers. Their merchandise does not come out of a box from a factory. It is not mass-produced and cannot be ordered from a company catalog. What antiques dealers sell is from another day and age, a bygone era. These items were once shiny and new, but no longer. Now these objects have a history and a provenance. Those who want to buy them and give them a second life are fascinated by where these pieces have been and how they got here. Antiques have literally traveled through time, linking generations. Everyday things that surrounded people decades - even centuries - in the past, and may have been taken for granted back then, have resurfaced shrouded in mystery. Few retail sales jobs have such intrigue surrounding what is being sold. Rarely do retailers need to know so much about the goods they sell. How many retailers get quizzical looks from customers who ask, "What exactly is that, and where did it come from?" You have to know what you are talking about, and be able to prove it. Experience counts when you are selling relics. You acquire encyclopedic knowledge about a variety of rare items that pass through your inventory. The world of antiques is so vast that no one can know everything about all aspects of it. Antiques dealers rely on each other for a historical perspective on objects they do not come across very often. As a result of this exchange of information, you will build lifelong relationships with other people in the field.

Imagine a career where every day at work you could be part-detective and part treasure hunter. Equipped with background knowledge and experience, you spend your day on the alert for valuables and rare objects. You are one of just a few people trained to recognize them. After negotiating your purchase, you clean or restore the treasure to its original beauty, then resell it for three times, 10 times, or even 50 times what you paid for it.

Explores the careers available to people who love to shop, including wardrobe stylist, antiques or art dealer, and mystery shopper.

Career counselor Alan B. Bernstein helps you identify your interests and style by guiding you through the Birkman Career Style Summary.(TM) You will answer a series of questions about your personal preferences and then score yourself to identify your Birkman(TM) colors on a grid. Your Birkman(TM) colors represent your career interests and style-not only what you like to do but also how you like to do it. The Princeton Review's Guide to Your Career features: - Profiles of more than 200 professions, from accountant to zoologist - First-hand insight from professionals - Easy organization so you can find all the careers compatible with your needs and desires - In-depth information on the hottest careers in a twenty-first century economy, from the expected (attorney, carpenter, and dentist) to the unexpected (baseball player, sommelier, and wedding consultant) - Crucial career data, including average salaries and major associations Alan B. Bernstein, C.S.W., P.C., is a psychotherapist with expertise in career development and has consulted on strategic training and development programs at major institutions.

NEW YORK - It is the early 1940s, and a horse-drawn wooden cart works its way down the strip - Manhattan's Upper East Side. The driver loads his cart at various opulent buildings - with help from thankful supers - taking away tenants' unwanted goods. Returning downtown, the cart's booty will help the fledgling Newel Art Gallery become one of the most influential decorative arts and antiques galleries in the nation.Bruce Newman's new book chronicles his fifty-year career in the decorative arts/antiques arena, discovering, acquiring, and selling art and antiques from all over the world. Newman recounts the early days of being mentored by his father and his own tenure, during which he often dealt with famous clients such as Jackie Kennedy, Dustin Hoffman, and Woody Allen. Finally, he brings his expertise to bear on ways in which a buyer of antiques can feel more confident in their own abilities.Everyone from Antiques Roadshow fans to antiques novices and mavens will find this book a treasure trove of information and entertainment.