The Secret
Title | The Secret PDF eBook |
Author | Byron Preiss |
Publisher | ibooks |
Pages | 1 |
Release | 2016-10-05 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN |
The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now... Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full color paintings and verses of The Secret. Yet The Secret is much more than that. At long last, you can learn not only the whereabouts of the Fair People's treasure, but also the modern forms and hiding places of their descendants: the Toll Trolls, Maitre D'eamons, Elf Alphas, Tupperwerewolves, Freudian Sylphs, Culture Vultures, West Ghosts and other delightful creatures in the world around us. The Secret is a field guide to them all. Many "armchair treasure hunt" books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade (1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.
Treasures from the Bronze Age of China
Title | Treasures from the Bronze Age of China PDF eBook |
Author | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Pages | 198 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0870992309 |
Describes and interprets the spectacular works of art presented in the exhibition lent to 5 American museums by China. Not only describes some of the most important recent archaeological discoveries in China, but provides information about 1500 year Chinese.
Treasures in Trusted Hands
Title | Treasures in Trusted Hands PDF eBook |
Author | Jos van Beurden |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Colonies |
ISBN | 9789088904400 |
This pioneering study charts the one-way traffic of cultural and historical objects during five centuries of European colonialism. Former colonies consider this as a historical injustice that has not been undone.
The People of the Black Circle
Title | The People of the Black Circle PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. Howard |
Publisher | The Floating Press |
Pages | 115 |
Release | 2013-03-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1775562158 |
Regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the most thrilling and tightly plotted of the Conan the Barbarian tales, The People of the Black Circle has the intrepid warrior absconding with a beautiful princess and desperately trying to foil a plot of world domination that has been hatched by a nefarious cabal of ruthless killers.
Local Treasures
Title | Local Treasures PDF eBook |
Author | Margot Anne Kelley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Emerging from the intersection of the virtual world with the real."--BOOK JACKET.
13 Treasures
Title | 13 Treasures PDF eBook |
Author | Michelle Harrison |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2014-05-10 |
Genre | JUVENILE FICTION |
ISBN | 9780316135092 |
Bedeviled by evil fairies that only she can see, thirteen-year-old Tanya is sent to stay with her cold and distant grandmother at Elvesden Manor, where she and the caretaker's son solve a disturbing mystery that leads them to the discovery that Tanya's life is in danger.
The Pixar Treasures
Title | The Pixar Treasures PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Hauser |
Publisher | Disney Editions |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010-09-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781423116530 |
The Pixar Treasures is a scrapbook of instinct and inspiration, experiences readers can touch, and visions that exist only in the imagination. It begins with a group of animators who were inspired by Walt Disney films. In the late 1970s and early '80s, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, and Joe Ranft were hired into an apprenticeship program at Walt Disney Productions. The last of Disney’s golden age artists, including animators Eric Larson, Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston mentored the young dreamers, and as Pixar later developed, their work would draw heavily from this direct connection with Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men.” The tale continues with Pixar's foray into computer animation, and the resulting success of Toy Story. With chapters on A Bug's Life; Monsters, Inc.; Finding Nemo; The Incredibles; Cars; Ratatouille; and WALL*E, Hauser's narrative covers the struggles, growth, and successes of an incredible animation studio. And it gives readers a sneak peak at the newest Disney*Pixar film, Up. Filled with unique removable keepsakes, The Pixar Treasures is an essential collector’s item for every Pixar fan.