Around The World In 80 Treasures

Author : Dan Cruickshank
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780297843993
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Treasures written by Dan Cruickshank and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited. This book was released on 2005 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Dan Cruickshank's travels in pursuit of the most famous and infamous, man-made treasures in the world.

Author : Dan Cruickshank
Publisher : Phoenix Press (CA)
ISBN 13 : 9780753819470
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Treasures written by Dan Cruickshank and published by Phoenix Press (CA). This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dan Cruickshank's quest is to tell the story of civilisation through the greatest of man's achievements. It will also be the story of his travels, and who and what he meets along the way. Whether standing before the solemn heads of Easter Island, investigating the mysterious Nazca lines in Peru or the magnificent temple of Borobodur in Java, Dan is never less than fascinating about the origins, construction, mysteries and vicissitudes of each of these monuments to the great civilisations of the world. Do they live up to expectation? Have they been left in ruin, or over-restored? Dan's diary, written at the end of each day, records his most intimate thoughts and feelings, the people he has met, the ups and downs of the journey, perils, joys, and the ongoing relationships formed on the road.

Author : Byron Preiss
Publisher : ibooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret written by Byron Preiss and published by ibooks. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Carla Serra
Publisher : White Star Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9788854407138
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Wonders written by Carla Serra and published by White Star Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a journey through the treasures that the five continents offer to the travel enthusiasts, or to whoever is capable of opening their eyes in amazement when faced with beauty. The aim is to present readers with the most beautiful images of the world, like as many windows open onto the Earth. The works of humankind and natural beauty will alternate in this extraordinary journey: from a train or aeroplane window, or from a ship’s porthole, we shall see Mount Fitz Roy, the Vatnajokull glacier and the geysers of Yellowstone, the waterfalls of Iguazu and the islands of Polynesia, the Great Barrier Reef and the Skeleton Coast; as well as the giants of Easter Island, the Mexican pyramids and those at Giza, the Terracotta Army and the great cities of the ancient times. This book, then, is a collection of extraordinary photographic accounts, which allow us to admire the various perspectives, shots and overall views of eighty wonders chosen from our planet. Interesting explanatory texts introduce every chapter, each of which will focus on one place. Brief captions will help the Reader to identify the places photographed.

Author : Conor Woodman
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1743034717
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Trades written by Conor Woodman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economist Conor Woodman has decided to test his negotiating skills, charm and eye for a bargain against some of the world's oldest trading cultures. He's sold his house to finance the trip, but if his hunches are right -- trading Sudanese camels for Kenyan coffee, coffee for South African red wine and then off to China to buy porcelain with the proceeds -- he'll return six months later with a lot of money, some new friends and a whole raft of brilliant tall tales. Conor believes that the principles of profit are universal wherever you go, whatever language you speak. Whether trading teak or bath taps, light bulbs or seafood he'll work out how to make money in every market he encounters along his route. He'll trade on his wits and instincts, going head to head with the best operators in the world's most hotly-contested markets. But will years of experience in corporate finance mean anything when haggling with Chinese officials to trade his boat-load of tobacco down the Mekong River? Part Undercover Economist, part Apprentice challenge, The Adventure Capitalist swaps worry about the global credit crunch for an exciting insight into the human story behind the money in our pockets: face-to-face trade between people from around the world.

Author : Jacqueline K. Ogburn
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547428626
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Treasures written by Jacqueline K. Ogburn and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tender collection of endearments for children the world over. All over the world, people express their love for their children through endearments, such as "sweetie pie" or "peanut." A child might be called little angel, angelito, in Spanish or precious, bao bei, in Chinese or my sweet little moon, mera chanda, in Hindi. Little Treasures offers a wealth of endearments in fourteen languages to share with your own beloved poppet and petit chou.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in Eighty Days written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Om Books International
ISBN 13 : 9380070918
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the world in 80 Days written by Jules Verne and published by Om Books International. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Clare Hibbert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712356930
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Maps written by Clare Hibbert and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Menzel
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0984074406
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What I Eat written by Peter Menzel and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning photographic collection featuring portraits of 80 people from 30 countries and the food they eat in one day. In this fascinating study of people and their diets, 80 profiles are organized by the total number of calories each person puts away in a day. Featuring a Japanese sumo wrestler, a Massai herdswoman, world-renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria, an American competitive eater, and more, these compulsively readable personal stories also include demographic particulars, including age, activity level, height, and weight. Essays from Harvard primatologist Richard Wrangham, journalist Michael Pollan, and others discuss the implications of our modern diets for our health and for the planet. This compelling blend of photography and investigative reportage expands our understanding of the complex relationships among individuals, culture, and food.