Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557092779
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Nancy and her friends help a woman search for her missing grandson.

Author: Madeleine Albright
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061938491
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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“Jewelry isn’t ordinarily a tool of political persuasion, but in this beautiful book, Madeleine Albright, American ambassador to the United Nations and then the nation’s first female secretary of state, tells the compelling story of how these small objects became part of her ‘personal diplomatic arsenal.’” — The Chicago Tribune From New York Times bestselling author and former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, Read My Pins is a story and celebration of how one woman’s jewelry collection was used to make diplomatic history. Part illustrated memoir, part social history, Read My Pins provides an intimate look at Albright's life through the brooches she wore. Her collection is both international and democratic—dime-store pins share pride of place with designer creations and family heirlooms. Included are the antique eagle purchased to celebrate Albright's appointment as secretary of state, the zebra pin she wore when meeting Nelson Mandela, and the Valentine's Day heart forged by Albright's five-year-old daughter. Read My Pins features more than 200 photographs, along with compelling and often humorous stories about jewelry, global politics, and the life of one of America's most accomplished and fascinating diplomats.

Author: Victoria Finlay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340830130
Category : Precious stones
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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An intrepid journey to uncover the secret histories of precious stones. Victoria's search takes her to Egypt to find the lost emerald mines of Cleopatra, to the Australian opal fields with their underground towns, to Burma where she is spied on by the military junta, and to a secret location to meet the world's best diamond cutter. She reveals the wealth of human stories behind gemstones, and discovers, with the advent of synthetics, an industry on the brink of crisis.

Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0448489074
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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Nancy must figure out the connection between a mysterious diary and a suspicious house fire.

Author: Byron Preiss
Publisher: ibooks
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 1

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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: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 9780448445441
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This set has got it all—two Nancy Drew books (#1 The Secret of the Old Clockand #2 The Hidden Staircase), plus a functional purse that’s super-retro and super-cool! Now fans can read the mysteries and bring Nancy Drew along with them wherever they go! And for only $19.99, everyone will be reading (and wearing) Nancy Drew this summer!

Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101077514
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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A bird of ill omen is mysteriously left on the Drews’ front lawn. Did the person who put it there do so with the intent of jinxing Nancy and her father? This strange incident involves Nancy in her famous father’s case concerning a rare bird farm threatened with destruction to make room for a high-rise apartment house complex. People who are opposed to the ruthless take-over of the farm are being made the victims of jinxing by bad luck symbols and other threats to their safety. Even Nancy and her friend Ned Nickerson become targets! Nancy soon realizes that helping honest people to overcome their superstitions and fears can be as challenging as tracking down criminals. The young detective’s thrilling adventures will keep the reader in breathless suspense from the first page to the last.

Author: Catherine Hennessey
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557064139
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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In these pages you will find reproduced the entire contents of the CatherineHennessey.com, written over three years from 2000 to 2003. While the archive of the weblog continues to live online, this is not an easy medium for contemplative reading and, as Catherine would tell you if you asked, itâs liable to just up and disappear one day, electrons and computers being what they are. So, if nothing else, in committing Catherineâs words to paper I hope to provide them with a longer-lasting home.The notion of a âblogâ was very new in 2000: Catherine was one of the first âbloggers,â on PEI or anywhere. So what you read here, on top of everything else, is part of the shaping of a new medium.These words provide so much insight into Catherine and the Charlotte Town she loves so dearly.

Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557092649
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This eighteenth book in the Nancy Drew series was originally published in 1941.

Author: David Farah
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999162804
Category : Detective and mystery stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 578

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Farah's Guide 12th printing has 556 pages, lists 2745 printings of Nancy Drew between 1930 and 1979, including prices on each book and dust jacket. It contains more than 135 photos of the authors and illustrators, models used for the covers, Nancy Drew collectibles and the oddest items associated with the series. For example, the Guide includes a photo of the ledger page used by Mildred Benson to record her sale of the first Nancy Drew story, a copy of the contract between Benson and the Syndicate for Volume #5, copies of letters between Harriet Adams and Mildred Benson, and between Walter Karig and Mildred Benson, and reproduces the earliest known published article mentioning the series (from 1931), among other great Drewobilia. The Guide includes biographies of Drew writers Mildred Wirt Benson, Walter Karig, Nancy Axelrad, Charles Strong, Margaret Scherf, Alma Sasse, George Waller, illustrators Bill Gillies and Rudy Nappi, and more. The front cover is, well shall we say modestly, a masterpiece.