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Join Prince Mithel and his intrepid band of young adventurers, in this exciting and courageous all-action tale. When Prince Mithel discovers a treasure map it takes him and his friends on an adventure to the underground tunnels of the castle where they encounter an ancient ghost that has been walking the tunnels for many years. The pirate ghost leads them to the hidden treasure, but their journey is fraught with danger as they encounter giant rats...
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The most compelling and exciting tales of lost and buried treasures associated with the Civil War have been collected, extensively researched and investigated, and are included in this entertaining book from one of America's foremost treasure hunters. They represent fortunes that have been lost for over one-and-a-half centuries and involve colorful characters from lowly privates up to famous officers, including Jefferson Davis, the President of the...
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For 200 years, people have sought the treasure buried on Oak Island on Canada's East Coast. Bob Restall got his chance, but it ended in tragedy. A fabulous treasure lies buried deep within an island on Canada's East Coast. Or so they say. For more than 200 years, treasure-hunters have come to Oak Island, spent fortunes, worked long and hard, and left empty-handed. When Bob Restall and his family got their chance to search for treasure on Oak Island,...
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We've all heard, Diamonds are Forever! But is it really true? If diamonds could talk, I'm sure they would tell many stories of intrigue, lust, and greed, but also about a few beautiful love stories where fairy tale couples marry and live happily ever after. On a tour of the Holyland, two decades ago, our group ventured into a somewhat exclusive diamond factory. We watched a meticulous diamond cutter at work at his bench. Although many enticing gems...
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The true story of a woman whose life is up-ended when she begins an armchair treasure hunt, a search for $10,000 worth of gold coins buried in New York City, of all places, with a man who, as she points out, is not her husband. In this eloquent, hilarious, sharply realized memoir, Sandra A. Miller grapples with the death of her difficult mother and the regret and confusion that so often accompanies middle age.
In a very real way, Miller has spent...
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Real History of Pirates volume 5
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Acquiring loot in one form or another was, and still is, a key part of pirate life. But very few would ever hit it big or try to bury their treasure on a deserted island. Explore the business aspect of piracy--incentive pay, expenses, and insurance--the few aspects of life pirates could control. Piracy was a "no prey, no pay" system, and the risk of no pay was very real.
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Peg + Cat volume 5
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The Circus Problem - The Circus. When Peg and Cat find themselves in the center ring, they climb, swing, swoop and juggle their way over amazing heights and lengths. / The Buried Treasure Problem - Pirate Island. Peg and Cat measure their way to buried treasure using Cat as a measuring stick!
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viii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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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.
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When we learn to identify our issues, embrace the challenges of our past, and put our faith in God, we can then begin the necessary healing process and start on the path towards our destiny. Renata Cardenas shows how basic biblical principles can be intentionally applied to everyday life as a mechanism for revealing one's buried treasure. How Treasures Emerge is a practical guide to profound transformation. Renata Cardenas lays out her prescriptions...
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Track pirate gold and misplaced riches across 168 counties in this comprehensive guide to the lost treasures of Texas.
Countless fortunes have disappeared into the vast expanse of the Lone Star State. The history of the coast is cluttered with shipwrecks like that of the 1554 Spanish fleet. Even when pirates such as Jean Laffite managed to get their ill-gotten gains ashore, their loot vanished just as completely as if it had sunk beneath the waves....
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The Pirate of Panama' by William MacLeod Raine is a novel that begins with a man, our narrator, feeling that he is a misfit and is stuck in a humdrum job at a law firm. One day, fate intervenes and he finds a torn, yellowed piece of paper that could change his life forever. As he reads the paper, he realizes it's a treasure map, and he sets out on a hunt for buried treasure. This book is an action-packed adventure that will keep you on the edge of...
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What is my deepest fear? In every sense of the word, Nicole is successful. She has a thriving career, a loving husband, and beautiful children. For Nicole, though, a constant voice in the back of her mind tells her that all these things are not good enough, that she is not good enough. In this leadership parable, follows Nicole's inner conflict and struggles as she meets with the two people, she trusts the most, Dr. Jonas Nolan and his wife, Sophia....
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer volume 10
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The villagers do not like drunken Muff and Indian Joe. Tom and Huck rescue Muff and he, in return, tells them about a treasure buried near St Petersburg. The boys decide they will find the treasure, and Indian Joe joins Muff in his search.
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First published 1919-1923 in the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper, the thirty-nine tales that comprise this volume include short stories, preservationist essays and character sketches of the author's beloved city. Most of the works in this book have been out of print, since they were originally, published. In this rediscovered collection of Lyle Saxon's early short stories and character sketches, readers will take great pleasure in seeing in print...
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The Book of Buried Treasure is a historical account of pirates and piracy, containing true stories of some of the most notorious buccaneers, their heists and robberies and the pirate gold that is lost forever. The book is written by American journalist and adventurer Ralph D. Paine who was indicted for piracy with a capital crime, after sailing on a boat that was smuggling munitions.
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The World-Wide Hunt for Vanished Riches
Captain...
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x, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Truth be told, they were mostly in it for the money." On February 13, 2003, a plane carrying three American military contractors on a recon patrol crash-landed in the jungle-covered mountains of Colombia. Within minutes, FARC guerrillas swarmed the wreckage and killed the American pilot and a Colombian crew member as they tried to escape. The survivors--Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, and Thomas Howes--were marched at gunpoint into the rain forest....
39) Buried treasures of the American Southwest: legends of lost mines, hidden payrolls, and Spanish gold
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220 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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x, 235 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
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"In Unsolved Mysteries of Texas, author and professional treasure hunter W. C. Jameson investigates stories of strange occurrences, ghostly specters, lost treasures, and other lesser known mysteries in the Lone Star State"--
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