A guide to finding valuable artifacts in the city that explains how locate, recover, and identify all types of treasures, including old coins, lost jewelry, hidden money, historical relics, antique bottles, and more.

Unlock the hidden stories beneath your feet with "Urban Treasure Hunting," the ultimate guide to uncovering the secrets of your city. From forgotten relics to the whisper of past times captured in metal, this book is your key to a thrilling adventure in urban exploration. Dive into the allure of hidden history and learn how to transform every trip into an opportunity for discovery. "Urban Treasure Hunting" guides you through the essentials of getting started, from selecting the perfect metal detector for city environments to choosing the right accessories that will enhance your journey. Whether you're a seasoned treasure seeker or a curious newcomer, this book offers a wealth of knowledge. Decipher the digital terrain as you analyze old maps and leverage cutting-edge technology like apps and GPS to pinpoint sites rich in history and treasure. Master the science of metal detecting, developing an ear for signals that lead you to buried secrets. Explore diverse urban landscapes, from historic districts echoing stories untold, to abandoned buildings hidden in plain sight. Navigate the art of permissions with ease, understanding city regulations and building relationships with property owners. Armed with efficient detecting techniques, you'll embark on searches that are both methodical and fruitful. Discover the treasures that cities hold, and learn to clean, preserve, and even share your finds with the world. Engage with digital communities and local historical societies to share stories and deepen your appreciation of urban history. Through captivating case studies, understand the thrill of uncovering unexpected finds, and watch as urban exploration transforms into a gateway for personal growth. Through group hunts and respect for cultural heritage, "Urban Treasure Hunting" promises not just treasures, but a journey of personal discovery and historical appreciation. Embrace your role as a modern-day explorer and rewrite the history of your favorite urban landscapes.

Treasure hunting has gone high-tech and now involves intensive research, sonar, remote-controlled submarines, underwater cameras, deep-sea diving, satellites, global positioning systems, and book and TV/film deals, not to mention legal wrangling over ownership and salvage rights. This book introduces the reader to the 21st century version of treasure seeking and provides practical advice on how to pursue a career in this adventurous, fascinating, and potentially lucrative field.

The first comprehensive history of magical treasure hunting from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, revealing a magical universe of treasure spirits, and wizards who tried to deal with them. Combining history and anthropology, this study sees treasure hunting as an expression of shifting economic mentalities and changing ideas about history.

The Kidd family discovers an ancient map to the lost Incan City of Paititi. But when the map is stolen, the Kidds have to rely on Storm's picture-perfect memory to navigate the dangerous Amazon jungle – until she's kidnapped! To save Storm, the Kidds must locate the fabled city ... before the bad guys find it first. The race is on!

This companion to the Edgar Award nominee MOXIE AND THE ART OF RULE BREAKING, which SLJ called “a breathless thrill ride,” features hidden pirate treasure and a high-stakes game of tag – just what you’d expect from summer camp! While at Wilderness camp on the Boston Harbor Islands, Ollie must navigate new friends, new enemies, and a high-stakes game of tag, so the last thing he needs is a mystery. But then Ollie meets Grey, an elusive girl with knowledge of the island’s secrets, including the legend of a lost pirate treasure, which may not be a legend after all. The sidekick steps into the spotlight as Ollie uses his wits and geocaching skills to keep long-lost treasure out of the wrong hands in this exciting adventure-mystery from fan-favorite middle grade author Erin Dionne.

This is a story of a boy growing up in a Boston suburb near where his ancestors had settled three centuries before. He attends elite private schools and Union Theological Seminary, training to be a Protestant pastor. He marries Annette and they raise four children in suburban Rochester and the inner-city neighborhoods of Buffalo, New York. They help Saul Alinsky create a mass-based community organization to empower the dispossessed. Annette teaches social work at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Always moving West, they settle in Berkeley, California. They lose their political innocence during the Vietnam War, join a commune and are blind-sided by the power of cults. The family backpacks every summer in the Sierra Nevada. Annette teaches in the University of California School of Public Health. Howard, trained now as a sociologist of religion, advises groups planning to begin new churches in West Coast suburbs. Through meditation, creative use of their imagination, and workshops at Esalen, they explore aspects of themselves that had been cut off by their East Coast upbringing. They move to Benicia, California, where Annette blocks the railroad tracks over which munitions trains pass; Howard has a compelling dream of descent into the Void. After his ten-year pastorate, they retire to Claremont, California, where Annette dies in 1997.

So you have decided to give up the rat race for the life of an international treasure hunter, but you are not quite sure where to start. Well then, this book is for you! Fortune and Glory tells you all you need to know in order to set off on an epic quest for the great lost treasures of history. Starting with a quick exploration of the history of treasure hunting and a look at the gear that you will need, it then delves into a survey of the 'lost' treasures that are out there just waiting to be claimed. Continent by continent, the book covers the legends of hidden locations like El Dorado and King Solomon's Mines, as well as covering the most illustrious lost artifacts such as the Holy Grail, the Hanjo Masamune, and the Irish Crown Jewels. If your interest lies with the loot rather than the history, the book also discusses Nazi gold, pirate treasure, and the treasure hordes of the Copper Scrolls. This book is your first step towards becoming the pistol-toting, fedora-wearing international tomb robber and treasure hunter you've always dreamt of being!

Find creative ways to make money in businesses with little competition Using interviews with unconventional entrepreneurs, the author's own wide-ranging experience with weird jobs, and extensive research, 101 Weird Ways to Make Money reveals unusual, sometimes dirty, yet profitable jobs and businesses. Whether you're looking for a job that suits your independent spirit, or want to start a new business, this unique book shows you moneymaking options you haven't considered. Most of these outside-the-box jobs don't require extensive training, and are also scalable as businesses, allowing you to build on your initial success. Jobs and businesses covered include cricket and maggot farming, environmentally friendly burials, making and selling solar-roasted coffee, daycare services for handicapped children, and many more Each chapter features a "where the money is" section on how to scale-up and be profitable Author writes a popular website and email newsletter on unusual ways to make money Whether you're seeking a new career, an additional revenue stream, or a new business idea, you will want to discover 101 Weird Ways to Make Money.