The Secret
Product ID: 21026877
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 in 1982 dollars, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full-color paintings and verses of THE SECRET. Are you smart enough? THE SECRET: A TREASURE HUNT was published in 1982. The year before publication, the 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 three 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, and the third was found in Boston in 2019 by a father and his two children. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues. Review: Seller is very responsive - The pictures are not bright enough for me to look for clues. The book is very interesting. I find it interesting the descriptions of a lot of the fae. It’s a cool book to look at. Review: Fantastic for people still believing in adventure and exploring. - I bought this for fun I had heard about it some time ago and thought it would be fun for the family to do together. Unfortunately I think I'm the only adventurous one. Lol. But life gets too busy and it sits there waiting for me to get more spare time. Still enjoy exploring and delving into it when I can. I read someone had solved one I think last year. How awesome for them and rewarding. I will keep at it. Great to keep imagination and curiosity going and bring friends and family together.
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S**E
Seller is very responsive
The pictures are not bright enough for me to look for clues. The book is very interesting. I find it interesting the descriptions of a lot of the fae. It’s a cool book to look at.
M**N
Fantastic for people still believing in adventure and exploring.
I bought this for fun I had heard about it some time ago and thought it would be fun for the family to do together. Unfortunately I think I'm the only adventurous one. Lol. But life gets too busy and it sits there waiting for me to get more spare time. Still enjoy exploring and delving into it when I can. I read someone had solved one I think last year. How awesome for them and rewarding. I will keep at it. Great to keep imagination and curiosity going and bring friends and family together.
L**.
The Secret - Finding Hidden Objects
The book was well written and trying to match the clues to locations is fun.
J**L
A copy of the real book
This is a very interesting puzzle/treasure hunt guide book. With one fatal flaw....it's a lo-fi reproduction of the original book. The pictures are blurry low resolution (look like an old photocopy of a photocopy of an old picture) copies of actual painted artworks. The clues in the pictures are probably obscured by a lack of detail, but the story is accurate it seems. The original book has a black cover, the copy is a white cover. If your looking to "solve" the puzzles seriously you should probably pay the king's ransom that they are asking for the original printings of the book (black cover is the first clue that you are looking at the real deal, extortionate high price is the second clue). It's long out of print and probably never really sold that many copies. The treasure is real though! Only 3 puzzles have been solved if I remember correctly. I bought it as a curiosity, I think that it is worthwhile as such. If your on the hunt pay up and get the real one. Read all of the reviews. The story is available on TV and the internet. Expedition unknown has a few interesting episodes. Happy hunting!
D**E
3rd winner of treasure hunt.
I gave this book as part of a Christmas gift. She loves Josh Gates . She will be the third winner; I have no doubt. She was so excited. The book was very well illustrated.
K**T
Treasure hunt
Great book, it also has the possibility to lead to actual treasure. If you can decipher the clues.
T**Y
The Secret, Hardback, ISBN 978-1-59687-444-2, ibooks print date Nov 2018
In this ibooks Nov 2018 hardback reprint copy (ISBN 978-1-59687-444-2) of the 1982 book, "The Secret a Treasure Hunt", the script is darker and easier to read, and the characters and drawings are clearer, than in the ibooks Nov 2014 paperback issue (ISBN 978-1-59687-401-5) my local library has lent me. Also, the figures are properly aligned on the pages; not off-center as in the 2014 copy. However, the 12 colorful pictures are still not clear enough for the reader to see the necessary clues. For that, the internet is still required. Too bad ibooks can't do today what the original book maker could do in 1981/82 for $9.95.
R**N
Interesting book
Fun easy read. If you like treasure hunt, you might enjoy it.
A**R
Treasure hunt is real ! Love it
The best book ever
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宝を得るにはまず本物の地図を得るべし
噂ではなく、本物の宝探しができる！ 取っ掛かりは優しいが、全ての謎を解明しようとするとかなり大変そうです 一生謎が尽きない本だと思います 楽しい！
N**O
Muito Bom
Excelente produto, gostei muito
M**R
Interessant
Sehr interessant als Zeitvertreibung.... google-maps hilft auch!!!
I**S
Libro en inglés
Mi hija está súper contenta con el libro Dice que le ha gustado mucho, además de la típica historia de las gemas tiene otras y esto le ha entusiasmado aún mas
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