"There are so many amazing names on the list, it's something I'll treasure for the rest of my life, " she said.

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The cubicle where I spend my days is right next door to the treasure trove.

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There are, for instance, the low-tech rewards of reading a book, magazine or newspaper: I hoped my daughter would continue her summer reading of Treasure Island and dip into other urban-island treasures of the literary kind.

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