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For centuries, diamonds have symbolized wealth, prestige and love; however, behind those symbols lies a world of deceit, monopoly and war.
Hart follows the diamond trail around the globe, from the basement room where Gabi Tolkowsky, the world's greatest diamond cutter, faced the 599-carat Continue
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bookpage published on Wed, 15 Sep 2010
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Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
by Matthew Hart Like hard, everlasting roses, there are hundreds of shades of red diamonds alone, from “water” pink to vivid red. As Matthew Hart’s Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession skillfully recounts, gemstone diamonds inhabit a diffu ... (read full critics)
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- English Books
- Paperback 288 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0452283701
- ISBN-13: 9780452283701
- Publisher: Plume
- Pub date: Aug 27, 2002
- Also available as: Hardcover
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Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession By Matthew Hart
Diamonds are sublimely useless, Matthew Hart concedes. "You cannot eat them or drive them home." Yet as his book Diamond meticulously illustrates, these hard gems gather and focus human ingenuity and rapacity just as surely as their polished facets c ... (read full critics)