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Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
Diamond A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
Author: Matthew Hart
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 Centenary diamond, to the fogbound smugglers' paradise o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780670889730
ISBN-10: 0670889733
Pages: 304
Edition: First Edition. 1 in
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Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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Don't let the topic scare you away. This reads like a thriller. The historical background gives a face to what you have on your ring finger.
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 reviewed Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession on + 38 more book reviews
So interesting and on target.
buzzby avatar reviewed Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession on + 6062 more book reviews
Written like an adventure novel, gives the recent history (the past 40 years or so) of diamond exploration. Sometimes hard to follow the characters, because they seem to keep being coopted by the big diamond giant, De Boers, who definitely is cast as the villian.


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