CM C. (CocoCee) reviewed on 9/10/2007 + 404 more book reviews

Jade is highly revered in many cultures. Although it reads like fiction, this book follows the journey of several journalists in finding the history of this living stone, all based on true historical texts. It all starts about 1700's as an emperor's obsession and then moving to the jungles of Burma/Myanmar, leaving a deadly trail of "irrational exuberance". Easy to read, easy to be entranced and taken in. Should be enjoyable to anyone who loves precious stones, are history buffs, and all Asiaphiles.

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