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Uncovering the truth about diamonds, "The Heartless Stone" is a journey to the cold heart of the world's most unyielding gem.Uncovering the truth about diamonds, "The Heartless Stone" is a journey to the cold heart of the world's most unyielding gem.Hide synopsis
The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit, and Desire (Picador USA) – Trade paperback (2007)
by
Tom Zoellner
Trade paperback, Picador USA 2007
English
340 pages
ISBN: 0312339704 ISBN-13: 9780312339708
In 2000, Tom Zoellner purchased a diamond engagement ring and proposed. His girlfriend said, "yes" and then, suddenly, walked out of his life making Tom the owner of a used engagement ring. Instead of hitting the self-help shelves of his local bookstore, he hit the road travelling to diamond mines in Africa, Canada, India, Brazil and Russia to discover the true worth of this shining gem. He travelled to Japan to understand how diamonds were linked with engagements and delved into the history of our own romance with the ...Show moreIn 2000, Tom Zoellner purchased a diamond engagement ring and proposed. His girlfriend said, "yes" and then, suddenly, walked out of his life making Tom the owner of a used engagement ring. Instead of hitting the self-help shelves of his local bookstore, he hit the road travelling to diamond mines in Africa, Canada, India, Brazil and Russia to discover the true worth of this shining gem. He travelled to Japan to understand how diamonds were linked with engagements and delved into the history of our own romance with the diamond ring. He gained entry to DeBeers, the London diamond merchants. He visited shopping mall jewellers with starry-eyed couples. Through all of his travels, he searched for an answer to the question "How has one stone created empires, ruined lives, inspired lust and emptied wallets throughout history?" A diamond version of Susan Orleans' "The Orchid Thief", Tom Zoellner's The Heartless Stone is a journey to the cold heart of the world's most unyielding gem.Hide
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A fascinating expose of the strange and terrible world of diamonds. Much more than the horror stories one usually hears about "blood diamonds," Mr. Zoellner follows the stones from their ugly and dangerous excavation sites, through the many smugglers and middle-men (many in diamond-funded war zones) ...
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The Heartless Stone is a well researched, extensive review of the history of diamonds. Zoellner visited many of the locales where diamonds are produced and interviewed workers at all levels of the diamond mining and selling process. For anyone who has an interest in diamonds and their history, this ...
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