The Heartless Stone
by Tom Zoellner

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When he proposed to his girlfriend, Tom Zoellner gave what is expected of every American man--a diamond engagement ring. But when the relationship broke apart, he was left with a used diamond that began to haunt him. His obsession carried him around the globe; from the "blood diamond" rings of Africa; to the sweltering polishing factories of India; to mines above the Arctic Circle; to illegal diggings in Brazil; to the London headquarters of De Beers, the secretive global colossus that has dominated the industry for more than a century and permanently carved the phrase "A diamond is forever" on the psyche. An adventure story in the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief, The Heartless Stone is a voyage into the cold heart of the world's most unyielding gem

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Weight:	0.32 kg
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ISBN-10:	0312339704
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780312339708
Author:	Tom Zoellner
Publisher:	Picador New York
Publication Date:	6/2007
Pages:	352 pp
Size/Dimensions:	8 x 5 1/2
Binding:	Paperback