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Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession Hardcover - 2001
by Matthew Hart
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Beginning with the memorable story of an extraordinary pink diamonddiscovered in Brazil in 1998, Matthew Hart illuminates the rich andobsessive world of diamonds in a fascinating, original narrative. Hart'sstory sparkles with the science and geology of diamonds: Some may be asancient as the universe, formed before the Earth was created, while thoseformed on Earth come via volcanic action and are tremendously hard to find.It introduces an intriguing cast, from the creators of the DeBeers empire atthe turn of the century to some of those who quest after diamonds today. Ittakes readers inside diamond mines in South Africa, to the offices ofdiamond brokers in New York and Amsterdam, to anonymous diamond cutters inIndia, and to a meeting with Louis Glick, the Michelangelo of his field.And, telling the dramatic story of a recent and giant diamond strike inCanada's Northwest Territories, which in some ways reset the balance ofpower in the industry, Matthew Hart makes clear what drives the legendaryobsession behind diamonds, and why should matter to readers everywhere.
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On the morning of May 9, 1999, on the upper reaches of the Rio Abaete in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, three garimpeiros anchored their barge in the muddy current and began to suction gravel from the river.
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- Title Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
- Author Matthew Hart
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 276
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date October 2001
- ISBN 9780670889730 / 0670889733
- Dewey Decimal Code 553.82
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New York: Viking Penguin, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 276, index, black and white photographs throughout. ""By revealing the layers and inner workings of the diamond industry, and the inherent suspense and human drama that sustain it, Matthew Hart has captured the essence of an exotic substance and its world as surely as a diamond captures light: bending it, reflecting it, and returning…
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Toronto: Penguin Viking [0-670-88973-3] 2001. (Hardcover) 276pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Map endpapers, photographs, illustrations, maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. "On a hot morning in May 1999, three garimpeiros (small-scale miners) found a large pink diamond in the muddy waters of the Abaete River in Brazil, a discovery that captivated the entire diamond trade. Beginning with this dramatic and revealing tale, Matthew Hart embarks on a journey into an obsessive, largely hidden, and utterly fascinating world". Locale: Arctic Circle; Brazil; Canada. (Business, Business, Diamonds, Gemstones, Geology, Mining).
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