false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170991930m/80905.jpg 80905 2 In 2000, Tom Zoellner purchased a diamond engagement ring and proposed. His girlfriend said, yes and then, suddenly, walked out of his life and made Tom the owner of a used engagement ring. Instead of hitting the self-help shelves of his local bookstore, he hit the road traveling to diamond mines in Africa, Canada, India, Brazil, and Russia to discover the true worth of this shining gem. He traveled to Japan to understand how diamonds were linked with engagements and delved into the history of our own American romance with the diamond ring. He gained entry to DeBeers, the London diamond merchants. He visited shopping mall jewelers 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 Orlean's <i>The Orchid Thief</i>, <i>The Heartless Stone</i> is a journey to the cold heart of the worlds most unyielding gem. 78115 30 5 2006 The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit, and Desire total:116|5:2|4:3|3:0|2:0|1:0| 116 437 207 35 0 1 false false Sun Dec 30 08:05:55 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 08:05:55 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Feb 05 09:39:44 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:39:44 -0800 2009 The dirty secret of diamonds has been out for some time, and with good reason. It's got all the requisite ingredients of intriguing journalism: greed, sex, gaping economic disparities, and glamour. It's too bad it took a failed engagement to prompt this book, but Zoellner has risen from the romanti...

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It could have been a bit more pointed regarding the manipulation of the market, and how people have been duped into:
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