The heartless stone : a journey through the world of diamonds, deceit, and desire

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Label

The heartless stone : a journey through the world of diamonds, deceit, and desire

Title remainder

a journey through the world of diamonds, deceit, and desire

Statement of responsibility

Tom Zoellner

Creator

• trueZoellner, Tom

Subject

• trueConflict diamonds
• trueDiamond industry and trade
• trueDiamond mines and mining
• trueDiamonds
• trueBusiness -- Corrupt practices
• trueWork environment

Language

eng

Summary

When he proposed to his girlfriend, Tom Zoellner gave what every American man is supposed to give at such a time, a diamond engagement ring. But when the relationship broke apart a few months before the wedding, he was left with a used diamond ring that began to haunt him. Zoellner looked harder at the stone, and the consequent fascination sent him around the world. Across fourteen nations and six continents, the empty mythology of the diamond drew him into a world in which a piece of carbon is made to breathe with the profound intimacies of our own histories

Award

• ALA Notable Book, 2007.
• Library Journal Best Books, 2006.
• School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2006.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

553.8/2

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

LC call number

TS753

LC item number

.Z64 2006

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography