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English
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"Sheds new light on the enticing, often surprising, story of our society's enduring obsession with the hardest gemstone, offering a fascinating history of its origins and revealing its greatest champions and most colorful enthusiasts. 25,000 first printing, "--NoveList.
4) Diamonds
Author
Series
Publisher
Polity Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
vii, 188 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
5) Bloodstones
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1994]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Alex Turner and his lover, the Russian diamond thief Slav Lily, are back on the hunt. An American prospector is murdered in the great diamond field of northern Canada. The U.S. government fears that the Chinese billionaire twins who suddenly control the dead prospector's company are seeking a toehold for their government in this vital northern region. In lethal plane chases across the diamond-rich Barrens, Alex and Lily navigate not only the deadly...
8) Flawless
Author
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
478 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the glitteringly ruthless diamond business, Scarlett Drummond Murray is a force to be reckoned with. As stunningly beautiful as the diamonds she works with, Scarlett is determined to make her mark on the industry with her fabulous jewellery creations. But to do so she must battle through a world that is steeped in greed and corruption. Blazing a trail from London to Beverly Hills, Scarlett is plunged into the world of shady diamond dealers and...
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English
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This eye-opening account chronicles the tragedy surrounding the African diamond trade. Blood Diamonds shows how the harvesting of diamonds in Africa adversely affects everyone involved--particularly the natives--and the tremendous cost incurred for one of these precious jewels.
12) Flawless
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Language
English
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Description
Laura Quinn is an executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself routinely stifled on the corporate ladder. Hobbs is an equally overlooked nighttime janitor with an intimate knowledge of the security system. Hobbs has a score to settle with the Corporation. Sensing Laura's frustration, Hobbs convinces her to help him pull off an ingenious heist.
13) Heat of passion
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Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
446 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
N.Y.P.D Detective Conor Bard investigates the murder of Israeli diamond dealer Zivah Gavish in her Manhattan apartment. A priceless red diamond is missing, and the South African government is determined to find it. His new partner, Rosita Rubio, is at his side as the list of murder suspects grows quickly.
16) Flawless
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Series
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First Pocket Books paperback edition.
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
To earn her father's inheritance, Lady Vivienne Bancroft must profitably run a diamond business worth millions in colonial South Africa, and when her estranged husband unexpectedly arrives on her doorstep, she convinces him to join her on this massive--and exotic--undertaking.
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