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020 $a0062323776$q(hardcover) :$c$29.99
020 $a9780062323774$q(hardcover) :$c$29.99
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn921864768
035 $a(OCoLC)921864768
035 $a(NNC)12104234
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050 4 $aGT2254$b.B47 2016
082 04 $a553.82$223
100 1 $aBergstein, Rachelle,$eauthor.
245 10 $aBrilliance and fire :$ba biography of diamonds /$cRachelle Bergstein.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,$c[2016]
264 4 $c©2016
300 $axvii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 323-352) and index.
520 $a"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.
505 0 $aThe buyers : how the American rich came to love diamonds -- The seekers : how one sickly Englishman took over the diamond industry -- The lovers : how young women came to expect diamond rings (part I) -- The show-offs : how a single stone bewitched its owners, and captivated America -- The optimists : how the industry survived two world wars and the Great Depression -- The sellers : how young women came to expect diamond rings (part II) -- The queens : how Wallis Simpson earned her diamonds -- The stars : how an advertising agency got diamonds ready for their close-up -- The winners : how Elizabeth Taylor learned to speak Italian -- The meddlers : how little stones got big -- The inventors : how to make a diamond (and provoke De Beers) -- The illusionists : how the magicians protected their tricks -- The masters : how the Australians democratized diamonds -- The stunners : how tough guys started wearing diamonds -- The critics : how a global crisis changed the meaning of "forever" -- The innovators : how to sell diamonds in a (more) enlightened world.
650 0 $aDiamonds$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aDiamonds$xHistory.
650 0 $aDiamond industry and trade$xHistory.
852 00 $bavelc$hGT2254$i.B47 2016g