The Heartless Stone - Hardcover

Zoellner, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312339690 ISBN 13: 9780312339692

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2006

Synopsis

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 travelling to diamond mines in Africa, Canada, India, Brazil, and Russia to discover the true worth of this shining gem. He travelled to Japan to understand how diamonds were linked with engagements and delved into the history of our own romance with the diamond ring. He gained entry to DeBeers, the London diamond merchants. He visited shopping centre jewellers 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?"

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Review:

"This wonderful book takes us to the heart of the meaning of life and for many of us this heart beats in a cold gem.....My God, I would do nothing but read if all books were this honest and clean and true." Charles Bowden, author of Down By The River"

About the Author:

TOM ZOELLNER is an award-winning magazine and newspaper journalist. He is a contributing editor for "Men's Health "magazine and has worked as a "Metro "reporter at the "San Francisco Chronicle, The Salt Lake Tribune "and "The Arizona Republic. "He was the 2002 recipient of the Knight Fellowship in Specialized Reporting. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0312339690
• ISBN 13: 9780312339692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320