A look at the diamond industry: a little about the different methods of mining, quite a bit about De Beers (unsurprisingly) and some info about the stones themselves. I hadn't realized that Canada had developed into such a diamond source.

I think diamonds are pretty and I wouldn't mind if they were cheaper, but I don't expect it to happen: there's too much money at stake. Also, I'm quite intrigued by the diamond indicator garnets - I wonder if any of them are gem quality themselves.

Interesting to note that the person behind perhaps the most famous diamond slogan of all - "a diamond is forever" - was a woman, Frances Gerety.

Headed out in the latest incarnation of MaryZee's Biographies of Things box; released for awaywithfairies's Valentine Challenge and zbird's Groundhog Day challenge.

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I'm so glad you've found this book!

Won't you please make a journal entry to let the book's previous readers know that it's safely in your hands? How did you find it? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?

It's now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!

If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow the further adventures of your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.

(Think of it like Where's George for books...or a little like geocaching - you can follow the book's journey every time someone makes a new entry. Some BookCrossers even leave books *in* geocaches!)

BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!

I think I've heard about this book, and a quote from Sebastian Junger on the cover is definitey an enticement to read. Taken from the "Books about things" book box.