Jewels A Secret History

Name: Jewels A Secret History
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ISBN: 9780345466952

ISBN-10: 0345466950

ISBN-13: 9780345466952

Edition: N/A

Authors: Victoria Finlay

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Description:

Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for some of the most valuable, glamorous, and mysterious substances on earth. With the same intense curiosity and narrative flair she displayed in her widely-praised book Color, Finlay journeys from the underground opal churches of outback Australia to the once pearl-rich rivers of…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/14/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.53" wide x 8.23" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English