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Beginning with the memorable story of an extraordinary pink diamond
discovered in Brazil in 1998, Matthew Hart illuminates the rich and
obsessive world of diamonds in a fascinating, original narrative. Hart's
story sparkles with the science and geology of diamonds: Some may be as
ancient as the universe, formed before the Earth was created, while those
formed on Earth come via volcanic action and are tremendously hard to find.
It introduces an intriguing cast, from the creators of the DeBeers empire at
the turn of the century to some of those who quest after diamonds today. It
takes readers inside diamond mines in South Africa, to the offices of
diamond brokers in New York and Amsterdam, to anonymous diamond cutters in
India, and to a meeting with Louis Glick, the Michelangelo of his field.
And, telling the dramatic story of a recent and giant diamond strike in
Canada's Northwest Territories, which in some ways reset the balance of
power in the industry, Matthew Hart makes clear what drives the legendary
obsession behind diamonds, and why should matter to readers everywhere.