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The author travels all over the world, chasing the (hi)stories of various jewels.

A very well structured book. Each jewel gets its own section, and we pursue it from the ancient times to the modern, and from the jeweler to the mines it was dug up in (the author visits those mines, and often tries mining herself). It‘s fascinating, coherent, and flows really well.

5/5

As I‘ve now got arthritis in my hands I had to get my son to finish my puzzle which I had started last year. There‘s a piece missing which is very annoying! Not sure if we lost it or if it was missing on arrival. I do love the finished puzzle but usually hand them to charity shops when finished which I can‘t do with a missing piece 🙄

Todays shelf reading temptation comes with a cover quote from R. L. Stine…

Kurin has two objectives: One is to trace the history of the gem, from its acquisition by Tavernier (I‘m related to him which is partly why I read the book) through its time in royal French and British circles to its transfer to the United States and its gifting to the Smithsonian. The second objective is to dispel the claims of a curse affecting the Hope‘s owners and explore the story of how the the curse claim evolved over the 20th century.

Thank you @ChrissyReadIt for the lovely gift! I am so excited to try these out! As always you are so so very kind!

This is the story of the history of gemstones. Everything from Faberge eggs, to Mikimoto‘s patented pearl culturing process, to how Taylor‘s diamond and the Hope diamond had roots with Marie Antoinette. There are also stories about Elizabeth I, the Spanish thirst for New World emeralds, and the invention of modern wristwatches, among other tales. Interesting stuff! #audiobook

#pop21 #rockgemormineralintitle

Finally getting to this #audible title I‘ve had in my queue for years for a #pop21 prompt. I‘m enjoying the history of gemstones more than I thought I would.

I‘ve put Shuggie aside for a couple of days. It‘s a lot to handle!

Who am I missing in the tag??

3.5⭐️

Taking a well rounded approach to the history of the diamond industry, this book provides the reader with information on the history (both good and bad) of the industry, details on how diamonds are made and found, and the process of how they start in the ground to when they end up in jewelry. I really enjoyed the focus on the mafia style actions of the De Beers company and stories behind the discovery and ownership of diamonds

Currently reading The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and I feel like I own lots of treasures. This book📙📙📙 is a gem. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #naijabookworm #fortheloveofbooks #gems