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02540aam a2200361 a 4500 001 8A571B0890F111EA86A69E4897128E48 003 SILO 005 20200508010100 008 070425r20072006nyub b 001 0 eng 020 $a 0312339704 020 $a 9780312339708 035 $a (OCoLC)124955403 040 $a UKM $b eng $c UKM $d BAKER $d BTCTA $d NBJ $d YDXCP $d XL4 $d IJC $d IXA $d NCM $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d UKMGB $d NZBAL $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a ukblcatcopy 050 14 $a TS753 $b .Z64 2007 082 04 $a 553.82 $2 22 100 1 $a Zoellner, Tom. 245 14 $a The heartless stone : $b a journey through the world of diamonds, deceit, and desire / $c Tom Zoellner. 260 $a New York : $b Picador ; $c 2007. 300 $a 340 pages : $b map ; $c 21 cm 500 $a Originally published: New York: St Martin's, 2006. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-324) and index. 505 0 $a Dying stars: Central African Republic -- Midnight sun: Canada -- Desired results: Japan -- The strong man: Brazil -- The cartel: South Africa -- The new era: Australia -- Blood diamonds: Angola -- The stone mills: India -- Alchemy: Russia -- The big nothing: USA. 520 $a When he proposed to his girlfriend, Tom Zoellner gave what every American man is supposed to give at such a time, a diamond engagement ring. But when the relationship broke apart a few months before the wedding, he was left with a used diamond ring that began to haunt him. Zoellner looked harder at the stone, and the consequent fascination sent him around the world. Across fourteen nations and six continents, the empty mythology of the diamond drew him into a world in which a piece of carbon is made to breathe with the profound intimacies of our own histories. 520 $a Includes information on advertising, Angola, Argyle Diamond Mine, Australia, blood diamonds, Brazil, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, De Beers Consolidated Mines, synthetic diamonds, engagement rings, India, Japan, Jews, mining methods, Murfreesboro (Arkansas), Northwest Territories (Canada), retail pricing, smuggling, South Africa, United States, etc. 650 0 $a Diamonds. 650 7 $a Diamonds. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00892595 650 7 $a Diamonds. $2 sears 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2005033037-b.html 941 $a 1 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508014336.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8A571B0890F111EA86A69E4897128E48 994 $a 92 $b UINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search