The Resource Brilliance and fire : a biography of diamonds, Rachelle Bergstein
Brilliance and fire : a biography of diamonds, Rachelle Bergstein
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The item Brilliance and fire : a biography of diamonds, Rachelle Bergstein represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Billerica Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Sheds new light on the enticing, often surprising, story of our society's enduring obsession with the hardest gemstone, offering a fascinating history of its origins and revealing its greatest champions and most colorful enthusiasts. 25,000 first printing, "--NoveList
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- The buyers: how the American rich came to love diamonds
- The seekers: how one sickly Englishman took over the diamond industry
- The lovers: how young women came to expect diamond rings, part I
- The show-offs: how a single stone bewitched its owners, and captivated America
- The optimists: how the industry survived two World Wars and the Great Depression
- The sellers: how young women came to expect diamond rings, part II
- The queens: how Wallis Simpson earned her diamonds
- The stars: how an advertising agency got diamonds ready for their close-up
- The winners: how Elizabeth Taylor learned to speak Italian
- The meddlers: how little stones got big
- The inventors: how to make a diamond (and provoke De Beers)
- The illusionists: how the magicians protected their tricks
- The masters: how the Australians democratized diamonds
- The stunners: how tough guys started wearing diamonds
- The critics: how a global crisis changed the meaning of 'forever'
- The innovators: how to sell diamonds in a (more) enlightened world
- Isbn
- 9780062323774
- Label
- Brilliance and fire : a biography of diamonds
- Title
- Brilliance and fire
- Title remainder
- a biography of diamonds
- Statement of responsibility
- Rachelle Bergstein
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Sheds new light on the enticing, often surprising, story of our society's enduring obsession with the hardest gemstone, offering a fascinating history of its origins and revealing its greatest champions and most colorful enthusiasts. 25,000 first printing, "--NoveList
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bergstein, Rachelle
- Dewey number
- 553.82
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Diamonds
- Diamonds
- Diamond industry and trade
- Label
- Brilliance and fire : a biography of diamonds, Rachelle Bergstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-352) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The buyers: how the American rich came to love diamonds -- The seekers: how one sickly Englishman took over the diamond industry -- The lovers: how young women came to expect diamond rings, part I -- The show-offs: how a single stone bewitched its owners, and captivated America -- The optimists: how the industry survived two World Wars and the Great Depression -- The sellers: how young women came to expect diamond rings, part II -- The queens: how Wallis Simpson earned her diamonds -- The stars: how an advertising agency got diamonds ready for their close-up -- The winners: how Elizabeth Taylor learned to speak Italian -- The meddlers: how little stones got big -- The inventors: how to make a diamond (and provoke De Beers) -- The illusionists: how the magicians protected their tricks -- The masters: how the Australians democratized diamonds -- The stunners: how tough guys started wearing diamonds -- The critics: how a global crisis changed the meaning of 'forever' -- The innovators: how to sell diamonds in a (more) enlightened world
- Control code
- 1667117
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062323774
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1667117
- (OCoLC)921864768
- Label
- Brilliance and fire : a biography of diamonds, Rachelle Bergstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-352) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The buyers: how the American rich came to love diamonds -- The seekers: how one sickly Englishman took over the diamond industry -- The lovers: how young women came to expect diamond rings, part I -- The show-offs: how a single stone bewitched its owners, and captivated America -- The optimists: how the industry survived two World Wars and the Great Depression -- The sellers: how young women came to expect diamond rings, part II -- The queens: how Wallis Simpson earned her diamonds -- The stars: how an advertising agency got diamonds ready for their close-up -- The winners: how Elizabeth Taylor learned to speak Italian -- The meddlers: how little stones got big -- The inventors: how to make a diamond (and provoke De Beers) -- The illusionists: how the magicians protected their tricks -- The masters: how the Australians democratized diamonds -- The stunners: how tough guys started wearing diamonds -- The critics: how a global crisis changed the meaning of 'forever' -- The innovators: how to sell diamonds in a (more) enlightened world
- Control code
- 1667117
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062323774
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1667117
- (OCoLC)921864768
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