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In 2000, Tom Zoellner purchased a diamond engagement ring and proposed. His girlfriend said, "yes" and then, suddenly, walked out of his life making Tom the owner of a used engagement ring. Instead of hitting the self-help shelves of his local bookstore, he hit the road travelling to diamond mines in Africa, Canada, India, Brazil and Russia to discover the true worth of this sh...
In 2000, Tom Zoellner purchased a diamond engagement ring and proposed. His girlfriend said, "yes" and then, suddenly, walked out of his life making Tom the owner of a used engagement ring. Instead of hitting the self-help shelves of his local bookstore, he hit the road travelling to diamond mines in Africa, Canada, India, Brazil and Russia to discover the true worth of this shining gem. He travelled to Japan to understand how diamonds were linked with engagements and delved into the history of our own romance with the diamond ring. He gained entry to DeBeers, the London diamond merchants. He visited shopping mall jewellers with starry-eyed couples. Through all of his travels, he searched for an answer to the question "How has one stone created empires, ruined lives, inspired lust and emptied wallets throughout history?" A diamond version of Susan Orleans' "The Orchid Thief", Tom Zoellner's The Heartless Stone is a journey to the cold heart of the world's most unyielding gem.
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汤姆 · 佐尔纳(Tom Zoellner),生于1968年,曾任《男士健康》(Men,s Heal th )特约编辑、《旧金山纪事报》(San Francisco Chronicle )记者,亦是卢旺达饭店经理保罗 · 卢斯沙巴吉纳(Paul Rusesabagina)传记《我辈凡人》(An Ordinary Man )的共同作者,根据传主经历改编的电影《卢旺达饭店》(HotelRwanda )获得了十余项国际电影节奖项。
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全球头号爆款商品是什么? 答案毫无疑问,就是钻石!!! 钻石“爆款”到什么程度呢?仅2017一年的全球钻石首饰交易就达到了820亿美元。 可以说,比钻石更昂贵的商品,没有它风靡全球的时间长,比钻石流行更久的商品,没有它这么庞大的全球规模。 但是你知道吗,你为钻石所花的... (展开)《欲望之石》:浮华尘世与珠光宝气
钻石,一种人为创造的价值和需求
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印度是世界上第一个判定钻石不仅值钱,还值得大家拼死拼活的地方。两千多年前,印度的君主把钻石当成王权的象征加以收集,后来印度人深信每颗钻石都和天上的某颗星星有关,会影响佩戴者的运势。 印度钻石最早由法国商人带进欧洲,立刻在贵族间引起风潮。这时,刚萌芽的钻石贸易... (展开)我们都是商业世界里醒不过来的病人
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