Download or read book Allmen and the Pink Diamond written by Martin Suter and published by New Vessel Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a $30 million diamond disappears, the gentleman P.I. embarks on an adventure across Europe in this “delightfully quirky and original” mystery (Peter James, author of Dead Simple). A rare pink diamond recently sold at auction has gone missing, and gentleman thief turned private detective Johann Freidrich von Allmen cannot resist the case—even if his butler and business partner Carlos de Leon has his reservations. With suspicion falling on a man named Artyom Sokolov, Allmen and de Leon embark from London to Zurich in search of the mysterious Russian. Soon the two discover that they are up against a conspiracy far more complex and dangerous than they suspected. And as amorous adventures and diverting mishaps litter their path through Europe’s high society, Allmen and de Leon get closer to uncovering a high-tech plot to manipulate global financial markets.

Download or read book The Nature of Diamonds written by George E. Harlow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paragon of physical perfection and a sparkling example of Earth's forces at work, the diamond has fascinated all realms of society, from Russian tsars and Hollywood stars to scientists and brides-to-be. The Nature of Diamonds is an authoritative and richly illustrated look at nature's most coveted gem. Leading geologists, gemologists, physicists, and cultural observers cover every facet of the stone, from its formation in the depths of the Earth and its explosive ascent to the surface, to its economic, regal, social, and technological roles. The book takes the reader to cutting-edge research on the frontiers of diamond exploration and exploitation, from Arctic wastes to laboratories that create industrial diamonds for cutting tools that slice through rock. Charting the history of mining from its origins in India and Brazil, the book follows the diamond rush in South Africa to today's high-tech enterprises. It provides a glimpse into the economics of the diamond trade, and an overview of diamond cutting, from the rough uncut stones in early Indian and Roman jewelry to the multifaceted stones we see today. The cultural history of the diamond as both a revered and a social symbol is explored, from its early history as the exclusive property of royalty to today's brilliant-laden jewelry as an emblem of wealth and status. The engaging text is complemented by more than 200 lavish illustrations which span fine art, earth science, and cultural studies and capture the brilliance and beauty of this extraordinary gem.

Download or read book The Physics of Diamond written by Società italiana di fisica and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond is an extreme material among possible atomic aggregations in nature, and as such has many extreme properties. This unique position makes it a fascinating subject both for science and for applications. This has been particularly true in recent years, since the surprising discovery at Union Carbide (1953) of the possibility of chemical vapour deposition of diamond films at low pressures, where diamond is metastable with respect to graphite. This discovery cleared the way to the development of economical deposition techniques that have been obtaining progressively better-quality diamond, both pure and doped, in a controlled way and for a variety of applications. The remarkable properties and applications range from mechanical (the extreme hardness, tensile and compressive strength, wear performance) to thermal (the highest conductivity), optical (wide range of transparency), chemical (inertness to most chemicals), biological (biocompatibility) and electronic (high electronic carrier mobility, large band gap and dielectric breakdown strength, negative electron affinity), with the simultaneous presence of so many extraordinary qualities often resulting in added value for a given application.We are presently at a turning point in the development of diamond physics and applications. While some achievements can be considered well established, on the other hand, new opportunities and challenges are facing the scientific community, particularly with regard to novel exciting deposition processes and techniques or new properties and applications in electronics. This Enrico Fermi Course on "The Physics of Diamond" is particularly focused on the new developments and prospects, which may well constitute a reference point for a new generation of scientists at what may possibly be the beginning of a new age in diamond. The course attracted several of the most distinguished experts in the field as lecturers and an audience of almost as distinguished students and observers from 19 countries. Participation and discussions were lively to the very last day, ranging from traditional diamond physics to new diamond physics, and from well-known applications to the new exciting opportunities.The material in this volume is organized in the following way: the first part (13 lectures) is essentially devoted to growth and structure, the second part to properties and applications, with a closing lecture exploring new exotic diamonds in the distant future. The earlier lectures extensively cover the many processes of plasma chemical vapour deposition, including advanced contributions in theoretical modelling of these processes. Novel deposition mechanisms are considered: low-temperature CVD and laser-activated processes, including the so-called QQC experiments. This first part closes with a discussion of amorphous phases. In the second part, particular emphasis is placed on electronic properties and applications. This includes an extensive discussion of doping and, in addition, the promising perspectives of diamond as an electron emitter. Its newly discovered remarkable electron affinity properties lead to a new dimension in research and development, of great strategical importance for an increasing role of diamond in electronics.

Download or read book Buying a Diamond written by and published by Janelle Wilson. This book was released on 2010 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BUYING A DIAMOND: YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE is for people who would like to learn about diamonds before making a diamond purchase. Designed to give un-biased easy-to-understand information, this e-book also includes useful diagrams and photographs. The author, Janelle Wilson, has worked in the jewellery industry for 15 years and has created this publication in response to questions from clients. By gaining a knowledge and understanding of diamonds, people can enjoy their shopping much more, and can be in control of their purchase. Knowing the right questions to ask, and being aware of what to look for in a diamond, can save the buyer time and money. BUYING A DIAMOND: YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE is available from www.essentialdiamondguide.com.

Download or read book Cartier written by Hans Nadelhoffer and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From modest beginnings in Paris to predominance in the world of high fashion, the rise of the house of Cartier is comprehensively chronicled in this lavish volume. In the 1980s Cartier granted Hans Nadelhoffer exclusive access to its archives in order to write the definitive history. Long out of print, Nadelhoffer's exhaustive research has been revived with lush new photography and design sketches of the world's most distinctive and finely crafted jewelry. Through charming and compelling anecdotes, these famed gemsand the elite clientele who don themare brought to life. This fully illustrated account is the essential complement to any jewelry lover's collection, and will satisfy the longings of all those who covet this legendary brand.

Download or read book Deadly Diamond written by D. J. Martin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DEADLY DIAMOND by D. J. Martin The Special Investigator team of Matt Diamond and Natasha Cutter had returned to their new office in Beverly Hills, California, and were going over a large list of potential clients when one caught their eye. They had received a call from Ms. Gloria Goldstein regarding the murder of her parents and the theft of a large twenty-carat light pink diamond from their jewelry store. The police had been of little help, and she was most anxious for them to investigate the tragedy. Although events began in Beverly Hills, the location quickly changed to Johannesburg, South Africa, which meant that the globe-traveling team would again return to the country where they had worked in their previous case. The hunt for the thieves and murderers had to begin at the original source, the antiques studio of Martin Clause in Johannesburg. He was the first to purchase what he named the Empress Diamond for $500,000, then sold it to the Goldsteins for a solid $1,000,000 a few days later. The Empress, from Tanzania, was the largest light pink diamond ever found. The Empress Diamond would be worth millions more if it could reach the United States. The Goldsteins provided the way to get the precious stone to the American market. Three former American Special Forces veterans also entered into pursuit of the Empress, as well as a sinister figure with the code name The Red Fox, who would pay any price to obtain the Empress for billionaire Sir Fredrick Marsh. Marsh wanted to give it to his wife as a birthday gift. It was up to Matt Diamond and Natasha Cutter to follow the trail of the Deadly Diamond, a trail that would result in more deaths and a stone that many believed was cursed. Intrigue and suspense – who has the Empress now? – make this an exciting read, and the ending will surprise the reader with its strange twist of fate.

Download or read book Diamonds Of Deception written by H.C Hannah and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: September 1995. A woman's body is found on the beach of an exclusive Caribbean resort, brutally murdered. A ten million dollar diamond necklace mysteriously disappears and the guests at the resort are evacuated as Hurricane Luis advances from the Atlantic. One of the guests is fifteen year old Alicia Clayton. Evidence from the crime scene is swept away by the hurricane and the body goes missing on the way to the mortuary. The perfect murder. No one is convicted. The case is never closed. The killer walks free.Twenty years later, a diamond necklace shows up at a Hatton Garden jewellery store. It bears a striking resemblance to the original necklace. Alicia, now an investigative journalist, is compelled to return to the abandoned resort and the scene of the murder. Someone is using her to lure the killer out into the open...

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Download or read book Gem Identification Made Easy 4th Edition written by Antoinette Matlins and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: one person can accomplish big things.

Download or read book How to Buy a Diamond written by Fred Cuellar and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buying a diamond can be one of the most important and intimidating purchases you ever make. Whether you're getting engaged or buying for an anniversary, investment or "just because," How to Buy a Diamond will take the pressure and uncertainty out of getting the best diamond for your money. Newly revised and updated, How to Buy a Diamond is the only book on the market to include wholesalers' secret pricing charts that you, the public, never get to see! The charts are broken down by carat, clarity, and color —including the various types of color within each color grade. This eighth edition includes: Matching your funds with the perfect diamond The four Cs explained: clarity, color, cut and carat size Ring styles and settings Grade bumping: what it is and how to spot it Picking the right jeweler Jewelers' tricks of the trade Wholesaler' secret pricing charts! Praise for How to Buy a Diamond: "Finally, one of the top diamond experts breaks the silence and demystifies the world of diamonds for regular folk like you and me." —Gregory J.P. Godek, author of 1001 Ways to Be Romantic "Whenever anybody asks me about buying a diamond, I give them this book." —Rob Bates, National Jeweler

Download or read book A Magnificent and Rare Pink Diamond of 21 06 Cts written by Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc. (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Diamonds 3rd Edition written by Antoinette Matlins and published by Gemstone Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether buying for personal pleasure or for investment, in today's market of Internet auctions, new diamond cuts, new colours, new treatments and new frauds buyers need a source of expert guidance. This comprehensive guide, from diamond expert and best-selling author Antoinette Matlins, is the unofficial bible for all diamond buyers who want to get the most for their money.

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Download or read book Aspiring to Inspiring Before Expiring written by Paul Chong and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2022-09-14 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You would remember an old school poem “What is life if full of care, We have no time to stand & stare . . . “ which led on the author’s mind to the notion of sharing & caring in life. Out of this thought, this book is appropriately called “Aspiring to Inspiring before Expiring.” With most books, fiction or non-fiction, you’d read continuously from beginning to end. Here in this case, you can pick & choose to read with ease & pleasure the articles, over 600 of them,on “whatever interests you.” The titles of articles are presented in a non-categorised manner, independent & complete by themselves individually. The book is very readable, easy to comprehend. It can well be your personal bible, a good travelling companion or indeed suitable as a gift for all occasions. Collectively when they first appeared in Paul’s blog https://paulchong.net, they attracted over a million views and Paul has been acknowledged as a very inspiring blogger. Readers will have both the leisure & pleasure of savouring a wide range of subjects in: • love & romance • arts & science • facts & fiction • reminiscences & presence • greed & creed • economics & politics • fantasy & reality • nature & venture • spiritual & secular • life & travel • poems

Download or read book The Steinberg Diamonds written by Marc Brosnan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Diamonds written by Jack Ogden and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated, in-depth early history covering two thousand years of diamond jewelry and commerce, from the Indian mines to European merchants, courts, and workshops This richly illustrated history of diamonds illuminates myriad facets of the “king of gems,” including a cast of larger-than-life characters such as Alexander the Great, the Mughal emperor Jahangir, and East India Company adventurers. It’s an in-depth study tracing the story of diamonds from their early mining and trade more than two thousand years ago to the 1700s, when Brazil displaced India as the world’s primary diamond supplier. Jack Ogden, a historian and gemologist specializing in ancient gems and jewelry, describes the early history of diamond jewelry, the development of diamond cutting, and how diamonds were assessed and valued. The book includes more than one hundred captivating images, from close-up full-color photographs of historic diamond-set jewelry (some previously unpublished), to photomicrographs of individual gems and illustrations of medieval manuscripts, as well as diagrams depicting historical methods of cutting and polishing diamonds.

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