Download or read book Pressure Makes Diamonds Inspirational Quote Blank Lined Paper Watercolor Diamond Notebook Journal for Strong Women and Teen Girls to Write in written by Gal's Notebooks and published by Diamond Notebooks. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful inspirational quote notebook with watercolor diamond cover can be used as a journal, composition book or personal diary. Perfect for personal use or a gift for tough and strong women who like to write down their thoughts and ideas, planning and organizing or just taking notes. * Front page name label * 110 blank lightly lined white pages * Two sided wide ruled sheets * Professionally designed matte softcover * 6" x 9" size * Lightweight size suitable for a bag, school or office * Great for adults and teens as a present or personal diary

Download or read book Carolina Baseball written by J. David Miller and published by Paperless Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carolina Baseball: Pressure Makes Diamonds is action-packed, filled with vibrant photos, taking readers on an incomparable ride through college baseball history. A must read for any baseball fan of any age. Pressure Makes Diamonds wizzes the reader through the University of South Carolina's rich 119-year baseball program, culminating with a powerful play-by-play account of the Gamecocks unparalleled back-to-back, national championship wins in 2010 and 2011! Pressure Makes Diamonds IS the heart and soul of what makes American college baseball so exhilarating!

Download or read book The Diamond Makers written by Robert M. Hazen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-07-22 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have treasured diamonds for their exquisite beauty and unrivaled hardness for thousands of years. Deep within the earth, diamonds grow. Diamonds the size of footballs, the size of watermelons - billions of tons of diamonds wait for eternity a hundred miles beyond our reach. Spanning centuries of ground-breaking science, bitter rivalry, outright fraud, and self-delusion, The Diamond Makers is a compelling narrative centered around the brilliant, often eccentric, and controversial pioneers of high pressure research. This vivid blend of dramatic personal stories and extraordinary scientific advances - and devastating failures - brings alive the quest to create diamond. Scientists have harnessed crushing pressures and scorching temperatures to transform almost any carbon-rich material, from road tar to peanut butter, into the most prized of gems. The book reveals the human dimensions of research - the competition, bravery, jealousy, teamwork, and greed that ultimately led to today's billion-dollar diamond synthesis industry.

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Download or read book Pressure Makes Diamonds written by Victoria Hepburn and published by Inman Oak Media. This book was released on 2023-11-24 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a successful, career-driven professional, it’s likely that along with the sense of pride that comes with your unparalleled impact in your industry, you’ve also experienced stress, burnout, exhaustion, and, worst of all, the nagging feeling that everything you’ve worked so hard for could fall apart at any moment. But that fear, and all of its negative side effects, can stop now. Business transitions coach Victoria Hepburn is here to help you get on the right track in both your life and business so you can start loving every part of your life with confidence and clarity. Pressure Makes Diamonds: Simple Habits for Busy Professionals to Break the Burnout Cycle is your quick, comprehensive guide to reshaping your perspective, becoming focused on how you want to move forward, and using the obstacles that have cut you down in the past to lift you up, so you can shine as the talented, multifaceted person you are purposed to be.

Download or read book The Golden Resume written by Brian Robben and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you struggling to write a successful resume? Are you frustrated with applying to organizations and not getting interviews? Or maybe you are getting interviews, but you struggle to interview well and ultimately get rejected. No matter your situation, The Golden Resume will show you how to get the big internship or job you desire and deserve, through mastering your resume and acing interviews. What Brian Robben shares in these pages are the proven strategies that the top-performers and Brian utilized to dominate the job search. He personally studied resumes for hundreds of hours, learned from mentors, and used the strategies in this book to the tune of countless job offers and leverage to negotiate his starting salary $10,000 higher than the initial offer. The Golden Resume has been created to give you resume and interview essentials in a concise and applicable format that step-by-step teaches you: - Insight into recruiters and hiring manager's mindset - Why most resumes are ignored - How to make your resume stand out for limitless job interviews - The ways to craft your digital identity and online footprint - The secrets to acing interviews and being an unforgettable candidate - One final job search essential to enhance your success As you know, the stakes are high for one little piece of paper. Do you know how to write a resume that achieves the results you desire? By following the information and strategies in The Golden Resume, you can use your resume to get your dream job.

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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.

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Download or read book The Diamond and the Boy written by Hannah Holt and published by Balzer + Bray. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told in a unique dual-narrative format, The Diamond and the Boy follows the stories of both natural diamond creation and the life of H. Tracy Hall, the inventor of a revolutionary diamond-making machine. Perfect for fans of Rosie Revere, Engineer, and On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein. Before a diamond is a gem, it’s a common gray rock called graphite. Through an intense trial of heat and pressure, it changes into one of the most valuable stones in the world. Before Tracy Hall was an inventor, he was a boy—born into poverty, bullied by peers, forced to work at an early age. However, through education and experimentation, he became one of the brightest innovators of the twentieth century, eventually building a revolutionary machine that makes diamonds. From debut author Hannah Holt—the granddaughter of Tracy Hall—and illustrator Jay Fleck comes this fascinating in-depth portrait of both rock and man.

Download or read book Genuine Fakes written by Lydia Pyne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does an authentic Andy Warhol painting need to be painted by Andy Warhol? Why do audiences feel outraged when they find out that scenes from their beloved blockbuster documentaries are staged? Can people move past assuming that a diamond grown in a lab is a fake? What happens when a forged painting or manuscript becomes more valuable than its original? This is a book about genuine fakes – the curious and complex objects that provoke these very sorts of questions. Genuine fakes fall into the space between things that are real and things that are not; whether or not we think that those things are authentic is a matter of perspective. Unsurprisingly, the world is full of genuine fakes – full of things that defy simple categorisation. From stories of audacious forgeries to feats of technological innovation, historian Lydia Pyne explores how the authenticity of eight genuine fakes depends on their unique combinations of history, science and culture. The stories of art forgeries, fake fossils, nature documentaries, synthetic flavours, museum exhibits, Maya codices and Palaeolithic replicas show that genuine fakes are both complicated and change over time. Drawing from historical archives, interviews, museum exhibits and science fiction as well as her own research, Pyne brings each genuine fake to life through unexpected and often outrageous stories. Genuine Fakes will make readers think about all the unreal things they encounter in their daily lives, and why they invoke the reactions – surprise, wonder, understanding or annoyance – that they do.

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