India and Milan are two California sisters who have been at odds for all their lives, it seems. India, the spoiled younger sister, has a chip the size of Texas on her shoulder. As far as she’s concern
The teenage years are hard enough, but living with an abusive parent, happiness seems almost impossible. Yaz and Loni are two sisters coming of age on the mean streets of Washington, DC. Yaz is determ
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 guidance. This guid
High-temperature and high-pressure treatment of diamond is becoming an important technology to elaborate diamonds. This is the first book providing a comprehensive review of the properties of HPHT-tre
Diamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world’s largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail
Diamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world's largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail
Two beautiful young ladies move into town, followed by an armed stranger who is promptly shot, casting suspicion on both ladies. Counterfeit hundreds began appearing in local business coffers. Sher
You thought The Cartel was over, but Diamonds are forever. . . .The Diamond family has survived murder, deceit, and betrayal. Through it all, they're still standing tall, and a new era has begun. Afte
本書是劍橋語言學習中的其中一本，這個故事如果讀者之前有看《Blood Diamonds》或許可以瞭解大概內容，不過這個故事不同於電影的版本，這是針對讀者英文學習的改編版本，故事地點發生在長期內亂的非洲內陸，各國無不想盡方法找到走私鑽石的管道，而當地掌權的民兵更全面的封鎖了所有鑽石的輸出與買賣，本書主角Harley Kirkpatrick與Annie Shepherd是倫敦時報的記者，他們想要深入這塊險惡之境，試圖找出真相，並且讓世人知道鑽石從發現到出現在豪華名店的過程中充滿了... Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Diamonds smuggled from the bloody civil-war zones of Africa and traded illegally for weapons are known as 'blood diamonds'. London journalists Harley Kirkpatrick and Annie Shepherd sense the scoop of a lifetime when they try to trap a deal in the diamonds. But who is trapping who and are the people involved what they seem?
Catherine Bailey's Black Diamonds is an extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynasty. Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries em
Norris Church Mailer triumphantly returns to the page with this breezy, hilarious novel of discovery and destiny. Set against the backdrop of 1970s New York City, Cheap Diamonds follows a sweet young
Bringing the deadly brutality of Sierra Leone to the streets of BostonWhat do Boston, Dublin, and Sierra Leone have in common? The movement of blood diamonds at enormous profit but grave human expense
At Long Islands’s private Bennington School, the Diamonds rule supreme. They’re the girls all the boys want to date and all the girls want to be. And fortunately for Marni, she’s right in the middle o
