Author : Frederick Boyle
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 24,25 MB
Release : 2023-08-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368186043
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Author : Trinka Hakes Noble
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 42,47 MB
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 162753153X
At the southernmost tip of New Jersey lie the resort town of Cape May and its sparkling sandy beaches, sheltering the Delaware Bay. Formed by melting glaciers thousands of years past, the Delaware River flows from its headwaters to spill into the Delaware Bay. And for thousands of years, fragments of quartz rock have ridden the river, plucked from the mountains lining its banks. Polished and buffed as they tumble along, these rock particles dazzle like gemstones when tossed onto Cape May's sandy shores. Beloved by beachcombers, these "diamonds" are the daughters of the river, linking the state's past and present. Delving into the natural beauty of New Jersey's famous coastline, storyteller Trinka Hakes Noble has crafted a wondrous tale explaining the origin of the Cape May Diamond.Trinka Hakes Noble's award-winning picture books include The Last Brother, The Scarlet Stockings Spy (an IRATeachers' Choice, 2005), and the popular Jimmy's Boa series. Her awards include ALANotable Children's Book, IRA-CBC Children's Choice, and several Junior Literary Guild Selections. She lives in Bernardsville, New Jersey. E.B. Lewis is the acclaimed illustrator of numerous award-winning picture books, including the 2005 Caldecott Honor Book, Coming On Home Soon. He teaches illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and is a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey.
Author : Martin Meredith
Publisher : Pocket Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,23 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Diamond industry and trade
ISBN : 9781416526377
Social sciences.
Author : Robert Vicat Turrell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,1 MB
Release : 1987-09-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521333542
Based on new documentary sources, this history of diamond mining in Kimberley is a major study of South Africa's mineral revolution and the formation of De Beers Consolidated Mines, one of the most successful African mining companies.
Author : Ian Fleming
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 10,27 MB
Release : 2024-08-06
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0063299119
THE TRUE STORY OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME RING AND ITS DOWNFALL In 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a work of nonfiction every bit as tense as a Bond adventure. Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond Security Organization operative going by the alias “John Blaize,” Fleming chronicled the IDSO’s infiltration of the “million-carat network”―the world’s most notorious diamond smuggling ring. Every year, a shadowy band of racketeers pirated a fortune in diamonds out of Africa, and the majority of the stolen gems wound up in the hands of Communist nations. In response, the IDSO commissioned a private army, led by legendary British spymaster Sir Percy Sillitoe, to penetrate and topple the ring. When the operation was complete, the Sunday Times gave the story to Fleming, who had impressed Sillitoe with his earlier Bond adventure Diamonds Are Forever. A remarkable feat of investigative journalism, The Diamond Smugglers is the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history.
Author : Barbara Brennessel
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,76 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781584655367
The first book-length investigation of a fascinating reptile
Author : Gardner Fred Williams
Publisher :
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 17,33 MB
Release : 1902
Category : Diamond mines and mining
ISBN :
Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 31,14 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1785765914
An action-packed thriller of family, business and betrayal - perfect for fans of Succession - by global sensation Wilbur Smith. 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror Some people will never have enough . . . Johnny Lance was taken in by the Van Der Byls when he was an orphaned boy, and his life has been dedicated to making his adoptive father proud. But his efforts have been in vain, his father loathes him and, in his dying breath, makes one final demand of his biological son, the jealous and vengeful Benedict: to destroy his half-brother. When Johnny is tricked by Benedict into losing his entire fortune to the Van Der Byls company, he becomes a laughingstock. Benedict's sister, the smart and beautiful Tracey, loves Johnny and buys him a concession in the diamond rich seabeds of the South-West African Coast. But the obsessive Benedict has been shaped at his father's hand and will do anything to finish what he started. Even if it means destroying everything . . .
Author : A.M. Zaitsev
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 3662045486
This handbook is the most comprehensive compilation of data on the optical properties of diamond ever written. It presents a multitude of data previously for the first time in English. The author provides quick access to the most comprehensive information on all aspects of the field.
Author : Ian Fleming
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 15,97 MB
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Diamonds are Forever" by Ian Fleming. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
