Flushed Diamonds Lost

Author : Elias Sassoon
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781257004010

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Flushed Diamonds Lost by Elias Sassoon Pdf

The novel opens with the thoughts of our main character, one isolated American man. Sitting here, not so bad, the last white man in Flushing, not so bad. Being here, in this apartment, not so bad. Noise, yes, but can live with that, I think. Not so bad. But, probably, cause I keep saying, not so bad, you really think it is, bad that is. Maybe I should say something like it's tolerable. That's right, tolerable in Flushing, the last white male living, a foreigner in my own neighborhood, isolated from all. Flushing tolerable, historical, established in the seventeenth century by the Dutch Never know it if you looked at Flushing today with its Asian Pagodas and signs in Korean and Chinese - fascinating place, especially for me, a writer. Asians today, Dutch yesterday. Who tomorrow? Reminds me, Asians. Mysterious. Keep to themselves, quiet and shrewd. Can't relate. Why bother? At fifty, it's no big deal anymore. Closer to the grave than to life Just leave me alone. Here we have it

Author : Justin McCarthy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1WYM

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Red Diamonds by Justin McCarthy Pdf

Author : L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher : Galaxy Press LLC
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781592127221

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Trail of the Red Diamonds by L. Ron Hubbard Pdf

An obscure original manuscript of Marco Polo’s travels . . . A tantalizing clue to the site of Kublai Khan’s fabled burial site . . . A chance to unearth the truth behind a long-lost treasure. It’s an opportunity that would make Indiana Jones drop everything but his whip and race off to China. But he’d be too late. Lieutenant Jonathan Daly is way ahead of him. Two bullet holes and a bad case of malaria may not be enough to stop Daly, but a crew of criminals, a brood of British agents, and the entire Chinese army are all in the game . . . and determined to keep him out of it. The stakes are too high, and the potential rewards too great, though, to let a little treachery, betrayal and human sacrifice stand in Daly’s way. He’s hot on The Trail of the Red Diamonds—a cache of exceedingly rare gems that were meant to light the way to heaven as an offering to the gods. And only God knows if Daly will manage to dig up the diamonds . . . or end up buried with them. It was on Hubbard’s second journey to East Asia that he met British Secret Service agent, Major Ian MacBean, who introduced him to a world of deception and conspiracy in the region. He also learned of the thriving—and dangerous—trade in stolen Chinese treasures. As if to underscore the authenticity of The Trail of the Red Diamonds—Hubbard published the story under the byline Lieutenant Jonathan Daly, the hero of the piece. Also includes the rousing adventure Hurricane’s Roar, the story of an American pilot in Mongolia who whips up a storm of death-defying air battles . . . in the search for peace.

Author : L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459616257

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Trail of the Red Diamonds (Stories from the Golden Age) by L. Ron Hubbard Pdf

Lieutenant Jonathan Daly sets out on?a fateful expedition into the depths of?China to unearth a fabulous fortune in red?diamonds, leading him down a dark maze?of betrayal, ?espionage and death?with?more on the line than he ever expected.?...

Author : Frank Aaron Edson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Boring
ISBN : UIUC:30112104111916

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Diamond Drilling with Special Reference to Oil-field Prospecting and Development by Frank Aaron Edson Pdf

Author : Ann Augusta Gray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Fairies
ISBN : HARVARD:HX5LFW

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The Great Rosy Diamond by Ann Augusta Gray Pdf

Author : Glenn Klein
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781465333919

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Faceting History: Cutting Diamonds and Colored Stones by Glenn Klein Pdf

The author of, "FACETING HISTORY: CUTTING DIAMONDS AND COLORED STONES" has for a long time had a deep interest in learning how the early faceters (cutters) of diamonds and colored gemstones were able to complete their work. What methods did they use? What equipment did they have to make success possible? How soon did they discover how to complete the many phases necessary to accomplish their work? How did the equipment and methods differ between fashioning diamonds and faceting colored stones? These are just a few of the questions that the author wanted to find the answers for. In looking for answers to these and other questions, the author found that there were bits and pieces of information available in many previous books, but there was not a good book available that would answer most of his questions. Upon hearing the author ́s remarks about this fact, one of the librarians at the wonderful library located at the Gemological Institute of America ́s Carlsbad campus said that if such a book was not available, "maybe you should write the book!" Well, the author had been thinking of doing just that, but the remark caused the author to see the light and agree to get started on the project. Little did he know then that the project would require many months of eight hour days over seven day weeks to get the book completed. He decided to write a book that would answer these and other related questions that he had. The thought also occurred to him that such a book would be a valuable volume to be placed in libraries of individual faceters around the world. He realized that such a book would also be of great value to anyone who works behind a Jewelry store counter. A successful sales person is one who is knowledgeable about the products that they are selling. A book of faceting information would be extremely valuable if read and re-read from time to time. A customer in the Jewelry store will no doubt be favorably impressed by a sales presentation that is made with the use of interesting and informative information about diamonds and the various colored gemstones. The customer will be convinced that the sales person knows about what they are talking. The author has spent nearly three years on the project of researching the GIA library and other libraries, along with the extensive personal library of gemstone related books that he personally possesses. Many conflicting reports were noted in his study. He has made the statements in his book reflect the most commonly accepted opinions, of the most respected authors ́ works that he has found in his research. History is only obtainable from the earlier works of other authors. We cannot go back to the long past centuries ourselves, to see first hand what really happened and when it happened. A study of faceting history requires making the best choices of the information that is available. This completed book answers questions as to why the fashioning of diamonds was/is so different from the faceting of colored gemstones. The book compares the needed equipment and the methods that have brought the greatest successes. In addition, a great deal of other information connected to faceting is included. There are seven chapters in the book and there are over 125 photographs of the early equipment and methods that were used. The photographs show the faceters, the workroom conditions, and the tools and equipment that they used to complete beautiful and lasting gemstones. The book chapters are titled: An Introduction to Faceting, Early Man ́s Stone Appreciation, Diamond Fashioning Procedure and Equipment, Colored Stone Faceting Procedure and Equipment, The Evolution of Cut Designs, Famous and Historic Gemstones, Sources of Diamond and Colored Stone Rough, and lastly, Advances in Faceting Over the Past One Hundred Years. By books end, the reader will be well informed as to what is r

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1142 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Mines and mineral resources
ISBN : UOM:39015001480477

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Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ruth Langan
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459275188

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Diamond by Ruth Langan Pdf

The Jewels of Texas Diamond Had Him Dead In Her Sights, And Adam Winter Didn't Even Flinch But she still hated him. It had to be hate, no matter what her newfound sisters claimed. For what else could make her blood burn as hot as a prairie fire? Diamond was a hellcat bent on revenge. Yet Adam looked beyond the glittering hardness that she showed her wranglers, and saw a woman as soft and free as a Texas breeze. Diamond, Pearl, Jade and Ruby, The Jewels of Texas. Four sisters as wild and vibrant as the untamed land they're fighting to protect.

Author : Renée Rose Shield
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781501718199

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Diamond Stories by Renée Rose Shield Pdf

Sequestered within the heart of a cosmopolitan city is an exotic world—a place where diamonds, astronomically priced, are bought and sold on the strength of a handshake, and business disputes are resolved according to ancient Jewish principles of arbitration. Yet it is also a modern industry facing the same fundamental global changes affecting all businesses today.In Diamond Stories, Renée Rose Shield leads us into the unexamined realm of wholesale diamond traders in New York. Related to several well-respected traders, she had unprecedented access to a society normally closed to outside inquiry. Here she deftly blends her personal relationship and her anthropological training to provide an insightful exploration of this tradition-bound industry, the new challenges it faces, and the ways both industry and individuals adapt to and endure change.Shield begins with a fascinating history of diamond mining, combining the story of the De Beers cartel, the role of Jews in the trade, and the part diamonds have played both in war and liberation. Throughout, she incorporates commentary by current diamond traders. Succeeding chapters explore the evolving nature of both the global trade and the New York diamond district. Shield takes a close look at the increasingly complex ethnic makeup of the district, illuminates the rarely documented work done by women, chronicles the resilient system of arbitration, and reveals the ways in which many traders work well into their eighties and nineties. Their long lives of work, cushioned by the trade's social environment, offer hints for successful aging in general.

Author : Daniel Brinks,Julia Dehm,Karen Engle,Kate Taylor
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780812299694

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Power, Participation, and Private Regulatory Initiatives by Daniel Brinks,Julia Dehm,Karen Engle,Kate Taylor Pdf

From unsafe working conditions in garment manufacturing to the failure to consult indigenous communities with regard to extractive industries that affect them, human rights violations remain a pervasive aspect of the global economy. Advocates have long called upon states, as the primary duty bearers and enforcers of human rights, to hold corporations directly accountable for violations committed throughout the supply chain. More recently, many business and human rights advocates have considered the development and enforcement of private regulatory initiatives (PRIs) to certify that actors along the supply chain conform to certain codes of conduct. Many advocates see these PRIs as holding the potential to create better outcomes—whether for workers, affected communities, or the environment—within a global economy structured by supply chain capitalism. This volume brings together academics and practitioners from a number of regions throughout the world to engage in theoretical analysis, case study exploration, and reflection on a variety of PRIs. Theorizing outward from the work of practitioners and activists on the ground, the book brings essential but often overlooked questions to the scholarly debates on business, human rights, and global governance. Ultimately, the contributions coalesce around one basic claim: that the inequalities and disparities of power and wealth that are a key characteristic of the contemporary global economy can also mark the origins and operation of PRIs, and do so to varying degrees. The collection highlights the need for discussions about labor, environmental, and other human rights accountability to be situated within a broader analysis of the political economy of contemporary supply chain capitalism. It seeks to enrich discussions of PRIs by bringing into the conversation concerns about distributive justice and political economy.

Author : Scranton,Joseph W Shaw,Leila Ibrahim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789004674752

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Kenchreai, Eastern Port of Corinth. I. Topography and Architecture by Scranton,Joseph W Shaw,Leila Ibrahim Pdf

Author : George Haddad
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780702266836

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Losing Face by George Haddad Pdf

Joey is young, indifferent. He's drifting around Western Sydney unaware that his passivity is leading him astray. And then one day he is involved in a violent crime, one that threatens to upend his life entirely. Elaine, his grandmother, is a proud Lebanese woman with problems of her own. When Joey is arrested, she is desperate to save face and hold herself together. In her family, history repeats itself, vices come and go, and uncovering long-buried secrets isn't always cathartic. This gripping and hard-hitting novel reveals the richness and complexity of contemporary Australian life and tests the idea that facing consequences will make us better people.

Author : Cally Oldershaw
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1552978141

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Firefly Guide to Gems by Cally Oldershaw Pdf

A guide to the identification, structure, and uses of precious and semi-precious stones, novelty stones, agates, and crystals.

Author : Naomi Rhode
Publisher : Nashville, Tenn. : T. Nelson
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0840774591

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More Beautiful Than Diamonds by Naomi Rhode Pdf