5221295

9780345466952

Jewels A Secret History

Jewels A Secret History
$12.66
$3.95 Shipping
List Price
$14.95
Discount
15% Off
You Save
$2.29

  • Condition: New
  • Provider: Mediaoutdeal1234 Contact
  • Provider Rating:
    64%
  • Ships From: Springfield, VA
  • Shipping: Standard

seal  
$8.63
$3.95 Shipping
List Price
$14.95
Discount
42% Off
You Save
$6.32

  • Condition: Good
  • Provider: 369pyramidinc Contact
  • Provider Rating:
    75%
  • Ships From: Multiple Locations
  • Shipping: Standard
  • Comments: Reprint. Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting Good research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for some of the most valuable, glamorous, and mysterious substances on earth.With the same

seal  

Ask the provider about this item.

Most renters respond to questions in 48 hours or less.
The response will be emailed to you.
Cancel
  • ISBN-13: 9780345466952
  • ISBN: 0345466950
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

AUTHOR

Finlay, Victoria

SUMMARY

Victoria Finlay studied social anthropology at the University of St. Andrews and the College of William & Mary, Virginia, before working for Reuters in London and Scandinavia. She spent twelve years as a journalist in Hong Kong, five of them as arts editor of The South China Morning Post, where she also presented a weekly radio program. She now lives in Somerset in southwest England, and divides her time between researching her next book and working for an international environmental charity, www.arcworld.org. Jewels is her third book. From the Hardcover edition.Finlay, Victoria is the author of 'Jewels A Secret History', published 2007 under ISBN 9780345466952 and ISBN 0345466950.

[read more]

Questions about purchases?

You can find lots of answers to common customer questions in our FAQs

View a detailed breakdown of our shipping prices

Learn about our return policy

Still need help? Feel free to contact us

View college textbooks by subject
and top textbooks for college

The ValoreBooks Guarantee

The ValoreBooks Guarantee

With our dedicated customer support team, you can rest easy knowing that we're doing everything we can to save you time, money, and stress.