Book Brilliance and Fire. The Biography of Diamonds
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The second book by «Yakaboo Publishing» – «Brilliance and Flame. A Biography of Diamonds» in Ukrainian!
About the book:
Diamonds are eternal, people are not. But it was people who created the history of these beautiful sparkling stones. Seekers and buyers, queens and craftsmen, investors and innovators, beauties and those in love with them... All of them are somehow involved in the centuries-old hunt for jewels.
In the book «Brilliance and Flame. A Biography of Diamonds, you will learn about the difficult journey of diamonds from African mines to the jewellery store counter.
Why are cut stones so attractive to people and how do these «best friends» make their owners victims of fashion? Read on the pages of the book «Brilliance and Flame. A Biography of Diamonds by Rachelle Bergstin!
«Brilliance and Flame. A Biography of Diamonds by Rachel Bergstein was included in the list of the best non-fiction books of June 2016 on Amazon and Harper's Bazaar.
From the book you will learn:
- the history of the extraction and sale of jewelleryabout the largest PR campaign
Why you should buy the book «Brilliance and Flame. A Biography of Diamonds by Rachel Bergstein?
The book «Brilliance and Flame. The Biography of Diamonds is for those who are interested in the genre of the history of things, who follow the trends of fashion, business and culture, as well as for everyone who likes quality non-fiction literature. About the author: Rachel Bergstein is an American writer and editor.
Author of the bestselling book Women From the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us, which reveals the provocative history of women's footwear.
Regularly published in the New York Times, The New York Post, The Awl, Slice, Bloomberg View, Slate DoubleX, HelloGiggles and The Dirty Durty Diary, and others. «I write about shoes, diamonds and other things that people are obsessed with,
The book «Brilliance and Flame. A Biography of Diamonds became the second for the writer, as well as for Yakaboo Publishing.
Reviews of the book «Brilliance and Flame. The Biography of Diamonds»: «Who among us does not recognise the phrase «Diamond is forever»? And with it, the admiration that sparkling stones evoke in our collective imagination as symbols of power, stars and eternal love. But to whom do we owe this phrase? Where did these precious stones and the shining trail that accompanies them come from? How did they become a cultural symbol of engagement and marriage? How did they retain their status as the most coveted for centuries?
In her cultural biography of diamonds, The Glitter and the Flame, Rachel Bergstein unfolds a seductive, sometimes unexpected tale of the public obsession with the most durable gemstone and the people who worked hard to keep the spell going. Brilliance and Flame is the shimmering story of the world's most coveted stones and the greatest figures who followed the shine of diamonds.
It is the story of the mines in South Africa that have produced most of the world's diamonds since the late 1890s, the companies that fought to monopolise them, the stars who dazzled the public with the sparkle of diamonds, and the people behind the scenes who have carefully honed our understanding of the value of these stones.
Ms Bergstine, who wrote her debut book on the history of women's shoes, has a keen ear for stories and for The Glitter and the Flame, a cultural history of diamonds, she has assembled an exotic cast of characters - daredevil entrepreneurs, shameless adventurers and duped millionaires. Successful entrepreneurs make for a fascinating read, and Rachel Bergstein delights in snatching up stories of the courage and ingenuity of the people who built Tiffany, Cartier, Bulgari, and others, who from the early nineteenth century transformed a rather ordinary stone into the most coveted jewel in the world." From the Wall Street Journal review, 5 August 2016 «A fascinating journey through history with intriguing characters...» Publisher's Weekly «Bergstein's book is informative, beautifully written and draws attention to a different side of life.... Kirkus Reviews «Bergsteen's book is a close look at the journey that diamonds have taken from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
The Court Jeweller «Exciting literature...» Wall Street Journal «Brilliance and Flame. A Biography of Diamonds is a stunning story about diamonds." New York Journal of Books