Book Rec of the Day 3/31/2007

INVESTIGATIVE NONFICTION

Why is a common mineral so expensive? Why does it signify love and devotion? Why do people risk their lives to mine and trade it? Journalist Zoellner starts with the diamond left behind after his own broken engagement and goes on to probe the globe and the human heart to reveal the truth about diamonds in this fascinating, reflective, and expertly reported exposé.

THE HEARTLESS STONE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF DIAMONDS, DECEIT AND DESIRE, by Tom Zoellner (St. Martin’s Press, 2006)