Stoned
Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
Recommended by Karen Attiah, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #81 in Shape
As entertaining as it is incisive, Stoned is a raucous journey through the history of human desire for what is rare, and therefore precious.
What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweler and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire.
What moves the world is what moves each of us: desire. Jewelry—which has long served as a stand-in... more
What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweler and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire.
What moves the world is what moves each of us: desire. Jewelry—which has long served as a stand-in... more
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Karen Attiah .@AjaRaden’s book “Stoned” goes into this in length. De Beers pulled off a marketing heist of epic proportions by convincing us diamonds were rare, but necessary to demonstrate love. https://t.co/BS6AADlNxa (Source)
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