Saturday, April 23, 2016

Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Rade

*** 3 stars

This book wasn't quite what I expected but it was pretty interesting.  I like these "mono-history" books; this one wasn't really a history of gemstones per se, but more an examination of how gems, etc. affected history. Hence the subtitle (duh!).  I particularly liked the chapters on Faberge eggs and pearls.

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