Precious Objects A Story of Diamonds Family and a Way of Life (Audible Audio Edition) Alicia Oltuski LLC Dreamscape Media Books
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In the middle of New York City lies a neighborhood where all secrets are valuable, all assets are liquid, and all deals are sealed with a blessing rather than a contract. Welcome to the diamond district. Ninety percent of all diamonds that enter America pass through these few blocks, but the inner workings of this mysterious world are known only to the people who inhabit it. Alicia Oltuski, daughter and granddaughter of diamond dealers, seamlessly blends family narrative with literary reportage to reveal the fascinating secrets of the diamond industry and its madcap characters, including her own eccentric father. Entertaining and illuminating, Precious Objects offers an insider's look at the history, business, and society behind one of the world's most coveted natural resources.
Precious Objects A Story of Diamonds Family and a Way of Life (Audible Audio Edition) Alicia Oltuski LLC Dreamscape Media Books
Precious Objects is written by Alicia Oltuski, a young woman whose father and grandfather both dealt in the diamond business, mostly in New York City. I thought this was a wonderful book, very well researched that's for sure. The author goes into all aspects of diamonds, how they are made, how they are obtained, and also explains their history starting in Africa. She explains how the famous De Beers diamond company started and lots of the politics that go with such a large company. There is quite a bit of information to read through in this book, so I skipped around a bit. I really liked parts of the book when the author brought her own family history into the book, both past and present. I am giving the book four stars only because I wished a family or two from Holland or Belgium where they also deal with the diamond trade was represented. It was easier for me to deal with explanations pertaining to diamonds on a family basis. Overall, a great book and a great read. If reading Precious Objects doesn't make you feel like buying diamonds (my birthstone) nothing will. Now I also know where their great advertising on television comes from. Say it with diamonds.Product details
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Precious Objects A Story of Diamonds Family and a Way of Life (Audible Audio Edition) Alicia Oltuski LLC Dreamscape Media Books Reviews
Heard an interview with author on NPR seemed like a fascinating story and it is! For anyone who is curious about the dimaond business; this was written as a family history, but also, as a unique American experience.
I loved this book so much I bought and sent copies to all of my relatives. I personallhy was involved in the same business in NYC and can definately picture all that Oltuski describes.....and with accuracy! I enjoyed the style and progression of the story (ies) and didn't want it to end. I look forward to more lyrical stories for this author!
This was a very interesting and informative book. Having the author's personal story made for a very compelling narrative! I learned a lot about these sparkly gems. I highly recommend this book!
My favorite non-fiction books teach me something new on every page while telling a story in an engaging and enjoyable way; Ms. Oltuski's portrait of the jewelry industry easily passes this test. I knew next to nothing about the jewelry industry before, and now that I've finished the book I feel like an insider.
Ms. Oltuski found fascinating characters through which to tell her story a pair of crime-fighting brothers who work to prevent and solve robberies to karmically avenge their own family's jewelry business; the real DeBeers family, who walked away from a fortune because it was ruining their nice farm; a mogul who made his money creating a product that the diamond industry simultaneously hated and found themselves needing to use; and a group of Ms. Oltuski's own family members, both lucky and tragic.
Before I read this book I didn't think I had any interest in how jewelry was found, made, and sold. To me, jewelry was an overpriced rip-off, and it was enough to know I just shouldn't spend a lot of money on it. Now, I still think jewelry's a rip-off, but I'm glad it exists The fact that these products have very little practical use or intrinsic value has created a unique world of fascinating characters and unique behaviors that just aren't necessary in normal markets. It makes me want to go to 47th Street and haggle.
It was a very interesting book. I listened to the author speak yesterday and she writes just like she talks. She lived with her parents in New York and has an intimate knowledge of the Diamond industry on 47th street. She is well educated and the senior residents where I work loved the hour she spent with us.
Interestingly, this is finally a book I think my husband would also enjoy -- don't know if he will read it on my , tho! Sort of sorry I didn't buy it in hard copy -- a very interesting story. I kept looking at my engagement diamond all through it, wondering about my own diamond's history.
i stumbled upon this book years ago and recently was able to remember the title in order to buy a copy for myself. This is written by a journalist daughter of a diamond district merchant in NYC who goes into details of how diamonds indeed became girls' best friend. Very informative and well written.
Precious Objects is written by Alicia Oltuski, a young woman whose father and grandfather both dealt in the diamond business, mostly in New York City. I thought this was a wonderful book, very well researched that's for sure. The author goes into all aspects of diamonds, how they are made, how they are obtained, and also explains their history starting in Africa. She explains how the famous De Beers diamond company started and lots of the politics that go with such a large company. There is quite a bit of information to read through in this book, so I skipped around a bit. I really liked parts of the book when the author brought her own family history into the book, both past and present. I am giving the book four stars only because I wished a family or two from Holland or Belgium where they also deal with the diamond trade was represented. It was easier for me to deal with explanations pertaining to diamonds on a family basis. Overall, a great book and a great read. If reading Precious Objects doesn't make you feel like buying diamonds (my birthstone) nothing will. Now I also know where their great advertising on television comes from. Say it with diamonds.
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