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Introduction From Diver's Hand to Woman's Bosom 1
1 In the Beginning 7
2 A Pearl Primer: Some of What You Need to Know 17
3 Entranced 28
4 Into the Mix 35
5 The Rana of Fresno 42
6 Pearl City 56
7 Hong Kong-Dealers' Paradise 75
8 The Traders 85
9 Across the Chinese Border to the Transformatron 105
10 Faye's World 117
11 Tammy and a (Sort of) Barbara Bush Sighting at the Hongqiao Pearl Market 126
12 Miss Pearl 136
13 The Way of the Internet: A Trek from the Neighborhood Jewelry Store to the Rural Chinese Villages of Haian and Xuwen 140
14 To the Source 153
15 Karaoke-Krazy 161
16 A Dog in My Crotch 165
17 On JB's Farm 173
18 Sold! 187
19 French Polynesia: The Pearl that Got Away 206
20 Snakes & Crocs 230
21 Australia's First Family of Pearls 237
22 Fight for Pearl Supremacy: The Strange Case of the Otto Gerdau Co. 249
23 Life as a Deckhand 266
24 On Board 276
25 At Sea 285
26 The Show 292
27 The Comer 301
28 The Payoff 311
29 Where It All Began 319
30 The Dogs of Cubagua 329
31 El Senor Sixto of Cubagua 336
32 Nicholas El Gato's Legacy 342
Acknowledgments 349
Endnotes 357
Index 367
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Ivan Maly
reviewed Tears of Mermaids: The Secret Story of Pearls on February 24, 2013
Tears of Mermaids: The Secret Story of Pearls
This book made me want to buy pearls. After a day or two, I said, "forget it". Bloom wrote an interesting book on pearls, some history, but more time was spent on modern pearl harvesting and trade.
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Add Tears of Mermaids: The Secret Story of Pearls, A round, luminescent pearl is the simplest and most perfect gem. Columbus sought—and found—this precious jewel coveted by his Spanish sovereigns, sparking popularity throughout Europe. Fashion icons Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Grace, and Michelle Obama c, Tears of Mermaids: The Secret Story of Pearls to your collection on WonderClub |
