Stoned
A history of human desire and how we decide what is precious, this New York Times bestseller “romps through the stories of eight jewels” (New York Times).
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 stor...
A history of human desire and how we decide what is precious, this New York Times bestseller “romps through the stories of eight jewels” (New York Times).
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 stor...
