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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Oltuski, Alicia.     Subjects     Oltuski, Alicia.     Jews in the diamond industry -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.     Diamond industry and trade -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.     Jewish businesspeople -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.     Fathers and daughters -- New York (State) -- New York.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Oltuski, Alicia.       by title:      Precious objects : a...         MARC Display

Precious objects : a story of diamonds, family, and a way of life / Alicia Oltuski. by Oltuski, Alicia. New York : Scribner, 2011. Subjects Oltuski, Alicia.   Jews in the diamond industry -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.   Diamond industry and trade -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.   Jewish businesspeople -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.   Fathers and daughters -- New York (State) -- New York. ISBN:  9781416545125 (hardcover) 1416545123 (hardcover) 9781416545132 (trade paper) 1416545131 (trade paper) Description:  viii, 356 p. ; 21 cm. Edition:  1st Scribner hardcover ed. Contents:  Our brightest blazes -- Glitter becomes a currency -- The deal -- Carbon -- Hashem's diamonds -- The list war -- The older world -- A dealer's life -- The diamond women -- The last diamond cleaver -- The diamond detectives -- Blood in the land of diamonds -- The shows -- Vegas -- The diamond growers -- LifeGem -- Safe crumbs -- I want you to take care of your daughter, and other auction house follies -- The new dealers -- Epilogue. Requests:  0 Summary:  A tour of the diamond industry explores the historically rich network connecting Communist Siberia, Israel, and New York's diamond district, and profiles some of the industry's more colorful characters, including the author's father.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 338.2782 Oltuski Ol Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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