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As entertaining as it is incisive, Stoned is a raucous journey through the history of human desire for what is rare, and therefore precious.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 story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire.What moves the world is what moves each of us: desire. Jewelry—which has long served as a stand-in for wealth and power, glamor and success—has birthed cultural movements, launched political dynasties, and started wars. Masterfully weaving together pop science and history, Stoned breaks history into three categories—Want, Take, and Have—and explains what the diamond on your finger has to do with the GI Bill, why green-tinted jewelry has been exalted by so many cultures, why the glass beads that bought Manhattan for the Dutch were initially considered a fair trade, and how the French Revolution started over a coveted necklace.Studded with lively personalities and fascinating details, Stoned tells the remarkable story of our abiding desire for the rare and extraordinary.

At this time of writing, The Mobi Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World has garnered 9 customer reviews with rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Not a bad score at all as if you round it off, it’s actually a perfect TEN already. From the looks of that rating, we can say the Mobi is Good TO READ!

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I think I have a fairly strong will, but I wasn't able to finish this book and deleted it from my kindle. I would never buy another book by this author. She comes across as extremely arrogant and condescending, particularly in regard to people who lived in previous eras. As another reviewer stated, her writing style is baffling, with bizarre statements that seem out of place. The heavy use of slang and informal language made it intolerable. You are writing a book to be read by the general public, not sending a text to your buddies. Did someone edit this book?One of these poorly thought out statements was that Columbus sailing west was "moronic" because he would hit the Americas and China first, instead of India, right after stating that people living at that time hadn't mapped the world yet. Then how could they have known?Later in the book she discusses the spice nutmeg and refers to "disgusting salmonella-laden drinks" with no further explanation. What? Weird stuff like this comes out of nowhere.I was under the impression that this book was about the history of jewelry and gemstones, but the part I read was mostly the author complaining about the diamond company De Beers and the Dutch purchasing Manhattan Island for some glass beads. I guess I was expecting more facts and less of the author's often bizarre/unseemly remarks.

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