Pearl Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify and Select Pearls & Pearl Jewelry
By Renée Newman, 134 pp., illus., publ. by International Jewelry Publications, Los Angeles, 2004. US$19.95*
Reviewed by LISA SCHOENING
Gemological Institute of America
Los Angeles

Faszination Turmalin
By Paul Rustemeyer, 309 pp., illus., publ. by Spektrum Akademischer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, 2003 (in German). † 99.95
Reviewed by ALFREDO PETROV
Peekskill, New York

Flux-Enhanced Rubies and Sapphires
By Ted Themelis, 48 pp., illus., publ. by the author, Bangkok, 2004. $US20.00
Reviewed by JOHN L. EMMETT
Crystal Chemistry
Brush Prairie, Washington

Tesouros de Arte e Devoção [Treasures of Art and Devotion]
By Artur Goulart de Melo Borges, 336 pp., illus., publ. by Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, Évora, Portugal, 2004 (in Portuguese). † 40.00
Reviewed by RUI GALOPIM DE CARVALHO
Portuguese Gemological Laboratory
Sintra, Portugal

Glitter & Greed: The Secret World of the Diamond Cartel
By Janine Roberts, 374 pp., illus., publ. by The Disinformation Co., New York, 2003. US$22.95
Reviewed by RUSSELL SHOR
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California

OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
Minerals of Nevada. By Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock, 560 pp., illus., publ. by the University of Nevada Press, Reno, NV, 2003, US$75.00.
Reviewed by Stuart Overlin
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California