• ROMANCE OF THE GOLCONDA DIAMONDS
  By Omar Khalidi, 127 pp., illus., publ. by Grantha Corp., Middleton, NJ, 1999. US$39.95
  Reviewed by A.J.A. (Bram) Janse
  
• RUBY, SAPPHIRE AND EMERALD BUYING GUIDE
  By Renee Newman, 164 pp., illus., publ. by International Jewelry Publications, Los Angeles, CA, 2000. US$19.95
  Reviewed by Douglas Kennedy
  
• ROUGH DIAMONDS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
  By Nizam Peters, 172 pp., illus., publ. by the American Institute of Diamond Cutting, Deerfield Beach, FL, 1997. US$89.00
  Reviewed by Hertz Hasenfeld
  
• CRYSTAL ENCHANTMENTS: A COMPLETE GUIDE
  TO STONES AND THEIR MAGICAL PROPERTIES
  By D.J. Conway, 343 pp., publ. by the Crossing Press, Freedom, CA, 1999. US$18.95
  Reviewed by Jana E. Miyahira-Smith
  
• DIAMONDS AND PRECIOUS STONES
  By Patrick Voillot, 127 pp., illus., publ. by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1998, US$12.95
  Reviewed by Stuart D. Overlin

Book Reviews Editors:
Susan B. Johnson and Jana E. Miyahira-Smith