The Heartless Stone: A Journey through the World of Diamonds, Deceit and Desire
By Tom Zoellner, 294 pp., publ. by St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2006. US$24.95
Reviewed by RUSSELL SHOR
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California

Making the Most of Your Flex-shaft
By Karen Christians, 96 pp., illus., publ. by MJSA/AJM Press and the Ganoksin Project, Providence, RI, 2006. US$34.95
Reviewed by MARK MAXWELL
JA Certified Master Bench Jeweler
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California

Charming: The Magic of Charm Jewelry
By Deborah Alun-Jones and John Ayton, 112 pp., illus., publ. by Thames & Hudson Inc., New York, 2005. US$19.95*
Reviewed by JANA E. MIYAHIRA-SMITH
Gemological Institute of America
Carlsbad, California

Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry
By Sabine Albersmeier for The Walters Art Museum, 64 pp., illus., publ. by D. Giles Ltd., London, 2005. US$9.95*
Reviewed by MATILDE PARENTE
Libertine
Indian Wells, California

Modernist Jewelry, 1930–1960: The Wearable Art Movement
By Marbeth Schon, 227 pp., illus., publ. by Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PA, 2004. US$69.95
Reviewed by GAIL BRETT LEVINE
National Association of Jewelry Appraisers
Rego Park, New York

* This book is available for purchase through the GIA Bookstore, 5345 Armada Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008. Telephone: 800-421-8161; outside the U.S., 760-603-4000. E-mail: myorder@gia.edu.