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Rocks & Minerals (Eyewitness Books)

by R. F. Symes, Cally Oldershaw

Full-color photos. The beauty and importance of minerals, metals, crystals, fossils, and gemstones are shown in page after page of vivid photos.

The world is reawakening to the potent energies and unusual properties of one of our planet's most amazing gifts . . . crystals! Since ancient times, quartz crystals have been revered by people of all ages, cultures, and beliefs. Now Edmund Harold, one of the world's foremost crystal authorities, offers a complete guide to the properties of crystals and the ways we humans can derive the most benefit from them,... (more)

Crystal and Gem (Eyewitness Books (Knopf))

Crystal and Gem (Eyewitness Books (Knopf))

by R. F. Symes

Some of the most popular selections from the formidable Eyewitness backlist are now available with a clip-art CD included-with no increase in price!

The Women's Book of Healing: Auras, Chakras, Laying on of Hands, Crystals, Gemstones, and Colors

The Women's Book of Healing: Auras, Chakras, Laying on of Hands, Crystals, Gemstones, and Colors

by Diane Stein

Women are naturally healers. Throughout time, they have performed curative roles as mothers, midwives, caregivers, and wisewomen, but modern medicine has suppressed this important tradition. Ancient women healers knew that the body is more than what is seen: through body, emotions, mind, and spirit, we can connect with the Goddess and actively choose to heal ourselves and others. By relearning and using ancient... (more)

Healing StonedJulia and Glick, Joel Lorusso

Healing Stoned

by Julia and Glick, Joel Lorusso

Jewels: A Secret History

by Victoria Finlay

Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for... (more)

Simply Silver, Simply Gold: Designs for Creating Precious Bead Jewelry

Simply Silver, Simply Gold: Designs for Creating Precious Bead Jewelry

by Nancy Alden

Create your own stunning silver and gold jewelry. Nancy Alden, jewelry designer and cofounder of the famed Beadworks bead stores, shows you the secrets to making gold and silver jewelry worthy of Tiffany or Bergdorf Goodman—but with a personal touch and at a fraction of the jewelry store’s price. For beginners as well as more experienced jewelry-makers, Simply Silver, Simply Gold walks you through 50 projects... (more)

Gems in Myth Legend and Lore

by Bruce G. Knuth

Gems have been prized for thousands of years, not only for their beauty and rarity, but also for their supposed mystic and magical qualities. This book, in the tradition of ancient lapidaries, traces the use of gems in religion, medicine, magic, and astrology. Amethyst comes from the anointed body of a Greek maiden. Ruby, whether male or female, can boil water and heal wounds. Turquois protects the rider... (more)

Beading with Cabochons: Simple Techniques for Beautiful Jewelry

Beading with Cabochons: Simple Techniques for Beautiful Jewelry

by Jamie Cloud Eakin

With this gloriously photographed and illustrated manual at hand, beaders can create awe-inspiring jewelry. It's the only current, comprehensive guide to working with cabochons--a flat piece of rock or mineral--and it covers all the basics, along with a range of new creative techniques and hot trends. Find out which tools and materials to use, which beads work best, and how to wrap them round the stones. Craft... (more)

Gem Elixirs and Vibrational Healing Volume I

Gem Elixirs and Vibrational Healing Volume I

by Gurudas

Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones

by Joel E. Arem

This book should be of interest to gemologists; gem collectors; jewellers; gem cutters; gem dealers; anyone interested in gemstones.

GEMSTONES OF THE WORLD

Healing With Gemstones

by Pamela Chase

Healing with Gemstones is a clear and heart-centered guide showing how to use over 80 gemstones for personal and spiritual transformation. The first section of the book emphasizes attuning to gemstones and developing personal intuition about the qualities of gemstones and how they are working on body, mind and spirit. You will find suggestions on how to use a pendulum to assist you in choosing and caring for... (more)

Healing With Crystals and Gemstones (Crystals and New Age)

Healing With Crystals and Gemstones (Crystals and New Age)

by Daya Sarai Chocron

This unique approach to wellness with crystals contains Daya Sarai Chocron's trademark methods including pain-relief prisms, cranial crystals, and mandala-stone patterns for increasing vitality. From curing a headache to helping the heart and other organs to overcoming arthritis and other bone-related issues, this remarkable book contains essential information for a healthier and happier life. Chocron... (more)

Simon and Schuster's Guide to gems and precious stones

Simon and Schuster's Guide to gems and precious stones

by Curzio Cipriani

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones provides both the connoisseur and the casual collector with a compact, easy-to-use volume describing more than 100 rare varieties of minerals whose beauty and mystery have possessed our imaginations from time immemorial. More than 450 brilliant photographs accompany profiles of each gem, covering such aspects as appearance, physical properties -- density,... (more)

Stone 588

by Gerald A. Browne

When a flawed and seemingly unimportant diamond is stolen, the truth about its strange qualities comes to light, drawing the attentions of a diamond dealer, his lover, a rich woman, a thief, a mobster, and the CIA. Reprint. PW.

Hot Siberian

by Gerald A. Browne

The premise of this entertaining suspense novel from the author of Stone 588 is that South Africa has lost control of the production side of the diamond industry while retaining its grip on marketing the precious gems. Meanwhile, a tremendous diamond lode has been discovered in Siberia, and the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Trade has formed a secret production-marketing venture with their South African counterparts.... (more)

Ancient Legends of Gems and Jewels

by Alda Marian Jangl, James F. Jangl

The Beader's Color Palette: 20 Creative Projects and 220 Inspired Combinations for Beaded and Gemstone Jewelry

The Beader's Color Palette: 20 Creative Projects and 220 Inspired Combinations for Beaded and Gemstone Jewelry

by Margie Deeb

Capture the colors of the world with 220 distinctive palettes * Priceless source of color inspiration * Create 20 step-by-step projects * Gallery of finished jewelry by the author and other artists Confused by color? Don’t be. Get The Beader’s Color Palette, a priceless resource for beaders seeking inspiration for their jewelry designs. Author Margie Deeb presents 220 palettes inspired by five... (more)

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by R. F. Symes, Cally Oldershaw

by Edmund Harold

by R. F. Symes

by Diane Stein

by Julia and Glick, Joel Lorusso

by Victoria Finlay

by Nancy Alden

by Bruce G. Knuth

by Jamie Cloud Eakin

by Gurudas

by Joel E. Arem

by Pamela Chase

by Daya Sarai Chocron

by Curzio Cipriani

by Gerald A. Browne

by Gerald A. Browne

by Alda Marian Jangl, James F. Jangl

by Margie Deeb

by BROWNE GERALD A.