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Sapphire
By the second half of the twentieth century, a new branch of materials science had come into being — crystalline materials research. Its appearance is linked to the emergence of advanced technologies primarily based on single crystals (bulk crystals and films). At the turn of the last century, the impending onset of the “ceramic era” was forecasted. It was believed that ceramics would play a role comparable to that of the Stone or Bronze Ages in the history of civilization. Naturally, such an assumption was hypothetical, but it showed that ceramic materials had evoked keen interest among researchers. Although sapphire traditionally has been considered a gem, it has developed into a mat...
The Blue Sapphire
'Surely you can sit on a seat for a few minutes without getting into conversation with a perfectly strange young man!' Julia smiled. 'It isn't as easy as you seem to think.' While waiting in Kensington Gardens for her stuffy fiancé, Julia Harburn, at a loose end following the remarriage of her father, encounters Stephen Brett, a young mining engineer just back from Africa on exciting business involving an abandoned mine and a perfect blue sapphire. It's a brief meeting, soon forgotten in her fiancé's irritation and her own relocation to a boarding house run by the theatrical (and lovable) Miss Martineau, who also finds her congenial work in a hat shop. But Julia has little time to settle i...
Sapphire
In a tale of love, adventure, and romance set amid the international jewelry trade, Regina Paxton, in pursuit of her dream, journeys to India with Brian MacBride in search of rare gems.
Singapore Sapphire
Early twentieth-century Singapore is a place where a person can disappear, and Harriet Gordon hopes to make a new life for herself there, leaving her tragic memories behind her--but murder gets in the way. Singapore, 1910--Desperate for a fresh start, Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her brother, a reverend and headmaster of a school for boys, in Singapore at the height of colonial rule. Hoping to gain some financial independence, she advertises her services as a personal secretary. It is unfortunate that she should discover her first client, Sir Oswald Newbold--explorer, mine magnate and president of the exclusive Explorers and Geographers Club--dead with a knife in his throat. When...
The Love Sucks Club
Tragedy and heartbreak drive Dana McComb to a Caribbean island where she sets about to becoming a hermit. Settling into numbness seems to be the only way to suppress the psychic visions that once showed her the death of her soul mate. A failed rebound relationship leaves her even more intent on losing herself in the loneliness of her isolated house on the hill. With her middle-aged, beef jerky obsessed Tom cat, Dana vows to live a life devoid of ups and downs. Making fun of her own state of mind, she and her best buddy start "The Love Sucks Club" which is really just a euphemism for sitting around bitching about their own bitterness about love. Trying to stay wrapped in her own misery starts...
Sapphire Battersea
Hetty Feather was just a baby when her mother left her at the Foundling Hospital. Hetty longed to find her real mum - and finally her wish was granted. A sequel to the bestselling Hetty Feather, following the story of Hetty and her mother.
The Sapphire Portal
The world of Santhenar has fallen Most of the old allies are dead or captured, and the conquering Merdrun are carving Skyrock into a gigantic tower, with a sapphire-clad tunnel at its base. Is it a horrific new weapon to cleanse the world, so they can take it for their own? Only their arch-sorcerer, the sickening, life-drinking magiz, Dagog, knows. Karan, Flydd and their broken allies have only thirty days to find the answer. Thirty days to unlock nine-year-old Sulien’s hidden memory and reveal the Merdrun’s one fatal weakness. But Sulien has been abducted by the magiz, who needs her talent of far-seeing for his monstrous conspiracy. To save her daughter’s life, Karan will have to b...
Ruby and Sapphire
From the dawn of time, ruby and sapphire have both attracted and fascinated humans. While objects of desire are found throughout the natural world, physical beauty is too often ephemeral. From the allure of a man, woman, flower or butterfly, through the fleeting moments of a sunset, there is little that lasts and practically nothing that can be passed down to our descendants. The exception is precious stones. Not only are they the most durable creations of mother nature, but their visual splendor is truly eternal. In this companion to his 2013 book, Ruby & Sapphire--A Collector's Guide, Richard Hughes examines these gems from the gemological standpoint, delving into them not just from the aesthetic, but also from the scientific point of view. The product of nearly 40 years of firsthand experience, it covers every aspect of the subject from A-Z. History, sources, prices, quality analysis, synthetics and treatments, everything is here. Ruby & Sapphire--A Gemologist's Guide represents the most comprehensive book ever written on a single precious stone. With over 1000 photos, maps and illustrations and 3500 references, it is nothing less than a tour-de-force of gemological scholarship.
Sapphire
Sapphire Jones doesn't believe in relationships - not since she caught her husband in bed with another woman. Now Sapphire only sees men on her terms, which is why her current lover is good looking and great in bed. Sapphire puts all her passion into running her high end hen weekend company. Life seems pretty good, until she meets a charming businessman who seems more than a match for her. Then things go badly wrong at the hen party she has planned for a tabloid darling, and Sapphire faces front page headlines all of her own ... Suddenly her business in jeopardy, her private life is falling apart, and Sapphire realises that she is not immune to love after all, but has she left it too late?
Sarah's Story
Sarah leads a hard and lonely life in the orphanage, in Ireland. Until one day, she is given some news. She is old enough to set sail to the Australian colony of New South Wales for a new job and a new life, as a free immigrant. The long sea journey to Australia is a different experience for Sarah. She happily learns how to sew and read for the first time, but there's also seasickness, storms and quarrels with Maggie. Will Sarah be able to make a successful life for herself in her new home of Sydney?
