Böcker av David Jeffries

What if you were to wake up one morning and realize you were not the person you thought you were? At the age of fourteen my world was shaken to the core when I learned I had been adopted shortly after birth. It is only now, much later in life, that I truly comprehend how that fact influenced and shaped my life, the emotional highs and the very deep lows that followed, and the incredible journey to understanding, accepting and loving the person I am today. This is a story about human struggle, overcoming self-doubt, combating thoughts of unworthiness, and a life-long search for identity and love.

Traité des diamants et des perles, ou l'on considere leur importance, on établit des régles certaines pour en connoître la juste valeur... par David Jeffries, ... ouvrage traduit de l'anglois sur la 2e éditionDate de l'édition originale: 1753Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF. HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande. Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables. Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique. Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

"A Treatise on Diamonds and Pearls" is a 1751 handbook on valuing diamonds and pearls, with information on their manufacture, maintenance, history, and more. This vintage book will be of considerable utility to jewellers and antique dealers, and it would make for a fantastic addition to gemmology collections. Contents include: "Of The Production of Diamonds, and the Principle of Valuing Them", "Of Brilliant Diamonds, and The Method of Manufacturing Them", "Of the Sizes or Expansion of Brilliants", "Of The Use of the Brilliant Sizes in Discovering ill Wrought Ones", "Of the Method of Manufacturing, and Valuing Spread Brilliants", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

Studies the general and specific tourism policies from central to local government. Through case studies from around the world, including the UK, USA and France, this work evaluates the role and function of Official Tourism Administrations (OTAs). It is intended for busy practitioners.