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Hettie Judah.

335 pages :

colour illustrations.
Contents include: Stones and power -- Sacred stones -- Stones and stories -- Shapes in stone -- Stone technology -- Living stones.
Summary: Hettie Judah explores the unexpected stories behind sixty stones that have shaped and inspired human history, from Dorset fossil-hunters to Chinese philosophers, Catherine the Great to Michelangelo. Discover why alchemists sought cinnabar and sulphur. Unearth the mystery of the tuff statues of Rapa Nui, the lost amber room of Frederick of Prussia and the scandal of Flint Jack. Find out how a Greek monster created coral, moon rock explains the history of Earth's only satellite and obsidian inspired the world's favourite computer game. (Publisher)