Diamond
Subtitle: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair
Publisher: Plume
Published: August 27, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780452283701
First sentence: On the morning of May 9, 1999, on the upper reaches of the Rio Abaete in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, three garimpeiros anchored their barge in the muddy current and began to suction gravel from the river.