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Title: A Diamond in the Rough

Subtitle: Surviving Forty Years in the Diamond Mines

Author: Jon Broderick

Narrator: Michael Morgan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-16

Publisher: Lemon Press Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

True story of survival, lust, greed, and death. The true story of Gil Devos's 40-year career as a buyer of diamonds from the miners who actually flush and force the stones out of the jungles of Guyana, Venezuela, and Central African mines.

Gil faces danger, risk, and repeated opportunities where obscene wealth and certain death are an equal and certain probability. Gil was originally trained as a mercenary soldier of fortune in Brussels, Belgium, but his career path quickly changed when Gil walked into the mysterious world of the diamond merchants in Antwerp and became seduced by the wealth, lust, and debauchery that follows those who fall in love with the stones and the risky life of a rough diamond buyer. In Gil's own words, "The naturally occurring lust that a man feels for a beautiful woman is magnified a thousand times by the clarity, cut and brilliance of a diamond. The pursuit of both makes for a rewarding and fulfilling life."

Members Reviews:

Diamonds, Women, Sex, Money - Who wouldn't want to know how to do all that !!

It was like living in Gil's life, sitting on the edge of your seat as he travels through the foreign countries into dangerous territory to buy and trade diamonds. Gil also travels through dangerous territory with his women. This book keeps you very interested waiting to see what happens next. Not only is his life as a diamond trader quite gripping but his personal life is engrossing as well. This is a book that you will not want to put down. Having it on your phone on Kindle makes it a easy way to follow Gil on his intriguing ride. Awesome book Jon !!!

Very good. I learn a lot about diamonds

Very good. I learn a lot about diamonds, and a life of Gil devos was very interesting . It's a petty it's not in French.I would like to read it in French.

It is a very good book. I wish Jon had gone into more ...

It is a very good book. I wish Jon had gone into more detail on a few of the subjects. Perhaps there will be a sequel.

Great Read!

This guy can write! I was hooked from the very beginning. Learned a lot about the diamond industry and political, cultural and historical lessons. Highly recommend this book.

Diamonds , Money, Violence, a little sex, and Intrigue...A great read !

I enjoyed learning more about the sinister nature of the diamond trade and it's world wide reach ...... As well as the journey it may take to get a diamond from the mine to a finished product and all the pitfalls that could occur every step of the way. Seeing it from the eyes of someone who lived it for 40 years was not only informative but was written in such a way that it kept you interested and wondering what was going to happen next..I also enjoyed how the author injected a character that was a professional water skier from Florida ( possibly autobiographical)..

I would recommend it ...a great Christmas gift !!