<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36064966</id><updated>2011-04-21T12:55:00.002-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Gemstones-A Thai Love Story</title><subtitle type='html'>The Bluetoffee Guide to Buying Gems in Thailand
by Nora A. Phayackaporn &amp; Jirayoot W.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gemstones-athailovestory.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36064966/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gemstones-athailovestory.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>pangpond88</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11330921421499758378</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36064966.post-116092079282994527</id><published>2006-10-15T06:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-15T07:15:10.136-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Gemstones- A Thai Love Story...by Nora A. Phayackaporn &amp; Jirayoot w.</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Gemstones-&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;A Thai Love Story&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;presents an essential reference guide to the world of Thai gems, for every level of interest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;In four beautifully illustrated sections, the book furnished buyers with all they need to know about buying gems in Thailand, in an easy-to-read format, set in a context of Thai history and culture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The buyer's guide is designed to cut through the complex process of gem identification and authentication. Each gem is described precisely, highlighting its distinguishing characteristics and variations, as well as its man-made imitators. The guide also accquaints readers with the history and origin of each gem and provides useful tips on how to make a good purchase, and look after the gem subsequent to purchase.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;An introduction to the Thai gem manufacturing process and key markets gives the layman some insight into the gem industry in Thailand, and the intricacies of gem trading, equipping the reader with the knowledge he requires when he visits one of the most exciting gem markets of the world. Finally, a concise glossary gives understanding of the technical terms used within the book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;___________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;The Bluetoffee Guide to Buying Gems in Thailand is available at Asia Book, and B2S in Bangkok, Thailand. To order books from oversea, please contact&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:cs@bluetoffee.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;cs@bluetoffee.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:raja@bluetoffee.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;raja@bluetoffee.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;or call phone no.(662) 656 9001 contact Ms. Tipawan for more information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;The Bluetoffee Guide to Buying Gems In Thailand.
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