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http://www.amazon.com/River-of-Reckoning-ebook/dp/B005V2EFPS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1330193590&sr=8-2

This is the ebook of my epic novel of the Missouri River. I took classes back at Stanford and...

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This is the link to the E-book for "Sex and the Wild Pearl" by Yolanda Ortega Stern. $9.99. It...

Hello, All,

Some unseasonal typhoons reduced our natural pearl finds in the Celebes Sea; but in some kind of cosmic equilibration, those our divers did find were excellent...and HUGE. As soon as...

Rorz, You will more than get your money back if GIA or SSEF report them out as naturals. Very nice. Tom Stern, MD

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I recall Mr. Ali Safar, Chief of the Bahrain Gem Lab, giving a speech at the World Pearl Forum in which he said the largest natural Bahraini pearl his lab had ever certified was 12mm. Those...

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Steve, It will be the same book coming to Amazon, etc. as soon as the technical people finish. Tom

All,

Sales of Sex and the Wild Pearl beginning to go well, with many of the world pearl experts now aware. Because the book is in color with so many photos, the production cost was very high. ...

The book's title is Sex and the Wild Pearl. Lots of pictures of rare pearls and their shells.

Hi,

This is the URL to purchase Yolanda Ortega Stern's new book about pearls.
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This is the link to Lulu.com to purchase Sex and the Wild Pearl.

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Designers....All the above photos deserve highest acclaim for choice of materials, design, sophistication, and rarity. Keep it up! Tom

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The information does not reassure me. Try to take a look at the video on my Facebook page. It begins with one of my men controlling a yellow sack full...

I posted on Facebook some videos taken during our recent expedition. A diver once told me that all sea snakes come from the krait family, as deadly as cobras. Anyone know that to be wrong? I'd feel...

All, My son convinced me to be on Facebook, so join me there. My email to help you find me there is TomStern@TomStern.com

All,

Because somewhere we read that P.sterna glows red while others do not, I'm looking for that reference. Actually, I'm asking my son to track it down. If anyone has any scientific references...

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This information about the life-span of a given species comes basically from 2 sources: real-life information and growth-curves. When you use both sources you get...

Thanks. Very interesting. Reminded by this link and your expertise, I want to return to the question of P. sterna and P.penguin. First, is it true that with long wave light, Pteria sterna and P....

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Dawn,

I have been told that Giant Clams, which make Tridacna pearls, can live 200-300+ years; and that Pinctada maxima, which produce beautiful nacreous pearls, live up to 20 years. So I assume...

All,

According to those remote publishing powers, Yolanda's book Sex and the Wild Pearl will be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. online in about 10 days.

Tom

All, One of the most egregious violaters of existing laws is a group of divers and malacologists based outside the country who come to South China Sea, pose as scientists, and sell their take of...

Dianne,

Just send 1 pearl, because you pay for each pearl tested. If GIA reads it as saltwater, natural, call me.

Datu Dr. Tom

Hi, Dianne,

Just so you can experience the process, pick a nice pearl and send it to GIA Bangkok for a report. You will learn a very great deal, not just about the pearl, but about the world of...

Hi, Dawn,

We sometimes run across old pearls with identical peeling off of a partial layer. In many natural saltwater pearls, on xray or CT, you can see lamellar rings of nacre, like in a redwood...