Book Review: Emeralds, A Passionate Guide by Ronald Ringsrud

by Richard W. WiseThe subtitle of Ronald Ringsrud's new book, A Passionate Guide, The Emeralds, The People, their Secrets has been well selected. The book is not just about emerald, most specifically Colombian emerald, it is about a country, its people and one man's love affair with it all.I first met Ron Ringsrud about a year and a half ago. I had never been to Colombia and as is my custom