A Decade of Hit Books
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Mining


Mining Books

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
Gray Mountain
Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free
The Women of the Copper Country
Town Is by the Sea
Elements of Mining Technology Vol. 1
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
Elements of Mining Technology Vol. 2
How Green Was My Valley
Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future
Tomboy Bride: A Woman's Personal Account of Life in Mining Camps of the West
Prayers for Sale
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Lists

From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyOilfield Survival Guide, Volume One by Matthew J. HatamiKlondike by Pierre BertonThe Klondike Quest by Pierre BertonThe Frackers by Gregory Zuckerman
Best Nonfiction Books about Mining and Oil
105 books — 19 voters
Mining the Sky by John S. LewisNew Space Capitalism by Rainer ZitelmannDining Out Around the Solar System by Clare O'BearaEarth Unaware by Orson Scott CardRookie Privateer by Jamie McFarlane
Asteroid Mining Books
46 books — 24 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterJolene by Mercedes Lackey
Fantasy Novels Set in Appalachia
38 books — 13 voters
Germinal by Émile ZolaHow Green Was My Valley by Richard LlewellynFrom the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyKing Solomon's Mines by H. Rider HaggardThe Colour by Rose Tremain
Mining
151 books — 79 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Map That Changed the World by Simon WinchesterAnnals of the Former World by John McPheeFrom the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyBasin and Range by John McPhee
Best Geology Books
206 books — 86 voters
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by Donna GetzingerThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Fight for Worker... by Julie GilbertThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by Rachel A. BaileyThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by Katie MarsicoDark Tide by Stephen Puleo
Industrial Accidents in History (nonfiction)
21 books — 1 voter

Quotes Tagged “Mining”

Stephen King
“ I feel like a man standing at the mouth of an old mine-shaft that is full of cave-ins waiting to happen, standing there and saying goodbye to the daylight. ”
― Stephen King, It
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Jarod Kintz
“ Do you know who profits most in a gold rush? Mining suppliers—merchants. Today that includes marketers, because they're selling an idea or lifestyle. It's why golf's richest men aren't the pro players. ...more ”
― Jarod Kintz, To be good at golf you must go full koala bear
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Videos Tagged “Mining”

Gold Digger’s Daughter - Trailer
Gold Digger’s Daughter - Trailer
Blue As Sapphires
Blue As Sapphires
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Groups Tagged "Mining"

The Air and Space Book Club We launched this club to dig deeper into books about aviation and space and discuss them with ot…more
9 members, last active 4 years ago
Ask Jerry Ash ...August 26, 2013 to September 22, 2013... Jerry is author of Hellraiser — Mother Jones: An Hi…more
6 members, last active 12 years ago
University Press of Colorado Publisher of books on Archaeology, Anthropology, Composition and Rhetoric, Ethnohistory, Folklor…more
19 members, last active 12 years ago
...October 10, 2010 to November 24, 2010... Brian Leung is an award winning author, and a South…more
2 members, last active 16 years ago