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The City That Ate Itself

Butte, Montana and Its Expanding Berkeley Pit

by Brian James Leech ...

Series Book 1 - Mining and Society Series
Winner of the Mining History Association Clark Spence Award for the Best Book in Mining History, 2017-2018Brian James Leech provides a social and environmental history of Butte, Montana’s Berkeley Pit, an open-pit mine which operated from 1955 to 1982. Using oral history interviews and archival finds, The City That Ate Itself explores the lived experience of open-pit copper mining at Butte’s ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Winner of the Mining History Association Clark Spence Award for the Best Book in Mining History, 2017-2018Brian James Leech provides a social and environmental history of Butte, Montana’s Berkeley Pit, an open-pit mine which operated from 1955 to 1982. Using oral history interviews and archival finds, The City That Ate Itself explores the lived experience of open-pit copper mining at Butte’s
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Downwind

A People's History of the Nuclear West

by Sarah Alisabeth Fox ...

Downwind is an unflinching tale of the atomic West that reveals the intentional disregard for the inhabitants and the environment in nuclear testing by the federal government and in uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War.Sarah Alisabeth Fox interviews residents of the Great Basin region affected by environmental contamination from the uranium industry and nuclear ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Downwind is an unflinching tale of the atomic West that reveals the intentional disregard for the inhabitants and the environment in nuclear testing by the federal government and in uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War.Sarah Alisabeth Fox interviews residents of the Great Basin region affected by environmental contamination from the uranium industry and nuclear
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The (Secret) History of Gold Prospecting in the United States, and the 38 States Where Gold Has Already Been Found!

by Tim Rapp ...

The history of gold prospecting in the United States, and the massive gold resources still waiting to be found in the lower 48 states are not known by the overwhelming majority of American citizens.Most Americans don't know that:• Gold has already been found in over 75% of the United States - 38 of the 50 states.• That the U.S. Geological Survey, the premier geologic science agency of the U.S. ... Read more

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The history of gold prospecting in the United States, and the massive gold resources still waiting to be found in the lower 48 states are not known by the overwhelming majority of American citizens.Most Americans don't know that:• Gold has already been found in over 75% of the United States - 38 of the 50 states.• That the U.S. Geological Survey, the premier geologic science agency of the U.S.
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Poor Man's Fortune

White Working-Class Conservatism in American Metal Mining, 1850–1950

by Jarod Roll ...

White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the ... Read more

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White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the
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Volt Rush

The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green

by Henry Sanderson ...

'A remarkably hopeful and useful book...The climate crisis leaves us no choice but to build a new world and as Sanderson makes clear, we are capable of making it a better one than the dirty and dangerous planet we’ve come to take for granted.' Bill McKibben, Observer book of the weekWe depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to ... Read more

$11.99 USD

'A remarkably hopeful and useful book...The climate crisis leaves us no choice but to build a new world and as Sanderson makes clear, we are capable of making it a better one than the dirty and dangerous planet we’ve come to take for granted.' Bill McKibben, Observer book of the weekWe depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to
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Fire and Brimstone

The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917

by Michael Punke ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Revenant—the basis for the award-winning film starring Leonardo DiCaprio—tells the remarkable story of the worst hard-rock mining disaster in American history.A half-hour before midnight on June 8, 1917, a fire broke out in the North Butte Mining Company's Granite Mountain shaft. Sparked more than two thousand feet below ground, the fire spewed ... Read more

$9.99 USD

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Revenant—the basis for the award-winning film starring Leonardo DiCaprio—tells the remarkable story of the worst hard-rock mining disaster in American history.A half-hour before midnight on June 8, 1917, a fire broke out in the North Butte Mining Company's Granite Mountain shaft. Sparked more than two thousand feet below ground, the fire spewed
... Read more
Poor Man's Fortune

White Working-Class Conservatism in American Metal Mining, 1850–1950

by Jarod Roll ...

White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the ... Read more

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White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, Poor Man’s Fortune tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the
... Read more
Diamonds, Gold, and War

The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa

by Martin Meredith ...

Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world's richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the land. The result was the costliest, bloodiest, and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world's richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the land. The result was the costliest, bloodiest, and
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Mining is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining

Why Critical Minerals and Strategic Power Will Define the Next Global Order

by Zamanillo A. Eduardo, Marta A. Rivera ...

Mining Is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical MiningThe age of traditional mining has ended. Critical minerals-copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and more-are no longer just commodities. They are the hidden architecture of global power, deciding who leads in technology, defense, finance, and diplomacy.This book maps how minerals moved from the margins of industry to the center of geopolitics. With ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Mining Is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical MiningThe age of traditional mining has ended. Critical minerals-copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and more-are no longer just commodities. They are the hidden architecture of global power, deciding who leads in technology, defense, finance, and diplomacy.This book maps how minerals moved from the margins of industry to the center of geopolitics. With
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Big Data

A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think

by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier ...

A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large.Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the most dangerous New York City manholes before they explode? And how did Google searches predict the spread of the H1N1 flu outbreak?The key to ... Read more

$13.99 USD

A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large.Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the most dangerous New York City manholes before they explode? And how did Google searches predict the spread of the H1N1 flu outbreak?The key to
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Vivos bajo tierra (Buried Alive)

La historia verdadera de los 33 mineros chilenos (The True Story of the 33 Chilean Miners)

by Manuel Pino Toro ...

Estuvieron 69 días atrapados bajo tierra en pleno desierto de Atacama, Chile. Las primeras semanas sobrevivieron con apenas dos cucharadas de atún cada 48 horas, soportando el calor endemoniado de una mina de cobre y oro que tras un derrumbe de rocas gigantes, los mantuvo soterrados 69 días, a casi 700 metros de profundidad. Pese a la gravedad de la tragedia, los 33 mineros de Atacama, ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Estuvieron 69 días atrapados bajo tierra en pleno desierto de Atacama, Chile. Las primeras semanas sobrevivieron con apenas dos cucharadas de atún cada 48 horas, soportando el calor endemoniado de una mina de cobre y oro que tras un derrumbe de rocas gigantes, los mantuvo soterrados 69 días, a casi 700 metros de profundidad. Pese a la gravedad de la tragedia, los 33 mineros de Atacama,
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The Roar and the Silence

A History of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode

by Ronald M. James ...

Series series Shepperson Series in Nevada History
Nevada’s Comstock Mining District has been the focus of legend since it first burst into international prominence in the late 1850s, and its principal settlement, Virginia City, endures in the popular mind as the West’s quintessential mining camp. But the authentic history of the Comstock is far more complex and interesting than its colorful image. Contrary to legend, Virginia City spent only its ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Nevada’s Comstock Mining District has been the focus of legend since it first burst into international prominence in the late 1850s, and its principal settlement, Virginia City, endures in the popular mind as the West’s quintessential mining camp. But the authentic history of the Comstock is far more complex and interesting than its colorful image. Contrary to legend, Virginia City spent only its
... Read more
Mining in World History

by Martin Lynch ...

Series series Globalities
Mining in World History deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present day, drawing out, in an engaging and fast-paced fashion, the interplay of personalities, politics and technology which have together shaped the metallurgical industries over the last 500 years.Martin Lynch opens with the invention, sometime before the year 1453, of a revolutionary technique ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Mining in World History deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present day, drawing out, in an engaging and fast-paced fashion, the interplay of personalities, politics and technology which have together shaped the metallurgical industries over the last 500 years.Martin Lynch opens with the invention, sometime before the year 1453, of a revolutionary technique
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Modern Copper Smelting

Enriched edition. Exploring the Innovations and Impact of Copper Smelting in Industry and Technology

by Donald M. Levy, Lauren Ashfield ...

In "Modern Copper Smelting," Donald M. Levy meticulously examines the intricacies of contemporary techniques used in the copper smelting industry. Combining detailed technical analysis with accessible prose, Levy explores key processes such as pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy, emphasizing efficiency and environmental considerations. The work situates itself within the broader context of ... Read more

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In "Modern Copper Smelting," Donald M. Levy meticulously examines the intricacies of contemporary techniques used in the copper smelting industry. Combining detailed technical analysis with accessible prose, Levy explores key processes such as pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy, emphasizing efficiency and environmental considerations. The work situates itself within the broader context of
... Read more
Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys

Bridgend to Treherbert

by John Hodge, Stuart V Davies ...

Series series South Wales Valleys
A comprehensive history of a Welsh railway hub and the coal companies and passengers it has served.The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way in the area. This is followed by a chapter on the position of the Tondu Valleys in the South Wales Coalfield with colliery and colliery company details. ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A comprehensive history of a Welsh railway hub and the coal companies and passengers it has served.The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way in the area. This is followed by a chapter on the position of the Tondu Valleys in the South Wales Coalfield with colliery and colliery company details.
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Gold: Greed, innovations, daring and wealth

by Jill Blee ...

Since ancient times gold has exerted a powerful fascination for humankind. Symbol of wealth and riches, it has influenced the rise and fall of empires and changed the course of history. In Australia, its discovery sparked frenzied gold rushes that opened up large parts of the land to settlement, transformed Melbourne and Sydney from colonial outposts into two of the worlds most vibrant cities, and ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Since ancient times gold has exerted a powerful fascination for humankind. Symbol of wealth and riches, it has influenced the rise and fall of empires and changed the course of history. In Australia, its discovery sparked frenzied gold rushes that opened up large parts of the land to settlement, transformed Melbourne and Sydney from colonial outposts into two of the worlds most vibrant cities, and
... Read more
Nevada's Twentieth-Century Mining Boom

Tonopah, Goldfield, Ely

by Russell R. Elliott ...

Twenty years after the decline of the magnificent Comstock Lode, Nevada’s prosperity and population had diminished to such a degree that some popular articles questioned whether to deprive Nevada of her statehood. Then in the spring of 1900, a miner discovered silver in south-central Nevada. This casual find precipitated a spectacular latter-day mining boom that, among other things, helped to ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Twenty years after the decline of the magnificent Comstock Lode, Nevada’s prosperity and population had diminished to such a degree that some popular articles questioned whether to deprive Nevada of her statehood. Then in the spring of 1900, a miner discovered silver in south-central Nevada. This casual find precipitated a spectacular latter-day mining boom that, among other things, helped to
... Read more
Black Gold

The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal

by Bob Wyss ...

Coal's central role in America's history and its ongoing threats in the climate crisis.For decades coal has been crucial to America's culture, society, and environment, an essential ingredient in driving out winter's cold, cooking meals, and lighting the dark. In the coalfields and beyond, Bob Wyss describes how this magical elixir sparked the Industrial Revolution, powered railroads, and built ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Coal's central role in America's history and its ongoing threats in the climate crisis.For decades coal has been crucial to America's culture, society, and environment, an essential ingredient in driving out winter's cold, cooking meals, and lighting the dark. In the coalfields and beyond, Bob Wyss describes how this magical elixir sparked the Industrial Revolution, powered railroads, and built
... Read more
The Business of Mining

Mineral Deposits, Exploration and Ore-Reserve Estimation (Volume 3)

by Ifan Odwyn Jones, Mehrooz Aspandiar, Allison Dugdale, Neal Leggo ...

Series series The Business of Mining
The Business of Mining complete set of three Focus books provides readers with a holistic all-embracing appraisal of the analytical tools available for assessing the economic viability of prospective mines. Each volume has a discrete focus. This third volume commences with "Our Earth, its Minerals and Ore Bodies", followed by a review of mineral exploration and sampling of mineral deposits. It ... Read more

$33.99 USD

The Business of Mining complete set of three Focus books provides readers with a holistic all-embracing appraisal of the analytical tools available for assessing the economic viability of prospective mines. Each volume has a discrete focus. This third volume commences with "Our Earth, its Minerals and Ore Bodies", followed by a review of mineral exploration and sampling of mineral deposits. It
... Read more
Treasure Hill

Portrait Of A Silver Mining Camp

by W. Turrentine Jackson ...

In 1868, the discovery of an exceptionally rich silver ore on Treasure Hill in eastern Nevada led to an intense but short-lived boom. The White Pine Mining District was quickly organized, and in time a new Nevada county was created with that name. The boom lasted only two seasons, but dogged investors, mostly British, spent more than twenty years pursuing the dream of making White Pine a ... Read more

$14.99 USD

In 1868, the discovery of an exceptionally rich silver ore on Treasure Hill in eastern Nevada led to an intense but short-lived boom. The White Pine Mining District was quickly organized, and in time a new Nevada county was created with that name. The boom lasted only two seasons, but dogged investors, mostly British, spent more than twenty years pursuing the dream of making White Pine a
... Read more
Metaverse Investing: The Step-By-Step Guide to Understand Metaverse World and Business, Virtual Land, DeFi, NFT, Crypto Art, Blockchain Gaming, and Play To Earn

Metaverse Collection

by Darell Freeman ...

Series series Metaverse Collection
Have you heard about the Metaverse on Social Networks or from friends and would like to learn more about this Digital Revolution? Do you want to find out how to seize this new investment opportunity and not get left out? Then read on!The Metaverse is a world of infinite possibilities. A concept, though old, yet so new. As civilization takes the next step into the virtual world, it would only be ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Have you heard about the Metaverse on Social Networks or from friends and would like to learn more about this Digital Revolution? Do you want to find out how to seize this new investment opportunity and not get left out? Then read on!The Metaverse is a world of infinite possibilities. A concept, though old, yet so new. As civilization takes the next step into the virtual world, it would only be
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Centralia: Hell's Ember

The American Ghost Towns Chronicles

by James Eastwood ...

Series series The American Ghost Towns Chronicles
Deep beneath the crumbling streets of Centralia, Pennsylvania, an inferno has raged unchecked for over sixty years. What began as a routine trash fire in 1962 ignited an underground nightmare that would transform a thriving mining community into America's most haunting ghost town.In this gripping exploration of environmental disaster and human resilience, acclaimed geological writer Sarah Chen ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Deep beneath the crumbling streets of Centralia, Pennsylvania, an inferno has raged unchecked for over sixty years. What began as a routine trash fire in 1962 ignited an underground nightmare that would transform a thriving mining community into America's most haunting ghost town.In this gripping exploration of environmental disaster and human resilience, acclaimed geological writer Sarah Chen
... Read more
暗數據

被看到、被聽到、被測量到的，往往不是「真凶」 Dark Data: Why What We Don’t Know Is Even More Important Than What We Do

by 大衛‧漢德（David Hand） ...

Translated by 賴盈滿 ...

Series series FROM
大數據時代必讀的暗數據解析大作。「只因為沒有人在森林裡聽見樹倒了，不代表樹沒發出聲音。」我們都習慣看向光亮之處，但是黑暗中，看不見的事物裡，必定藏有更多決定性細節。◆本書賣點●《不大可能法則》作者全新著作。所謂暗數據，相當於宇宙中的暗物質、金融界的「黑池」、網路世界的「暗網」，都是不易察覺的事物，但觀察不到，不代表不存在；而觀察得到的東西，也不等於「全部」，尤其是數據。●大數據就像漫畫一般，以簡單幾筆，補捉基本的輪廓，簡化了很多細節。忽略的資訊或數據可能鬧出人命、釀成災害，甚至讓經濟體、社會崩解，生命毀滅。本書揭露暗數據無所不在的事實，其成因及影響。◆內容簡介//在遺漏數據的世界裡做出好決定的務實指南//身處大數據時代，不難以為我們... ... Read more

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大數據時代必讀的暗數據解析大作。「只因為沒有人在森林裡聽見樹倒了，不代表樹沒發出聲音。」我們都習慣看向光亮之處，但是黑暗中，看不見的事物裡，必定藏有更多決定性細節。◆本書賣點●《不大可能法則》作者全新著作。所謂暗數據，相當於宇宙中的暗物質、金融界的「黑池」、網路世界的「暗網」，都是不易察覺的事物，但觀察不到，不代表不存在；而觀察得到的東西，也不等於「全部」，尤其是數據。●大數據就像漫畫一般，以簡單幾筆，補捉基本的輪廓，簡化了很多細節。忽略的資訊或數據可能鬧出人命、釀成災害，甚至讓經濟體、社會崩解，生命毀滅。本書揭露暗數據無所不在的事實，其成因及影響。◆內容簡介//在遺漏數據的世界裡做出好決定的務實指南//身處大數據時代，不難以為我們...
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Reservoir Geomechanics

by Mark D. Zoback ...

This interdisciplinary book encompasses the fields of rock mechanics, structural geology and petroleum engineering to address a wide range of geomechanical problems that arise during the exploitation of oil and gas reservoirs. It considers key practical issues such as prediction of pore pressure, estimation of hydrocarbon column heights and fault seal potential, determination of optimally stable ... Read more

$45.99 USD

This interdisciplinary book encompasses the fields of rock mechanics, structural geology and petroleum engineering to address a wide range of geomechanical problems that arise during the exploitation of oil and gas reservoirs. It considers key practical issues such as prediction of pore pressure, estimation of hydrocarbon column heights and fault seal potential, determination of optimally stable
... Read more

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