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1.		Fire Underground: The Ongoing Tragedy of the Centralia Mine Fire from Globe Pequot Price: $11.18 Customer Review: Pennsylvania natives (and lots of folks elsewhere) have heard of Centralia, Pa. -- a small town ravaged by an underground mine fire that has been burning since 1962. David DeKok tells the whole story here. It's a fascinating tale of (bipartisan) bureaucratic bungling, wishful thinking and outright... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production (2nd Edition) from Pennwell Books Price: $57.06 Customer Review: This book gives a great overview for the activities involved in oil and gas exploration and the process of drilling and producing wells.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland from Nation Books Price: $13.47 Customer Review: As the Prophet Isaiah queried: "What will you do on the Day of Reckoning, when evil comes from afar?" Having just completed my first reading of Jeff Biggers' masterfully crafted, meticulously researched "Reckoning At Eagle Creek," I am left feeling nigh-breathless at the scope of the evil that... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $6.74 Customer Review: If you want to learn the impact technology is really having on our economy, you need to read this book. After reading this book, I understand why inflation isn't as bad as we expect. Because the cost of technology decreases so rapidly, the cost of information decreases. As a result, the cost of... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Oil & Gas Production in Nontechnical Language from PennWell Corp. Price: $53.31 Customer Review: This is definitely a must have for anyone who wants to know how oil reservoirs are discovered, processed, and sent into production. There's also a great opening chapter on the evolution of oil drilling, stating the very beginnings of the idea. One thing that struck me as odd as I read through... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Goodbye Wifes and Daughters from University of Nebraska Press Price: $15.26 Customer Review: This is an incredible story, all the more incredible because it is true. However, Susan Kushner Resnick's greatest skill is in introducing us to the lives of the individuals and the community affected by the tradegy. The author rivals Steinbeck in her ability to make you feel like you know the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Fundamentals of Oil and Gas Accounting (4th Edition) from Pennwell Books Price: $34.99 Customer Review: I used a previous version of this text for years and decided to update to the latest. It was a worthwhile investment. If you are thinking of making an investment in upstream energy production or have previous accounting experience and thinking of making a move to energy production this book is a... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		Lost Mountain: A Year in the Vanishing Wilderness Radical Strip Mining and the Devastation ofAppalachia from Riverhead Trade Price: $6.25 Customer Review: ... and I still give this book five stars. I am so tired of the lame argument that we must still see "coal as our future," until another method can be found. Other methods HAVE been found, but there is so much criminal money tied up in the coal industry, and so many misled goops still rallying... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		The Battle of Blair Mountain: The Story of America's Largest Labor Uprising from Basic Books Price: $10.17 Customer Review: Rather than repeat the numerous errors cited by others, allow me to recommend When Miners March: The Story of Coal Miners in West Virginia, by W.C. Blizzard. A factual account of the events by the son of Bill Blizzard.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Well Completion Design, Volume 56 (Developments in Petroleum Science) from Elsevier Science Price: $130.00	Click here for more information


11.		Wills' Mineral Processing Technology, Seventh Edition: An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery from Butterworth-Heinemann Price: $49.97 Customer Review: Updated by Tim Napier-Munn and a few of his mates from JK Tech, this is a standard bread and butter volume for anyone in the minerals processing area.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future from Mariner Books Price: $4.85 Customer Review: Jeff Goodell has written a book that should be read by one and all. I participated in a group meeting that interviewed Mr. Goodell and his graciousness and willingness to answer our varied questions was greatly appreciated. His ability to show the human side of this story is amazing. From the train... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Something's Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal from The University Press of Kentucky Price: $17.24 Customer Review: This is a great work of oral history and environmental literature not from academics or outside observers but rather from the people on the receiving end of a raw deal. Coal is big money for capital but a curse for labor. Appalachia contains some of the poorest zip codes in the United States, and... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Introductory Mining Engineering from Wiley Price: $109.01 Customer Review: I originally ordered this book over the SME website. However after doing so, I looked for the book on amazon and found it way cheaper. So I canceled the SME order and bought from Amazon. It's the same book and everything and was received via shipping in reasonable time as well. Great Bargain!	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $48.00 Customer Review: I don't have much to add to the glowing reviews of this book. It's gracefully written, philosophically sensitive, and of manageable length. If I had any complaint, it's that the author, Berkeley prof A.A. Long, doesn't devote enough attention to the Stoic thinkers who preceded Epictetus. Instead, he... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping with Structural Methods (2nd Edition) from Prentice Hall Price: $110.25 Customer Review: After seeing this book, I see a lot of emphasis in structural geology. We could also add some input on Sedimentology and Geostatistics, which care more about reservoir heterogeneity.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		Recreational Gold Prospecting for Fun & Profit from Gem Guides Book Co Price: $10.50 Customer Review: This is one of the most informative books out there on this subject. It is comprehensive. I have gone back and read parts of it several times. You need to go out and do this and come back and read the book again. Besides giving lots of tips about finding gold she has a great chapter that deals with... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


18.		Gold! Gold! How and Where to Prospect for Gold (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting) from Sierra Trading Post Price: $7.24 Customer Review: In short, this author has many years of experience and he backs it up with common sense, keep it simple - cost saving ideas for anyone wanting to learn more about gold prospecting. Chapter VI alone, titled "Nickel Knowledge" in my opinion, made the price of this book a bargain. The basic... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		Well Logging for Earth Scientists from Springer Price: $81.18 Customer Review: This is an excellent and comprehensive reference for all petrophysics. Highly recommended if you need a reference or basic education in petrophysics.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		The Day the Earth Caved In: An American Mining Tragedy from Random House Trade Paperbacks Price: $9.09 Customer Review: I don't know how anyone could rate this book less than 3 stars. I grew up in the Philly suburbs and I remembered as a kid the news accounts of a town with steam coming out of pipes and the worried looks on the face of the people being interviewed. About a year ago on the internet, I came across a... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


21.		Introduction to Mineral Exploration from Blackwell Publishing Price: $61.00 Customer Review: This book makes good use of real case studies over a variety of commodities.I found it valuable as a graduate geologist and I believe it would be for undergraduates too.As with all multi author books ,some chapters are better written than others.The information on data and software does needs... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


22.		Fee Mining And Mineral Aventures In The Eastern U.s. from Gem Guides Book Company Price: $14.35 Customer Review: The book "Fee Mining And Mineral Adventures In The Eastern U.S." gave me a good idea of were to start rockhounding locally. This book has up to date information, in the southeast, i.e. Phone #'s, addresses, directions, camping information, and dates of open opporation. Very helpful starting point... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


23.		Where to Find Gold in the Desert from Gem Guides Book Co Price: $7.85 Customer Review: Good book that will get you motivated to look for gold. Lots of interesting stories on buried treasure and lost mines. One critique of the book is that even though the book is about the desert, he omits any information about Death Valley. He believes that one should be an expert on the desert before... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


24.		Gold Mining in the 21ST Century from New Era Publications Price: $19.91 Customer Review: This has to be one of Dave's best books. It is right up to date and this is in 2008. Everything listed in this book is still where it is supposed to be. Bookmarks are good. This has to be the best book I have seen lately even his Detector section is still up to date. Now that takes some doing with... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


25.		The New Successful Coin Hunting from RAM U.S.A., Publications and Distribution Price: $7.49 Customer Review: Good book for beginners but a bit antiquated. Many of the ideas for locations to hunt are very good. The book really is an excellent advertisement for Garrett Detectors.	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


26.		Mineral Processing Plant Design, Practice, and Control (2 Volume Set) from Society for Mining Metallurgy & Exploration Price: $119.20 Customer Review: great value for money. Easy to read, unlike some other reference texts. Not too much technical mumbo jumbo. Just a good overview of convential technologies in minerals processing. Very happy with it.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


27.		Basic Linear Geostatistics from Springer Price: $55.57 Customer Review: It is a very good text book for bachelor degree level, but, the book could be better if the pictures were designed again with powered tools. There is very good examples, but a primitive picture make it look not so good.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


28.		Hydrocarbon Exploration & Production, Volume 55, Second Edition (Developments in Petroleum Science) from Elsevier Science Price: $85.97 Customer Review: I have been looking for such a comprehensive information about oil and gas operations. I am glad, I could find this book. I appreciate for the efforts made by authors. ASG	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


29.		Gas Well Deliquification, Second Edition (Gulf Drilling Guides) from Gulf Professional Publishing Price: $56.66	Click here for more information


30.		Environmental Toxicology from Cambridge University Press Price: $109.97 Customer Review: Just bought an Environmental Toxicology book online. I got the book when it was said to arrive and was in the condition stated when I purchased the book. Overall, I couldn't be any happier!	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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