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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Map That Changed the World by Simon WinchesterAnnals of the Former World by John McPheeBasin and Range by John McPheeEarth by Richard Fortey
Best Geology Books
127 books — 70 voters
Germinal by Émile ZolaHow Green Was My Valley by Richard LlewellynKing Solomon's Mines by H. Rider HaggardThe Colour by Rose TremainAngle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Mining
150 books — 68 voters

Calico Palace by Gwen BristowWalk on Earth a Stranger by Rae CarsonBy the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid FleischmanDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne
California Gold Rush Fiction
45 books — 47 voters
The Stonegate Sword by Harry James FoxThe False Prophet by Harry James FoxTwin Springs Ranch by Isla RyderColumbine by Dave CullenAngle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
A Literary Map of Colorado
20 books — 21 voters

Mining the Sky by John S. LewisLive Free or Die by John RingoMiners In The Sky by Murray LeinsterEarth Unaware by Orson Scott CardEuropa by J.J. Co
Asteroid Mining Books
43 books — 16 voters
The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterGhost Riders by Sharyn McCrumb
Fantasy Novels Set in Appalachia
37 books — 12 voters

Oilfield Survival Guide, Volume One by Matthew J. HatamiKlondike by Pierre BertonThe Klondike Quest by Pierre BertonThe Frackers by Gregory ZuckermanArizona Ghost Towns and Mining Camps by Philip Varney
Best Nonfiction Books about Mining and Oil
104 books — 12 voters
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta LynnCandid by Sammy SteinTragedy at Avondale by Robert P. WolenskyGroundbreaking! America's New Quest for Mineral Independence by Ned MamulaTragedy at Pike River Mine by Rebecca Macfie
Nonfiction - Mining
17 books — 7 voters

The Stone Book by Alan GarnerThe Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan GarnerCanary in the Coal Mine by Madelyn RosenbergThe Moon of Gomrath by Alan GarnerYou Wouldn't Want to Be a 19th-century Coal Miner in England! by John Malam
Mining and Mines Children's Books
128 books — 6 voters
The World for Sale by Javier BlasVanishing Sands by Orrin H. PilkeyArgyle by Stuart KellsMaterial World by Ed ConwayGlaciers by Jorge Daniel Taillant
Mining and natural resources
63 books — 4 voters

Simply Love by Catherine AndersonThe Fruitcake Bride by Susan LowerThe Tinner's Bride (U) by Irene NorthanThe Granite Cliffs by Rosemary AitkenLoving a Lowly Stranger by Christina Cordaire
Dig Down: Mining and Miners in Romance
31 books — 3 voters
Death of an Oil Rig by Arthur CatherallClimate Peril by John J. BergerHow Beautiful We Were by Imbolo MbueDucks by Kate BeatonThe Mystery of the Old Oil Well by Dorothy Kayser French
Derricks, Rigs, Pumpjacks, Oil Fields on Cover
29 books — 3 voters

MY LIFE AS A WHORE by Tracy BeachLeftover Salmon by Tim Newby
Best Colorado History Books
2 books — 2 voters

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