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 May 2 2012, 08:10 AM
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I've been devouring books at a high rate lately and am ready for a new read.
Any good recommendations for fiction or non-fiction books that pertain to or are set in an historical mining backdrop? Preferably downloadable since I'm using Kindle. Thanks! -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Sep 18 2014, 12:23 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949 |
After about a year long search, I've finally found it at a reasonable price. Some experienced miners last year highly recommended reading "Gold: The Noble Mineral" by extraLapis which is no longer printed as far as I can tell.
It's on Amazon for over $100, but Strand Books in NYC emailed me this morning that they found a copy. Called them up and for $17.50 plus some shipping, it's on the way. Pretty stoked!  I originally ordered it a year ago on their website, but they cancelled the order because they couldn't physically locate the book. Resurrecting Swizz' original questions, I like cop/private eye dramas, and Robert Crais is one of favorite authors (used to write for Hill Street Blues). I've picked up some old geology and gold books, and I like the Colorado Roadside Geology one, but the others I wouldn't recommend. Otherwise, I try to keep up with The Economist, Fortune and Parachutist news, but I'm almost ready to drop my Fortune subscription. -------------------- Lifetime Member
opera non verba "All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer." ~Niccolò Machiavelli Ref Code: EM448 |
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Sep 26 2014, 11:49 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949 |
QUOTE (EMac @ Sep 18 2014, 01:23 PM)  After about a year long search, I've finally found it at a reasonable price. Some experienced miners last year highly recommended reading "Gold: The Noble Mineral" by extraLapis which is no longer printed as far as I can tell. This is a great book so far...lots of interesting info.
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opera non verba "All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer." ~Niccolò Machiavelli Ref Code: EM448 |
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swizz Book Recommendations? May 2 2012, 08:10 AM
leonard QUOTE (swizz @ May 2 2012, 08:10 AM) I... May 2 2012, 09:44 AM Kevin In Centennial On kindle try "In the heart of the Rockies... May 2 2012, 01:01 PM swizz Thanks for the recommendations!
I just downloa... May 2 2012, 07:52 PM swizz I just finished "Shower Of Gold" by Zane... May 6 2012, 12:47 PM swizz .... I went with "Riders Of The Purple Sage... May 6 2012, 01:07 PM russau what i really like about Zane Gray is that of the ... May 6 2012, 04:14 PM swizz Russ, I agree! Damn good author for that genre... May 9 2012, 01:58 PM OkieJon I don't know if this is available in Kindle bu... May 9 2012, 05:45 PM swizz Thanks Jon!
I'm still on the Zane Grey boo... May 21 2012, 07:11 AM Kurt Across the Northern Frontier: Spanish Explorations... Oct 27 2013, 09:59 AM fenixsmom Can't help on you on that one, i only read dir... Sep 18 2014, 12:46 PM Dypheron It's not a mining related novel but I think Th... Sep 18 2014, 03:26 PM EMac Oooh...just remembered one of my all time favorite... Sep 18 2014, 04:28 PM
Dypheron QUOTE (EMac @ Sep 18 2014, 05:28 PM) Oooh... Sep 18 2014, 04:46 PM EMac Heinlein's really good, and I agree...books ar... Sep 18 2014, 07:34 PM russau one of my all time favorites is : Anceint rivers o... Sep 19 2014, 05:59 AM RhodoRose "Money Mountain" by Marshall Sprague - a... Sep 26 2014, 11:55 AM swizz Thanks Rhodo, those sound like my genre... I'l... Oct 2 2014, 09:00 AM Snacksquatch QUOTE (swizz @ Oct 2 2014, 10:00 AM) Than... Jul 21 2015, 03:54 PM leonard This is a pretty good fiction book. Gold Rush 2000... Jul 22 2015, 08:40 AM EMac I'm finishing up Lee Child's Jack Reacher ... Sep 2 2015, 08:53 AM swizz I read electronically on the Samsung Note now and ... Sep 2 2015, 09:16 AM CP That is a great deal on all those novels .... swee... Sep 2 2015, 09:30 AM EMac I'm still rolling with a 3rd edition Kindle; i... Sep 2 2015, 09:33 AM |
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