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A Human History
by Barbara Freese
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The Secret Wisdom of the Earth
by Christopher Scotton
Published Jan 2016
Read ReviewsTimely and timeless, this is a dramatic and deeply moving novel about an act of violence in a small, Southern town and the repercussions that will forever change a young man's view of human cruelty and compassion.
by Dan Koeppel
Published Jan 2009
Read ReviewsA gripping biological detective story that uncovers the myth, mystery, and endangered fate of the worlds most humble fruit - the banana.
by Tom Zoellner
Published Jun 2007
Read ReviewsA journey across six continents to uncover the secrets behind one of our most luxurious and costly status symbols. Diamonds are not particularly rare in nature. Nor do they have any intrinsic value. So how did they become the birdcages for our deepest feelings of romantic love and commitment? The answers will surprise you, as this book takes a ...
by Jeff Goodell
Published Apr 2007
Read ReviewsAs oil prices increase, Coal has effectively become the default fuel for electricity generation in the twenty-first century. Goodell debunks the faulty assumptions underlying coal's revival and shatters the myth of cheap coal energy.
by Jennifer Haigh
Published Dec 2005
Read ReviewsA compelling story of love and loss in a western Pennsylvania mining town in the years after World War II.
The Green Age of Asher Witherow
by M. Allen Cunningham
Published Oct 2005
Read ReviewsA rich, coming of age tale set during the boom and bust years of an immigrant coal mining town in 19th-century California.
by Mark Kurlansky
Published Feb 2003
Read ReviewsDeftly leading readers around the world and across cultures and centuries, Kurlansky takes an inexpensive, mundane item and shows how it has influenced and affected wars, cultures, governments, religions, societies, economies & food. An entertaining, informative read.
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