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Rare Earth Elements & Critical Minerals 2nd Edition

Science, Supply Chains & Statecraft

by Dr. Nick Coman, A.I. ...

Narrated by Aurora Sage ...

Series Audiobook 16 - Unteachable Courses
Unabridged

25 hours 8 min

Course #16 from Unteachable CoursesEvery few years a new headline warns that the world is running out of some element you'd never heard of — lithium, cobalt, gallium, the rare earths. This 24-lecture audio course takes those stories apart and shows what's really happening underneath.The central idea is simple and, once you hear it, hard to unsee: criticality is almost never about the rock. The ... Read more

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Course #16 from Unteachable CoursesEvery few years a new headline warns that the world is running out of some element you'd never heard of — lithium, cobalt, gallium, the rare earths. This 24-lecture audio course takes those stories apart and shows what's really happening underneath.The central idea is simple and, once you hear it, hard to unsee: criticality is almost never about the rock. The
... Read more
Audiobook

Minnie

The remarkable story of a true trailblazer who found freedom and adventure in the outback

by Marianne van Velzen ...

Narrated by Ella James ...

Unabridged

6 hours 46 min

The inspiring story of a feisty pioneering woman who sought freedom and adventure in the outback and became the first woman to work as an opal miner in Australia.People always asked her if she was ever afraid, living out in the desert alone with all those rough and scruffy men. But Minnie Berrington was not the faint-hearted type, and never had been. Being tough came naturally to her, growing up ... Read more

$19.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The inspiring story of a feisty pioneering woman who sought freedom and adventure in the outback and became the first woman to work as an opal miner in Australia.People always asked her if she was ever afraid, living out in the desert alone with all those rough and scruffy men. But Minnie Berrington was not the faint-hearted type, and never had been. Being tough came naturally to her, growing up
... Read more
Audiobook

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency handbook for beginners

learn now why buy bitcoin, the basics of investing and mining, risk-free

by Marco Zucchetti ...

Narrated by Cindy O'Brien ...

Unabridged

3 hours 12 min

what are cryptocurrencies and bitcoins and how do they work?how do i safely invest in crypto?is it safe to buy bitcoin?What is bitcoin ?Bitcoin is a digital currency that is not affiliated with any government or tied to any central bank.This makes it a currency that can be used in any corner of the world, can be converted into other types of currencies, su... ... Read more

$19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

what are cryptocurrencies and bitcoins and how do they work?how do i safely invest in crypto?is it safe to buy bitcoin?What is bitcoin ?Bitcoin is a digital currency that is not affiliated with any government or tied to any central bank.This makes it a currency that can be used in any corner of the world, can be converted into other types of currencies, su...
... Read more
Audiobook

From Mines To Milestones

A life in heavy machinery and family

by Michael Metsemakers ...

Narrated by Rhys Williams ...

Unabridged

In *From Mines to Milestones*, Michael Metsemakers takes readers on a gritty, unfiltered journey through the mining industry in the vast, rugged outback of Western Australia. Born in a small country town, Michael never imagined he'd one day be operating 600-ton excavators, but his relentless drive and passion for heavy machinery propelled him through the ranks of Australia’s mining operations ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

In *From Mines to Milestones*, Michael Metsemakers takes readers on a gritty, unfiltered journey through the mining industry in the vast, rugged outback of Western Australia. Born in a small country town, Michael never imagined he'd one day be operating 600-ton excavators, but his relentless drive and passion for heavy machinery propelled him through the ranks of Australia’s mining operations
... Read more
Audiobook

Black Gold

The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal

by Bob Wyss ...

Narrated by Chris Sorensen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

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

$34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
Audiobook

The Denniston Rose

by Jenny Pattrick ...

Narrated by Jennifer Ward-Lealand ...

Series series Penguin Modern Aotearoa Classics
Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand's West Coast, is a place that makes or breaks those who live there. At the time of this novel - the 1880s - the only way to reach the makeshift collection of huts, tents and saloons is to climb aboard an empty coal-wagon to be hauled 2000 feet up the terrifyingly steep Incline - the cable-haulage system ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand's West Coast, is a place that makes or breaks those who live there. At the time of this novel - the 1880s - the only way to reach the makeshift collection of huts, tents and saloons is to climb aboard an empty coal-wagon to be hauled 2000 feet up the terrifyingly steep Incline - the cable-haulage system
... Read more
Audiobook

Flight of the Diamond Smugglers

A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Coastal South Africa

by Matthew Gavin Frank ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

For nearly eighty years, a huge portion of coastal South Africa was closed off to the public. With many of its pits now deemed "overmined" and abandoned, American journalist Matthew Gavin Frank sets out across the infamous Diamond Coast to investigate an illicit trade that supplies a global market. Immediately, he became intrigued by the ingenious methods used in facilitating smuggling ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

For nearly eighty years, a huge portion of coastal South Africa was closed off to the public. With many of its pits now deemed "overmined" and abandoned, American journalist Matthew Gavin Frank sets out across the infamous Diamond Coast to investigate an illicit trade that supplies a global market. Immediately, he became intrigued by the ingenious methods used in facilitating smuggling
... Read more
Audiobook

Operaciones de Equipos de Movimientos de Tierra

by Richard Skiba ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Santiago G ...

Unabridged

15 hours 54 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Las Operaciones de Equipos de Movimiento de Tierras sirven como una guía integral que abarca una amplia variedad de equipos de movimiento de tierras y sus correspondientes operaciones. Abarcando un espectro amplio de maquinaria, profundiza en las complejidades de minicargadoras, cargadores frontales, retroexcavadoras, excavadoras, bulldozers, ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Las Operaciones de Equipos de Movimiento de Tierras sirven como una guía integral que abarca una amplia variedad de equipos de movimiento de tierras y sus correspondientes operaciones. Abarcando un espectro amplio de maquinaria, profundiza en las complejidades de minicargadoras, cargadores frontales, retroexcavadoras, excavadoras, bulldozers,
... Read more
Audiobook

Earth for Algorithms: How Rare Minerals Feed the AI Machine and Reshape Power, Profits, and the Planet

by Edward Moreau ...

Narrated by Edward Moreau ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

Uncover the hidden geopolitical war for rare earth minerals driving the unstoppable rise of artificial intelligence. Perfect for a morning commute, this eye-opening narrative shatters the illusion of a weightless digital economy. Follow a gripping investigation from toxic cobalt mines to sterile silicon labs, exposing the vast physical footprint behind the cloud.As tech titans battle for supremacy ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Uncover the hidden geopolitical war for rare earth minerals driving the unstoppable rise of artificial intelligence. Perfect for a morning commute, this eye-opening narrative shatters the illusion of a weightless digital economy. Follow a gripping investigation from toxic cobalt mines to sterile silicon labs, exposing the vast physical footprint behind the cloud.As tech titans battle for supremacy
... Read more
Audiobook

Big Data

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

by Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger ...

Narrated by Neil Scott-Barbour ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

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

$36.99 CAD

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
Audiobook

Mineral Kingdoms

Underground Riches and the Fate of Nations—A 5,000-Year History

by David Landry ...

Unabridged

12 hours

Chip War meets Guns, Germs, and Steel in this sweeping and urgent discussion of how mineral wealth fuels prosperity and might, revealing that, for more than 5,000 years, the world's most powerful nations have controlled the critical minerals of their day—and how China's current, massive mineral advantage will threaten American hegemony for decades to come.Whether it’s President Trump’s aggressive ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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Chip War meets Guns, Germs, and Steel in this sweeping and urgent discussion of how mineral wealth fuels prosperity and might, revealing that, for more than 5,000 years, the world's most powerful nations have controlled the critical minerals of their day—and how China's current, massive mineral advantage will threaten American hegemony for decades to come.Whether it’s President Trump’s aggressive
... Read more
Audiobook

Element Race, The: Chips, Minerals, and the Contest to Control AI – How Resources and Supply Chains Decide the Next Global Superpowers

by Robert Lindstrom ...

Narrated by Robert Lindstrom ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

The true war for artificial intelligence isn't fought in code, but in the geopolitics of global supply chains. While software gets the glory, the real battlefields are lithium deserts, cobalt mines, and hyper-sterile chip factories. Uncover the invisible physical foundation powering every major tech breakthrough and dictating which nations will rule tomorrow's economy.Perfect for your morning ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The true war for artificial intelligence isn't fought in code, but in the geopolitics of global supply chains. While software gets the glory, the real battlefields are lithium deserts, cobalt mines, and hyper-sterile chip factories. Uncover the invisible physical foundation powering every major tech breakthrough and dictating which nations will rule tomorrow's economy.Perfect for your morning
... Read more
Audiobook

Yellow Dirt

An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed

by Judy Pasternak ...

Narrated by Laural Merlington ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

From the 1930s to the 1960s, the United States knowingly used and discarded an entire tribe of people. The Navajo worked unprotected in the uranium mines that fueled the Manhattan Project and the Cold War. Long after these mines were abandoned, Navajos in all four corners of the Reservation (which borders Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona) continued grazing their animals on sagebrush flats riddled ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

From the 1930s to the 1960s, the United States knowingly used and discarded an entire tribe of people. The Navajo worked unprotected in the uranium mines that fueled the Manhattan Project and the Cold War. Long after these mines were abandoned, Navajos in all four corners of the Reservation (which borders Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona) continued grazing their animals on sagebrush flats riddled
... Read more
Audiobook

But, Whose Fault?

The AK-47 Found

by AMOS ASEMONE ...

Narrated by Luke William Bromley ...

Unabridged

3 hours 37 min

Do you keep an eye on world events through mainstream media? If so, chances are you have missed out on many essential news stories from countries around the world.While many news outlets will cover European, U.K., and U.S. news in great detail, they often leave out essential news from other continents, especially Africa.And yet, that doesn’t mean that newsworthy events occur there every day, just ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you keep an eye on world events through mainstream media? If so, chances are you have missed out on many essential news stories from countries around the world.While many news outlets will cover European, U.K., and U.S. news in great detail, they often leave out essential news from other continents, especially Africa.And yet, that doesn’t mean that newsworthy events occur there every day, just
... Read more
Audiobook

The Miner's Daughter

The second dramatic and powerful saga in the beloved Families of Fairley Terrace series

by Jennie Felton ...

Narrated by Janine Berkut ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Families of Fairley Terrace
Unabridged

16 hours 28 min

The Miner's Daughter is the second heartrending saga in Jennie Felton's Families of Fairley Terrace series, in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox, of one woman's quest for happiness after a bitter tragedy, filled with romance, drama and triumph in adversity.When Annie Day at number four, Fairley Terrace, loses her beloved husband in a tragic mining disaster, she ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

The Miner's Daughter is the second heartrending saga in Jennie Felton's Families of Fairley Terrace series, in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox, of one woman's quest for happiness after a bitter tragedy, filled with romance, drama and triumph in adversity.When Annie Day at number four, Fairley Terrace, loses her beloved husband in a tragic mining disaster, she
... Read more
Audiobook

Hidden Ingredients of AI, The: From Rare Earths to Silicon: Inside the Materials, Mines, and Machines Powering the Intelligence Revolution

by Christopher Dobson ...

Narrated by Christopher Dobson ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

Uncover the gripping physical reality of artificial intelligence and the high-stakes geopolitics of its supply chains. Perfect for your daily commute, this eye-opening journey shatters the myth of a weightless digital cloud. Follow a single server from metal-rich ore buried deep underground to a massive data center, revealing the hidden hardware and human cost of the tech revolution.Whether you ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Uncover the gripping physical reality of artificial intelligence and the high-stakes geopolitics of its supply chains. Perfect for your daily commute, this eye-opening journey shatters the myth of a weightless digital cloud. Follow a single server from metal-rich ore buried deep underground to a massive data center, revealing the hidden hardware and human cost of the tech revolution.Whether you
... Read more
Audiobook

Buried Leverage: How Critical Minerals Are Redrawing the Map of AI and Rewiring Power, Wealth, and Risk in the 21st Century

by Michael Garrison ...

Narrated by Michael Garrison ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is triggering a high-stakes geopolitical war for critical minerals. Transform your daily commute into a gripping journey through the hidden physical supply chains powering our digital world. This urgent exploration exposes how the tech industry’s insatiable demand for copper, lithium, and rare earths is forging new global chokepoints.Step out of the ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is triggering a high-stakes geopolitical war for critical minerals. Transform your daily commute into a gripping journey through the hidden physical supply chains powering our digital world. This urgent exploration exposes how the tech industry’s insatiable demand for copper, lithium, and rare earths is forging new global chokepoints.Step out of the
... Read more
Audiobook

All The Dark Secrets

The first heartwarming, heartrending saga in the beloved Families of Fairley Terrace series

by Jennie Felton ...

Narrated by Janine Birkett ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Families of Fairley Terrace
Unabridged

13 hours 13 min

A powerful new saga in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox, of one woman's quest for happiness after a bitter tragedy, filled with romance, drama and triumph in adversity.When terrible tragedy strikes at the local colliery, the residents of Fairley Terrace's ten houses suffer more than one loss and, for Maggie Donovan at number six, the world turns upside down. ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

A powerful new saga in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox, of one woman's quest for happiness after a bitter tragedy, filled with romance, drama and triumph in adversity.When terrible tragedy strikes at the local colliery, the residents of Fairley Terrace's ten houses suffer more than one loss and, for Maggie Donovan at number six, the world turns upside down.
... Read more
Audiobook

The Girl Below Stairs

The third emotionally gripping saga in the beloved Families of Fairley Terrace series

by Jennie Felton ...

Narrated by Gordon Griffin ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Families of Fairley Terrace
Unabridged

15 hours 10 min

The Girl Below Stairs is the third powerful saga from Jennie Felton, in her Families of Fairley Terrace series, in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox, of secrets, romance, drama and triumph in the wake of a bitter tragedy.Edie Cooper has grown up at number one, Fairley Terrace, surrounded by a loving family. Now twenty, she spends her days working as lady's maid to ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

The Girl Below Stairs is the third powerful saga from Jennie Felton, in her Families of Fairley Terrace series, in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox, of secrets, romance, drama and triumph in the wake of a bitter tragedy.Edie Cooper has grown up at number one, Fairley Terrace, surrounded by a loving family. Now twenty, she spends her days working as lady's maid to
... Read more
Audiobook

Blood on the Coal

The True Story of the Great Springhill Mine Disaster

by Ken Cuthbertson ...

Narrated by Miles Meili ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

The riveting true story of one of Canada’s worst mining disasters, told in the voices of the men who survived itForeword by Anne MurrayThey said it was the world’s deepest and most dangerous coal mine. That claim was probably correct. What is certain is that in October 1958, the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation’s No. 2 colliery at Springhill, Nova Scotia, was a leading candidate for both those ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

The riveting true story of one of Canada’s worst mining disasters, told in the voices of the men who survived itForeword by Anne MurrayThey said it was the world’s deepest and most dangerous coal mine. That claim was probably correct. What is certain is that in October 1958, the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation’s No. 2 colliery at Springhill, Nova Scotia, was a leading candidate for both those
... Read more
Audiobook

Mined for Machines: The Rare Materials That Make AI Possible: Inside the Hidden World of Minerals, Miners, and the New Resource Race for Intelligence

by Oliver Kraus ...

Narrated by Oliver Kraus ...

Unabridged

2 hours 7 min

Uncover the urgent geopolitical resource race and physical human cost driving the artificial intelligence revolution. While algorithms seem to exist in an invisible cloud, this eye-opening technology and economics deep-dive exposes the heavy infrastructure that makes global computing power possible. An essential listen for an informed morning commute, this gripping narrative plunges into the ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Uncover the urgent geopolitical resource race and physical human cost driving the artificial intelligence revolution. While algorithms seem to exist in an invisible cloud, this eye-opening technology and economics deep-dive exposes the heavy infrastructure that makes global computing power possible. An essential listen for an informed morning commute, this gripping narrative plunges into the
... Read more
Audiobook

Earthmoving Equipment Operations

by Richard Skiba ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Cole G ...

Unabridged

12 hours 36 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Earthmoving Equipment Operations serves as a comprehensive guide covering a diverse array of earthmoving equipment and their corresponding operations. Encompassing a wide spectrum of machinery, it delves into the intricacies of skid steers, front-end loaders, backhoes, excavators, dozers, water trucks, haul and tip trucks, stabilizers, and roller ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Earthmoving Equipment Operations serves as a comprehensive guide covering a diverse array of earthmoving equipment and their corresponding operations. Encompassing a wide spectrum of machinery, it delves into the intricacies of skid steers, front-end loaders, backhoes, excavators, dozers, water trucks, haul and tip trucks, stabilizers, and roller
... Read more
Audiobook

Mining

A Very Short Introduction

by Karen A. Hudson-Edwards, Hannah S.R. Hughes ...

Narrated by Nicola F. Delgado ...

Unabridged

4 hours

'If it can't be grown, it must be mined.' This fundamental truth underscores the global need for mining, and the reason why it has been carried out since prehistoric times. To supply the raw materials for buildings, industrial goods, vehicles, technology, and even art, minerals and rock must be removed from the Earth. 'Mining' describes this removal, but also covers the ore deposit exploration, ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

PRE-ORDER

'If it can't be grown, it must be mined.' This fundamental truth underscores the global need for mining, and the reason why it has been carried out since prehistoric times. To supply the raw materials for buildings, industrial goods, vehicles, technology, and even art, minerals and rock must be removed from the Earth. 'Mining' describes this removal, but also covers the ore deposit exploration,
... Read more
Audiobook

Volt Rush

The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green

by Henry Sanderson ...

Narrated by Rory Barnett ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

In the twentieth century, wealth and power was dictated by access to oil. This century will have different kingmakers, perhaps different wars.We depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to power our cars and our homes. Whoever controls these finite commodities will become rich beyond imagining.Sanderson journeys to meet the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

In the twentieth century, wealth and power was dictated by access to oil. This century will have different kingmakers, perhaps different wars.We depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to power our cars and our homes. Whoever controls these finite commodities will become rich beyond imagining.Sanderson journeys to meet the
... Read more

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