{"product_id":"gold-everything-you-need-to-know-by-ian-plimer","title":"Gold : Everything you need to know by Ian Plimer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold : Everything you need to know\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Plimer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 300 pages, $39.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeptember 2026 release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eGold is the first folly of man, the whore of civilisation and, when governments panic, the saviour of civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eFor nearly 10,000 years, gold has lured humans across oceans, deserts, mountains, jungles and tundra. Men have worked, lied, cheated, married, divorced, murdered and invaded for it. Women have worn it in love, governments have stolen it in war, and fools have believed every shiny promise made in its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGold: Everything You Need to Know\u003c\/em\u003e, Professor Ian Plimer tells the story of the yellow metal with the eye of a geologist, the experience of a miner and the scepticism of a man who has spent too much time around prospectors, politicians and promoters to trust any of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis book ranges from ancient mines, myths, King Solomon, Rome and gold rushes to Australian discoveries, nuggets, modern mining, bullion markets, frauds, thefts, scams, invisible gold, cyanide, mercury, jewellery, coins, central banks and the strange human madness called gold fever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold is rare, beautiful, useful and incorruptible. Humans are not. That is why this story never loses its shine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51957195145504,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/PlimerGold.jpg?v=1783476695","url":"https:\/\/www.connorcourtbooks.com.au\/products\/gold-everything-you-need-to-know-by-ian-plimer","provider":"Connor Court Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}