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The Wind in the Willows
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Kenneth Grahame
This much-loved story follows a group of animal friends in the English countryside as they pursue adventure … and as adventure pursues them!…
Above Life's Turmoil
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James Allen
The turmoil of the world we cannot avoid, but the disturbances of mind we can overcome. The duties and difficulties of life claim our attent…
The Story of Joan of Arc
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Andrew Lang
Joan of Arc is a folk heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. Claiming divine guidance, she led the French army to several important v…
Hints for Lovers
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Arnold Haultain
"Hints for Lovers" is a thorough analysis of relationships between men and women, about everything that lovers should know, and de…
Nature
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature is a short essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson published anonymously in 1836. It is in this essay that the foundation of transcendentalism i…
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftans
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Charles Alexander Eastman
EVERY age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. There were over sixty distinct tribes of Indians on this continent, each of which boasted…
Orthodoxy
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G. K. Chesterton
With his typical wit and erudition Chesterton presents Christianity as the best answer to a series of interlocking riddles that live in ever…
You're Hired! Interview Skills to Get the Job
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Lorne Epstein
You're Hired! - Interview Skills to Get the Job demystifies the interviewing process with wisdom and wit from an authoritative source. For f…
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
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Thornton W. Burgess
Peter Rabbit goes to school, with Mother Nature as his teacher. In this zoology book for children, Thornton W. Burgess describes the mammals…
The Call of the Wild (Version 3)
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Jack London
Buck is living a happy life in California until he is sold to pay a gambling debt. Taken to the Klondike to become a sled dog, Buck must tou…
Edison, His Life and Inventions
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Frank Lewis Dyer
A detailed biography of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of such things as the telephone, the microphone, the electric motor, the storage batter…
Phaedo
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Plato
Plato's Phaedo is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo, which depicts the …
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. I
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Edward Gibbon
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…
The Awful German Language
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Mark Twain
If you’ve ever studied German (and maybe even if you haven’t), you’re likely to find this short essay to be hilarious. Published as Appendix…
Totem and Taboo
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Sigmund Freud
Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics is a book by Sigmund Freud published in German in 1913 under…
Sidelights on Relativity
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Albert Einstein
Sidelights on Relativity contains ETHER AND THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY, an address delivered on May 5th, 1920, in the University of Leyden; an…
The Social Contract
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract outlines Rousseau's views on political justice, explaining how a just and legitimate state is to be founded, organized a…
History of the United States, Vol. I
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Charles Austin Beard
Charles Austin Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks a…
Our Island Story, Part 1
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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…
The 9/11 Commission Report
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9/11 Commission
9/11 Commission Report, formally titled Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official…