Social Science
The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study
Read by Jim Locke
W. E. B. Du Bois
In November, 1897, I submitted to the American Academy of Political and Social Science a plan for the study of Negro problems. This work is …
London Labour and the London Poor Volume III
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Henry Mayhew
Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…
Your Negro Neighbor
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Benjamin Griffith Brawley
An historical and sociological view of race relations in America as it pertains to the African-American. - Summary by KevinS
The Life of Clara Barton - Volume 1
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William E. Barton
Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a h…
The Indians in Wisconsin's History
Read by Verla Viera
John M. Douglass
Pre-European arrival history of Wisconsin's Native American tribes, with discussions of their way of life, crafts, clothing, shelter, huntin…
Notes On Democracy
Read by Lisa Reichert
H. L. Mencken
American journalist H.L. Mencken’s Notes On Democracy was originally published in 1926, yet is still relevant almost 100 years later.Mencken…
Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development
Read by Leon Harvey
Sir Francis Galton
Francis Galton, credited with the discovery of identification by fingerprinting, also took a long term interest in the study of biometrics. …
The Alps, the Danube and the Near East
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Frank G. Carpenter
Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many …
Princes and Poisoners: Studies of the Court of Louis XIV
Read by Jane Bennett
Frantz Funck-Brentano
The court of French King Louis XIV was not a safe place to be. It was filled with plots and intrigues, leaving observers and commentators wi…
Stories of the Cave People
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Mary Marcy
"In this little book I have sought, in a series of stories or sketches, to present only the first steps in human progress. Man has rise…
The Spirit of the Age; Or, Contemporary Portraits
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William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt was a keen observer of his time and the people populating the literary landscape. He presents short monographs on such illus…
The Chinese Dragon
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Luther Newton Hayes
The subject of this little book [1923] is of general interest to people who are acquainted with things Chinese. The dragon has played a larg…
The Future of the Women's Movement
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Helena Swanwick
"There may seem to be a disappointing lack of prophesy in a book avowedly dealing with the future; but since I believe the women’s move…
Neighbourhood – A Year’s Life in and About an English Village (version 2)
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Tickner Edwardes
Tickner Edwardes (properly Edward Tickner Edwardes) served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWI and later became the vicar of the West…
A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
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United States House Of Representatives
In September 2005, the House of Representatives created the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to H…
Society as I Have Found It
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Ward Mcallister
Mark Twain illustrator Dan Beard recalled discussing McAllister’s book with Twain. “It was before Webster & Company failed that Ward McA…
Legends of Old Honolulu
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William Drake Westervelt
Hawai'i: land of wonder and beauty and a culture rich in history and mythology. Dr. Westervelt settled in Hawai'i as a young man and collect…
Your United States: Impressions Of A First Visit
Read by David Wales
Arnold Bennett
Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journal…
Wonderful London
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William James McGlothlin
"Wonderful London, its lights and shadows of humour and sadness". (That's the full title of the book.) A collection of short essay…
Man and His Ancestor: A Study in Evolution
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Charles Morris
An examination of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and subsequent texts, written for the general public at the turn of the twentieth cen…