Health & Fitness

Bacteria in Daily Life

by Grace Coleridge Frankland Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
The author provides a fascinating look at the emerging science of bacteriology at the start of the twentieth century including early progres…

The Logic of Vegetarianism

by Henry Salt Read by Lee Smalley 4.7
With clear logic and entertaining dialogues, the author presents many reasons for a vegetarian rather than a “flesh-eating” diet, and his ar…

Music in Medicine

by Sidney Licht Read by James R. Hedrick 4.5
In spite of a spirited rebirth of the movement towards the establishment of a system of healing based on music, there are many valuable uses…

Pleasure Cycling

by Henry Clyde Read by TriciaG 4.7
"In this little book, the writer, looking back to his own days of inexperience in cycling, has endeavored to furnish some useful inform…

Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants

by Arthur Robert Harding Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
When the price of Ginseng advanced some years ago hundreds engaged in the business who knew little or nothing of farming, plant raising and …

The Psychology of Alcoholism

by George Barton Cutten Read by Curt Walton 4.6
After presenting an overview of alcoholism and its affect on society, Dr. Cutten dives into the effects of chronic alcoholism on physiology,…

Obesity and Diabetes

by Various 4.5
Obesity and diabetes are increasingly a burden in modern populations, and whilst the contributions of our lifestyles are well-known, other a…

The Mystery of Pain

by James Hinton Read by Ethan D. Gilkey 4.5
This book is addressed to the sorrowful, ... to whom their own or others' pain is a daily burden, upon whose hearts it weighs with an intole…

Brain and Personality

by William Hanna Thomson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
One of the earlier works on brain science, relating what was then known or conjectured about the connection between the physical brain and t…

Private Sex Advice to Women

by R. B. Armitage Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
In this book the writer thereof seeks to convey to women—particularly to young wives and women expecting to be married—certain important fac…

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement

by Alva Agee Read by KHand 4.7
This book is not a technical treatise and is designed only to point out the plain, every-day facts in the natural scheme of making and keepi…

Habits that Handicap

by Charles B. Towns Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Habits that Handicap delves into the complex world of addiction, exploring the psychological and social factors that contribute to alcoholis…

The Prospective Mother

by J. Morris Slemons Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy. This book, written for women who have no special knowledge of medicine, aims to answer the questions …

A Treatise on Bread, and Bread-Making

by Sylvester Graham Read by Tatiana Chichilla 5
Sylvester Graham, also known as the "Father of Vegetarianism", was a Presbyterian minister who emphasized clean eating. Graham end…

Work Of The Sisters During The Epidemic Of Influenza

by Francis Edward Tourscher Read by David Wales 4.6
In 1918 over 2,000 Roman Catholic nuns left their convents in the Philadelphia area to nurse the sick and dying of the influenza epidemic. …

Health and Fitness

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
This is the seventeenth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes o…

How to Care for the Insane

by William D. Granger Read by Ann Boulais 4.2
How to Care for the Insane by William D. Granger is a historical manual that explores the principles of caregiving for individuals with ment…

Infection and Immunity

by George M. Sternberg Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.8
Infection and Immunity with Special Reference to the Prevention of Infectious Diseases presents a subject that is as relevant today as it wa…

Little Masterpieces of Science

by George Iles Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
One of a series of books, "Little Masterpieces in Science" edited by George Iles, Health and Healing is a collection of articles w…

Keep-Well Stories for Little Folks

by May Farinholt Jones Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
"The child's mind dwells constantly in the realm of imagination; dry facts are too prosaic to enter this realm. The "Land of Story…

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