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475
Aimé Bonpland - Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.2
In Volume 2 of “The Personal Narrative”, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland continue their travels, beginning at Lake Valencia in the llanos of Venezuela and then travelling the mighty South...
22 hours
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507
John Lord - Beacon Lights of History, Vol 4: Imperial Antiquity
Volume 4 discusses some of the key leaders of the ancient world, including Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius and Constantine, as well as important religious figures such as Saint Ambrose and Saint Augustine. Summary by...
7 hours 55 minutes
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462
Gustave Le Bon - Psychology of Peoples: Its Influence on Their Evolution
«It is barely a century and a half ago that certain philosophers, who, it should be remarked, were very ignorant of the primitive history of man, of the variations of his mental constitution and of the laws of...
5 hours 6 minutes
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478
Allen H. Godbey - Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's History
«Mankind is constantly astonished by reports of mishaps and disasters of manifold character, when there is seldom room for astonishment. A large proportion of the calamities reported from day to day are directly due...
15 hours 27 minutes
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Alexander von Humboldt - Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of The Universe: Introduction
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of romantic philosophy. Many consider him to be the last of the great polymaths. After his...
2 hours 40 minutes
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Gustave Le Bon - Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
«Civilisations as yet have only been created and directed by a small intellectual aristocracy, never by crowds. Crowds are only powerful for destruction. Their rule is always tantamount to a barbarian phase. A...
5 hours 52 minutes
