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Jewish Publication Society of America - Hallel (Psalms 113-118) (JPS)

Hallel (Hebrew: הלל‎ «Praise [God]») is part of Judaism's prayers, a verbatim recitation from Psalms 113-118, which is used for praise and thanksgiving that is recited by observant Jews on Jewish holidays. Summary...

Délibáb and 5 more 56 minutes

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Arabella B. Buckley - Wild Life in Woods and Fields

Wild Life in Woods and Fields by Arabella B. Buckley is a collection of stories that will encourage children to become little naturalists and explore the majesty of the great outdoors. This is science taught in such a...

Laura Caldwell 45 minutes

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Einhard - Life of Charlemagne (Einhard)

Einhard was employed by Charlemagne as a court historian. At the request of Charlemagne's son and successor Louis the Pious, he wrote a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni or Life of Charlemagne (c....

Sibella Denton and 4 more 1 hour 14 minutes

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John Donne - Holy Sonnets

John Donne (1572 – March 31, 1631) was a Jacobean poet and preacher, representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works, notable for their realistic and sensual style, include sonnets, love poetry,...

David Barnes 23 minutes

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Kate Douglas Wiggin - Birds' Christmas Carol

Carol Bird was born on Christmas Day. She has spent all of her 11 years putting others above herself, always finding ways to make their lives a little more special. Even when faced with her own illness, the pure...

Missie and 3 more 1 hour 12 minutes

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Sarah Cory Rippey - Goody-Naughty Book

The Goody-Naughty Book was originally published as two books back to back. Opening the book from one end, the reader experiences «The Goody Side» where the children are polite and thoughtful. However, turning the...

Kara Shallenberg and 1 more 44 minutes

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Plato (Πλάτων) - Apology of Socrates

Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial for «corrupting the youth» is a classic summation of his teacher's life and mission, centered in Socrates' most famous line, «The unexamined life is not worth...

Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit 1 hour 15 minutes

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Alfred Moffat - Our Old Nursery Rhymes

_Our Old Nursery Rhymes_ (1911) is a book of 30 of folkloric songs arranged by Alfred Moffatt and beautifully illustrated by H. Willebeck Le Mair. You and your child can listen and sing along as you read the...

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Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg Address (version 3)

The Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, in November, 1863, followed a few short months after the roiling, acrid clouds of gun smoke dissipated, leaving a little crossroads town in Pennsylvania heir to...

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Robert Frost - Selected Poems of Robert Frost

Robert Frost, who lived from March 26, 1874 to January 29, 1963, was a winner of 4 Pulitzer prizes and one of America’s best loved poets. This selection of his poems is a short walk through the variety of his...

Becky Miller 20 minutes

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Folk Ballad Collection 001

Librivox’s first collection of sung and spoken folk ballads (13 in collection).

Rebecca Dekker and 9 more 39 minutes

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Relativity: The Special and General Theory

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Albert Einstein - Relativity: The Special and General Theory

This is an introduction to Einstein’s space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the master himself. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of...

featherheadfop and 7 more 23 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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