Science
96 books
*Non-fiction
468
William Diller Matthew - Dinosaurs, With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections
America has had a fascination with dinosaurs, particularly since the wild enthusiasm of Jurassic Park and its sequels. The term «dinosaur» was coined in 1841 by the Victorian scientist Sir Richard Owen. By the end of...
4 hours 22 minutes
Nature
442
Aimé Bonpland - Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.3
Volume 3, the final volume of the “Personal Narrative”, records the travels of Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland in South and Central America, and the Caribbean. In this volume, they start at...
18 hours
Science
435
Jeannette Augustus Marks - Little Busybodies: The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, and Others
These short stories about crickets, ants, bees, beetles and other little busybodies are intended by the two authors to show their children the wonderland of insectcs if we just take the time to look closely. «We hope...
3 hours 28 minutes
Psychology
466
Hans Gross - Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 3
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on criminal investigation. This treatise covers everything from the qualities of...
12 hours 33 minutes
*Non-fiction
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
