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Family & Relationships

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Nellie McClung - In Times Like These

" Believing that the woman's claim to a common humanity is not an unreasonable one, and that the successful issue of such claim rests primarily upon the sense of fair play which people have or have not according...

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War & Military

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Nellie McClung - Three Times and Out

The true story of M. C. Simmons, a Canadian soldier captured by the German Army during the early days of World War I. We read of his sixteen months of imprisonment, his encounters with other captured troops of the...

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Political Science

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Walter Lippmann - Preface to Politics

This is the first book in the bibliography of Walter Lippmann, written three years after emerging from Harvard where he studied under the pragmatists Santayana and James. Although the work is a century old, the reader...

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Memoirs

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William Forwood - Recollections of a Busy Life

Liverpool in the second half of the 19th century was burgeoning with rich merchants and swollen with poor immigrants. It was known variously as the «New York of Europe» and the «Black Spot on the Mersey.» Waist-deep...

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General Fiction

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Upton Sinclair - Samuel the Seeker

What would happen to you if you tried to make your way in the world believing all the clear, simple things you had ever been taught growing up? Here we have one response to that question, a commentary by the great...

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Historic Adventures: Tales from American History

General

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Rupert S. Holland - Historic Adventures: Tales from American History

This is a collection of early American stories, interesting read. (Summary by sidhu177)

Greg Giordano and 6 more 7 hours 3 minutes

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Modern

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Bertrand Russell - Analysis of Mind

A neat work on philosophy of mind by the 20th century analytic philosopher Bertrand Russell. (Summary by sidhu177)

Bob Neufeld and 11 more 9 hours 37 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 029

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include architecture, education, philosophy, religion, health, humor, history, and literature. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

Craig Campbell and 17 more 5 hours 49 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Hamilton Wright Mabie - Myths That Every Child Should Know

A selection of famous and timeless myths, adapted for a junior audience. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

Lynne T and 16 more 11 hours 23 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Orison Swett Marden - How to Succeed

In this volume, Orison Swett Marden explains the road to success in simple terms for the benefit of anyone, who wishes to follow in his footsteps. Over 100 years after publication, most of these lessons are still...

Pamela Krantz and 9 more 8 hours 54 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Harry A. Lewis - Hidden Treasures

«Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor.» A selection of mini-biographies teaches us how some successful men have...

Lynne T and 17 more 16 hours 39 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 028

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, slavery, science, education, humor,...

Sue Anderson and 12 more 4 hours 26 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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New

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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