Greg Giordano
439 books
Earth Sciences
426
Agnes Giberne - Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners
This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air — the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has since been overtaken by more specific scientific discoveries, but the...
9 hours 52 minutes
*Non-fiction
613
Arthur L. Hayward - Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Vol 3
This is the third volume in this collection of reports and newspaper stories regarding notorious criminals and their punishment, assembled by prison inspector Arthur Hayward from original sources originally published...
9 hours 43 minutes
Animals
521
W. Gordon Stables - Cats: Their Points and Characteristics, with Curiosities of Cat Life, and a Chapter on Feline Ailments
How true is the old saw: «Dogs have families, but cats have staff»? Cats have been favorite domestic pets for thousands of years. This is a study of their history, characteristics and suitability as pets, together...
9 hours 13 minutes
Modern (19th C)
518
H. A. Guerber - Story of the Thirteen Colonies
These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is a little capsule of a person or event. They run from the pre-Columbian era through the end of the American War of Independence....
8 hours 58 minutes
