J. M. Smallheer

227 books

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449

J. Arthur Thomson - Outline of Science, Vol 2

The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects ranging from astronomy to biology to elementary physics in clear, concise and...

Availle and 7 more 8 hours 58 minutes The Outline of Science

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Detective Fiction

519

Baroness Emma Orczy - Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. It was written by Baroness Orczy, who is best known as the creator of The Scarlet...

J. M. Smallheer 7 hours 51 minutes

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Edwin E. Slosson - Easy Lessons in Einstein

Published in 1920, Slosson’s Easy Lessons in Einstein is one of the first popularizations of Einstein’s theory of relativity. This book is meant to convey to the general reader the ideas of relativity in...

Availle and 6 more 2 hours 52 minutes

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Florence A. Merriam - A-Birding on a Bronco

Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey was an American ornithologist and nature writer. She started observing bird behavior at a time when most bird study was based on collections and skins. By 1885, she began to write...

J. M. Smallheer 4 hours 33 minutes

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Earth Sciences

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William Harmon Norton - Elements of Geology

Geology is a science of such rapid growth that no apology is expected when from time to time a new text-book is added to those already in the field. The present work, however, is the outcome of the need of a...

Esther and 10 more 13 hours 39 minutes

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Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 1

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Charles Darwin - Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 1

A book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent...

Denny Sayers and 11 more 10 hours 17 minutes Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin

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Life Sciences

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Richard Swann Lull - Organic Evolution

Organic Evolution is a college textbook that describes the mechanism of biological evolution by natural selection. It then explores the evidences for evolution in various animals, including insects, reptiles, birds...

Lucretia B. and 26 more 26 hours 4 minutes

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Children's Non-fiction

717

Hallam Hawksworth - Adventures of a Grain of Dust

This charming book for children is full of interesting facts about all sorts of plants, insects, birds and animals and how they all help to enrich the soil for farmers — each in its own special way. Join our...

J. M. Smallheer 5 hours 9 minutes

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Detective Fiction

392

Reginald Wright Kauffman - Miss Frances Baird, detective

Frances Baird is a detective with the Watkins Agency of New York City. She and a colleague are sent undercover to «The Maples» to guard a valuable set of diamonds during the festivities leading up to the marriage of...

J. M. Smallheer 5 hours

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430

Frederick Czapek - Chemical Phenomena in Life

Published in 1911 as part of the «Harper's Library of Living Thought,» this volume presents an introduction to the chemistry of cells in the context of plant physiology and gives an interesting overview of the field...

J. M. Smallheer 3 hours 40 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

450

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 025

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, science, humor, travel, philosophy,...

NoelBadrian and 9 more 4 hours 27 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Children's Fiction

423

John Cargill Brough - Fairy Tales of Science

This book, written in the mid 19th century and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, provides an entertaining introduction to topics in science for children. In each chapter, the author uses a popular myth or fairy tale...

J. M. Smallheer 8 hours

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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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