John Kooz

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Paul Ehrlich - Histology of the Blood

This is a textbook on the science of blood and bloodwork by (1908) Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Paul Ehrlich. Should appeal to hematologists, phlebotomists, and just plain folks interested in how our bodies work. (Summary...

Availle and 5 more 6 hours 27 minutes

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Jules Verne - Facing the Flag

Like The Begum's Millions, which Verne published in 1879, it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what would now be called a weapon of mass destruction) with the threat finally...

John Kooz and 2 more 6 hours 11 minutes

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Bertrand Russell - Proposed Roads to Freedom

Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872 – 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, political activist and Nobel laureate. He led the British «revolt against idealism» in the early 1900s and is...

Todd Garrison and 4 more 5 hours 51 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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St. George Henry Rathborne - Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge

The Silver Fox Patrol is hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, at the invitation of Bob White. They are enjoying their outing in a real wilderness, but trouble comes along from a local Moonshiner....

Rachel and 2 more 5 hours 46 minutes Rathborne Boy Scouts series

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Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion

Crafts & Hobbies

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Frederick Milnes Edge - Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion

Paul Morphy, born in New Orleans in 1837, was considered the greatest chess player of his era. He was a child prodigy who learned playing chess simply by watching family members play, and when he was only 9 years old,...

Availle and 5 more 5 hours 38 minutes

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Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment

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Élisabeth Celnart - Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment

A mid-nineteenth century book of etiquette. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

Lyn Silva and 16 more 5 hours 23 minutes

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Louis D. Brandeis - Other People's Money

Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It is a collection of essays written by Louis Brandeis published as a book in 1914. The book attacked the use of investment funds to promote the consolidation of various...

Andy Minter and 4 more 5 hours 16 minutes

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Sarath Kumar Ghosh - Wonders of the Jungle

How do elephants drink? What is the Law of the Jungle at the water hole? How does an elephant baby learn to feed and learn to swim? How do they walk under water? In what order do buffaloes drink? How do buffaloes...

bala and 9 more 3 hours 33 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

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Thomas Bastard - Autobiography of Cockney Tom

The Autobiography of Cockney Tom, Showing his Struggles through Life,and proving this Truth of the Old Saying «that Honesty is the best Policy». Set in England, South Australia and the goldfields of Victoria...

Richard Schipper and 4 more 3 hours 7 minutes

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Letters

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Horatio Nelson - Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Volume II

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an English flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He won...

Adrian Wheal and 3 more 2 hours 38 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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