Linda Johnson
55 books
Psychology
1.2K
Charles Mackay - Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 2
«Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.» «In reading the history of nations, we find that, like...
14 hours 37 minutes
True Crime
1.2K
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
«If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few square yards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long course of some six centuries over fifty thousand felons, traitors and martyrs...
12 hours 51 minutes
Psychology
923
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
Historical Fiction
1.1K
G. A. Henty - Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century
«Of all the chapters of history, there are few more interesting or wonderful than that which tells the story of the rise and progress of Venice.» And thus begins another swashbuckling adventure by G. A. Henty. The...
11 hours 59 minutes
Chemistry
861
Francis Rolt-Wheeler - Science - History of the Universe Vol. 4: Chemistry
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The fourth volume is on Chemistry written by William Allan Hamor. It discusses the development of chemical knowledge, from the ancients to modern times. It...
11 hours 51 minutes
