MaryAnn
418 books
Action & Adventure
1.1K
R. M. Ballantyne - Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished
A runaway carriage, a spunky little girl, and a street urchin combine on the first page of Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished: a Tale of City Arab Life in a hilarious combination that you won't want to leave. This...
8 hours 43 minutes
War & Military
794
John Henry Patterson - With the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign
From the Preface: The formation of a Battalion of Jews for service in the British Army is an event without precedent in our annals, and the part played by such a unique unit is assured of a niche in history owing to...
6 hours 40 minutes
Modern (20th C)
661
Columbia Accident Investigation Board - Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1
In 1981, Columbia became the first spacecraft of its type to fly in Earth orbit and successfully completed 27 missions over more than two decades. During the STS-107 mission, Columbia and its crew traveled more than...
19 hours 3 minutes
Writing & Linguistics
879
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Joyce Kilmer - Literature in the Making, by Some of its Makers
This is a collection of 23 essays based on interviews conducted by Joyce Kilmer with some of the most famous authors of the time (1917). Kilmer's idea, as outlined in the Introduction, was that there is a deep divide...
5 hours 34 minutes
