Pamela Krantz

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Biography & Autobiography

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John Hay - Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 1)

This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. (Summary by ashleighjane)

ashleighjane and 10 more 13 hours 45 minutes Abraham Lincoln: A History in 10 Volumes

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Life and Ventures of the Original John Jacob Astor

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Elizabeth Louisa Gebhard - Life and Ventures of the Original John Jacob Astor

John Jacob Astor was pre-eminently the opener of new paths, a breaker of trails. From his first tramp alone through the Black Forest of Baden, at sixteen, his life never lost this typical touch. In America, both...

Pamela Krantz and 12 more 7 hours 30 minutes

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Art, Design & Architecture

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John Ruskin - Stones of Venice, Volume 2

The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from 1851 to 1853. Intending to prove how the architecture in Venice exemplified...

April Gonzales and 6 more 14 hours 37 minutes The Stones of Venice

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Andrew Lang - Violet Fairy Book

Andrew Lang’s Violet Fairy Book (1901) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was one of many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew...

BDSEmpire and 19 more 10 hours 4 minutes Andrew Lang's Fairy Books

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Short Stories

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A. A. Milne - Not That It Matters

More of the witty, wry, and deliciously wicked essays and articles written by Milne. Most people know him as the creator of Winnie The Pooh, but he worked for many years as editor of Punch Magazine and these are some...

Bill Mosley and 13 more 5 hours 39 minutes

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Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

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Charles Alexander Eastman - Indian To-day

Based in part upon the author's own observations and personal knowledge, it was the aim of the book to set forth the status and outlook of the North American Indian. He addressed issues such as Indian schools, health,...

April Gonzales and 6 more 3 hours 58 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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H. P. Nichols - Women of History

An intriguing look at well known women in history from BC 500 to the mid 1800's. Each chapter is a brief overview of one woman's life. An interesting read. (Summary by Michele Eaton)

Lucretia B. and 24 more 8 hours 28 minutes

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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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Pearl White - Just Me

Perhaps the first memoir written by a film celebrity, Pearl White's Just Me gives a first-person account of the actress' rise to stardom. White guides us through her early childhood, her development as a...

Pamela Krantz 3 hours 32 minutes

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James Boswell - Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. III

This is the third volume of the Biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson's Life has been documented in great detail by his friends, this biography being originally published by James Boswell, and then edited...

Brendan Stallard and 11 more 25 hours 58 minutes The Life of Samuel Johnson

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Arthur Schopenhauer - World as Will and Idea Volume 1

Schopenhauer used the word «will» as a human's most familiar designation for the concept that can also be signified by other words such as «desire,» «striving,» «wanting,» «effort,» and «urging.» Schopenhauer's...

sid and 13 more 22 hours 41 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Edgar Allan Poe - 12 Creepy Tales

This is a collection of 12 creepy stories by that master of creepiness, Poe. The Black Cat; The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven; The Tell Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, the Premature Burial and six...

Ann Boulais and 10 more 5 hours 8 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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