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440 books
Exploration
561
Jules Verne - Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 3
This volume, entitled «The great explorers of the 19th century», forms the third of three volumes under the general title of «Celebrated travels and travellers». Volume three comprehends: «The dawn of a century...
17 hours 35 minutes
Psychology
482
Hans Gross - Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 1
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...
15 hours 44 minutes
War & Military
912
Sarah Emma Edmonds - Nurse and Spy in the Union Army
The “Nurse and Spy” is simply a record of events which have transpired in the experience and under the observation of one who has been on the field and participated in numerous battles—among which are the first and...
9 hours 18 minutes
Performing Arts
452
Professor Louis Hoffman - Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
This «how-to» book covers everything for the 1800's illusionist, from stage presence & dress, program and stage arrangement, to how to do tricks with cards, coins, watches, rings, handkerchiefs, dominoes and dice,...
19 hours 8 minutes
War & Military
463
Jefferson Davis - Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward...
30 hours 15 minutes
