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Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball

Modern (20th C)

475

William Hanford Edwards - Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball

A book reminiscent of the days when football was gaining popularity in America.(summary by Ian Hatley)

Ian Hatley and 17 more 10 hours 26 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

690

Alfred de Musset - Confession of a Child of the Century

In this autobiographic novel, an aging man reflects on his past. We are witness to the relationships he has along the way, his mistakes, and finally-- in the most unexpected and honorable way-- the sudden development...

Diana Majlinger and 8 more 10 hours 25 minutes

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*Non-fiction

473

Cleveland Moffett - Careers of Danger and Daring

In this volume of adventure the author depicts the lives of certain humble modern heroes whose unconscious courage ordinarily goes unnoticed. Mr. Moffett has chosen unusual and picturesque careers, and has offered...

klbonds and 9 more 10 hours 25 minutes

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Christianity - Other

480

Jeremy Taylor - Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying

Written by a Church of England clergyman in the time of Cromwell, this work is praised for both its style and content. Taylor's work was much admired by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, for its devotional...

KHand and 13 more 10 hours 22 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

447

Grant M. Overton - Women Who Make Our Novels

”This book, the rather unpremeditated production of several months’ work, is by a man who is not a novelist and who is therefore entirely unfitted to write about women who are novelists.” The author is a literary...

MaryAnn and 13 more 10 hours 20 minutes

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Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate

Modern (19th C)

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Eliza P. Donner Houghton - Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate

The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the «westering fever» of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, some of the emigrants...

Alana Jordan and 7 more 10 hours 11 minutes

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Christianity - Other

481

Saint Francis de Sales - Introduction to the Devout Life

First published in the early 17th century, it has proven its value as a daily spiritual guide and helpful reference for living an authentic Christian life. Written specifically for laymen, it began as letters from...

Phil Chenevert and 23 more 10 hours 11 minutes

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Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery

Biography & Autobiography

552

Charles Raymond Beazley - Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery

Prince Henry was a significant explorer and adventurer in a period of enlightenment and expansion of European trade and knowledge of the world beyond its borders. He is considered a prime instigator of what has become...

Kathleen Nelson and 5 more 10 hours 9 minutes

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Christian Fiction

422

Pansy - Pocket Measure

Three young women are the central characters in this story. Callie and her husband are poor, but they are frugal, spending using God's principles, and they reserve a tenth for God's work. Eva's husband makes more than...

TriciaG 10 hours 4 minutes

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Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young

*Non-fiction

459

Jacob Abbott - Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young

Subtitled, «The principles on which a firm parental authority may be established and maintained, without violence or anger, and the right development of the moral and mental capacities be promoted by methods in...

Nodo420 and 9 more 10 hours 1 minute

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Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 1

Horror & Supernatural Fiction

451

Edgar Allan Poe - Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 1

This, the first of 5 volumes containing Poe's works, contains 8 of his short stories as well as reflections, critiques, and eulogies by others.

Bob Neufeld and 10 more 10 hours

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Biography & Autobiography

568

Henry L. Williams - Lincoln Story Book

Subtitle: A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form — compiled by Henry L. Williams The Abraham Lincoln Statue at Chicago...

Ernst Schnell and 33 more 9 hours 55 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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