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Religion

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George Frederick Kunz - Curious Lore of Precious Stones

Full title is «The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, being a description of their sentiments and folklore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in medicine, protection, prevention, religion, and divination, crystal...

BettyB and 11 more 12 hours 31 minutes

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World’s Story Volume IV: Greece and Rome

Historical Fiction

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Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume IV: Greece and Rome

This is the fourth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...

Sonia and 22 more 16 hours 43 minutes World's Story

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State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1857 - 1860)

Literary Collections

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James Buchanan - State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1857 - 1860)

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition...

garybclayton and 2 more 6 hours 49 minutes State of the Union Addresses

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Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book II

Education

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John Locke - Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book II

John Locke wrote four essays on human (or humane) understanding. Here are a few quotes from the book: «I see no reason to believe, that the soul thinks before the senses have furnished it with ideas to think on....

Pamela Nagami and 14 more 14 hours 39 minutes

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War & Military

650

Dudley Leigh Aman Marley - Brown Book of the Hitler Terror

The Brown Book was the first English publication to detail events which were currently happening in occupied Germany in 1933; book-burning and the destruction of universities, the development of concentration camps...

Beth Thomas and 9 more 11 hours 53 minutes

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Mathematics

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Charles Babbage - Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

Some men write their lives to save themselves from ennui, careless of the amount they inflict on their readers. Others write their personal history, lest some kind friend should survive them, and, in showing off...

Lynne T and 17 more 15 hours 28 minutes

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Psychology

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Arthur Christopher Benson - Where No Fear Was: A Book About Fear

Surely all of us know fear, and know the different types of fear we can experience. In this book, Arthur Christopher Benson walks us through these different types, going through a range of different topics, among...

Colleen McMahon and 11 more 4 hours 53 minutes

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Satire

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William Dean Howells - Traveller from Altruria

Set in the early 1890s, at a fashionable summer resort somewhere on the East Coast of the United States, this book tells the story of Mr. Twelvemough, an author who has been selected to function as host to a visitor...

Foon and 4 more 7 hours 36 minutes

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Science

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Jean-Henri Fabre - Insect Adventures

This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” retold for children. It's made up of first-person narratives, and using his exceptional...

AnnaLisa Bodtker and 12 more 5 hours 52 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Arthur Scott Bailey - Tale of Jimmy Rabbit

From his Tuck-Me-In series, Arthur Scott Bailey wrote many «Tales» books about animals and birds to be read to children for bed-time stories. This story is about Jimmy Rabbit and his friends (who are focused on in...

Lynda Marie Neilson and 6 more 1 hour 34 minutes

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State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1849 - 1856)

Literary Collections

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Millard Fillmore - State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1849 - 1856)

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition...

Owen Cook and 4 more 9 hours 4 minutes State of the Union Addresses

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Poetry

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Ignatius Brennan - Humorous Poems

This is a collection of fun poems by West Virginia poet M. Ignatius Brennan. In his poems, the poet makes fun of the people in his surroundings, and the society in which he lived. In most instances his humor is...

BettyB and 21 more 6 hours 37 minutes

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