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On the Elementary Electrical Charge - Robert Andrews MILLIKAN
On the Elementary Electrical Charge - Robert Andrews MILLIKAN
- Author: Robert Andrews MILLIKAN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
The experiments herewith reported were undertaken with the view of introducing certain improvements into the oil-drop method of determining e and N and thus obtaining a higher accuracy than had before been possible in the evaluation of these most...
Book of the Foundations - Saint Teresa of Avila
Book of the Foundations - Saint Teresa of Avila
- Author: Saint Teresa of Avila
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Religion
Essentially the sequel to The Life of St. Teresa, Teresa recounts the foundations of the Discalced Carmelite monasteries in Spain, both for men and women. This book tells of all the triumphs and troubles, and about the many people who helped...
Coffee Break Collection 006 - Food and Drink - Various
Coffee Break Collection 006 - Food and Drink - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction
This is the sixth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like to hear a whole story and only...
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 08) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 08) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
In this chapter of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s History of England we see conflict between James II and his subjects. James is Catholic but rules a Protestant country. There are some serious stand-offs with colleges at Oxford and Cambridge plus...
The Book of Divine Consolation of the Blessed Angela of Foligno - Blessed ANGELA OF FOLIGNO
The Book of Divine Consolation of the Blessed Angela of Foligno - Blessed ANGELA OF FOLIGNO
- Author: Blessed ANGELA OF FOLIGNO
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
The Blessed Angela of Foligno, T.O.S.F., (c. 1248 – 4 January 1309) was a Christian author, Franciscan tertiary and mystic. She was noted not only for her spiritual writings, but also for founding a religious community which refused to accept...
Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy - George Santayana
Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy - George Santayana
- Author: George Santayana
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
Before the beginning of World War II, during the time of the Modernist movement in philosophy, George Santayana wrote these five descriptive essays. He examined John Locke’s sensationalism, British Idealism, the “Theory of Relativity”, Freud’s...
Unspoken Sermons - George MacDonald
Unspoken Sermons - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. In his day he was considered one of the great Victorian authors on par with Dickens, Thackeray, Kipling and the like. His reputation as an author, however, has not fared as well...
Meditations on First Philosophy - René DESCARTES
Meditations on First Philosophy - René DESCARTES
- Author: René DESCARTES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
After several years working on a treatise putting forth his mechanistic philosophy and physics, Descartes shelved the project when his contemporary, Galileo, was charged with heresy. That work, The World, was only published after Descartes’ death....
Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch - Eaton G. OSMAN
Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch - Eaton G. OSMAN
- Author: Eaton G. OSMAN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This book is an early history of the Starved Rock Area in Northern Illinois. In the pre-Columbian era, the Starved Rock area was home to Native Americans, particularly the Kaskaskia who lived in the Grand Village of the Illinois across the river....
Oscar Wilde: His Life and Confessions - Frank HARRIS
Oscar Wilde: His Life and Confessions - Frank HARRIS
- Author: Frank HARRIS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Consumers of biography are familiar with the division between memoirs of the living or recently dead written by those who "knew" the subject more or less intimately, and the more objective or scholarly accounts produced by later generations. In the...
The Elements of Style - William STRUNK, JR.
The Elements of Style - William STRUNK, JR.
- Author: William STRUNK JR.
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Education / Language learning
“The Elements of Style (1918) by William Strunk, Jr. is an American English writing style guide. It is one of the best-known and most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading in U.S. high school...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th century chronicle of the Bury St. Edmund monastery, Lorenzo de Medici's Florence, the voyage of the...
Great Pirate Stories - Joseph Lewis FRENCH
Great Pirate Stories - Joseph Lewis FRENCH
- Author: Joseph Lewis FRENCH
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Piracy embodies the romance of the sea at its highest expression. It isa sad but inevitable commentary on our civilization, that, so far as thesea is concerned, it has developed from its infancy down to a century orso ago, under one phase or another...
Historical Tales, Vol I: American I - Charles McLean Andrews
Historical Tales, Vol I: American I - Charles McLean Andrews
- Author: Charles McLean Andrews
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises the discovery, colonization, founding, and early years of the United States of America, describing history...
The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt
The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt
- Author: Theodore Roosevelt
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
This book is a collection of Theodore Roosevelt’s published commentaries and public addresses on the general theme of the requirements for individual and collective success in the personal, civic, political, and social arenas. (Introduction by Bob...
The Will and the Way Stories - Jessie Benton FRÉMONT
The Will and the Way Stories - Jessie Benton FRÉMONT
- Author: Jessie Benton FRÉMONT
- Genre: General Fiction / Short Stories / *Non-fiction
Simply put, this is a book of 9 short vignettes each of which describes a different scenario which demonstrates the age old adage: 'where there's a will, there's a way'. (Summary by Roger Melin)...
Bringing up the Boy - Carl WERNER
Bringing up the Boy - Carl WERNER
- Author: Carl WERNER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Family & Relationships
''Bringing up the Boy'' is, according to its subtitle, ''A Message to Fathers and Mothers from a Boy of Yesterday concerning the Men of To-morrow'' and proffers advice for parents on raising boys from infancy until adulthood, to become fine,...
History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 2 - Henry Charles Lea
History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 2 - Henry Charles Lea
- Author: Henry Charles Lea
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Middle Ages/Middle History
Volume 2 of Lea’s monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. Volume 2 discusses the organizational structure of the Inquisition, methods used to financially support the Inquisition, methods used by the Inquisition to expose heresy, and numerous...
Chopin: the Man and His Music - James HUNEKER
Chopin: the Man and His Music - James HUNEKER
- Author: James HUNEKER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / Music
A biography of the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin and a critical analysis of his work by American music writer and critic James Huneker. (Summary by Julie VW)...
What Dress Makes of Us - Dorothy QUIGLEY
What Dress Makes of Us - Dorothy QUIGLEY
- Author: Dorothy QUIGLEY
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / *Non-fiction / Self-Help
A wickedly funny book of advice on women's dress. However old, fat or plain you are, Dorothy Quigley will tell you what not to wear. (Summary by Ruth Golding)...
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 2 - Lucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 2 - Lucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS
- Author: Lucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving lives contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 056 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 056 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the impact of World War I on human society and endeavor: In 1916, Woodrow Wilson declares that "real glory" comes from wartime "self-sacrifice,"...
Exercises in Knitting - Cornelia MEE
Exercises in Knitting - Cornelia MEE
- Author: Cornelia MEE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Self-Help
Mrs. Mee, her husband, and her sister ran a yarn and needlework import/warehouse business in Bath, England. Her books primarily contain practical everyday items that knit up quickly with the busy homemaker in mind. At this time, published knitting...
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, religion, science and humor....
Famous Men of Modern Times - John Henry HAAREN
Famous Men of Modern Times - John Henry HAAREN
- Author: John Henry HAAREN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Famous Men of Modern Times is a series of biographical sketches written for the purpose of making the study of history lively and interesting by giving insight into the men who lived during this time. Summary by Laura Caldwell...
The Enchiridion of Epictetus - EPICTETUS
The Enchiridion of Epictetus - EPICTETUS
- Author: EPICTETUS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
Epictetus (Greek: Επίκτητος; c.55–c.135) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. The name given by his parents, if one was given, is not known - the word epiktetos in Greek simply means "acquired." Epictetus spent his youth as a slave in Rome to...
The Pursuit of God - Aiden Wilson TOZER
The Pursuit of God - Aiden Wilson TOZER
- Author: Aiden Wilson TOZER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
"As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." This thirst for an intimate relationship with God, claims A.W. Tozer, is not for a select few, but should be the experience of every follower of Christ. But, he...
The Science of Being Well - Wallace D. WATTLES
The Science of Being Well - Wallace D. WATTLES
- Author: Wallace D. WATTLES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Self-Help
If you are seeking better health and ways to stay well…This book is for you! Wallace D. Wattles was an American author and a pioneer success new thought movement writer. His most famous work and first book is a book called The Science of Getting...
Anarchy - Errico MALATESTA
Anarchy - Errico MALATESTA
- Author: Errico MALATESTA
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Political Science
Anarchy explained by the anarchist Errico Malatesta. (Summary by Vineshen Pillay)...
Domestic Manners of the Americans - Frances Milton Trollope
Domestic Manners of the Americans - Frances Milton Trollope
- Author: Frances Milton Trollope
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction / Travel & Geography
Next to de Alexis de Tocquville's almost contemporary Democracy in America, Frances Trollope's work may be the most famous (or at least notorious) dissection of manners and morals of the United States. The work was a sensation on both sides of the...
Aviation Instructor's Handbook FAA-H-8083-9A - Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Instructor's Handbook FAA-H-8083-9A - Federal Aviation Administration
- Author: Federal Aviation Administration
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Education
The handbook does an outstanding job of explaining the application of management and learning psychology for the general educator/manager with detailed guidance for those studying to become Certificated Flight Instructors. Study of the handbook...
Human Nature And Conduct - Part 1, The Place of Habit in Conduct - John Dewey
Human Nature And Conduct - Part 1, The Place of Habit in Conduct - John Dewey
- Author: John Dewey
- Genre: *Non-fiction
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist saw Social Psychology as much a physical science (with rules and predictive power) as Biology and Chemistry. This project encompasses Part 1 of 4 of his book...
Rough Notes Taken During Some Rapid Journeys Across the Pampas and Among the Andes - Francis Bond HEAD
Rough Notes Taken During Some Rapid Journeys Across the Pampas and Among the Andes - Francis Bond HEAD
- Author: Francis Bond HEAD
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Modern (19th C)
“Galloped on with no stopping, but merely to change horses until five o’clock in the evening—very tired indeed, but . . . saw fresh horses in the corral, and resolved to push on. At half-past seven, after having galloped a hundred and fifty-three...
The Story of My Life (Version 2) - Helen KELLER
The Story of My Life (Version 2) - Helen KELLER
- Author: Helen KELLER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
An autobiography of Helen Keller published when the author was still in her early 20's. The narrative reveals how her mind developed and matured until she began her studies at Radcliffe College (Summary by George Cooney)...
Cleopatra - Jacob Abbott
Cleopatra - Jacob Abbott
- Author: Jacob Abbott
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
A biography of the famous Cleopatra of Egypt, written in a manner, equally interesting to children and to adults....
My Southern Home or, The South and Its People - William Wells BROWN
My Southern Home or, The South and Its People - William Wells BROWN
- Author: William Wells BROWN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave; his father was a white man who never acknowledged his paternity. Brown escaped slavery at about the age of 20. For many years he worked as a steam...
On the Heavens - Aristotle
On the Heavens - Aristotle
- Author: Aristotle
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / *Non-fiction / Nature
On the Heavens (Greek: Περί ουρανού, Latin: De Caelo or De Caelo et Mundo) is Aristotle's chief cosmological treatise. In it Aristotle argues that the Earth is a sphere by pointing to the evidence of lunar eclipses. Aristotle also provides a...
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 12) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 12) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Much of this chapter is taken up with the affairs of Ireland during the reign of James II. The Protestants and Catholics are having their usual disagreements and James is putting his pieces in place in an attempt to use the Irish to consolidate his...
Sophisms of the Protectionists - Frédéric BASTIAT
Sophisms of the Protectionists - Frédéric BASTIAT
- Author: Frédéric BASTIAT
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Business & Economics
"To rob the public, it is necessary to deceive them," Bastiat said and believed. He reasoned, employing repetition to various applications, against fallacious arguments promoting the "Protection" of industries to the detriment of consumers and...
Life's Enthusiasms - David Starr JORDAN
Life's Enthusiasms - David Starr JORDAN
- Author: David Starr JORDAN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works / Philosophy
The words in this essay on positive thought sing like those in Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." The author praises joyous living and recommends certain routes to its attainment. He explores schooling (public secondary and the university), travel, and...