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The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki - United States Army Corps of Engineers
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki - United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Author: United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Science
This is the official report, published nearly 11 months after the first and only atomic bombings in history (to date), of a group of military physicians and engineers who accompanied the initial contingent of U.S. soldiers into the destroyed cities...
History of the United States, Vol. III - Charles Austin Beard
History of the United States, Vol. III - Charles Austin Beard
- Author: Charles Austin Beard
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he...
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 2 - Various
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 2 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
This is the second LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings of 14 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1766 and 1956. Readings are of speeches...
Fighting the Flying Circus - Eddie Rickenbacker
Fighting the Flying Circus - Eddie Rickenbacker
- Author: Eddie Rickenbacker
- Genre: *Non-fiction / War & Military / Memoirs
This is the WWI memoirs of Medal of Honor winner, Capt Eddie Rickenbacker. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, which ended the war with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron....
De Monarchia - Dante ALIGHIERI
De Monarchia - Dante ALIGHIERI
- Author: Dante ALIGHIERI
- Genre: *Non-fiction
The De Monarchia is one of the main works by Dante Alighieri. It is a treatise on secular and religious power, and more specifically on the relationship between secular authority (represented by the Holy Roman Emperor) and religious authority...
Cat Tales - Various
Cat Tales - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Animals
Cat Tales is the first of a series of kid-friendly collections of animal stories and non-fiction. There'll be one or two grade-school-level texts on the animal, with eight-nine fiction works. Source for these is Project Gutenberg. (Summary by...
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah - Richard Francis BURTON
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah - Richard Francis BURTON
- Author: Richard Francis BURTON
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion / Travel & Geography
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 β 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as...
Freckles - Gene STRATTON-PORTER
Freckles - Gene STRATTON-PORTER
- Author: Gene STRATTON-PORTER
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction / Nature
Freckles is a young man who has been raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage. His one dream is to find a job, a place to belong and people who accept him despite his youth and the disability of having only one hand. He finds this place in the...
Edison, His Life and Inventions - Frank Lewis DYER
Edison, His Life and Inventions - Frank Lewis DYER
- Author: Frank Lewis DYER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
A detailed biography of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of such things as the telephone, the microphone, the electric motor, the storage battery, and the electric light. In the words of the authors, "It is designed in these pages to bring the reader...
Paul the Dauntless - Basil Joseph MATHEWS
Paul the Dauntless - Basil Joseph MATHEWS
- Author: Basil Joseph MATHEWS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Religion
βWe shall in this book try to go in the footsteps of Paul. It will not be all easy traveling for any of us, to journey with this daring explorer of the Unseen; there is some steep hill-climbing, some scrambling over boulders, long flat tramps over...
Old Times on the Mississippi - Mark Twain
Old Times on the Mississippi - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Travel & Geography
Old Times on the Mississippi is a non-fiction work by Mark Twain. It was published in 1876. Originally published in serial form in the Atlantic Monthly, in 1875, this same work was published as chapters 4 through 17 in Twain's later work, Life on...
First Fifty Digits of Pi - Scott HEMPHILL
First Fifty Digits of Pi - Scott HEMPHILL
- Author: Scott HEMPHILL
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / *Non-fiction / Science
56 flavors of Pi proudly produced by LibriVox volunteers to celebrate Pi Day, 2008. (3/14) Don't worry, you don't have to listen to an infinite string of numbers: each reader presents just the first 50 digits in styles of their own choosing. In...
The Elements of Botany - William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Botany - William Ruschenberger
- Author: William Ruschenberger
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
The Elements of Botany is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. It is a succinct little textbook that presents a solid introduction to plant science. (Summary by A.Gramour)...
Absolute Surrender and Other Addresses - Andrew Murray
Absolute Surrender and Other Addresses - Andrew Murray
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
This is a series of short messages written by the South African minister, Andrew Murray. They deal with the necessity and joy of surrendering our lives completely to God.(Summary written by Joy Chan)...
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 - Havelock ELLIS
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 - Havelock ELLIS
- Author: Havelock ELLIS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Psychology / Self-Help
The first of six volumes, this volume covers in extensive detail the topics of "The Evolution of Modesty", "The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity", and "Auto-Eroticism". Written as an anthropological and psychological study from the point of view of...
Canyon de Chelly; The Story of its Ruins and People - Zorro A. BRADLEY
Canyon de Chelly; The Story of its Ruins and People - Zorro A. BRADLEY
- Author: Zorro A. BRADLEY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
A 1973 U.S. government publication describing the history and physical characteristics of this Arizona national monument within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. - Summary by david wales...
American Philosophy Collection Vol. 2 - Various
American Philosophy Collection Vol. 2 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
This recording is the second in an ongoing series of collections highlighting foundational articles in early 20th Century American philosophy. Volume 2 focuses on the debates surrounding the emergence of the so-called 'New Realism.' Inspired by the...
Christmas Short Works Collection 2007 - Various
Christmas Short Works Collection 2007 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Short Stories / *Non-fiction
LibriVoxβs 2007 Christmas Short Works Colletion containing public domain short stories, essays, poems, and scripture passages recorded by a variety of LibriVox members.Section 09: A Cornish Christmas Play, a mummers' play, was read by gathered...
The Science of Being Great - Wallace D. WATTLES
The Science of Being Great - Wallace D. WATTLES
- Author: Wallace D. WATTLES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Self-Help
The Science of Being Great is the second book of Wattles' triology. In this volume he argues that the power of thought and positive self-esteem is the only true measure of a person's greatness. (Summary by Diana Majlinger) The Science of Getting Rich...
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education - John Dewey
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education - John Dewey
- Author: John Dewey
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
An important, controversial, and often cited work on public education. Dewey discusses the role of public education in a democracy and the different methods for achieving quality in education. After its initial publication, this book began a...
Cottage Economy - William COBBETT
Cottage Economy - William COBBETT
- Author: William COBBETT
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Self-Help
How can you tell when your pig is fat enough? Why should you never buy mustard? What's wrong with eating potatoes? Which is better, beer or tea? And what type of straw makes the best bonnets? William Cobbett is the man to ask. Here is his book of...
Of Peace of Mind - Lucius Annaeus SENECA
Of Peace of Mind - Lucius Annaeus SENECA
- Author: Lucius Annaeus SENECA
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / *Non-fiction / Self-Help
How to maintain a tranquil mind amongst social upheaval and turmoil, addressed to Serenus. (Introduction by Jonathan Hockey)...
Famous American Statesmen - Sarah Knowles Bolton
Famous American Statesmen - Sarah Knowles Bolton
- Author: Sarah Knowles Bolton
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
A sketch of the lives of some of America's early Statesmen: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Charles Sumner, Ulysses S. Grant, and James A. Garfield. (Summary by...
Memoirs of a Revolutionist, Vol. 2 - Peter KROPOTKIN
Memoirs of a Revolutionist, Vol. 2 - Peter KROPOTKIN
- Author: Peter KROPOTKIN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Peter Kropotkin was a Russian anarcho-communist and scientist. This is his autobiography, and he writes not only about his own life, but also about 19th century Russian society and politics. He was born into the nobility and had a military...
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie - Andrew Carnegie
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie - Andrew Carnegie
- Author: Andrew Carnegie
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
This autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is a very well written and interesting history of one of the most wealthy men in the United states. He was born in Scotland in 1835 and emigrated to America in 1848. Among his many accomplishments and...
A New England Girlhood: Outlined From Memory - Lucy LARCOM
A New England Girlhood: Outlined From Memory - Lucy LARCOM
- Author: Lucy LARCOM
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Lucy Larcom was an American poet, teacher, and mil-worker. According to Wikipedia: "Larcom served as a model for the change in women's roles in society." This is her colorful autobiography. Here, she tells about her happy childhood, and her time...
Psychopathology of Everyday Life - Sigmund Freud
Psychopathology of Everyday Life - Sigmund Freud
- Author: Sigmund Freud
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Psychology / Science
Professor Freud developed his system of psychoanalysis while studying the so-called borderline cases of mental diseases, such as hysteria and compulsion neurosis. By discarding the old methods of treatment and strictly applying himself to a study of...
George and Robert Stephenson - Samuel Smiles
George and Robert Stephenson - Samuel Smiles
- Author: Samuel Smiles
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
George Stephenson did not invent the steam engine, that was due to Newcomen and later to James Watt. He did not invent the steam locomotive, that was due to a number of people including Cugnot, Trevithick and others. He did not invent the Railway....
Epistolae, the letters of Dante - Dante ALIGHIERI
Epistolae, the letters of Dante - Dante ALIGHIERI
- Author: Dante ALIGHIERI
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
This volume contains the thirteen letters of the poet Dante Alighieri translated from their original Latin, including the famous and controversial letter to his patron Cangrande della Scala. The letters provide a good deal of context for the reader...
The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787 - United States Government
The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787 - United States Government
- Author: United States Government
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America....
Recollections of Life in Ohio, from 1813-1840 - William Cooper HOWELLS
Recollections of Life in Ohio, from 1813-1840 - William Cooper HOWELLS
- Author: William Cooper HOWELLS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Recollections of Life in Ohio is the autobiography of William Cooper Howells (1807-1894), father of the American novelist William Dean Howells. The Howells were Welsh woolen mill owners. William Cooper's father brought the family to America in...
American Notes for General Circulation - Charles Dickens
American Notes for General Circulation - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Travel & Geography
American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. While there he acted as a critical observer of these societies almost as if returning a status report on their...
Bacon - Richard William CHURCH
Bacon - Richard William CHURCH
- Author: Richard William CHURCH
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
This investigation of Bacon the scholar and man of letters begins with a look at the early days ang progresses to his relationships with Queen Elizabeth and James I. It includes accounts of his positions as solicitor general, attorney-general, and...
On Generation and Corruption - Aristotle
On Generation and Corruption - Aristotle
- Author: Aristotle
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / *Non-fiction / Nature
On Generation and Corruption (Ancient Greek: Ξ Ξ΅Οα½Ά γΡνΞΟΞ΅ΟΟ ΞΊΞ±α½Ά ΟΞΈΞΏΟαΎΆΟ, Latin: De Generatione et Corruptione, also known as On Coming to Be and Passing Away) is a treatise by Aristotle. Like many of his texts, it is both scientific and philosophic...
The Great Taxicab Robbery - James H. COLLINS
The Great Taxicab Robbery - James H. COLLINS
- Author: James H. COLLINS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / True Crime
In 1912, $25,000 was stolen during a bank transfer in New York City in broad daylight. In what may appear astonishing in today's world, the transfer occurred in a New York City taxicab.This factual account brings true crime of the early twentieth...
English Costume - Dion Clayton CALTHROP
English Costume - Dion Clayton CALTHROP
- Author: Dion Clayton CALTHROP
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
The world, if we choose to see it so, is a complicated picture of people dressing and undressing. The history of the world is composed of the chat of a little band of tailors seated cross-legged on their boards; they gossip across the centuries,...
Your Invisible Power - Genevieve BEHREND
Your Invisible Power - Genevieve BEHREND
- Author: Genevieve BEHREND
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Psychology
Genevieve Behrend was a teacher of Mental Science, a New Thought discipline created by Thomas Troward (1847- 1916). Your Invisible Power, published in 1921, is her first and most famous book. It is a guide to the use of visualization and other...
Cocoa and Chocolate - Arthur William KNAPP
Cocoa and Chocolate - Arthur William KNAPP
- Author: Arthur William KNAPP
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Self-Help
As that heavenly bit of chocolate melts in our mouths, we give little thought as to where it came from, the arduous work that went in to its creation, and the complex process of its maturation from a bean to the delicacy we all enjoy. This "little...
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave - Henry BIBB
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave - Henry BIBB
- Author: Henry BIBB
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Henry Walton Bibb was born a slave. His father was white although his identity was not positively known. Bibb was separated from his mother at a very young age and hired out to other slave owners for most of his childhood. Always yearning for his...
The Science of Getting Rich - Wallace D. WATTLES
The Science of Getting Rich - Wallace D. WATTLES
- Author: Wallace D. WATTLES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Self-Help
Would you like to be rich? Yes? Well, who wouldn't. The Science of Getting Rich is a book written by the New Thought Movement writer Wallace D. Wattles. The book is still in print after almost 100 years. According to USA Today, the text is "divided...
