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On Piety - Jean GUIBERT
On Piety - Jean GUIBERT
- Author: Jean GUIBERT
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Father Jean Guibert of the Society of St. Sulpice served as superior of the Catholic Institute of Paris. He wrote this short book, which bears an imprimatur, for both those who practice piety and those who disdain it. As noted in the preface to this...
A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay - Watkin TENCH
A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay - Watkin TENCH
- Author: Watkin TENCH
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Travel & Geography
Watkin Tench was an officer of the British Marines in the First Fleet to settle NSW. This is an interesting and entertaining account of his experiences during that time (Introduction by Tabithat)...
Democracy in America Vol. I - Alexis de Tocqueville
Democracy in America Vol. I - Alexis de Tocqueville
- Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Philosophy
When Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. Many of his insightful observations American society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after his...
Confucian Analects - Confucius 孔子
Confucian Analects - Confucius 孔子
- Author: Confucius 孔子
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
The Analects, or Lunyu (simplified Chinese: 论语; traditional Chinese: 論語; pinyin: Lún Yǔ; literally "Classified/Ordered Sayings"), also known as the Analects of Confucius, are considered a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker...
Jesse James, My Father - Jesse JAMES, JR.
Jesse James, My Father - Jesse JAMES, JR.
- Author: Jesse JAMES JR.
- Genre: *Non-fiction / War & Military / Biography & Autobiography
A biography of Jesse James as told by his son, Jesse James, Jr. We are treated to inside tales of Jesse's childhood and home life; what drove him to become a Confederate guerrilla during the Civil War; his life after the war and how he became a...
Wit and Wisdom of Chesterton - G. K. Chesterton
Wit and Wisdom of Chesterton - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / *Non-fiction / Philosophy
This little volume, issued as a gift book for lovers of Mr. Chesterton's writings in 1911, is made up from essays to be found in "The Defandant", "Varied Types" and "Tremendous Trifles". These 12 pieces were chosen to giving a peek into the margins...
The Catalog of Testimonies - Jakob ANDREAE
The Catalog of Testimonies - Jakob ANDREAE
- Author: Jakob ANDREAE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
This appendix to the 1580 edition of the Book of Concord is a compilation of Scripture passages together with citations from the fathers of the ancient Christian Church. They are intended to show that the Christology of the Formula of Concord...
Essays in Radical Empiricism - William James
Essays in Radical Empiricism - William James
- Author: William James
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Psychology
William James (1842 – 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophies of...
Report of the Inquiry into the Role and Oversight of Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan - UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
Report of the Inquiry into the Role and Oversight of Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan - UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
- Author: UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
The Inquiry into the Role and Oversight of Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan, which reported in September 2010, was precipitated by events in August 2008, when US forces bombed the Afghan village of Azizabad. This gave rise to a public...
Industrial Conspiracies - Clarence DARROW
Industrial Conspiracies - Clarence DARROW
- Author: Clarence DARROW
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Political Science / Self-Help
Publisher's Note.—This address was delivered shortly after Mr. Darrow's triumphant acquittal on a charge growing out of his defense of the McNamaras at Los Angeles, California. The man, the subject and the occasion makes it one of the greatest...
From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did It - John PEELE
From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did It - John PEELE
- Author: John PEELE
- Genre: *Non-fiction
"... I have decided to write an account of a few of the many adventures and dangers that befell me while making my way, practically without a penny, from Tarboro, North Carolina, to Tucson, Arizona; and thence to the stricken city of San Francisco,...
The Iron Heel - Jack London
The Iron Heel - Jack London
- Author: Jack London
- Genre: General Fiction / Science Fiction / *Non-fiction
A dystopian novel about the terrible oppressions of an American oligarchy at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, and the struggles of a socialist revolutionary movement. (Introduction by Matt Soar)...
Coffee Break Collection 002 - Faith - Various
Coffee Break Collection 002 - Faith - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. The theme for this collection is Multi-Faith in various genres.(Summary by BellonaTimes)...
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India - Edgar THURSTON
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India - Edgar THURSTON
- Author: Edgar THURSTON
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / *Non-fiction / Philosophy
This book deals mainly with some aspects of what may be termed the psychical life of the inhabitants of the Madras Presidency, and the Native States of Travancore and Cochin.(Summary by Edgar Thurston)...
Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be - Irwin Leslie GORDON
Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be - Irwin Leslie GORDON
- Author: Irwin Leslie GORDON
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
A short, humorous biography of famous people from 5000 BC to 1914. -- S. McGaughey From the Introduction, "The editor begs leave to inform the public that only persons who can produce proper evidence of their demise will be admitted to Who Was Who....
Essay on the Creative Imagination - Théodule-Armand RIBOT
Essay on the Creative Imagination - Théodule-Armand RIBOT
- Author: Théodule-Armand RIBOT
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Psychology
"It is quite generally recognized that psychology has remained in the semi-mythological, semi-scholastic period longer than most attempts at scientific formulization. For a long time it has been the "spook science" per se, and the imagination, now...
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution - Peter KROPOTKIN
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution - Peter KROPOTKIN
- Author: Peter KROPOTKIN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book by Peter Kropotkin on the subject of mutual aid, written while he was living in exile in England. It was first published by William Heinemann in London in October 1902. The individual chapters had...
The Joyful Wisdom (or: The Gay Science) - Friedrich Nietzsche
The Joyful Wisdom (or: The Gay Science) - Friedrich Nietzsche
- Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
- Genre: Poetry / *Non-fiction / Philosophy
"The Joyful Wisdom," written in 1882, just before "Zarathustra," is rightly judged to be one of Nietzsche's best books. Here the essentially grave and masculine face of the poet-philosopher is seen to light up and suddenly break into a delightful...
The Goody-Naughty Book - Sarah Cory RIPPEY
The Goody-Naughty Book - Sarah Cory RIPPEY
- Author: Sarah Cory RIPPEY
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Short Stories / *Non-fiction
The Goody-Naughty Book was originally published as two books back to back. Opening the book from one end, the reader experiences "The Goody Side" where the children are polite and thoughtful. However, turning the book over and beginning from the...
Parables from Nature - Margaret GATTY
Parables from Nature - Margaret GATTY
- Author: Margaret GATTY
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / *Non-fiction
Parables From Nature is a collection of short stories which were originally published as 4 separate volumes. They are inspired from Nature and written for children. Nevertheless, Gatty uses children's literature because she knows that in doing so,...
A Guide to Modern Cookery (Le Guide Culinaire) Part I: Fundamental Elements - Auguste ESCOFFIER
A Guide to Modern Cookery (Le Guide Culinaire) Part I: Fundamental Elements - Auguste ESCOFFIER
- Author: Auguste ESCOFFIER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Cooking
Le Guide Culinaire can be regarded as the ‘Bible’ of modern cooking. It was Escoffier's attempt to codify and streamline the French restaurant food of the day. The original text was printed for the use of professional chefs and kitchen staff;...
The Dancing Mania - Justus HECKER
The Dancing Mania - Justus HECKER
- Author: Justus HECKER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Psychology
Numerous theories have been proposed for the causes of dancing mania, and it remains unclear whether it was a real illness or a social phenomenon. One of the most prominent theories is that victims suffered from ergot poisoning, which was known as...
Give Me Liberty - Patrick HENRY
Give Me Liberty - Patrick HENRY
- Author: Patrick HENRY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having singlehandedly convinced the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. In...
The Persian Hidden Words - BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
The Persian Hidden Words - BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
- Author: BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Religion
Kalimát-i-Maknúnih (کلمات مکنونه) or The Hidden Words is a book written in Baghdad around 1857 by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. This work is written partly in Arabic and partly in Persian. The Hidden Words is written in the form of a...
Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams, Vol. 1 - Abigail ADAMS
Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams, Vol. 1 - Abigail ADAMS
- Author: Abigail ADAMS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Abigail Adams lived the American Revolution as the wife of one of its central figures--John Adams. Her family correspondence, published along with a memoir by her grandson, Charles Francis Adams, brings that era into eloquent focus. What was it like...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 045 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 045 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include ancient Greek thinkers--Parmenides, Demosthenes, Euclid; William Lloyd Garrison and the National Anti-Slavery Convention; 19th and 20th century...
The Pirates of Penzance - W. S. Gilbert
The Pirates of Penzance - W. S. Gilbert
- Author: W. S. Gilbert
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Romance / *Non-fiction
The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band...
The Desert, Further Studies in Natural Appearances - John Charles VAN DYKE
The Desert, Further Studies in Natural Appearances - John Charles VAN DYKE
- Author: John Charles VAN DYKE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Travel & Geography
The Desert by John Charles Van Dyke, published in 1901, is a lush, poetic description of the natural beauty of the American Southwest. "What land can equal the desert with its wide plains, its grim mountains, and its expanding canopy of sky!" Van...
The Way of Peace - James Allen
The Way of Peace - James Allen
- Author: James Allen
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Religion
The Way of Peace is your guide to the power of meditation; self and truth; the acquirement of spiritual power; the realization of selfless love; entering into the infinite; saints, sages, and saviors; the law of service; and the realization of...
My Father As I Recall Him - Mamie DICKENS
My Father As I Recall Him - Mamie DICKENS
- Author: Mamie DICKENS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
"If, in these pages, written in remembrance of my father, I should tell you, my dear friends, nothing new of him, I can, at least, promise you that what I shall tell will be told faithfully, if simply, and perhaps there may be some things not...
How to Tell Stories to Children - Sara Cone BRYANT
How to Tell Stories to Children - Sara Cone BRYANT
- Author: Sara Cone BRYANT
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction
Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to tell children. This volume expounds on her theories and practices of telling stories to children, and...
When Knights Were Bold - Eva March Tappan
When Knights Were Bold - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
This book is in no degree an attempt to relate the involved and intricate history of the Middle Ages. Its plan is, rather, to present pictures of the manner of life and habits of thought of the people who lived between the eighth and fifteenth...
When the King Came: Stories from the Four Gospels - George HODGES
When the King Came: Stories from the Four Gospels - George HODGES
- Author: George HODGES
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Religion
THIS tells how once the King of Glory came from heaven to visit us here on earth and live amongst us; how He was born in Bethlehem and brought up in Nazareth; how He went about telling people of the Heavenly Kingdom, and doing good, ministering to...
The Byzantine Empire - Charles William Chadwick Oman
The Byzantine Empire - Charles William Chadwick Oman
- Author: Charles William Chadwick Oman
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was dismissed by modern historians as depressing and monotonous. The great Gibbon had branded the successors of...
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines - Clayton EDWARDS
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines - Clayton EDWARDS
- Author: Clayton EDWARDS
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / *Non-fiction
It would be pleasant indeed to gather the characters of this book together and listen to the conversation of wholly different but interested couples—for this is a book of contrasts and has been written as such. Lives of the most dramatic and...
The Vegetable Garden: A Manual for the Amateur Vegetable Gardener - Ida Dandridge BENNETT
The Vegetable Garden: A Manual for the Amateur Vegetable Gardener - Ida Dandridge BENNETT
- Author: Ida Dandridge BENNETT
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Self-Help
This book is a good reference on vegetable gardening. It covers the economic value of a vegetable garden, planning and locating the garden, maintaining soil fertility, hotbeds, garden tools, sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, growing and storing...
Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Vol 3 - Arthur L. Hayward
Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Vol 3 - Arthur L. Hayward
- Author: Arthur L. Hayward
- Genre: *Non-fiction / True Crime
This is the third volume in this collection of reports and newspaper stories regarding notorious criminals and their punishment, assembled by prison inspector Arthur Hayward from original sources originally published in 1735.Please note that some...
Flowers and Ferns in their Haunts - Mabel Osgood WRIGHT
Flowers and Ferns in their Haunts - Mabel Osgood WRIGHT
- Author: Mabel Osgood WRIGHT
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature
Pleasant non-fiction journey into the backwoods of the New England coastal countryside by the first president of the Connecticut Audubon Society, circa 1900. (Summary by BellonaTimes)...
The Shining Gateway - James Allen
The Shining Gateway - James Allen
- Author: James Allen
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Students of the works of James Allen all over the world will welcome with joy another book from his able pen. In this work we find the Prophet of Meditation in one of his deepest and yet most lucid expositions. How wonderfully he deals with...
Memoir of Jane Austen - James Edward AUSTEN-LEIGH
Memoir of Jane Austen - James Edward AUSTEN-LEIGH
- Author: James Edward AUSTEN-LEIGH
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
"The Memoir of my Aunt, Jane Austen, has been received with more favour than I had ventured to expect. The notices taken of it in the periodical press, as well as letters addressed to me by many with whom I am not personally acquainted, show that an...
