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1000 Things Worth Knowing - Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr.
1000 Things Worth Knowing - Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr.
- Author: Nathaniel C. Fowler Jr.
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Reference
Part almanac, part encyclopedia, part dictionary, Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr. gives us his idea of important, but sometimes obscure, facts that he thinks should be in our bank of general knowledge. He includes a large section on medical emergency and...
The Story of the Middle Ages - Samuel B. Harding
The Story of the Middle Ages - Samuel B. Harding
- Author: Samuel B. Harding
- Genre: Reference / Middle Ages/Middle History
Intended for a youthful audience, The Story of the Middle Ages, published in 1906, tells the history of the Middle Ages in simple and entertaining fashion, and helps to explain the influence of the Middle Ages on modern times. Topics covered include...
This Country of Ours, Part 3 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
This Country of Ours, Part 3 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: Reference / Modern (19th C)
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is Part 3: Stories...
A Book of Whales - Frank Evers Beddard
A Book of Whales - Frank Evers Beddard
- Author: Frank Evers Beddard
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Reference
A Book of Whales is a natural history of whales for the layman. - Summary by A. Gramour...
The Decoration of Houses - Edith Wharton
The Decoration of Houses - Edith Wharton
- Author: Edith Wharton
- Genre: Education / Reference
The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897. In the book, the authors denounced Victorian-style interior decoration and interior design, especially those...
A Plain English Handbook: How to create clear SEC disclosure documents - The Securities and Exchange Commission
A Plain English Handbook: How to create clear SEC disclosure documents - The Securities and Exchange Commission
- Author: The Securities and Exchange Commission
- Genre: Reference
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Act) is intended to make it easy for the public to understand government documents. The SEC, like other federal agencies, must write documents in plain writing, defined under the Act as writing that is "clear, concise,...
Carpenter's geographical reader: Europe - Frank G. Carpenter
Carpenter's geographical reader: Europe - Frank G. Carpenter
- Author: Frank G. Carpenter
- Genre: Reference / Travel & Geography
The book tries to give its young readers a living knowledge of Europe. The author conducts tours through various parts of Europe giving a glimpse of the people and their lives and livelihoods. He includes as well information on the natural resources...
The Story of Mankind - Hendrik van Loon
The Story of Mankind - Hendrik van Loon
- Author: Hendrik van Loon
- Genre: Reference / History
Relates the story of western civilization from earliest times through the beginning of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the people and events that changed the course of history. Portrays in vivid prose the achievements of mankind in...
Soup of Alphabets, Volume 003 - Various
Soup of Alphabets, Volume 003 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Reference
This third "stove-top" full of Alphabet Soups --again-- runs the fullest gamut! It ranges from country scenes (Alphabets of Fruits, Birds, Animals and "Country Scenes"), to just plain silliness (Absurd ABCs and Lear's Nonsense Alphabet #5), and...
The Natural History Volume 2 - Pliny the Elder
The Natural History Volume 2 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Reference
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of...
When Mother Lets Us Cook - Constance JOHNSON
When Mother Lets Us Cook - Constance JOHNSON
- Author: Constance JOHNSON
- Genre: Reference / Crafts & Hobbies
A book of simple receipts for little folk with important cooking rules in rhyme together with handy lists of the materials and utensils needed for the preparation of each dish. (Summary from the text)...
Makers of Many Things - Eva March Tappan
Makers of Many Things - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: Reference
How are friction matches made? How do rags and trees become paper? Who makes the dishes on our tables? Published in 1916, this children's book explains the origins of everyday items in an entertaining and informative way. There are plenty of...
This Country of Ours, Part 5 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
This Country of Ours, Part 5 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: Reference / Early Modern
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall's book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is Part 5: Stories...
Grammar-Land - M. L. NESBITT
Grammar-Land - M. L. NESBITT
- Author: M. L. NESBITT
- Genre: Reference / Language learning
In this charming 1877 book of grammar instruction for children, we are introduced to the nine parts of speech and learn about the rules that govern them in Grammar-Land. "Judge Grammar is far mightier than any Fairy Queen, for he rules over real...
Dwarf Fruit Trees - Frank Albert WAUGH
Dwarf Fruit Trees - Frank Albert WAUGH
- Author: Frank Albert WAUGH
- Genre: Nature / Reference / Gardening
This book is a handbook for the home orchardist. The propagation, pruning, choice of variety, and management of dwarf fruit trees, specifically apples, pears, peaches, and plums, are outlined. In addition, there is a section on berry bushes. It is...
This Country of Ours, Part 1 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
This Country of Ours, Part 1 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: Reference / Early Modern
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is Part 1: Stories...
A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl - Amy Lane WATERMAN
A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl - Amy Lane WATERMAN
- Author: Amy Lane WATERMAN
- Genre: General / Reference
Join Betsey Bobbitt, a girl with an undeniable sweet tooth, as she discovers new recipes for candy and sweets to make with the reader. An entertaining cookbook with a narrative! (Summary by Mary Kay)...
A Soup of Alphabets from A-Z - Various
A Soup of Alphabets from A-Z - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Reference
A collection of children's alphabet rhymes including Footsteps On the Road to Learning - a short text from 1850 which teaches children the English alphabet in rime--so that a child may not become a dunce! The Anti Slavery Alphabet - a book prepared...
The Elements of Botany - Asa GRAY
The Elements of Botany - Asa GRAY
- Author: Asa GRAY
- Genre: Reference / Life Sciences
The book is intended to ground beginners in Structural Botany and the principles of vegetable life, mainly as concerns Flowering or Phanerogamous plants, with which botanical instruction should always begin; also to be a companion and interpreter to...
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 1 - Pliny the Elder
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 1 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Reference
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of 37 books, covering more than 20.000 topics ranging from astronomy and mathematics to botany and precious...
Concerning Genealogies - Frank ALLABEN
Concerning Genealogies - Frank ALLABEN
- Author: Frank ALLABEN
- Genre: Family & Relationships / Reference / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) to research and compile a family history. As stated in the preface of the book, "Strong emphasis is laid upon...
Commentary On The Book Of Genesis - Matthew HENRY
Commentary On The Book Of Genesis - Matthew HENRY
- Author: Matthew HENRY
- Genre: Reference
This is another commentary by Matthew Henry, well known for his commentaries on the Bible, this one is on Genesis, the first book of the Bible. - Summary by fiddlesticks...
The Natural History Volume 3 - Pliny the Elder
The Natural History Volume 3 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Reference
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of...
The Natural History Volume 1 - Pliny the Elder
The Natural History Volume 1 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Reference
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of...
Soup of Alphabets, Volume 002 - Various
Soup of Alphabets, Volume 002 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Reference
A second helping of Alphabet Books! This collection has a wide-ranging variety of short books, and not only for younger readers, but also for young and not so young adults. Opening with a book based on the colorful language of London's street...
This Country of Ours, Part 4 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
This Country of Ours, Part 4 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: Reference / Modern (19th C)
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is Part 4: Stories...
Wayside and Woodland Trees: Pocket guide to the British Sylva - Edward STEP
Wayside and Woodland Trees: Pocket guide to the British Sylva - Edward STEP
- Author: Edward STEP
- Genre: Nature / Reference
"The purpose of this volume is not the addition of one more to the numerous treatises upon sylviculture or forestry, but to afford a straightforward means for the identification of our native trees and larger shrubs for the convenience of the rural...
Carpenter's geographical reader: North America - Frank G. Carpenter
Carpenter's geographical reader: North America - Frank G. Carpenter
- Author: Frank G. Carpenter
- Genre: Reference / Travel & Geography
The purpose of this book is to give to its readers a living knowledge of some of the wonders of the country and continent in which they live. Upon a personally conducted tour they are taken by the author through the most characteristic parts of the...
Education - Ellen G. White
Education - Ellen G. White
- Author: Ellen G. White
- Genre: Education / Reference
Ellen White said that one of the most delicate tasks in life was working with youthful minds. Teaching should be varied which can make it possible for the 'high and noble powers of the mind' to have a chance to progress. Educators of youth should be...
Carpenter's geographical reader: South America - Frank G. Carpenter
Carpenter's geographical reader: South America - Frank G. Carpenter
- Author: Frank G. Carpenter
- Genre: Reference / Travel & Geography
In this book the children are taken by the author upon a personally conducted tour through the most characteristic parts of the South American continent. The book will, it is believed, aid in putting flesh and blood on the bones of the geographies,...
Plan and Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language - Samuel Johnson
Plan and Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language - Samuel Johnson
- Author: Samuel Johnson
- Genre: Reference
The published dictionary was a huge book: with pages nearly 1½ feet tall and 20 inches wide, it contained 42,773 words; it also sold for the huge price of £4/10s. ($400?). It would be years before "Johnson's Dictionary", as it came to be known,...
This Country of Ours, Part 6 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
This Country of Ours, Part 6 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: Reference / Early Modern
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall's book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is Part 6: Stories...
This Country of Ours, Part 2 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
This Country of Ours, Part 2 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: Reference / Early Modern
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is Part 2: Stories...
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases - Grenville KLEISER
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases - Grenville KLEISER
- Author: Grenville KLEISER
- Genre: Reference / Language learning
A Practical Handbook of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, and Oratorical Terms, for the Embellishment of Speech and Literature, and The Improvement of the Vocabulary of Those Persons Who Read, Write, and...
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 3 - Pliny the Elder
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 3 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Science / Reference / Antiquity
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of 37 books, covering more than 20.000 topics ranging from astronomy and mathematics to botany and precious...
Ontario Public School Geography - Unknown
Ontario Public School Geography - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: General / Reference
This Ontario Public School textbook, published in 1922, contains some fascinating facts of a world which no longer exists. It seems politically incorrect in some of its descriptions by modern day standards. (Summary by David Lawrence)...
The Ideal Bartender - Tom BULLOCK
The Ideal Bartender - Tom BULLOCK
- Author: Tom BULLOCK
- Genre: Reference / Cooking
The book was written by Tom Bullock, a well-known bartender at the St. Louis Country Club. His skills as a bartender were so remarkable that a libel suit hinged on the excellence of his drinks. In The Ideal Bartender, Tom collects some of his best...
Around the World with the Children - Frank G. Carpenter
Around the World with the Children - Frank G. Carpenter
- Author: Frank G. Carpenter
- Genre: Reference / Travel & Geography
An introduction to world geography for young and old alike. Topics such as China, Japan, the American Indian, Europe and the oceans on a beginning level. Summary by BettyB...
Instructions to Light Keepers - UNITED STATES LIGHTHOUSE BOARD
Instructions to Light Keepers - UNITED STATES LIGHTHOUSE BOARD
- Author: UNITED STATES LIGHTHOUSE BOARD
- Genre: Reference
"Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C. July 1, 1881. The following Instructions are published for the guidance of light-keepers. They are required to read them carefully and attentively, and to refer to them whenever they are any doubt...
On The Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls - Lina Beard
On The Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls - Lina Beard
- Author: Lina Beard
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction / *Non-fiction / Reference
Lina and Adelia Beard, co-founders of the first American girls' scouting group, originally called the Girl Scout Society, then the Girl Pioneers, and finally as the Camp Fire Girls, provide practical advice and encouragement to girls and young women...