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Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 10

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Giorgio Vasari



Volume 10 of the lives of some eminent painters, sculptors and architects in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume 06

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Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne



Memoirs written by Napoleon's private secretary, "a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association." - S…

Behind the Screen

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Samuel Goldwyn



Learn about the early days of Hollywood from the eyes of Samuel Goldwyn, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production company. - Summary by…

Spring (Barber)

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Margaret Fairless Barber



LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Spring by "Michael Fairless" (pseudonym of Margaret Fairless Barber). This was the F…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 094

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Various



"Fine experience lies at one's own doorstep" writes Raymond S. Spears, suggesting that boating on the Mississippi River offers &qu…

The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. II

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart



This volume, the second volume of a two-volume set, contains over 125 letters written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from 1781-1791. It has been…

Benjamin Franklin: Self-Revealed, Volume 1

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William Cabell Bruce



His life was like a full five-act play—prophetic prologue and stately epilogue, and swelling scene imposed upon swelling scene, until the ta…

Battle of New Orleans: Its Real Meaning

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Reau Folk



Rather than being a synopsis of the Battle of New Orleans as a military victory, the book also touches upon the greater significance of the …

Logick

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Isaac Watts



The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth with a Variety of Rules to guard against error in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life,…

Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress

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Henry Salt



In the book, Salt argues against the idea of speciesism, though the term was not coined for another 76 years.The book also argues against vi…

Black No More

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George Schuyler



Being an account of the strange and wonderful workings of science in the land of the free, A.D. 1933-1940. (Summary by author)

A Visit to Paris in 1814

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John Scott



​John Scott was a Scottish journalist, editor and publisher. Scott edited several liberal newspapers: The Statesman, which Leigh Hunt founde…

The Sailor's Word-book, H - M

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William Henry Smyth



A digest of sea terms and phrases, including flora, fauna, fish, fowl and fable of the sea, weaponry aboard ship, parts of a ship, qualities…

Napoleon and Marie-Louise: The Fall of the Empire

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Walter Geer



FOREWORD: In a former volume, the legend of Joséphine was considered, and an attempt was made to substitute for it the truth of Histo…

Why Are So Few Men in the Churches? And Remedies

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Charles N. Queen



The strength of the book is in its facts and suggestions considered in a matter of fact and suggestive way. It offers criticism in the spiri…

What America Owes to Women

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Lydia Hoyt Farmer



As American women have been imperfectly represented in the world, it is our aim in this volume to give a pen protrait of the American Woman …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 107

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Various



"Editors of some of the most sensational newspapers say they make a newspaper to suit the public... it must startle with incident and s…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 12 - 02. February 1901

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National Geographic Society



The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol XII, February 1901.It includes the following articles:An Around-The-World Amer…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 101

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Various



"Of all effects of weather, snow makes the greatest change in animal economy in the countryside, and weeks often pass before the old or…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 102

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Various



"It is difficult for the human mind to take a comprehensive view of a subject." This is how librarian Arthur Bostwick begins his e…

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