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Perkins of Portland
Read by Arnold
Ellis Parker Butler
Amusing tales showing the effectiveness of advertising some rather questionable products. Perkins and the narrator partner in promotions dir…
In His Steps
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Charles Monroe Sheldon
In His Steps takes place in the railroad town of Raymond. The main character is the Rev. Henry Maxwell, pastor of the First Church of Raymon…
The World That Couldn't Be (Version 2)
Read by Phil Chenevert
Clifford D. Simak
The planet where his new plantation was established was very strange, with a complete lack of sex; all of his workers and all the animals an…
Lalka (tom 2)
Read by Piotr Nater
Bolesław Prus
Drugi tom klasycznego dzieła Bolesława Prusa o miłości kupca Stanisława Wokulskiego do młodej arystokratki Izabeli Łęckiej osadzonego w szcz…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 047
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Various and Plato
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought -- Plato, A…
Oxford Book of American Essays
Read by James E. Carson
Various
Collection of 32 essays by American authors ranging from Benjamin Franklin to Emerson to Whitman to Henry James to Theodore Roosevelt. On su…
The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Version 2)
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J. Arthur Thomson
The Outline of Science, Volume 1 was written specifically with theman-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Coveringscientific subje…
Travels to Oaxaca
Read by Sue Anderson
Nicolas-Joseph Thiéry De Menonville and Nicolas-Joseph Thiéry de Menonville
Botanical Piracy! A French botanist plots to steal red dye cochineal insects from Spanish Mexico and transplant them and their cacti hosts …
The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 6: Zoology & Botany
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Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The sixth volume is on Zoology written by Dr. WM. D. Matthew and on Botany writ…
The Call of the Wildflower
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Henry Salt
A learned, and immensely pleasant, journey in search of wildflowers as told by the author. - Summary by KevinS
Master of the Vineyard
Read by Celine Major
Myrtle Reed
"Why don't you sell the vineyard?" she asked, though her heart sank at the mere suggestion."Sell it? Why didn't the Ancient M…
A Child's Book Of The Seasons
Read by David Wales
Arthur Ransome
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…
The Harvester (Version 2)
Read by Warren Kati
Gene Stratton-Porter
David Langston (a.k.a. the Harvester) is 26 years old and lives a simple life in the Midwest with his dog, cultivating and harvesting trees,…
By Pond and River
Read by Laura Caldwell
Arabella B. Buckley
In By Pond and River, another of Arabella Buckley's wonderful science books for children, she explains the habitats of ponds and rivers, exp…
Literary Pilgrimages of a Naturalist
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Winthrop Packard
Noted American Naturalist, Winthrop Packard, who gave us such titles as “Woodland Pastures,” “Wood Wanderings,” and “Wildwood Ways,” now tak…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, li…
The World's Lumber Room
Read by Ruth Golding
Selina Gaye
If this book were written today, it would be called "The Story of the World's Rubbish".That may not sound a promising subject for …
The Garden of Love
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William Blake
William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figur…
At The Sign of The Jack O'Lantern
Read by Daryl Wor
Myrtle Reed
This begins with an odd inheritance at the end of a honeymoon, both parties being inexperienced. Then someone comes to visit, then another, …