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Anecdotes of Great Musicians

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Willey Francis Gates


Three hundred anecdotes and biographical sketches of famous composers and performers.I have attempted to cull from the mass of material that…

The Book of the Cheese

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Thomas Wilson Reid


"Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese" is a pub on Fleet Street, London. It was rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, and has been frequented …

De Gedenkschriften van Jozef Grimaldi de Clown

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Charles Dickens


De door Charles Dickens bewerkte autobiografie van Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837). De eerste clown die zijn gezicht wit schminkte.

LibriVox 13th Anniversary Collection

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Various


This year is the 13th anniversary of our beloved LibriVox. The readings in this collection celebrate that "bunch of volunteers" wh…

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…

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)

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…

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…

An Evenings OTR Entertainment - June 12, 2016


PDGazette2


Eight old-time radio programs originally aired in June of their respective years.

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…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 099

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Various


"Instead of letting ourselves, at the thought of mealtime, fall into a state of chronic mental flutter that incapacitates us for any se…

Plum Pudding (version 2)

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Christopher Morley


Christopher Morley: A modern humorist with the tang of an Elizabethan. Plum Pudding: Thus Mr. Morley entitles his new volume, in which he ha…

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…

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…

First Chapter Collection 011

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Various


The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…

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