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The Works of Tacitus

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus



The historical works of Tacitus are a history of the period from A.D. 14 to 96 in thirty volumes. Although many of the works were lost (only…

Around the World on a Bicycle

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Thomas Stevens



Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Franc…

From Dictatorship to Democracy

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Gene Sharp



From Dictatorship to Democracy, A Conceptual Framework for Liberation is a book-length essay on the generic problem of how to destroy a dict…

Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll

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Robert G. Ingersoll



Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll presents a compelling collection of thought-provoking lectures from one of the most influential orators of t…

Éxodo

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Reina-Valera



Éxodo es la narración de cómo Dios cumplió la promesa que hizo a Abraham de multiplicar sus descendientes y con…

Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic

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Benedetto Croce



One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks t…

The Jewish State

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Theodor Herzl



Der Judenstaat (German, The Jewish State) is a book written by Theodor Herzl and published in 1896 in Leipzig and Vienna by M. Breitenstein'…

The Birds' Christmas Carol

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Kate Douglas Wiggin



Carol Bird was born on Christmas Day. She has spent all of her 11 years putting others above herself, always finding ways to make their live…

Acres of Diamonds

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Russell Conwell



One of the most requested motivational lectures of all time. "I say that you ought to get rich, and it is your duty to get rich ... Th…

How the Other Half Lives

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Jacob A. Riis



How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York (1890) was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting…

Considerations on Representative Government

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John Stuart Mill



Mill's volume was published in 1861 as an argument favoring this form of governance. Mill covers what forms of government work best, includi…

Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

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Mary White Rowlandson



This is the story of Mary Rowlandson’s capture by American Indians in 1675. It is a blunt, frightening, and detailed work with several momen…

The Compleat Angler

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Izaak Walton



The Compleat Angler is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Walton did not profess to be an expert with the fl…

The Morals

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus



The Moralia (loosely translatable as "Matters relating to customs") of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an e…

The Truth About Jesus

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M. M. Mangasarian



The Truth About Jesus presents a thought-provoking examination of the historicity of Jesus, based on a series of studies delivered in 1909 t…

Sophisms of the Protectionists

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Frédéric Bastiat



"To rob the public, it is necessary to deceive them," Bastiat said and believed. He reasoned, employing repetition to various appl…

The Story of Manhattan

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Charles Hemstreet



The Story of Manhattan offers a concise yet engaging narrative of New York City's rich history, tracing its evolution from the early 17th ce…

Adventskalender

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Various



Diese Sammlung ist ein Adventskalender und enthält für jeden Tag vom 1. - 24. Dezember eine Aufnahme. (Zusammenfassung von Elli)&q…

Aircraft and Submarines

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Willis J. Abbot



"Aircraft and Submarines" is a history of the development of these forms of transportation and their ultimate use in warfare. Als…

Short Nonfiction Collection

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Various



A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…

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