*Non-fiction
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002
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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…
Acres of Diamonds (Version 2)
Read by Phil Chenevert
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…
The Morals (Moralia), Book 2
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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…
It's Like This, Cat
Read by Betsie Bush
Emily Neville
1964 Newbery Medal winner, It's Like This, Cat is the story of a young man, Dave Mitchell, and how he grew to maturity, helped along indirec…
The Story of Manhattan
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Charles Hemstreet
The history of New York City is told as a story, in few words. It begins with Henry Hudson's discovery of Manhattan in 1609. And it finishe…
Famous American Statesmen
Read by Barry Eads
Sarah Knowles Bolton
A sketch of the lives of some of America's early Statesmen: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Andr…
De Profundis (version 2)
Read by AdamH
Oscar Wilde
This is a letter written from prison in 1897 by Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas, in which he recounts how he came to be in prison and cha…
Aircraft and Submarines
Read by William Tomcho
Willis J. Abbot
"Aircraft and Submarines" is a history of the development of these forms of transportation and their ultimate use in warfare. Als…
New Discoveries at Jamestown
Read by Mark F. Smith
John L. Cotter
Chances are, you are reading this because you are aware that Jamestown, Virginia, celebrated its 400th birthday in 2007. It was the first &q…
The Life of Charlemagne (Einhard)
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Einhard
Einhard was employed by Charlemagne as a court historian. At the request of Charlemagne's son and successor Louis the Pious, he wrote a biog…
They Call Me Carpenter
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Upton Sinclair
The story takes place in the fictional city of Western City circa 1920. It begins with a man named Billy who is attacked by a mob of ex-serv…
The Mirror of the Sea
Read by Peter Kelleher
Joseph Conrad
The Mirror of the Sea (collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines 1904-6), 1906 (Summary from Wikipedia)
Weltgeschichtliche Betrachtungen
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Jacob Christoph Burckhardt
Weltgeschichtliche Betrachtungen von Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (1818 - 1897), herausgegeben von Jacob Oeri (1844-1908). 1905 veröffent…
Omega: The Last Days of the World
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Camille Flammarion
Omega: The Last Days of the World is a science fiction novel published in 1894 by Camille Flammarion. On 25th century Earth, a comet made mo…
Wild Life on the Rockies
Read by Laura Caldwell
Enos A. Mills
"This book contains the record of a few of the many happy days and novel experiences which I have had in the wilds. For more than twent…
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 5
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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (October 4, 1787 -September 12, 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a do…
What Is Love?
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Ernest Dowson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of What Is Love? by Ernest Dowson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 15, 2012.Ernest C…
Signs of Change
Read by Deborah Brabyn
William Morris
In the 1880s William Morris, the artist and poet famously associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, left the Liberal Party and threw him…
The Country of the Pointed Firs
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Sarah Orne Jewett
The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) is considered Jewett’s finest work, described by Henry James as her “beautiful little quantum of achi…
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual
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L. L. Langstroth
Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. In the summer of 1851 he found that, by leaving…