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Cocoa and Chocolate
Read by Allyson Hester
Arthur William Knapp
As that heavenly bit of chocolate melts in our mouths, we give little thought as to where it came from, the arduous work that went in to its…
The Ramayan
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Valmiki
The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). …
The Riddle of the Universe
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Ernst Haeckel
The Riddle of the Universe is the philosophical work of Ernst Haeckel, eminent biologist, in which he explores the meaning of life, the natu…
Auguste Comte and Positivism
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John Stuart Mill
Part 1 lays out the framework for Positivism as originated in France by Auguste Comte in his Cours de Philosophie Positive. Mill examines th…
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…
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…
Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll
Read by Ted Delorme
Robert G. Ingersoll
A second volume of lectures by the most famous orator of the 19th century. Ingersoll was a tireless crusader for the dignity of humanity, an…
From Dictatorship to Democracy
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
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…
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…
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
Read by Bill Boerst
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…
Acres of Diamonds
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 Truth About Jesus
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M. M. Mangasarian
The following work offers in book form the series of studies on the question of the historicity of Jesus, presented from time to time before…
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
Read by Matthew Scott Surprenant
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…
Sophisms of the Protectionists
Read by Katie Riley
Frédéric Bastiat
"To rob the public, it is necessary to deceive them," Bastiat said and believed. He reasoned, employing repetition to various appl…
The Compleat Angler
Read by Nicole Lee
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 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…