Science
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers and United States Army Corps Of Engineers
This is the official report, published nearly 11 months after the first and only atomic bombings in history (to date), of a group of militar…
Creative Chemistry
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Edwin E. Slosson
Slosson reviews the transformation of alchemistry from an obscure and imprecise practice to the science of chemistry. Along the way, he expl…
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1…
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Roald Amundsen
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally…
Secrets of the Woods
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William J. Long
The unique merit of this nature student rests in his fascinating style of writing, which invariably interests young and old; for without thi…
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
Read by Roger Melin
Edward J. Ruppelt
'Straight from the horse's mouth', as they say. Edward Ruppelt was the first head of the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book, the official pr…
Notes on Nursing
Read by Cori Samuel
Florence Nightingale
Notes on Nursing was published in 1859 and is a fascinating view into the theories underpinning the early development of modern nursing and …
Parva Naturalia
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
Parva Naturalia [the "short treatises on nature" (a conventional Latin title first used by Giles of Rome)] is a collection of book…
Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway
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Steve Solomon
Gardening expert Steve Solomon has written extensively on gardening techniques for the home gardener. Water conservation is the focus of thi…
The Secret of Everyday Things
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Jean-Henri Fabre
The clearness, simplicity, and charm of the great French naturalist's style are nowhere better illustrated than in this work, which in its v…
Book of the Damned
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Charles Hoy Fort
The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types o…
In Time Of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters
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Us Office Of Civil Defense
A major emergency affecting a large number of people may occur anytime and anywhere. It may be a peacetime disaster such as a flood, tornado…
Prime Numbers
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Unknown
A recording of the first 2000 prime numbers (2-17389). Recommended listening for all math geeks and insomniacs!
Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volumes 1-3
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Isaac Asimov
This is a short booklet on science fact commissioned by the U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration (Office of Public Affairs).…
The Conquest of Bread
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Peter Kropotkin
In this work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the fallacies of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism, and how he bel…
Stories of Inventors
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Russell Doubleday
Doubleday chronicles the history of everyday inventions that form the foundation of technology now common through the world. While some of t…
Familiar Letters on Chemistry
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Justus Von Liebig
Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry and is known for hi…
Radioactive Substances
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Marie Curie
Marie Curie, born in Warsaw in 1867, was a Polish-French physicist and chemist famous for her work on radioactivity. She was a pioneer in th…
Old-Time Makers of Medicine
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James Joseph Walsh
Dr. Walsh's Old-Time Makers of Medicine chronicles the history and development of modern medicine from ancient times up to the discovery of …
Chemical Phenomena in Life
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Frederick Czapek
Published in 1911 as part of the "Harper's Library of Living Thought," this volume presents an introduction to the chemistry of ce…