Science
Food Values
Read by TriciaG
Dr. Albert Philip Sy
A short pamphlet from WWI, a sequel of sorts to "Food Preparedness." It first describes basic nutrition and things to consider whe…
Moths of the Limberlost
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 - December 6, 1924) was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, specializing in…
The Bird Study Book
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Thomas Gilbert Pearson
Do you enjoy bird watching? Would you like to learn a little more about the early conservation efforts to protect wild birds? In the Preface…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003
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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…
Bacon
Read by Bill Boerst
Richard William Church
This investigation of Bacon the scholar and man of letters begins with a look at the early days and progresses to his relationships with Que…
Trees Every Child Should Know
Read by MaryAnn
Julia Ellen Rogers
The best time to being to study the trees is to-day! The place to begin is right where you are, provided there is a tree near enough, for a…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 007
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Various
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…
Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air
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Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley, FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political th…
Het Ontstaan der Soorten
Read by Jozef van Giel
Charles Darwin
Het ontstaan der soorten (Engels: The Origin of Species) is het bekendste boek van de Britse bioloog Charles Darwin. In het boek zet Darwin …
The World's Lumber Room
Read by Ruth Golding
Selina Gaye
If this book were written today, it would be called "The Story of the World's Rubbish".That may not sound a promising subject for …
The Book of the National Parks
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Robert Sterling Yard
Robert Sterling Yard was an American writer, journalist, and wilderness activist. Born in Haverstraw, New York, Yard graduated from Princeto…
The Dancing Mania
Read by Martin Geeson
Justus Hecker
Numerous theories have been proposed for the causes of dancing mania, and it remains unclear whether it was a real illness or a social pheno…
Systematische Zusammenstellung aller bis jetzt bekannten und anwendbaren Dünger…
Read by Dirk Weber
Franz Damance
Im 1835 erschienenen Buch Systematische Zusammenstellung aller bis jetzt bekannten und anwendbaren Düngerarten von Franz Damance (orde…
Star Stories for Little Folks
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Gertrude Chandler Warner
Gertrude Chandler Warner, known mainly for her "Boxcar Children" series of mystery books, published this small book of Astronomy, …
The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children
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Jane Andrews
"You may think that Mother Nature, like the famous "old woman who lived in the shoe," has so many children that she doesn't k…
The Andes and The Amazon
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James Orton
This book, with the subtitle "Across the Continent of South America" describes the scientific expedition of 1867 to the equatorial…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 015
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Various
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently…
The Mysterious Universe
James Jeans
One of the earliest of the popular science book genre, it is a philosophical summary of the new physics of the era by a leading British phys…
Treatise on Light
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Christiaan Huygens
Treatise on Light was published in 1690 and is probably the largest scientific volume on light published before Newton's Opticks. The book e…