Self Help
Wherein?
Read by MaryAnn
G. Campbell Morgan
These studies in the book of Malachi were delivered as addresses to the students at Mr. Moody’s Bible School in Chicago, and then to my own …
The Feast of St. Friend
Read by Ruth Golding
Arnold Bennett
In The Feast of St. Friend, a Christmas book, Arnold Bennett shares his views on Christmas as the season of goodwill. As always, Bennett's w…
Concise Commentary on the Bible - Book of Matthew
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Matthew Henry
Spiritual and practical lessons are extracted from every verse of the Book of Matthew, as well as detailed explanation of the text. The Book…
How to Tell Stories to Children
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Sara Cone Bryant
Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to…
Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers
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Charles E. Jefferson
Charles Edward Jefferson was pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York for 33 years. In Quiet Hints, published in 1901, he pro…
Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them: Or Thrifty People and why They Thrive
Read by John Greenman
Samuel Smiles
Samuel Smiles was a Scottish author and government reformer, but he concluded that more progress would come from new attitudes than from new…
A Chesterton Calendar
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G. K. Chesterton
Go through the year, day by day, with the wit and wisdom of G.K. Chesterton! Compiled from the writings of 'G.K.C', both in verse and in pro…
The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence
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William A Alcott and William A. Alcott
Much of this guide for young women is still valuable today. Despite mentions of tight lacing and other out of date matters, it contains many…
How to Cook Fish
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Myrtle Reed
Olive Green is the pseudonym for the prolific late 19th Century/early 20th Century author, Myrtle Reed. She wrote over thirty-three books an…
Exercises in Knitting
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Cornelia Mee
Mrs. Mee, her husband, and her sister ran a yarn and needlework import/warehouse business in Bath, England. Her books primarily contain prac…
Laugh and Live
Read by Tom Weiss
Douglas, Sr. Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent f…
American Cookery
Read by Betsie Bush
Amelia Simmons
American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons, was the first known cookbook written by an American, published in 1796. Until this time, the cookbooks …
Aristotle's Masterpiece
Read by Rob Marland
Pseudo-Aristotle
Aristotle's Masterpiece, also known as The Works of Aristotle, the Famous Philosopher, is a sex manual and a midwifery book that was popular…
Food Values
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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…
The Spinster Book
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Myrtle Reed
A cross between guidebook and social commentary, The Spinster Book gives clever and humorous insights on topics such as courting, handling m…
Have We Been Played? The Hidden Game Revealed
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John Berling Hardy
THIS BOOK IS MOST LIKELY NOT FOR YOU!
It will NOT guarantee success – Life holds no promises! It will NOT guarantee happiness – I…
Poems and Prose for the Departed Vol. 01
Read by Ruth Golding
Various
This is a collection of short poems and readings, both religious and secular, on death and bereavement. (Summary by Ruth Golding)
What Dress Makes of Us
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Dorothy Quigley
A wickedly funny book of advice on women's dress. However old, fat or plain you are, Dorothy Quigley will tell you what not to wear. (Summar…
The Lost Art of Reading
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Gerald Stanley Lee
Gerald Stanley Lee speaks here-in of books and self in the time of factories, tall buildings and industry and big city making, the effects o…
The Golden Gems of Life
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Emory Adams Allen
Life is full of ups and downs, joys and trials. In this work, we are advised on how to deal with what fate deals us, the good and bad, the c…