Self Help
In Time Of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters
Read by TriciaG
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…
When Love Is Not Perfect
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Dr. Marie Sontag
Statistics show that as many as one out of every four adults experienced childhood abuse. Therapists agree that a key element in recovery f…
The Vegetable Garden: A Manual for the Amateur Vegetable Gardener
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Ida Dandridge Bennett
This book is a good reference on vegetable gardening. It covers the economic value of a vegetable garden, planning and locating the garden, …
Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young
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Jacob Abbott
Subtitled, "The principles on which a firm parental authority may be established and maintained, without violence or anger, and the rig…
Acres of Diamonds
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Russell Conwell
Text of famous inspirational lecture and biography of Russell Conwell, a Baptist minister and Temple University Founder (Summary by Scott Da…
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…
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
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William Law
This is one of the greatest devotional books of the Christian faith, inspiring thousands to a closer walk with their Lord. John Wesley was a…
The Way of Peace (version 2)
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James Allen
James Allen (1864 - 1912) was a philosopher and a pioneer of New Thought movement. His works have formed the basis of much of the curricu…
The Italian Cook Book
Read by Diana Majlinger
Maria Gentile
One of the beneficial results of the Great War has been the teaching of thrift to the American housewife. For patriotic reasons and for reas…
Food Preparedness
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Dr. Albert Philip Sy
A short pamphlet from WWI, first describing basic nutrition, then discussing what foods may be substituted during food shortages without los…
The Way to Will-Power
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Henry Hazlitt
"The Way to Will-Power" is far from a standard self-help book. With ample wit and an occasionally sardonic tone, American journali…
The Untroubled Mind (Version 2)
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Herbert J. Hall
Our own minds cause us great pain through worry, fear and anxiety. We all know this, but how to stop the whirling, spinning wheel inside our…
The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book
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William F. Bigelow
A collection of articles from Good Housekeeping magazine, The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book focuses on the subject of marriage. With instr…
Literary Taste: How to Form It
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Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett describes a method for enjoying literature, and suggests the contents of a comprehensive library. Chapters 1-10 and 14 descri…
Three Essays on Religion
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John Stuart Mill
The Three Essays on Religion were written at different times during Mill's life, and only published after his death. The first two, 'Nature'…
The Eight Pillars of Prosperity (Version 2)
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James Allen
“Prosperity, like a house, is a roof over a man’s head, affording him protection and comfort. A roof presupposes a support, and a support ne…
The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment
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Élisabeth Celnart
A mid-nineteenth century book of etiquette. (Summary by Libby Gohn)
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
Read by Sibella Denton
Philip Stanhope, 4Th Earl Of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, was at one time Ambassador to the Hague, negotiated the second Treaty of Vienna, was a founding gover…
Light and Peace: Instructions for Devout Souls to Dispel Their Doubts and Allay…
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Carlo Giuseppe Quadrupani
Padre Quadrupani was an Italian priest and member of the Clerics Regular of St. Paul, also known as the Barnabites, from their association w…
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
Read by Christine Lamberton
Florence Hartley
A guide for ladies, written in 1860, on what is accepted as correct behavior in polite society. The advice covers dress, travelling, staying…