Self Help
Spy Proof America!
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J. Francis Logan
A very impassioned piece from the first World War, introducing a volunteer civilian anti-spy organization to root out enemy spies from the U…
Strength and How to Obtain It
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Eugen Sandow
In writing this book I have taken it as a commonplace that everyone—man, woman, and child—wants to be strong. Without strength—and by streng…
The Verbalist
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Alfred Ayres
Osmun arranges usage problems alphabetically and treats certain areas in greater detail as he sees fit. For example, his first entry is A-AN…
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
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Charlotte Mary Yonge
Travel with Little Lucy around the globe and learn a little geography and small bits about other cultures.(Summary by Laura Caldwell)
The Prospective Mother
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J. Morris Slemons
A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy. This book, written for women who have no special knowledge of medicine, aims to answer the questions …
Calling God and Casting Lots
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Vic Zarley
Calling God and Casting Lots first shares a brief history of the practice of casting the lot by ancient Israelites as told in the Old and Ne…
Marion Harland's Complete Etiquette
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Marion Harland and Virginia Terhune Van de Water
Haven't you always wondered how to properly accept a formal dinner invitation? Perhaps you have a débutante under your wing, in which…
The Science of Being Well (version 2)
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Wallace D. Wattles
The sequal to "The Science of Getting Rich", this book discusses how the power of positive thinking, and other specific habits can…
Putting the Most Into Life
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Booker T. Washington
The chapters in this little book were originally part of a series of Sunday Evening Talks given by the Principal to the students of the Tusk…
The Curtezan Unmasked
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William James McGlothlin
"The Curtezan unmasked or, the Whoredomes of Jezebel Painted to the Life: With Antidotes against them, or Heavenly Julips to cool Men i…
A Woman of the World: Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Did you ever contemplate a carreer as a journalist, or to get married? Do you have problems with your children, parents, or colleagues? Do y…
Etiquette Made Easy
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Edward Summers Squier
"A complete dictionary [sic] containing the right information for any and all occasions." (From the book's dust jacket.) - Summar…
The Omnipotent Self
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Paul Bousfield
“Nature has granted to all to be happy if we but knew how to use her gifts.”—Claudius. Often we feel "down" or "low", wi…
Sesame and Lilies
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John Ruskin
Sesame and Lilies proposes and answers the questions, how, what and why to read in the context of how and why to live.About earlier and late…
Character
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Samuel Smiles
Samuel Smiles is known even today as an author that promoted the improvement of society through the improvement of individuals and their cha…
The Khaki Kook Book
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Mary Kennedy Core
We cannot ignore the fact that we must eat, and that much as we dislike to acknowledge it, we are compelled to think a great deal about fill…
Thrift
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Samuel Smiles
"This book is intended as a sequel to Self-Help and Character. It might, indeed, have appeared as an introduction to these volumes; for…
Vom Gyps und vom Stucco
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Carl Schmied
Vom Gyps und vom Stucco ist eine Anleitung zur Herstellung von Gypsfiguren, nebst benötigter Formen, sowie zur Imitation des Marmors mi…
The Science of Getting Rich (version 3)
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Wallace D. Wattles
A book regarding the constructive science behind getting rich. A financial self-help book. The text has 17 short chapters that explain how …