Self Help
Bits About Home Matters
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Helen Hunt Jackson
This book is a collection of short observations by Helen Hunt Jackson, several with children and parenting as the subject matter. (Summary b…
Woman as Decoration
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Helen M. Urban
A guide for women to complement their dress to their surroundings, be it in their own home, on outings or on stage. (Summary by Julie VW)
The Will and the Way Stories
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Jessie Benton Frémont
Simply put, this is a book of 9 short vignettes each of which describes a different scenario which demonstrates the age old adage: 'where th…
Improvement of the Mind
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Stephen Norris Fellows and Isaac Watts
"No man is obliged to learn and know everything; this can neither be sought nor required, for it is utterly impossible; yet all persons…
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…
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…
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…
Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance
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Samuel Smiles
Self-Help is the book that gave its name to the whole genre of literature known by that name. It is full of profiles of individuals who, thr…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…