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An Essay on the Principle of Population
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Thomas Malthus
The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man. Population, when unchecked, incr…
Kindness
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Frederick William Faber
Father Frederick William Faber was a beloved spiritual writer, preacher, and superior of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in London. An Oxford…
The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
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Gustave Le Bon
"Civilisations as yet have only been created and directed by a small intellectual aristocracy, never by crowds. Crowds are only powerfu…
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines
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Clayton Edwards
It would be pleasant indeed to gather the characters of this book together and listen to the conversation of wholly different but interested…
For Every Music Lover
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Aubertine Woodward Moore
A series of essays for music lovers, covering many topics. From music appreciation, to violin and symphony, music education, to piano and, i…
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah
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Richard Francis Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 – 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hyp…
Jesus of Nazareth: The Story of His Life Simply Told
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Mother Mary Loyola
The study of Our Lord’s life is something very precious to all souls devoted to living a Christian life, according to the Gospels. By learni…
Pictures from Italy
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Charles Dickens
Dickens takes time off his novels to give an account of travels which he and his family undertook in France and Italy. There are vivid descr…
Jesse James, My Father
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Jesse James, Jr.
A biography of Jesse James as told by his son, Jesse James, Jr. We are treated to inside tales of Jesse's childhood and home life; what dro…
Awaken Your Italian! Risveglia il tuo Italiano!
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Antonio Libertino
What if you could learn something useful for yourself and your life while learning a new language? With Awaken Your Italian! you will: * Fi…
Youth
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Leo Tolstoy
Youth is the third in Tolstoy's trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Boyhood, published in a literary journal d…
Chopin: the Man and His Music
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James Huneker
A biography of the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin and a critical analysis of his work by American music …
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 01)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is chapter 1 of volume 1 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the h…
Vices are not Crimes
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Lysander Spooner
Lysander Spooner (1808 – 1887) was an American individualist anarchist, entrepreneur, political philosopher, abolitionist, supporter of the …
365 Foreign Dishes
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Unknown
Starters, main courses and desserts from around the world, one dish for every day of the year. From Turkey to China, from India to England, …
Great Pirate Stories
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Joseph Lewis French
Piracy embodies the romance of the sea at its highest expression. It isa sad but inevitable commentary on our civilization, that, so far as …
Memoir of Jane Austen
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James Edward Austen-Leigh
"The Memoir of my Aunt, Jane Austen, has been received with more favour than I had ventured to expect. The notices taken of it in the …
Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amate…
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Gertrude Jekyll
Wood and Garden reads like a walk through the garden with renowned garden designer Gertrude Jekyll as she discusses her plant choices and pl…
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation
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Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham's Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, a classic text in modern philosophy and jurisprudence, first publ…
La Comédie Humaine: 06 - Scènes de la vie de province tome 2 (25-6-42)
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Honoré de Balzac
Ce n'était pas une petite tâche que de peindre les deux ou trois mille figures saillantes d'une époque, car telle est, e…