Psychology
Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers a…
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Hans Gross
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on …
Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters
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Henry Addington Bruce
The author describes popular ghost occurrences from a skeptical point of view, providing explanations based on recent scientific research (e…
The Characters Of Theophrastus
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Theophrastus
Theophrastus ( c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic School. He wrote on many to…
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…
Deer Godchild
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Marguerite Bernard and Marguerite Bernardandedith Serrell
A young New-Yorker of twelve heard an appeal for the Fatherless Children of France and his heart was touched. He had no money, but he resolv…
The Destination Of Man
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Johanne Fichte published The Destination of Man (Die Bestimmung des Menschen) in 1799. It was translated into English in 1846 by Jane Sinnet…
Army Mental Tests
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Robert Mearns Yerkes and Clarence Stone Yoakum
Prepared in cooperation with the staff of the surgeon general's office as a source of information and printed materials concerning psycholog…
The Wish
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Abraham Cowley
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Wish by Abraham Cowley. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 24, 2013. Ab…
Juggernaut: A Veiled Record
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George Eggleston
Edgar Braine was consistently successful at all he set out to accomplish. He went through life with goals and worked diligently and with eth…
Vindication Of The Rights Of Men, In A Letter To The Right Honourable Edmund Bu…
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790) attacks aristocracy and advocates republicanism. It was published in response to …
Revelations of a Spirit Medium
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A. Medium
Written anonymously by "a working 'medium' for the past twenty years", this little book was an inspiration for a young Harry Houdi…
The Author's Abstract of Melancholy
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Robert Burton
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Author's Abstract of Melancholy by Robert Burton. This was the fortnightly poetry project …
Use Your Wisdom
Ven. Robina Courtin
Use Your Wisdom Ven. Robina Courtin Ven. Robina Courting discusses how one can apply the subtle teachings on emptiness in a practical down-t…
Psychology: the Cognitive Powers
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James Mccosh
For the last thirty-four years I have been teaching Psychology by written lectures to students in Ireland and America. From year to year I h…
The Passing of the Year
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Robert W. Service
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of The Passing of the Year by by Robert W. Service. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for D…
The Man of Genius
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Cesare Lombroso
Famous criminologist, anthropologist, and psychiatrist, Dr Lombroso, investigated the memetic anecdotal belief that genius is associated wit…
The Major Symptoms of Hysteria
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Pierre Janet
In this series of lectures delivered in English by the author while visiting the USA, Janet summarises the (at the time) cutting edge perspe…
A Study of British Genius
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Havelock Ellis
The psychological and anthropological character of genius in the British Isles was investigated by Ellis. Citing and collating an extensive …
Life of Dorothea Lynde Dix
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Francis Tiffany
A biography of a woman who advocated for the humane treatment of people with mental illness. As a young woman travelling overseas, Dorothea …
Genetic Studies of Genius, Volume 1: Mental and Physical Traits of a Thousand G…
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Lewis Terman
It should go without saying that a nation's resources of intellectual talent are among the most precious it will ever have. The study of the…