Social Science

Our Androcentric Culture

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Read by KHand
This is a book about men—as such. It differentiates between the human nature and the sex nature. It will not go so far as to allege man's ma…

National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report

by National Gambling Impact Study Commission Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report offers a thorough examination of the social and economic effects of gambling acro…

The Social Settlement Movement in Chicago

by Josephine Hunt Raymond Read by KevinS 5
This is Ms. Raymond's thesis submitted for the awarding of her master's degree from the University of Wisconsin (Madison.) Raymond clearly k…

My Monks of Vagabondia

by Andress Small Floyd Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Before welfare or rehab, what happened to those unfortunates who lost their way, fell through the cracks, were cast off by society? Men such…

History of a Literary Radical

by Randolph Silliman Bourne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A posthumous collection of Bourne's writing from publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and early issues of The New Republic, with a long…

Revolted Woman

by Charles George Harper Read by Bev J Stevens 4
One man's opinion of woman in 1894. Charles Harper believes in the superiority of the male sex and the subordination of the female. He pai…

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion.

by James Frazer Read by Leon Harvey
The eighth volume in The Golden Bough collection, and second volume of The Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild. The investigations into the …

The Workers

by Walter A. Wyckoff Read by PhyllisV 4
A young scholar, recently graduated from Princeton College, travels across the United States as a member of the working class, taking any jo…

Twentieth Century Negro Literature

by Daniel Wallace Culp Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The object of this book is... (1) To enlighten the uninformed white people on the intellectual ability of the Negro. (2) To give to those, w…

A Failure of Initiative

by United States House Of Representatives Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A Failure of Initiative is a critical examination of the governmental response to Hurricane Katrina, as conducted by the Select Bipartisan C…

Herein is Love

by Reuel Howe and Reuel L. Howe Read by Bill Mosley 3.5
Prescient look at the church, its message and role in society, both perceived and true, focused through the lens of the biblical doctrine of…

Save the Girls

by Mason Long Read by Grant Hurlock 3.9
Save the Girls is an 1880 American anti-white-slavery book by reformed gambler Mason Long. In it, the author crusades against the social evi…

Human Nature and Conduct

by John Dewey Read by William Allan Jones 3.2
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist, saw Social Psychology as much a physical science…

The Crisis

by W. E. B. Du Bois Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerc…

The Sturdy Oak

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
At a certain committee meeting held in the spring of 1916, it was agreed that fourteen leading American authors, known to be extremely gener…

They Who Knock at Our Gates

by Mary Antin Read by Zachary Katz-Stein
In this extended essay, Mary Antin asks us to consider three questions:First: A question of principle: Have we any right to regulate immigra…

Native Races and the War

by Josephine Butler Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Josephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era British feminist who was strongly committed to liberal reforms. As a result of her efforts, i…

The Crisis

by W. E. B. Du Bois Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerci…

Lancashire Characters and Places

by Thomas Newbigging Read by Phil Benson 4.5
An eclectic collection of essays on late 19th-century Lancashire culture and life, including essays on the poets John Critchley Prince and E…

Concerning Genealogies

by Frank Allaben Read by Roger Melin 3.2
Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) t…

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