*Non-fiction
The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa, Selections from
Read by Faith Abiola-Ellison
Alfred Burdon Ellis
British Army officer and ethnographer AB Ellis was known for his writings on West Africa. His final publication takes an anthropological mag…
Some German Women and Their Salons
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Mary Hargrave
German women living at the turn of the 18th to the 19th century have paved the way to modernity for the female gender in Germany. Mary Hargr…
Under the Guns : A woman's reminiscences of the Civil War
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Annie Wittenmyer
Preface:The stories and reminiscences in this book are true to life, every one of them. They are told just as they occurred, without any att…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 10
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Giorgio Vasari
Volume 10 of the lives of some eminent painters, sculptors and architects in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton
Behind the Screen
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Samuel Goldwyn
Learn about the early days of Hollywood from the eyes of Samuel Goldwyn, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production company. - Summary by…
First Chapter Collection 007
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Various
The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume 06
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Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne
Memoirs written by Napoleon's private secretary, "a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association." - S…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 094
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Various
"Fine experience lies at one's own doorstep" writes Raymond S. Spears, suggesting that boating on the Mississippi River offers &qu…
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. II
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This volume, the second volume of a two-volume set, contains over 125 letters written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from 1781-1791. It has been…
Benjamin Franklin: Self-Revealed, Volume 1
Read by Jim Locke
William Cabell Bruce
His life was like a full five-act play—prophetic prologue and stately epilogue, and swelling scene imposed upon swelling scene, until the ta…
Anecdotes of Great Musicians
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Willey Francis Gates
Three hundred anecdotes and biographical sketches of famous composers and performers.I have attempted to cull from the mass of material that…
Black No More
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George Schuyler
Being an account of the strange and wonderful workings of science in the land of the free, A.D. 1933-1940. (Summary by author)
Adventskalender 2024
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Various
Diese Sammlung ist ein Adventskalender und enthält für jeden Tag vom 1. bis 24. Dezember eine Aufnahme über Weihnachten, den …
Battle of New Orleans: Its Real Meaning
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Reau Folk
Rather than being a synopsis of the Battle of New Orleans as a military victory, the book also touches upon the greater significance of the …
De Gedenkschriften van Jozef Grimaldi de Clown
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Charles Dickens
De door Charles Dickens bewerkte autobiografie van Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837). De eerste clown die zijn gezicht wit schminkte.
LibriVox 13th Anniversary Collection
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Various
This year is the 13th anniversary of our beloved LibriVox. The readings in this collection celebrate that "bunch of volunteers" wh…
Napoleon and Marie-Louise: The Fall of the Empire
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Walter Geer
FOREWORD: In a former volume, the legend of Joséphine was considered, and an attempt was made to substitute for it the truth of Histo…
The Sailor's Word-book, H - M
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William Henry Smyth
A digest of sea terms and phrases, including flora, fauna, fish, fowl and fable of the sea, weaponry aboard ship, parts of a ship, qualities…
Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress
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Henry Salt
In the book, Salt argues against the idea of speciesism, though the term was not coined for another 76 years.The book also argues against vi…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 102
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Various
"It is difficult for the human mind to take a comprehensive view of a subject." This is how librarian Arthur Bostwick begins his e…