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A Thousand Years of Jewish History
by Maurice H. HarrisA Thousand Years of Jewish History is a historical account of Jewish spanning from Alexander the great to Moslem Arabia written by historian Maurice H. Harris. This book is chronologically divided into 5 chapters titling Judea, A Vassal State, Judea Independent, Judea Under Rome, The Talmudic Era and Shem, and Japheth...
The Life of Reason
by George SantayanaThe Life of Reason is a philosophical text written by George Santayana, a Spanish-American philosopher remembered for his famous saying “"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". It is western history’s one of the well-written works of philosophy. Written as five volumes such as Reason in Common Sense, Reason in Soci..
Hours with the Ghosts
by Henry RidgelyHours with the Ghosts, is an attempt to identify the reality behind the immortality, written by Henry Ridgely Evans, an American author and amateur magician. He exposed the frauds behind the mediums which were trying to prove the communication between the ghost’s worlds through certain forms without scientific proof. The author challenges the sl..
Nature
by Ralph Waldo Emerson"Nature" is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American author who was instrumental to the development of transcendentalism. His notable contribution to the literary world as essays and poems include Self-Reliance, Compensation, The Over-Soul and The Rhodora. The Author divides nature into four usages such as Commodity, Beauty, Language..
In Praise of Folly
by Desiderius ErasmusIn Praise of Folly is a satirical essay written by Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch theologian and a catholic priest whose notable contributions include Apophthegmatum opus, A handbook on manners for children and The Education of a Christian Prince. The essay starts off with a satirical learned encomium and ends with a straightforward statement of Chris..
Sex - Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English
by Henry StantonSex: Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English, is a book which explores one of the most inevitable but avoided subject of sexual education for human beings is written by Henry Stanton. This book is a study guide for both men and women, which describes the phenomena of sex right from birth, childhood, adulthood, puberty, marriage and love rela..
The Invention of the Sewing Machine
by Grace Rogers CooperThe Invention of the Sewing Machine is a book about one of the most important inventions of 19th century written by Grace Rogers Cooper, curator of Smithsonian Institution remembered for her works of Thirteen-Star Flags: Keys to Identification and The Invention of the Sewing Machine. This book explores the birth of Sewing machine, which pioneere..
The Dance (by An Antiquary)
by AnonymousThe dance is a book which explores the historical evolution of dance from its birth to the development in various kingdoms and culture. Exclusive chapters describes this art form in many antique cultures with illustrative pictures including Egyptian dancing, Greek Dancing, South Italian and Roman Dancing, Early English and Mediaeval Dancing t..