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History of Sanitation
by John Joseph CosgroveHistory of Sanitation is a non-fiction work written by John Joseph Cosgrove, in which the author explores the much ignored subject by the historians. Sanitation has been given but little thought by historians, consequently, considerable study and research were necessary to dig from musty tomes and ancient records a story that would prove interestin..
Coca and its Therapeutic Application
by Angelo MarianiCoca and its Therapeutic Application is non-fiction work written by the French Chemist Ange-François Mariani who invented the cocawine, Vin Mariani. is contribution was to introduce the coca leaf indirectly to the general public. Mariani imported tons of coca leaves and used an extract from them in many products. It was Mariani's coca wine, though,..
Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking
by Susan WarnerKarl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking is cookery book co-authored by Susan Warner, Anna Bartlett Warner, Amy Lothrop whose other works inlcude THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD,” “QUEECHY,” and “DIANA. ExcerptsWherever Santa Claus lives, and in whatever spot of the universe he harnesses his reindeer and loads up his sleigh, one thing is certain—he never yet..
Life of Isaac Mason as a Slave
by Isaac MasonLife of Isaac Mason as a Slave is the personal memoir of Isaac Mason narrating his painful days as slave. Like many autobiographies on slavery, this memoir also heart touching and let us visualize the dark days of human life due to slavery. Excerpts:In Kent County, in the northern part of the State of Maryland, there was at the time of my ear..
Boswell's Life of Johnson
by James BoswellThe Life of Samuel Johnson is the biography of the English Poet Samuel Johnson and considered as the greatest biography written in the modern biography genre. Johnson was described as the most distinguished man of letters in English history. James Boswell, the author of this biography was an Scottish Lawyer and his surname went on to get his ..
Think And Grow Rich
by Napoleon HillOne of the earliest literature on motivational quotes, "Think and Grow Rich" a self-help book written by the American Author Napoleon Hill based on his previous work "The Law of Success". Hill's association with the then millionaires like Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford has been the basis for this book. Though it was writ..
Making Life Worth While
by Douglas FairbanksMaking Life Worth While is a book about everything in general and nothing in particular as the author says in his preface. Written by Douglas Fairbanks, the King of Hollywood remembered for his film castings of outlaws such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, The Private Life of Don Juan, and The Mark of Zorro. Interestingly he started..
My Life at Sea
by W. Caius CrutchleyMy Life at Sea is an autobiography of the COMMANDER W. CAIUS CRUTCHLEY, a sailor who began his life at sea in sailing-ships, in the age of the Black Ball liners, the Baltimore clipper-ships, and those perfect specimens of naval architecture built in Aberdeen for the China tea trade. Captain Crutchley tells of the hardships of the sea. He gives stir..