Social Science
The Spirit of the Age
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William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt was a keen observer of his time and the people populating the literary landscape. He presents short monographs on such illus…
The Chinese Dragon
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Luther Newton Hayes
The subject of this little book [1923] is of general interest to people who are acquainted with things Chinese. The dragon has played a larg…
The Future of the Women's Movement
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Helena Swanwick
"There may seem to be a disappointing lack of prophesy in a book avowedly dealing with the future; but since I believe the women’s move…
Neighbourhood – A Year’s Life in and About an English Village
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Tickner Edwardes
Tickner Edwardes (properly Edward Tickner Edwardes) served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWI and later became the vicar of the West…
Society as I Have Found It
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Ward Mcallister
Mark Twain illustrator Dan Beard recalled discussing McAllister’s book with Twain. “It was before Webster & Company failed that Ward McA…
Wonderful London
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William James McGlothlin
"Wonderful London, its lights and shadows of humour and sadness". (That's the full title of the book.) A collection of short essay…
A Failure of Initiative
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United States House Of Representatives
A Failure of Initiative is a critical examination of the governmental response to Hurricane Katrina, as conducted by the Select Bipartisan C…
Man and His Ancestor
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Charles Morris
An examination of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and subsequent texts, written for the general public at the turn of the twentieth cen…
Legends of Old Honolulu
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William Drake Westervelt
Hawai'i: land of wonder and beauty and a culture rich in history and mythology. Dr. Westervelt settled in Hawai'i as a young man and collect…
Your United States
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Arnold Bennett
Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journal…
Thoughts on South Africa
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Olive Schreiner
'Thoughts on South Africa' is a collection of Schreiner's observations of colonial South Africa in the early 19th century, mostly regarding …
A Gringo In Mañana-Land
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Harry La Tourette Foster
Foster was a World War I veteran, world wanderer, journalist, embassy attaché, stoker on ships, miner, stowaway, bandit’s prisoner in…
Neighbourhood
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Tickner Edwardes
If you love the quiet of the country - the real quiet which is not silence at all, but the blending of a myriad scarce-perceptible sounds yo…
Preliminary Report on Neo-Fascist and Hate Groups
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House Un-American Activities Committee
A preliminary report to the U. S. Congress on a portion of the subversive activities conducted by two specific Neo-Fascist organizations tha…
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…
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 …
Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America
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Herbert Spinden
The ancient cultures of Mesoamerica developed art, stone cities, and sciences (especially astronomy and mathematics), to a degree that surpa…
My Monks of Vagabondia
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Andress Small Floyd
Before welfare or rehab, what happened to those unfortunates who lost their way, fell through the cracks, were cast off by society? Men such…
Darkness and Daylight
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Lyman Abbott, Thomas Byrnes, Helen S. Campbell and Thomas Wallace Knox
A Pictorial Record of Personal Experiences by Day and Night in the Great Metropolis, with hundreds of thrilling anecdotes and incidents, ske…
Lancashire Characters and Places
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Thomas Newbigging
An eclectic collection of essays on late 19th-century Lancashire culture and life, including essays on the poets John Critchley Prince and E…