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How Bessie Kept House

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Amanda Minnie Douglas


Bessie desperately wants to be trusted with taking care of the house alone, instead of being bossed by Cousin Jane, while her mother goes on…

The Birds of the Air

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John Frost


In this book, aimed at children, the author provides a brief profile of 35 different bird species. Strangely for a book titled The Birds of …

The Ghost Hunters

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Allen Upward


Mr. Hargreaves, during the course of his work as a real estate agent, encounters a variety of haunted properties. Why are the buildings haun…

Atomic!

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Henry Kuttner


"What nuclear war may do to the world we know is a closed book to mankind—but here’s what coming eras may bring!"After nuclear war…

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 4

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Gaston Maspero


History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…

Israel and Hamas Conflict in Brief

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Jim Zanottiandjeremy M. Sharp


This short report, written for the Congressional Research Service with the aim of informing U.S. legislative debate, covers the Israel-Hamas…

Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure

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William Pittenger


Written a year after the events, this is an eyewitness account of the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. Early in the American Civil War, in Ap…

The Peaceful Atom

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Bernice Kohn Hunt


In this children's science book from the early 1960s, the concept of atoms and the science behind them is introduced. The book recounts the …

TikTok: Collected Reports

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Various


This is a collection of reports on TikTok written for the Congressional Research Service with the aim of informing U.S. legislative debate. …

Poems by a Slave

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George Moses Horton


This book of poems, published originally in 1829 and reprinted in 1837, was the second book written by George M. Horton. It addresses themes…

Railroads from the Investor's View Point

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Federal Securities Corporation


This small booklet was written in 1921 as a guide for Americans interested in investing in railroad securities. The majority of the book is …

Have Faith in Coolidge!

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 064

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Eugene M. Weeks


Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Eucken's "The Failure of Speculative Philosophy," is one of several essays de…

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In The Mystery at Lovers' Cave

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Anthony Berkeley


Roger and his cousin Anthony are ready to head out on vacation, when a phone call from Scotland Yard sends the duo scuttling down to Hampshi…