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Samuel Smiles
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Men of Invention and Industry
History
5.0
A fascinating collection of biographies of great inventors and industrialists.
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
5.0
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History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
4.6
The History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the
History of Modern Europe 1792-1878
Charles Alan Fyffe
4.7
History of Modern Europe 1792-1878 is an expansive, 25 chapter text by famed historian Charles Alan Fyffe.
An Account of Egypt
Herodotus
5.0
HERODOTUS was born at Halicarnassus, on the southwest coast of Asia Minor, in the early part of the fifth century, B. C. Of his life we know almost nothing, except that he spent much of it traveling, to collect the material for his writings, and that he finally settled down at Thurii, in southern It
That Mainwaring Affair
A. Maynard Barbour
5.0
Wealthy British ex-pat Hugh Mainwaring has no heirs and writes his will for British nephew and namesake. But on his 50th birthday, the elder Hugh is found shot, the will burned. "The fierce sunlight of a sultry afternoon in the early part of July forced its way through every crevice and cranny of th
A Lady's Visit to the Gold Digg
Mrs. Charles Clacy
5.0
This fascinating travelogue details the visit of author Ellen Clacy to the massive gold mines that were erected in Australia in the nineteenth century. Twenty-year-old Clacy's visit wasn't a genteel carriage tour — she camped under the stars and walked hundreds of miles with her brother en route to
The Aeroplane Speaks
H. Barber
5.0
A unique book in which the principles of aerodynamics present themselves. Detailed descriptions are aided by illustrations and diagrams.
A Modern Chronicle -- Volume 02
Winston Churchill
5.0
A Modern Chronicle is a 1910 best-selling novel by American writer Winston Churchill. The novel explores "the problem of the modern woman" and the effects of divorce, in a world driven by industrialization and business competition. Honora Leffingwell divorces her successful stockbroker husband to c
A Modern Chronicle -- Volume 03
Winston Churchill
5.0
A Modern Chronicle is a 1910 best-selling novel by American writer Winston Churchill. The novel explores "the problem of the modern woman" and the effects of divorce, in a world driven by industrialization and business competition. Honora Leffingwell divorces her successful stockbroker husband to c
A Modern Chronicle -- Volume 04
Winston Churchill
5.0
A Modern Chronicle is a 1910 best-selling novel by American writer Winston Churchill. The novel explores "the problem of the modern woman" and the effects of divorce, in a world driven by industrialization and business competition. Honora Leffingwell divorces her successful stockbroker husband to c