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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..
Candy Medication
by Bernard FantusCandy Medication is a form of medicine used to overcome the fear of nasty medicine. This book contains preparation method for such medicine written by Bernard Fantus, a Hungarian-American Physician, remembered for introducing the word “Blood Bank”, and established the first hospital blood bank. This book start with historical introduction of can..
How to Tell a Story and Other Essays
by Mark TwainHow to Tell a Story and Other Essays is a series of essays written by Mark Twain, an American novelist and humorist who wrote the “The Great American Novel” The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Through this book of essays, Twain details his own style of writing, the difficulties of humor writing through couple of short stories provided along with..
Prehistoric Man
by W. L. H. DuckworthPrehistoric Man is an anthropological work written by W. L. H. Duckworth. This book explores the human evolution from Palaeolithic Man and takes the reader through many chapters such as Alluvial Deposits And Caves, Associated Animals And Implements, Human Fossils And Geological Chronology, Human Evolution In The Light Of Recent Discoveries and conc..