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A Book of Whales
A Book of Whales is a natural history of whales for the layman. - Summary by A. Gramour
The Sailor's Word-book
A digest of sea terms and phrases, including flora, fauna, fish, fowl and fable of the sea, weaponry aboard ship, parts of a ship, qualities…
The Sailor's Word-book
A compendium of fascinating words describing the world from far reaches of the visible universe to the ocean depths, along with creatures la…
English Synonyms and Antonyms
English Synonyms and Antonyms is basically a vocabulary builder that students might use as they prepare for entrance or exit exams. Each ent…
Great Men and Famous Women
This is volume 6 in this series about the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent people in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton
The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing
Written in 1910, this "cyclopedia" is full of information that was quite useful at the time. A hundred years later, its text is mo…
Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling
Reading the Cup is essentially a domestic form of Fortune-telling to be practiced at home, and with success by anyone who will take the trou…
A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl
Join Betsey Bobbitt, a girl with an undeniable sweet tooth, as she discovers new recipes for candy and sweets to make with the reader. An en…
Wayside and Woodland Trees
"The purpose of this volume is not the addition of one more to the numerous treatises upon sylviculture or forestry, but to afford a st…
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of …
Concerning Genealogies
Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) t…
Ontario Public School Geography
This Ontario Public School textbook, published in 1922, contains some fascinating facts of a world which no longer exists. It seems politica…
Answer Man
Answer Man presents short factual questions and answers on a wide range of subjects. This installment’s title points to two topics: forensic…
This Is Civil Defense: Road to Survival
This Is Civil Defense: Road to Survival is a civil-defense program focused on preparing the public for emergencies. Its title frames the sub…
Wise-Crack Dictionary
More than 1,000 phrases and words in every day use collected from 10,000 communications received during a newspaper prize contest and other …
Ripley's Believe It or Not
Ripley's Believe It or Not presents accounts of unusual people, places, customs, and events, drawing on the world of curiosities associated …
Answer Man
Answer Man is a question-and-answer radio feature built around listeners’ curiosity. Its short segments offer answers to questions on a wide…