Leon Harvey
A Study of British Genius
The psychological and anthropological character of genius in the British Isles was investigated by Ellis. Citing and collating an extensive …
The Golden Bough. Part VII. Balder The Beautiful. Volume I
The tenth volume in The Golden Bough series. Frazer discusses the problem which gives its title to the whole work. If right, the Golden Boug…
Genetic Studies of Genius Volume II: The Early Mental Traits of Three Hundred Geniuses
The second volume in the longitudinal study of gifted children in the United States of America supervised by Lewis Terman. An extensive disc…
Mental Fatigue
Published as a doctoral thesis, the human capacity for sustained effort in mental work and the occurrence of exhaustion has been examined in…
Malaria in Greek History
This book is an attempt to correct and develop the theory proposed tentatively in the little work Malaria. Put briefly, this theory is as fo…
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 2. Taboo and the Perils of the Soul
The third volume of The Golden Bough. The term Taboo is one of the very few words which the English language has borrowed from the speech of…
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 5. Spirits Of The Corn And Of The Wild. Volume 2
The eighth volume in The Golden Bough collection, and second volume of The Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild. The investigations into the …
Rural Improvement
The principles of civic art applied to rural conditions including village improvement and the betterment of the open country. Big issues are…
The Golden Bough. Part VII. Balder The Beautiful. Volume II
The eleventh volume of The Golden Bough series. Fire festivals in exotic nations, magical properties of flowers, the concept of the external…
World-Power and Evolution
Every important aspect of human knowledge must be considered in its relation to both space and time. In "Civilization and Climate"…
Climatic Changes. Their Nature and Causes
Evidence for historical changes in the geography of Earth's climate, and a discussion of the hypothesis of climate change. - Summary by Leon…
The Revolutions of Civilization
British archaeologist & Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie, discusses the history of civilization in Egypt, Greece, Rome & medieval Europ…
Is War Diminishing?
A study In the prevalence of war in Europe from 1400 to the present day. This small book summarises historical periods of peace compared to …
Psychological Examining in the United States Army
When, on April 6, 1917, the Nation was called to war a group of experimental psychologists promptly assembled to consider means of psycholog…
Army Mental Tests
Prepared in cooperation with the staff of the surgeon general's office as a source of information and printed materials concerning psycholog…
The Northward Course of Empire
The Northward Course of Empire was written to promote the idea of a new wave of civil expansion into the Arctic Circle, a region generally c…
The Beggars of Paris
Here, as in France, begging is made a profession. And it is very important that the public should realize the fact, that ' thoughtless almsg…
The Flexner Report. Medical Education In The United States And Canada
The Flexner Report is a book-length review and investigation into medical education in the United States and Canada, written by Abraham Flex…
The Intelligence of School Children
This book has been written for the rank and file of teachers, school supervisors, and normal-school students. Its purpose is to illustrate t…
English Men of Science: Their Nature and Nurture
The results of a survey undertaken by Galton to learn more about individual differences and similarities between the "pre-eminent"…