A history of the twentieth-century New Humanists and religious humanists who envisioned a unified national mind only to create a divided oneMany early twentieth-century American intellectuals believed humanism could replace the Protestant establishment as a source of values in a secular age. They disagreed, however, about what those values were and what humanism meant. The Dividing of the American Mind tells the story of two groups of thinkers—one conserva...

This Audiobook contains the following works: The Richest Man in Babylon [George S. Clason] - Starts at Chapter 1 The Psychology of Salesmanship [William Walker Atkinson] - Starts at Chapter 20 The Law of Success Lesson 1 :The Master Mind [Napoleon Hill] - Starts at Chapter 30 The Key to Success [Russell H. Conwell] - Starts at Chapter 33 Self Development And Power [L.W. Rogers] - Starts at Chapter 40 Morning And Evening Thoughts [James Allen] - Starts at Chapter 43 How To Make Money [B.F. ...

G. K. Chesterton was a great admirer of Charles Dickens, and wrote a noted critique of Dickens' works expressing his opinion in his own inimitable style CONTAINS CHAPTER I.—THE DICKENS PERIOD CHAPTER II.—THE BOYHOOD OF DICKENS CHAPTER III.—THE YOUTH OF DICKENS CHAPTER IV.—"THE PICKWICK PAPERS" CHAPTER V.—THE GREAT POPULARITY CHAPTER VI.—DICKENS AND AMERICA PART TWO CHAPTER VII.—DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS CHAPTER VIII.—THE TIME OF TRANSITION CHAPTER IX.—LATER LIFE AND WORKS CHAPTER X.—THE GREAT ...

St. John's Newfoundland is a colorful,  beautiful city. It is full of colorful characters and humorous stories abound about them. This story is about one such character, who grew up in the city in the early part of this century. Although based on true events, it is nonetheless a fictional account meant for entertainment.

"This is a book I wish I'd written. It's brilliantly researched, full of detail and illuminating…" —Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo ViceUncover the shocking world of the Japanese courtroom.In a country where nearly all defendants plead guilty, the interesting part is what happens between the plea and the sentencing. In True Crime Japan, journalist and longtime resident of Japan Paul Murphy delves into a year's worth of criminal co...

**A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2021A New York Times Notable BookA bold new book reveals how we can tap the intelligence that exists beyond our brains—in our bodies, our surroundings, and our relationships**Use your head.That’s what we tell ourselves when facing a tricky problem or a difficult project. But a growing body of research indicates that we’ve got it exactly backw...

H.G. Wells' classic science fiction-fantasy story, in which a scientist known only as "The Time Traveller" tells the tale of his journey to the year 802,701 A.D. and beyond, where he witnesses the end of human civilization as we know it, as well as the beginning of the end of the world. This original time-travel story has been copied many times, but never improved upon.

Frames is a simple sci-fi story with fictional physics, silly math, donnish puns, and characters who march along to their fates with the inevitability of a Bach fugue.Frames is not fantasy; it's not space opera; there's no magic, no superheros, no politics - just geeks who love their work, love each other, do what's next, and save the world - twice.There are some complications: a fully deterministic 4d+t universe with an allowable form of time travel; alie...

From Glasgow to the Highlands, Aussies have left their mark in Scotland.Socceroos in Scotland is the untold story of how Australian footballers have gone from fringe curiosities to key players in Scottish football. With roots tracing back to the early influence of Scottish immigrants on the Australian game, the dynamic flipped in the 1980s as a wave of adventurous Aussies crossed the globe in search of opportunity.From Dave Mitchell blazing a trail...

This Audiobook contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names Think and Grow Rich [Napoleon Hill ] The prophet [Khalil Gibran] Eight Pillars of Prosperity [James Allen] As a Man Thinketh [James Allen] An Iron Will [Orison Swett Marden] The Art of Money Getting [P.T. Barnum] The Game of Life and How to Play it [Florence Scovel Shinn] The Way to Wealth [Benjamin Franklin ] Acres of Diamonds [Russell Conwell] The Science of Getting Rich [Wallace D. Wattles]

Most democrats are fine people, people just like you, who are genuinely committed to American values like free speech and equal justice for all, but refuse to see voting fraud, secretly think that Charlie Kirk deserved it, quietly support those who want climate deniers jailed or executed, and absolutely insist on the right to abort children, castrate boys, and submit teenage girls to "top surgery" on demand.The behavior is clinically insane: an indulged compulsion to act directly a...

For centuries, crowds gathered beneath painted banners, inside travelling tents, outside fairground booths, and along the noisy midways of circuses and dime museums to stare at human beings advertised as wonders, marvels, monsters, curiosities, living miracles, and strange mistakes of nature. Behind the bright posters and theatrical promises stood a darker and far more complicated history: one shaped by poverty, showmanship, exploitation, survival, medicine, disability, racism, public curi...