This is the story of how paper, a simple Chinese invention, has wrapped itself around our world, with history's most momentous ideas etched upon its surface.The emergence of paper in the imperial court of Han China brought about a revolution in the transmission of knowledge and of ideas. For over two millennia, it has allowed ideas, religions, philosophies and propaganda to spread around the world with ever greater ease. Paper was the first writing surface sufficiently cheap, porta...

Example in this ebook When, in November last, I began to make Experiments on Animal Electricity, of which I read some account to the Royal Society on the 3d of December; I was not only much hurried with business, but could not procure a sufficient number of Frogs for the purpose. During the last winter and spring, I prosecuted the subject more fully and with greater attention; and, on the third day of June, I read a second paper to the Royal Society, to which I hav...

Do you want to learn about Alexander the Great and his life?Fоr nеаrlу two аnd a half thоuѕаnd уеаrѕ, Alеxаndеr rерrеѕеntеd a сеntrаl vision оf mаnkind. Hiѕ life hаѕ the flаvоr of a fаirу ѕtоrу, in part bесаuѕе it inѕрirеd ѕо mаnу. Phуѕiсаllу bеаutiful, a finе warrior, еduсаtеd bу Aristotle, bоrn to a rоуаl соurt, hе chose to riѕk hiѕ inhеritаnсе confronting thе grеаtеѕt еmрirе in Eurоре аnd Asia. He dеfеаtеd thе Pеrѕiаnѕ in every bаttlе and conquered their...

In "Memoirs of Major Alexander Ramkins," Daniel Defoe presents an engaging tale that intricately blends autobiography with fictional narrative, reflecting the growing appetite for personal accounts during the early 18th century. The book chronicles the adventures and misadventures of the eponymous Major Ramkins, a soldier whose exploits serve as a microcosm for the broader societal issues of the time, including themes of warfare, class, and colonialism. Defoe's masterful use of a first-per...

They say the past can’t hurt you—until it turns up in someone else’s manuscript.When acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tessa Newberry returns to Dogwood, Mississippi, to bury her complicated mother, she doesn’t expect to come face-to-face with Alexander Hawthorne—the boy who stole her heart when they were seventeen. Now a powerful publisher, Lex is just as magnetic as ever, and their chemistry reignites like no time has passed.But their second chance is threa...

James Monroe sat on the river bank. He had his knees pulled up close. His arms were held tight against his chest to try and keep the cold out.The rain came down in drizzles, but the night kept getting colder.It wasn't just the cold that was a problem. Eighteen year old James was tired and hungry. All the men around him were the same.They had been fighting for several days. They were fighting for America to become her own country. And they were losing!Find out h...

How good are you at keeping a secret?Because I, Juniper Perry, have been keeping a big one.For over a decade, I’ve been crushing on the guy with the easy smile, warm brown eyes, and charismatic charm. He’s all the perfect things that, when you add them up, spell out Man of my dreams.I know that doesn’t sound bad at all, but there’s more to this story…We work together. I’m a lowly intern, and he’s a high-powered ...

Never mix business with pleasure. Sound, easy-to-follow advice, until you find yourself fantasizing about your boss twenty-four hours a day.Dr. Will Cummings is the star of a medical reality show that's practically blown up overnight in popularity, and I'm the new nurse at his practice.Unfortunately for me, I'm also the nurse who made a completely awkward first impression by introducing myself while he was in the middle of a pap smear and ...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

My new boss has it all. In spades.Gorgeous green eyes? Check. Hard-and-sexy body? Check. Intelligence? Check. Success? A big fat billionaire . . . Check.Too bad I haven't started out on the best foot. My big mouth has already turned him against me, and tempting good looks and success aside, Trent Turner is no peach either. He's stubborn and thick-headed, and son of a fruitcake, he thinks he knows everything there is to know about the hotel business.With him...

Welcome to Cold, Montana, where the town is smaller than a shoebox and their biggest claim to fame is a serial killer.It's a case that ended in a tragic set of events, and one the town would rather forget.But no one can turn tragedy sexy like Hollywood, and whether Levi Fox, one of investigators on the real case, likes it or not, the dazzle of ready, set, action is coming to Cold.Worse than that? His Captain agreed to make him the lead liaison for a...

"Roses are red, violets are blue, stay away from Andrew Watson's *ahem* because no other women ever do."That's quite the way to start a conversation at a casual lunch, huh? Grilled chicken, French fries, and pelvic-fatigue, oh my! And that's not even the worst of it.My friend Raquel didn't pull any punches when she warned me about my brand-new costar and his notoriously player-esque ways. Apparently, my most important mission on m...