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Makers of Many Things

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Eva March Tappan



How are friction matches made? How do rags and trees become paper? Who makes the dishes on our tables? Published in 1916, this children's bo…

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 1: The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Volume 1

Read by Leon Harvey


James Frazer



The first volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. Topics covered include extensive discu…

Clinical Medicine For Nurses

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Paul H. Ringer



The basics of clinical medicine for nurses in WWI-era America from a series of lectures by the author, an Asheville, NC physician. - Summary…

The Ideal Bartender

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Tom Bullock



The book was written by Tom Bullock, a well-known bartender at the St. Louis Country Club. His skills as a bartender were so remarkable that…

Commentary On The Book Of Genesis

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Matthew Henry



This is another commentary by Matthew Henry, well known for his commentaries on the Bible, this one is on Genesis, the first book of the Bib…

The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing

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Joseph Trienens and Joseph Triemens



Written in 1910, this "cyclopedia" is full of information that was quite useful at the time. A hundred years later, its text is mo…

1001 Questions and Answers on English Grammar

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Benjamin Hathaway



A book for students interested in finding out how many things about the English language have changed, and how many have weathered the test …

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