The Devil's Dictionary - The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
Excerpt: The Devil's Dictionary_ was begun in a weekly paper in 1881, and was continued in a desultory way at long intervals until 1906. In that year a large part of it was published in covers with the title _The Cynic's Word Book_, a name which the author had not the power to reject or happiness to approve.
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The Chosen People The Chosen People -
In drawing up this little book, at the request of several friends, the Author has been chiefly guided by experience of what children require to be told, in order to come to an intelligent perception of the scope of the Scripture narrative treated historically
Illustrated History of Furniture Illustrated History of Furniture
by Frederick Litchfield
Excerpt:
In the following pages the Author has placed before the reader an account of the changes in the design of Decorative Furniture and Woodwork, from the earliest period of which we have any reliable or certain record until the present time
Simple Italian Cookery Simple Italian Cookery - Simple Italian Cookery by Antonia Isola
Excerpt:
CONTENTS
Soups
Macaroni and other Pastes
Rice, Etc
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery
by A. G. Payne
Excerpt:
The Guardian says: “An excellent work, which should be in the hands of every housekeeper, is CASSELL’S BOOK OF THE HOUSEHOLD. Here we find the most varied information and the soundest of advice
A Handbook of Health A Handbook of Health - Looking upon the human body from the physical point of view as the most perfect, most ingeniously economical, and most beautiful of living machines, the author has attempted to write a little handbook of practical instruction for the running of it
The Ancient Church The Ancient Church - The Ancient Church by W. D. (William Dool) Killen
Excerpt:
The appearance of another history of the early Church requires some explanation
General Science This book prepares the thoughtful reader to meet wisely and actively some of life's important problems
Simplify your Life bible: Walden Simplify your Life bible: Walden - Excerpt:
1. Economy
2. Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
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