Essays & Short Works
- Philosophical Travelogues
- Essays on Society and Culture
- Essays for Personal Growth
- Explorations in Science and Thought
- Explorations in Psychology
- Political Essays and Reflections
- Political Essays and Manifestos
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
Part 2 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great boo…
American Psychology
This is the first of what is intended to be three projects featuring journal articles which chart the development of psychology as an academ…
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…
Sophisms of the Protectionists
"To rob the public, it is necessary to deceive them," Bastiat said and believed. He reasoned, employing repetition to various appl…
Industrial Conspiracies
Industrial Conspiracies is a powerful address by renowned lawyer Clarence Darrow, delivered shortly after his notable acquittal in the McNam…
The Outline of Science
The Outline of Science, Volume 1 was written specifically with theman-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Coveringscientific subje…
Curiosities of the Sky
Curiosities of the Sky invites listeners to explore the wonders of astronomy through the eyes of Garrett P. Serviss, a pioneer in popular sc…
Psychotherapy
Talking about viewing the Ocean "If I take the attitude of appreciation, it would be absurd to say that this wave is composed of chemic…
Mormonism and Masonry
Mormonism and Masonry delves into the intricate relationship between the Mormon faith and Freemasonry, examining the historical and cultural…
The Age of Reason
The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology, a deistic treatise written by eighteenth-century British radical an…
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory
The scene of the Dialogus de Oratoribus, as this work is commonly known, is laid in the sixth year of Vespasian, 75 a.D. The commentators ar…
The Compleat Angler
The Compleat Angler is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Walton did not profess to be an expert with the fl…
Religio Medici and Hydriotaphia
Religio Medici (The Religion of a Doctor) sets out Sir Thomas Browne's spiritual testament as well as being an early psychological self-port…
Music Notation and Terminology
Until relatively recently, music students at all levels of study—from the conservatories to public schools—had few resources available for t…
The Power of Concentration
The Power of Concentration offers a comprehensive guide to enhancing your ability to focus and harness your mental energy. Through a series …
Art and Morality
“Who can help laughing when an ordinary journalist seriously proposes to limit the subject-matter at the disposal of the artist?”“We are dom…
Southern Horrors
Thoroughly appalled and sickened by the rising numbers of white-on-black murders in the South since the beginning of Reconstruction, and by …
Butterflies Are Free To Fly
When Nicolaus Copernicus discovered the Earth wasn’t the center of the Universe, everything changed. When Isaac Newton figured out the law o…
The Uncommercial Traveller
The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences written by Charles Dickens. In 1859 Dickens founded a new …
Write it Right
Witty, opinionated alphabetical examples of what Bierce considered poor (American) English and advice on alternatives - entertaining, though…