Politics Books
Ten Days That Shook the World
John ReedThis book is a slice of intensified history—history as I saw it. It does not pretend to be anything but a detailed account of the November Revolution, when the Bolsheviki, at the head of the workers a..
Common Sense
Thomas PaineCommon Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled mor..
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Adam SmithThe 18th century isn't known for the brevity of its book titles, as is the case with Adam Smith's massively influential Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Before the terms ca..
The Fireside Chats
Franklin Delano RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 – 1945) was the 32nd President of the United States. He led his country and the world during a time of massive economic crisis and war. As the only American president e..
The Anti-slavery Harp
Various AuthorsThe Anti-slavery Harp: A Collection of Songs for Anti-slavery Meetings written by various authors compiled by William W. Brown...
Between the Lines
Boyd CableThis book, all of which has been written at the Front within sound of the German guns and for the most part within shell and rifle range, is an attempt to tell something of the manner of struggle that..
Admiral Farragut
Alfred Thayer MahanIn preparing this brief sketch of the most celebrated of our naval heroes, the author has been aided by the very full and valuable biography published in 1878 by his son, Mr. Loyall Farragut, who has ..
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 67 - August 1668
Samuel PepysDiary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 67: August 1668 written by himself...