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Print: $15.15 2010 Miniature Schnauzer calendar.
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Print: $15.15 2010 calendar called Egyptian Delights. Contains different images of Egypt.
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Download: $7.46 A Journey through Space by Janet Lawson BSc. The author has written this ebook for both amateur astronomers and people who have no prior knowledge of astronomy and it would also be interesting and very useful to school children. The ebook has approx 183 astronomical images with an easy to understand description of each image. The seven chapters are: The Hubble Space Telescope; The Universe; Black Holes and Dark Matter; Stars and Nebula; Planets; Galaxies; Comets.
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Download: $1.59 The Encyclopaedia of Needlework (Chapter on Crochet)by Therese De Dillmont. This chapter contains step-by-step instructions on various crochet stitches, including: chain; single; plain; rose; Russian; ribbed; slanting; crossed; counterpane; knotted; loop; trebles; bullion; cluster; raised; close shell; picots etc.
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Download: $1.59 The Encyclopaedia of Needlework - knitting by Therese De Dillmont. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations on the position of the hands; casting on; plain stitch; back stitch; overs; knot stitch; cable/chain stitch; casting off; repairing plain and purl knitting, Turkish stitch etc.
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Download: $1.00 The Encyclopaedia of Needlework (Plain sewing) by Therese De Dillmont. Step-by-step instructions for different stitches, including running stitch,back stitch,hemming stitch, flat seams, found seams, top or over-sewing, antique seam, French double seam, hemmed double seam, gathering, button holes, piping etc. Includes illustrations.
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Download: $1.00 The Encyclopaedia of Needlework (White embroidery)by Therese De Dillmont. Step-by-step instructions for the following: blanket/buttonhole stitch; stem stitch; back stitch; knot stitch; post stitch; scallops; eyelet holes; raised satin stitch etc. Contains illustrations.
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Download: $1.00 The Encyclopaedia of Needlework (Tapestry & Linen Embroidery) by Therese De Dilmont. Contains step-by-step instructions with illustrations. The following stitches are explained: cross; gobelin; reps; tent; double; rice; plait; stem; leaf; fish-bone; diagonal web; cashmere; florentine; mosaic; knotted; star/smyrna; rococo; Parisian; Greek; Scotch; oriental etc.
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Download: $6.48 The Turbulent Life of The Coloured Slave by Janet Lawson B.Sc, is about the life of the coloured slave during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The book has been divided into two sections: section one covering the different rules and regulations that the coloured people had to live by in each of the American Colonies. Section two covers the lives of some individual slaves, for it's only when you read about how the different rules affected their individual lives that you really appreciate just how difficult their lives really were. The author has written about: Gustavus Vassa, Moses Grandy, Kate Drumgoold, Jacob Green, Annie L. Burton, Lucy A. Delaney, Phillis Wheatley, Charles Thomson, Frederick Douglas, Mattie J. Jackson and Louis Hughes. The book ends with the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.
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Download: $9.97 Out of Copyright Knitting and Crochet Patterns. This ebook contains approx 163 out-of-copyright knitting and crochet patterns, with designs that will fit in with todays fashions. Includes Ladies sweaters and cardigans; children's patterns; baby patterns; doll's clothes; Afghan blankets (throw-over blankets); rugs; doilies; tray mats, gloves etc. You can knit these patterns and then sell the garments. If you can't knit, then why not pay a friend to knit or crochet the items for you and then sell the items at a higher price to make a profit. You could even start your own cottage industry.
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Download: $1.00 The Encyclopaedia of Needlework (Flat stitch and gold embroidery) by Therese De Dillmont. Flat stitch; oriental stitch; plaited stitch; mosaic stitch; persian stitch; turkish style embroidery etc. Contains illustrations.
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Download: $1.99 Wreck of The Golden Mary by Charles Dickens. This is a short adventure story.
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Download: $3.99 King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard. Published in 1907. This book was originally published in 1885 and quickly became a best seller. An adventure story set in Africa. The brother of Sir Henry Curtis was last seen traveling north into unexplored territory in Africa, on a quest to find King Solomon's Mines. Allan Quartermain, an English adventurer and hunter who is based in Durban, South Africa, is approached by Sir Henry and his friend Captain Good, to help them find Sir Henry's brother. Join them on their journey as they cross the desert and mountains. They meet a party of Kukuana warriors who are on the point of killing them, when Captain Good nervously fidgets with his false teeth, making the Kukuanas recoil in fear.
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Download: $3.99 Second Sight by Sepharial. Published in 1912. The author was a reputed astrologer, numerologist and occultist in his time. This ebook is a study of natural and induced clairvoyance and covers: Materials and conditions; preliminaries and practice; kinds of vision; obstacles to clairvoyance; symbolism; allied psychic phases etc.
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Download: $1.99 The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young by Rev. Richard Newton, D.D. This ebook contains colourful, biblical, illustrations, at the end of the book.
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Download: $1.99 Earths in The Starry Heaven, their Inhabitants and the Spirits and Angels there. Written by Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). All about the author's ability to communicate with spirits and angels, not only those who are near our earth, but those who are near to other planets.
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Download: $1.00 Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days by Annie L. Burton.
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Download: $1.00 Lectures on Stellar Statistics by C.V.L. Charlier.
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Download: $0.64 Sonate Opus 10 No.1 - 1st movement. Sheet music by Ludwig Van Beethoven.
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Download: $1.99 American Boys 'Life of Theodore Roosevelt' by Edward Stratemeyer. This book was written in 1904 and covers the life of Theodore Roosevelt from childhood to adult.
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Download: $1.99 The Life of Saint Paul by James Stalker (1848-1927).
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Download: $1.99 Rembrandt, Edited by Estelle M. Hurll, published in 1899. A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter, with an interpretation of each image.
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Download: $1.99 Scotch Loch-Fishing by Black Palmer, published in 1882. This book was dedicated to the members of the Western Angling Club Glasgow, in remembrance of the many happy days the author spent in their company. Following chapters can be found in this ebook:equipment, tackle and accessories, flies and casting-lines, trolling-tackle and lures, duties of the boatman, etiquette of loch-fishing, casting and striking, trolling, capture of fish, after a day's faishing, reminiscences.
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RaphaelRaphael (e-book)
Download: $1.99 Raphael, edited by Estelle M. Hurll, published in 1899. A collection of pictures, with introduction and interpretation.
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Download: $1.00 Friendly Fairies by Johhny Gruelle, published in 1919. This is a beautifully illustrated book of old-fashioned children's stories.
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Download: $1.99 Chopin and Other Musical Essays by Henry T. Finck, published in 1894. This ebook has six chapters, Chopin, the greatest genius of the pianoforte; how composers work; Schumann,as mirrored in his letters; Italian and German vocal styles; German opera in New York.
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Download: $3.99 Swimming Scientifically Taught by Prof. Frank Eugen Dalton, P.S.A. published in 1918. This illustrated book covers the various kinds of swimming strokes including advanced strokes and each one is carefully explained, includes about 38 illustrations to back up the descriptions.
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Download: $1.00 Is The Young Man Absalom, Safe? by David Wright, M.A. (Vicar), published in 1885. This is a sermon that was preached in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop, England, on Sunday 19th July, 1885.
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Download: $3.99 The Empire of Russia by John S.C. Abbott, published in 1859. Covers many topics including, parentage and birth of Russia from 500B.C. to A.D. 910; Growth and consolidation of Russia from 910-973; Reigns of Vladimir, Yaroslaf, Ysiaslaf and Vsevold from 973-1092; years of war and woe 1092-1167; Mstislaf and Andre 1167-1212; the Grand Princes of Vladimir, and the invasion of Genghis Khan 1212-1238; the sway of the Tartar Princes 1238-1304;resurrection of the Russian Monarchy 1304-1380; Dmitri, Vassali, and the Mogol Tamerlane 1380-1462; Ivan III 1462-1480; Vassili 1480-1533;Ivan IV (his minority)1533-1546; the reign of Ivan IV and the abdication.
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Download: $2.49 A Short History of Russia by Mary Platt Parmele, published in 1907. This illustrated ebook covers Hunnish invasion, Oleg, Igor, Olga's vengeance, Vladimir the sinner becomes Vladimir the Saint,Genghis Khan, Novgorod, Russia under the yoke,Vasili,Ivan, England enters Russia by a side door, the Cossacks, Peter I, etc.
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Download: $2.49 The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen, M.A. published in 1905. This ebook starts with the realm of the Czar and continues with various events in Russia's history e.g. the Norsemen in Russia; Russia under the Mongol yoke; Lithuania and Moscow; the Tartar Power; Ivan III; Ivan IV; Feodor; Peter the Great; CAtherine II; Russia during the wars of Napoleon; Alexander II; Russia loses her prestige etc.
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Download: $5.98 The Theory and Practice of Perspective by G.A. Storey, A.R.A. Published in 1910. An authoritative guide to help artists at all levels, tackle one of art's most difficult challenges: the accurate re-creation of natural perspective. The author teaches the reader how to reproduce shape, distance, proportion, shade, shadow, reflection, and other elements in two dimensional works. Some examples are: When a perspective point is being given, find its position on the geometrical plane; How to proceed when the point of distance is inaccessible; How to place sqares in given positions; How to form a vanishing scale that shall give height, depth and distance of any object in the picture; how to draw semicircles standing upon a circle at any angle; square steps places over each other; shadow of an inclined plane, etc.
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Download: $3.99 How To Read The Crystal by Sepharial. Published in 1922. The author was a reputed astrologer, numerologist and occultist of his time and he wrote many books on the occult. This ebook is about the art and practice of reading the crystal.
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SuccessSuccess (e-book)
Download: $4.78 Success by Lord Beaverbrook. Published in 1921. The contents of this ebook originally appeared as weekly articles in the Sunday Express, but as they aroused so much interest, Lord Beaverbrook decided to publish them all in a book. Most people are able to become successful with the correct knowledge and guidance and the author hoped to encourage the young men of his day, to tread a path which lead them upward to success, warning them of a few perils they could meet on the way. Covers the three secrets to happiness; education; arrogance; courage; panic; depression; failure etc.
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Download: $5.98 Certain Success by Norval A. Hawkins. Published in 1920. This ebook is ideal for those people who want to be more successful in life. The author feels that there are certain characteristics and things that a person can do to ensure failure. This ebook is all about changing those characteristics to help you be successful. Chapters include, The universal need for sales knowledge; skill in selling your best self; your prospects; preparing to make your success certain; getting yourself wanted; the goal of success etc.
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Download: $5.98 Palmistry for All by Cheiro. Published in 1916. The author was a clairvoyant who taught palmistry, astrology and Chaldean numerology. He was a famous figure in the early 20th century and had famous clients, both in Europe and America, which included English Royalty. This ebook gives the reader a step-by-step guide on how to read the hand, along with aprox 60 illustrations to help the reader understand what he's talking about. Discusses the various lines on the palm, including the Line of Head; Life; Inner Life; Destiny; Success; Marriage; Heart; Health; Intuition; Girdle of Venus; The Ring of Solomon; The Star, Cross and Square; The shapes of the Hands and fingers; The great Triangle and the Quadrangle; The various mounts - Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Sun, Mercury, Moon, and Venus; The nails and thier indications of Disease. This is a recommended ebook for anybody interested in becoming a palm reader to make money, or even just for a hobby.
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Download: $3.99 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Published in 1911. Mary Lennox had lived almost all her young life in India and as her parents were too busy entertaining and going to parties, Mary was looked after by the servants. When both her parents died from cholera, Mary was shipped off to the wild moors of Yorkshire to live with her reclusive uncle. When she arrived at Misselthwaite Manor, everybody said she was the most disagreeable child they had ever seen. When Mary explores the gardens she comes across a locked garden that she is forbidden to enter into.
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HeidiHeidi (e-book)
Download: $3.99 Heidi by Johanna Spyri. Published in 1919. This story is about an orphan called Heidi who goes to stay with her grandfather, who lives in an alpine cottage that is a great distance from the nearest village. Her grandfather is good-hearted but he wants to protect Heidi from the evils of the world and he refuses to send her to school. Heidi befriends a boy who looks after the sheep and goats, but her life is changed again, when her aunt takes her to live in Frankfurt (Germany).
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Download: $3.99 Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published in 1886. This story is set in the turmoil and aftermath of the 1746 Jacobite Scots rebellion against the English, at Culloden. The story follows an 18year old boy called David Balfour, who is keen to seek his fortune. He sets out from the lowlands of Scotland to meet his mysterious relative and with the hope of finding work. This adventure story has dark family secrets, a sea voyage and a ship wreck. He befriends a man called Alan Breck, who is a lover of lost causes. This is an upbeat story, which also contains some romance.
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Download: $3.99 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published in 1883. Jim Hawkins lives in the 18th century in the West Coast of England. His father owns a guesthouse (Inn), which is visited firstly by an old bacaneer who has a map of Captain Flint's treasure, and then by a group of pirates who have a blind man called Pew as their commander. Jim manages to take possession of the map before the pirates get to it and he then takes it to Squire Trelawney, who owns a schooner. Both Jim and the Squire set sail in the schooner to look for Treasure Island, and so the adventure begins.
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Download: $5.98 Assimilative Memory: How to Attend and Never Forget by Professor A. Loisette. Published in 1896. The author gives advice on how to improve your memory, so that you can remember things and be less forgetful. Topics covered include having better concentration by educating the intellect to stay with the senses of sight and hearing; numeric thinking; how to learn poetry by heart; how to remember names, facts etc. Exercises for the mind are now accepted as helping to keep the brain functioning better, especially as you get older.
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Download: $5.98 How to Succeed by Orson Swett Marden, A.M., M.D. Published in 1896. Although this is a vintage ebook, the foundations for success are still the same. The author encourages the reader to have a positive mental attitude to help them gain success and have a better, successful life.
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Download: $5.98 The Practical Distiller by John Wyeth. Published in 1809. This vintage ebook is an introduction to making whiskey, gin, brandy, wine, beer etc.
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Download: $4.78 Mushroom: How to Grow Them by William Falconer. Published in 1892. Some old fashioned tips on growing and caring for mushrooms, including the types of manure to use and how to care for the mushroom beds, temperature etc.
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Download: $3.99 Cabages and Cauliflowers: How to Grow Them by James J.H. Gregory. Published in 1889. Some old fashioned tips on how to grow these vegetables incuding Selecting and preparing the soil; The manure and how to apply it; Care of the young plants; Protecting the plants from their enemies; Varieties of cabbage etc
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Download: $3.99 Managing Bees by John M. Weeks. Published in 1837. The old fashioned way of keeping bees, with tips including The construction of the hive; Swarming and hiving; Ventilating; Equalizing colonies; Removing honey; How to encourage the swarms to make extra Queens and keep them for the use of their owner; Supplying swarms with Queens; feeding etc
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Download: $3.99 Making a Garden of Perennials by W.C. Egan. Published in 1912. Care for the garden the old fashioned way, with tips including Preparing the beds; Winter mulching; Summer mulching; Plant combinations; Weeding; Dependable perennials etc. Contains some illustrations.
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Download: $3.99 Make Your Own Hats by Gene Allen Martin. Published in 1921. The author was Director of domestic Arts Department of Minneapolis Y.W.C.A, and designer, demonstrator and instructor in Millinery. Contains some black and white illustrations. Chapters include equipment and materials; frames and covering the frames, trimmings etc.
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Download: $3.99 Amateur Gardencraft by Eben E. Rexford. Published in 1912. This ebook gives plenty of tips to keep a lovely garden the old fashioned way, including Planting the lawn; Shrubs; Vines; The hardy border; The bulb garden; Caring for roses and other flowers; Garden features e.g. pergolas; The wild garden etc.
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Download: $3.99 How to Cook Fish by Olive Green. This ebook covers cooking of many varieties of fish, including Bass, Blackfish, Bluefish, Butterfish, Carp, Catfish, Cod, Eels, Finnan Haddie, Flounder, Frog legs, Halibut, Kingfish, Mackerel, Mullet, Perch, Pike, Salmon, to name only a few.
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Download: $3.99 Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Vol.1 This ebook contains information and recipes on cereals, bread and hot breads.
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Download: $5.98 The Indian Cookery Book by Anonymous. This vintage book was printed and published in India and contains some black & white images of old India. The words in the contents pages have large spaces between them, but this was unavoidable, however, the actual content of the ebook is normal. Contains many recipes for the following dishes (I have used the actual spelling from the book):Rice; Kitcheerees; Pellow; The following curries - Gravy; Doopiajas; Cofta-Ka-Carree; Country Captain; Hindoostanee; Hussanee; Kurma; Malay; Vindaloo; Madras. Also, Chahkees; Saug; Bhahjees; Dal; Burta; Soups; fish dishes; dishes made from joints; vegetables; pastry & Puddings; garnishes, sauces & stuffings; Pickles; Jams & Marmalades; Home-made Liqueurs including cream of cinnamon, Dantzic Brandy, Curacao, Ginger Beer, Lemon Barley-water etc. This ebook also gives some tips on how to treat stings, bruises etc, as well as how to make cologne.
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Download: $4.99 A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird. This ebook contains letters that the author wrote to her sister during a six month journey through the Colorado Rockies in 1873. The daughter of a clergyman, Isabella travelled alone and mostly of the time she was on horseback. She is a well educated woman who falls through ice, herds cattle and gets lost in snow storms, among many other adventures.
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Download: $4.78 The Wind in The Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Published in 1908. A children's ebook that's all about the adventures of a mole, rat, toad and badger.
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Download: $4.99 The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley. Published in 1922. A fairy tale about a young boy called Tom, who has to work as a chimney sweep for a brutal man called Mr Grimes. One day Tom falls into the river where he enters a magical underwater world and becomes a water-baby. Contains beautiful colour illustrations.
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Download: $3.19 The Haunted House by Walter Hubbell. Published in 1879. This is an account of the mysterious manifestations that took place in the presence of Esther Cox, who was supposed to have been possessed by evil spirits. The author wrote the book as a true story, as he spent some time living in the house and witnessing the manifestations. Scientific men from various parts of Canada and the United States came to investigate the manifestations.
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Download: $4.78 House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Published in 1851. Accusations of witchcraft, fraud and sudden death can be found in this ebook. The author examines the consequences of sin in his book about the Pyncheon family, who live in a gloomy seven gabled, New England mansion.
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Download: $3.99 Traditions of the North American Indians. Vol.3 Published in 1830. The author was born 12 miles from a principal tribe of Indians, within 2 miles of a smaller band and within 6 miles of two other small bands of that tribe. This is Vol.3 (of 3)
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Download: $3.99 Traditions of the North American Indians. Vol.2 Published in 1830. The author was born 12 miles from a principal tribe of Indians, within 2 miles of a smaller band and within 6 miles of two other small bands of that tribe. This is Vol.2 (of 3)
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Download: $3.99 Traditions of the North American Indians Vol.1 Published in 1830. The author was born 12 miles away from a principal tribe, within 2 miles from a smaller band and within 6 miles from two other small bands of that tribe. This ebook is volume 1 (of 3)
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Download: $3.99 Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Swami Panchadasi. Published in 1916. Some of the topics discussed are: clairvoyance; clairaudience; second-sight' clairvoyand development; astral-body traveling; astral-plane phenomena; psychic influence, psychic healing, mind-reading etc.
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Download: $8.98 The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) by Hudson Stuck, D.D. Published in 1918. The author led the first successful ascent of the main summit of Mount McKinley, and at approximately 20,320 feet, is the highest peak in North America. The following chapters are within this ebook: Preparation and approach; The Muldrow Glacier; The Northeast Ridge; The Grand Basin; The Ultimate height; The return; The height of Denali, with a discussion of the readings on the summit and during the ascent; Explorations of the Denali region and previous attempts at its ascent; The names placed upon the Mountain by the author. Contains black and white images.
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Download: $8.98 The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. Published in 1933. A classic story that is set during the time of the French and Indian war, as it grips the wild west forest frontier of North West America. A classic adventure novel that was made into a film. Contains coloured illustrations by N.C. Wyeth.
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Download: $1.99 Narrative of William W. Brown by himself. Published in 1847. A true story about William's life as an American slave and the pain and abuse he suffered.
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Download: $1.99 Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, by himself. Published in 1849. The true story of Henry and his life as an American slave, and how he was sold to different masters, including a Cherokee Indian.
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Download: $4.99 The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, by St. Teresa of Avila (herself) 1515-1582. This ebook covers her childhood, including the death of her mother; being placed in a monestery and later becoming a Nun; rescuing a priest from a life of sin; the means whereby Jesus gave her light in her darkness and made her strong in her goodness;the Graces she received in her prayer etc.
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Download: $4.99 How to Sing by Lilli Lehmann. Published in 1902. Chapters include: breathing; the singer's physiological studies; equalising the voice; breath and form; nasal singing; sensation and position of the tongue; sensation of the plaate; vowels etc. Includes many illustrations so that the reader understands the instructions from the author.
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Download: $4.99 The Letters of Queen Victoria Vol 2. Edited by Arthur Christopher Benson and Viscount Esher. Published in 1908. This ebook is a selection of Queen Victoria's letters between 1837-1861. Approx 600 pages.
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Download: $4.99 Queen Victoria by E. Gordon Browne. Some of the chapters in this ebook are: A look back; childhood days; early years; husband and wife; family life; strife; the children of England; ministering women; Balmoral; the great exibition; Albert the good; friends and advisers; Queen and Empire; stress and strain; Victoria the Great.
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Download: $4.99 The Letters of Robert Burns. This ebook contains the letters written by the famous Scottish poet, who was born in Alloway, Ayrshire in 1759 and lived till 1796. He is just as famous for flirting with the ladies as he is for his poetry.
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Download: $3.99 The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey. Published in 1882. This ebook covers masonic topics such as the ancient mysteries; the union of speculative and operative masonry at the Temple of Solomon; symbolism of Solomon's Temple; meanings of the masonic symbols e.g. the point within the circle, the innefable Name etc.
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Download: $3.99 The Mysteries of Freemasonry by Captain William Morgan. Published in the 18th century. Contains information on all the Degrees conferred in the Royal Arch Chapter and Grand Encampment of Knights Templars - Knights of the Red Cross, of the Christian Mark and of the Holy Sepulchre. Also the Eleven Ineffable Degrees conferred in the Lodge of Perfection, and the still higher Degrees of Prince of Jerusalem, Knights of the East and West etc. This ebook gives details of what is said during the Degrees.
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Download: $3.99 The Principles of Masonic Laws by Albert G. Mackey. M.D., Published in 1856. A treatise of Masonic laws divided into four books. Book one - The Law of Grand Lodges; Book two - Laws of Subordinate Lodges; Book three - The law of Individuals; Book four - Masonic Crimes and Punishments.
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Download: $4.78 The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture by Matthew Holbeche. Published in 1841. Covers the definition of Gothic architecture, its origin and division of its styles; different kinds of arches; Anglo-Saxon style; Norman or Anglo-Norman style; Semi-Norman style; early English style etc. Contains many illustrations, as well as a question and answer section.
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Download: $3.99 The Book of Ornamental Alphabets by F. Delamotte. Published in 1914. Contains beautiful illustrations of ancient and mediaeval letters and numbers from the 8th century up to the 17th century. Includes Gothic, Church Text, German Arabesque, Monograms, Crosses etc. These letters and numbers can be coppied and used for various purposes e.g. arts and crafts, draughtsmen, engravers, carvers, lithographers etc, or else they can be adapted to suit your own purpose.
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Download: $4.99 Morals and Dogma of The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike. Published in 1871. Discusses all the Degrees of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry from the 1st Degree (Apprentice) up to the 32nd Degree (Master of the Royal Secret). Discusses the meaning of the various symbols that are used in the Lodge, as well as looking at the Ancient Mysteries and the spiritual aspect of Freemasonry.
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Download: $4.99 Ancient Egypt by George Rawlinson. Published in 1886. Historical book with many illustrations, covering the following topics - the land of Egypt; the dawn of Egypt; the people of Egypt; the pyramid builders; Abraham in Egypt; how the Hyksos were expelled from Egypt; Thothmes I and III; Amenhotep III and IV; the Solar-Disk worshippers; Shishnak and his dynasty; Egypt under the Ethiopians; the Persian conquest etc.
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Download: $3.99 Peeps At Many Lands: Ancient Egypt, by Rev. James Baikie, F.R.A.S. Published in 1912. Covers the following topics - A day in thebes; Pharaoh at home; Child-life in ancient Egypt; Some fairy tales of long ago, Exploring Soudan; A voyage of discovery; Temples and tombs; An Egyptian's heaven etc. Contains many coloured illustrations.
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Download: $1.99 The Wonder Book of Bible Stories, edited by Logan Marshall. Published in 1925. This lovely book contains many illustrations.
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Download: $3.00 How to Teach Phonics by Lida M. Williams. Published in 1916. Teaching the children from years 1 to 4 how to pronounce their words and distinguise between vowels and consonants etc.
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Download: $1.99 A Slave Girl's Story by Kate Drumgoold. Published in 1898. A true story about the life of a slave called Kate Drumgoold.
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Download: $1.99 Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days by Annie L. Burton. Published in 1909. A true story about the life of a slave called Annie Burton.
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Download: $1.99 Narrative of The Life of Moses Grandy by himself. Published in 1844. A true story about the life of a slave called Moses Grandy.
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Download: $1.99 Struggles for Freedom by Lucy A. Delaney. Printed in 1891. A true story about Lucy's life as a slave and her struggles to become a free person.
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Download: $1.99 The History of Mary Prince by herself. Printed in 1831. This book is all about Mary's life as a West Indian slave.
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Download: $1.99 The Story of Mattie J. Jackson by Dr. L.S. Thomson. Printed in 1866. This true story is all about a young slave called Mattie, the eighteen years she spent in slavery, her family and their experiences as slaves, incidents during the war and how the Yankees were on the side of the slave, and how she managed to escape from slavery. Mattie dictated her story to Dr Thomson.
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Download: $5.98 Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence, edited by Alice Moore Dunbar. Some of the best speeches delivered by the Negro from the days of slavery till 1914. Contains about 50 speeches e.g. "What to the slave is the fourth of July" by Frederick Douglass; "The Civil Rights Bill" by Robert Browne Elliot; "The Black Woman of the South" by Alexander Crummell; "The Negro as a soldier" by Christian A. Fleetwood; "A Defence of the Negro Race" by George H. White; "An Appeal to Our Brother in White" by William J. Gaines; "William Lloyd Garrison" by Reverdy C. Ransom; "Abraham Lincoln" by James L. Curtis, and many more.
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Download: $4.78 Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is an anti-slavery novel that was published in 1852. The author was an active abolitionist and her novel, although fiction, is based on the lives of real slaves that she encountered. It was one of the best selling novels of the 19th century and is credited with helping to fuel the abolitionist cause.
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Download: $4.63 The Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself. A true life adventure about a slave who was captured from his home in Africa in 1756, at the age of 11. He was bought by a Royal Navy Officer called Lieutenant Michael Pascal, who renamed him Gustavus Vassa. Olaudah travelled with Pascal for about eight years, living through exciting adventures on board various war ships. He also travelled to many parts of Europe without Pascal, as well as the West Indies. This ebook is full of real life adventure.
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Download: $4.63 The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson by De Witt C. Peters, M.D. printed in 1858. The author wrote his book based on factual situations in the life of Kit Carson, and his escapedes in the Rocky Mountains and with the North American Indians.
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Download: $3.99 Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook. Printed in 1911. Short plays for children to act, includes Little Red Riding Hood; Goldilocks; The Bird with the Broken Wing; Cornelia and her Jewels; Cinderella; The Pied Piper; Mother Goose's Party; Little Two-eyes; The Days of the Week; Hansel and Gretel; King Alfred; Robin Hood and the Sad Knight; William Tell; Time and the Seasons; The Gingerbread Man; The Good Fairy. Ideal for school teachers or drama club teachers.
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Download: $7.97 Round Games with Cards by Baxter-Wray. Printed in 1891. A step-by-step guide on how to play the following card games: Nap, Loo, Poker, 21, Commerce, Speculation, Pope Joan, Spin, Newmarket, Snip-Snap-Snorum, Jig, Cassino, My bird sings, Spoil five, Loto.
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Download: $3.99 The Highland Fling - and how to teach it by Prof. Grant. Printed in 1892. Step-by-step guide on how to do this famous Scottish dance.
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Download: $3.99 William Lloyd Garrison by Archibald Henry Grimke. Printed in 1891. This book is all about the famous American abolitionist.
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Download: $5.98 Vitruvius - The Ten Books on Architecture. Translated by Morris Hicky Morgan, PH.D., LL.D. Printed in 1914.
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Download: $9.97 Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Translated into English by Isabel F. Hapgood. Printed in 1887. This ebook has 1,499 pages and contains the five volumes of Les Miserables. A French novel that is supposed to be one of the greatest novels ever written. The story follows the lives of several characters over a 20 year period in the early 19th century.
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Download: $9.97 Manual of Surgery by Alexis Thomson,F.R.C.S.Ed. and Alexander Miles,F.R.C.S.Ed. Volume 1, sixth edition, printed in 1921. WARNING this is a surgical book and contains graphic images of medical conditions. Covers a large variety of conditions, including inflammation, suppuration, ulceration, bacterial and other wound infections, injuries, methods of wound treatments, diseases of the bone and joints etc. Contains aprox 169 illustrations.
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Download: $5.98 Dr Allinson's Cookery Book (comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes) published in 1915. There are a few hundred recipes in this ebook from puddings, soups to main courses e.g. almond rice pudding; banana wholemeal pudding; oatmeal bannocks; wholemeal rock cakes; cinnamon madeira cake; cheese souffle; carrot soup; cauliflower soup; curried lentils and rice; apple souffle; ginger sponge cake; leek pie; lentil soup; savoury macaroni; poatao and cauliflower pie; Portuguese rice; Canadian pudding; Spanish stew; vegetable pie etc.
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Download: $3.99 Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes by Miss Parloa and Homemade Candy Recipes by Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill, published 1909. Approximately 140 American recipes from the Victorian era including, chocolate layer cake; chocolate marblecake; profiteroles; chocolate candy; cream chocolate caramels; meringue, cottage pudding; chocolate nougat cake; cocoa biscuits; chocolate macaroons; petit four; Spanish chocolate cake etc. These are American recipes.
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Download: $1.28 Picturesque Germany, by Anon. This ebook is full of old black and white, German photographs, with a description next to each image.
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Download: $1.00 At the Seaside by Mrs Grey. Although this is a short ebook for children, they will delight in looking at the beautifull old fashioned pictures, time and time again.
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Download: $1.99 Lectures on Art by John Ruskin, published in 1870. Contains seven lectures which were delivered before the University of Oxford in 1870 and cover: the relation of art to religion, the relation of art of morals, the relation of art to use, line, light, colour.
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Download: $3.19 The Blue Book of Chess, published in 1910. Covers the rudiments of the game and gives an analysis of all the recognised openings.
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Download: $4.78 How to Behave by Samuel R. Wells, published in 1887. An ebook of Republican etiquette and a guide to correct personal habits of that era. Some of the chapters are titled: personal habits, dress, self culture, domestic manners, etiquette of occassions, etiquette of places, love and courtship etc.
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Download: $2.49 Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande by Lawrence Gilman, published in 1907. This is a guide to the opera with musical examples from the score. The following chapters are within this ebook:Debussy and his art; the play, its qualities and its action, including Acts 1-5; the music; a revolutionary score; the themes and their treatments, including Acts 1-5.
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Download: $4.78 Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago by Hannah Trager. Telling what life was like in a Jewish family in Jerusalem around 1920. Contains black and white pictures.
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Download: $1.99 A War-Time Journal by Lady Jephson, published in 1915. This ebook is all about Lady Jephsons' experiences of being in Germany during 1914, and the areas she travelled to.
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Download: $1.99 Van Dyck by Estelle M. Hurll, published in 1902. A collection of fifteen pictures, and a portrait of the artist, along with an interpretation for each image.
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