A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, science, literature, sports, education, humor, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer) [chương_files]
The Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight, on 17th December 1903. They were not the first to build and fly aircraft, but they invented the controls that were necessary for a pilot to steer the aircraft, which made fixed wing powered flight possible. The Early History of the Airplane consists of three short essays about the beginnings of human flight. The second essay retells the first flight: This flight lasted only 12 seconds, but it was nevertheless the first in the history of the world in which a machine carrying a man had raised itself by its own power into the air in full flight, had sailed forward without reduction of speed and had finally landed at a point as high as that from which it started. (Introduction by Availle) [chương_files]
This is a great short chapter mystery book for girls. It is similar to Nancy Drew. Bobs is one of the four sisters whose parents die, leaving them with the responsibility of caring for themselves. They have to work together to be cheerful through the hard time and a long the way have many adventures! Let’s start decoding the clues! (Summary by peppersnoodles93) [chương_files]
This is the third book in the Dorothy Dale series, written under the house pseudonym of Margaret Penrose. “Girls have to have secrets, or they wouldn’t be girls, and we have now got ours.” In this, the third book in the Dorothy Dale series, written under the house pseudonym of Margaret Penrose, Dorothy proves herself to be a good friend to Tavia. Amid suspicion and worry for her chum, she undertakes the perilous task of ‘rescuing’ her and saving her reputation with minimal help from her cousins Nat and Ned White and without spreading her concerns, in the hope they be unfounded. (Summary by Lynne Thompson) Books in this series: Dorothy Dale: A Girl of Today (1908) Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School (1908) Dorothy Dale’s Great Secret (1909) Dorothy Dale and Her Chums (1909) Dorothy Dale’s Queer Holidays (1910) Dorothy Dale’s Camping Days (1911) Dorothy Dale’s School Rivals (1912) Dorothy Dale in the City (1913) Dorothy Dale’s Promise (1914) Dorothy Dale in the West (1915) Dorothy Dale’s Strange Discovery (1916) Dorothy Dale’s Engagement (1917) Dorothy Dale to the Rescue (1924) [chương_files]
‘Pragmatism’ contains a series of public lectures held by William James in Boston 1906–7. James provides a popularizing outline of his view of philosophical pragmatism while making highly rhetorical and entertaining lashes towards rationalism and other competing schools of thought. James is especially concerned with the pragmatic view of truth. True beliefs should be defined as, according to James, beliefs that can successfully assist people in their everyday life. This is claimed to not be relativism. That reality exists is argued to be a fact true beyond the human subject. James argues, nevertheless, that people select which parts of reality are made relevant and how they are understood to relate to each other. Charles Sanders Peirce, widely considered to be the founder of pragmatism, eventually chose to separate himself intellectually from James, renaming his own theory to ‘pragmaticism’. [chương_files]
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, government, military history, science, philosophy, sports, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer) [chương_files]
Tom Swift & friends decide to trial an experimental airship near the New Jersey coast, and are unexpectedly swept out to sea by hurricane winds. Unable to steer or navigate without tearing the airship apart, the hapless crew must simply let the storm take them wherever it will. Unfortunately, the storm proves too much for the craft and Tom makes a crash landing on the uninhabited and crumbling Earthquake Island. (Summary by Wikipedia) [chương_files]
The second book in the Dorothy Dale series, in which Dorothy and her friends have an unfortunate encounter, which has long-lasting implications. Major Dale inherits some money, which enables him to send his daughter to Glenwood School, where she makes new friends – and enemies. (Summary by Lynne Thompson) Books in this series: Dorothy Dale: A Girl of Today (1908) Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School (1908) Dorothy Dale’s Great Secret (1909) Dorothy Dale and Her Chums (1909) Dorothy Dale’s Queer Holidays (1910) Dorothy Dale’s Camping Days (1911) Dorothy Dale’s School Rivals (1912) Dorothy Dale in the City (1913) Dorothy Dale’s Promise (1914) Dorothy Dale in the West (1915) Dorothy Dale’s Strange Discovery (1916) Dorothy Dale’s Engagement (1917) Dorothy Dale to the Rescue (1924) [chương_files]
In this, the second book of the Ruth Fielding series, Ruth goes to boarding school with her best friend Helen. When they get there, Ruth starts her own sorority called the SweetBriars for the new girls. Her sweet group of girls conflicts with the two other sororities the Upedes and the Fussy Curls. In the midst of settling in to the new place, there is a campus rumor about a legend of the marble harp playing ominously at night. But when the French teacher is in a fright, will Ruth be able to solve this mystery? The Ruth Fielding series has influenced several other major series that came later, including Nancy Drew, the Dana Girls, and Beverly Gray. (Summary by Charlotte Duckett and Kimberly Krause) [chương_files]
Growing up on the banks of the Mississippi river, a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer spends his days getting into one scrape after another. Tom’s constant cleverness, superstition, trickery, and daring make him a handful to raise, and his Aunt Polly declares that she has “never seen the beat of that boy!” Tom is essentially good-hearted, however, but when he is witness to a horrible crime, his courage and integrity are tested beyond anything he ever expected. A note to parents: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is considered a children’s classic, but contains racial slurs which, although “acceptable” in the time and place of the story’s setting, will likely offend modern listeners. (Summary by Eden Rea-Hedrick) Cast Narrator: Bob Neufeld Aunt Polly: Elizabeth Klett Tom Sawyer/First Young Lady: Eden Rea-Hedrick Cousin Sid: Tim Nelson Alfred Temple: Elliot Gage Jim: Kevin W. Davidson Ben Rogers: Frances Brown Cousin Mary/Mrs. Harper: Arielle Lipshaw Billy/Grace Miller/Little Boy: Haili Mr. Walters: bala Joe Harper: Monika M.C. Judge Thatcher/Reverend Sprague/Mr. Jones: nomorejeffs Mrs. Thatcher: Libby Gohn Huckleberry Finn: Tricia G Mr. Dobbins: tovarisch Becky Thatcher/Dr. Robinson/The Sheriff: Amanda Friday Muff Potter: Todd Jenken Injun Joe: weirdone30 Mary Austin: Bethany Baldwin Sally Rogers/Susy Harper: Victoria P Little Girl/Third Young Lady: ElleyKat Second Young Lady: Sarah Parshall Prosecutor: Maria Therese Muff Potter’s Lawyer: Beth Thomas Injun Joe’s Comrade: Kristin Gjerløw Widow Douglas: Abigail Rasmussen Audio edited by Michele Fry, Grace, Kimberly Krause, Piotr Nater, Eden Rea-Hedrick [chương_files]
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