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The Enemies of Books

Read by Maria Kasper


William Blades


The author, an avid book collector, calls for the better protection of books against the "enemies" which lead to their physical de…

The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

Read by Maria Kasper


Various


During the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, newspaper reporters in the stricken city made a heroic effort to keep the public infor…

The Curtiss Aviation Book

Read by Maria Kasper


Glenn Curtiss


Glenn Hammond Curtiss, of Hammondsport, New York, won the Scientific American Trophy for the first pre-announced and officially witnessed ai…

Plato's Definitions and Epigrams / Πλάτωνος Ὅροι καὶ Ἐπιγράμματα

Read by Maria Sozopoulou


Plato


Definitions is a dictionary of 184 terms, originated in Plato’s Academy. Until late antiquity Plato was named as the author of this work, bu…

Fires and Fire-Fighters

Read by Maria Kasper


John Kenlon


John Kenlon became a New York City firefighter in 1887, and was appointed Fire Chief in 1911. In 1913, he wrote this authoritative book surv…

Tin Horns and Calico

Read by Maria Kasper


Henry Esmond Christman


In the early 19th century, in the Hudson Valley of New York State, hundreds of square miles of land were still the feudal domains of large l…

Seven Sages and Delphic Maxims - Ἑπτὰ Σοφοὶ καὶ Δελφικὰ Παραγγέλματα

Read by Maria Sozopoulou


Joannes Stobaeus


The Seven Sages of Hellas were philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers of the early sixth century BCE. They were well known for their wisdom…

The Summer Holidays: A Story for Children

Read by Maria Abrenica


Amerel


Mr. Harvey's two sons Thomas and John were very anxious for their cousin Samuel Reed to spend the August holidays with them. The boys had no…

Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education

Read by Maria Kasper


Horace Mann


Horace Mann is called The Father of the Common School and was one of the first progressive thinkers on education in the United States. His A…

Bicycling for Ladies

Read by Maria Kasper


Maria E. Ward


Written in 1896, at the height of the bicycle craze, Bicycling for Ladies is addressed to the large numbers of women interested in the new &…

The World of Unicellular

Read by Oleg Seriy and MaRiCaBo


Oleg Seriy and MaRiCaBo


It is the next book of an author of apocalyptic books. It may be said that this book is an adapted version of “Book of Rescue from the Dooms…

Experimental Psychology Department

Read by Larry Weiskrantz and Oliver Braddick


Larry Weiskrantz and Oliver Braddick


University of Oxford Podcasts

Implant

Read by Michael Wallace and Jefferey Anderson


Michael Wallace and Jefferey Anderson


Neurosurgeon Julia Nolan places cortical implants into the brains of field operatives to record data from their auditory and visual cortices…

What is Tragedy?

Read by Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings


Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings


University of Oxford Podcasts

Ancient Egypt

Read by Richard Parkinson and Barbara Ewing


Richard Parkinson and Barbara Ewing


University of Oxford Podcasts

The World of Art

Read by Donna Kurtz and Sebastian Rahtz


Donna Kurtz and Sebastian Rahtz


University of Oxford Podcasts

What is Translation?

Read by Oliver Taplin and Lorna Hardwick


Oliver Taplin and Lorna Hardwick


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher

Read by Gillian Peele and Tom Lubbock


Gillian Peele and Tom Lubbock


University of Oxford Podcasts

A Mathematician's Holiday

Read by Thomas Woolley and William Binzi


Thomas Woolley and William Binzi


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Body and Being Network

Read by Rebecca Leach and Stanely Ulijaszek


Rebecca Leach and Stanely Ulijaszek


University of Oxford Podcasts

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