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Varieties of Religious Experience

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William James

The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature is a book by the Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James that comp…

Gossip in a Library

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Edmund Gosse

A collection of informal essays about books in his library. He combines commentary, translations, and humorous asides about authors and thei…

10 - Under the Plane-Tree

In Romola

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George Eliot

George Eliot's own favorite among her novels, this novel tells the story of Romola, the intelligent daughter of a blind scholar, who is fall…

Day 9, The Sixth Story

In The Decameron

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Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron (subtitle: Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and…

01 - The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's

In The String of Pearls

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Author Unknown

The tale of Sweeney Todd has had many incarnations, most famously the stage and movie musical by Stephen Sondheim. But it all started in 184…

1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense

In The 9/11 Commission Report

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9/11 Commission

9/11 Commission Report, formally titled Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official…

Venial to Virtue

In English Synonyms and Antonyms

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James Champlin Fernald

English Synonyms and Antonyms is basically a vocabulary builder that students might use as they prepare for entrance or exit exams. Each ent…

02 - Chapter 2

In National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report

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United States Government and National Gambling Impact Study Commission

The National Gambling Impact Study Commission was given the task of conducting a comprehensive legal and factual study on the social and eco…