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Secret Band of BrothersJ. H. GreenMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha: Review of the Different Systems of Hindu PhilosophyMadhava AcharyaChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
People of the KåtasEster Blenda NordströmMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Myth of the Birth of the HeroOtto RankChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Beadle Collection of Dime NovelsNew York Public LibraryEasy read · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sastra of YajnavalkyaYajnavalkyaEasy read · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Hunting the Grisly and Other SketchesTheodore RooseveltChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Soul Traders: The Fate of a German-American WomanM. Gontard-SchuckEasy read · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Bible of AmiensJohn RuskinEasy read · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Frederick the Great and the Rise of PrussiaWilliam Fiddian ReddawayChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Complete Art of BullfightingFrancisco MontesChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The World in a Hundred YearsArthur BrehmerChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Salvaging of CivilizationH. G. WellsChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Palmer's Journal of Travels Over the Rocky Mountains, 1845–1846Joel PalmerMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Life and Bloody Career of the Executed Criminal, James Copeland, the Great Southern Land PirateJ. R. S. PittsMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Essays by Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo EmersonMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
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Classic non-fiction books
Explore power, belief and political change through classic non-fiction, from The I Ching and The Prince to The Communist Manifesto and The Art of War. Open a book to question an idea or understand a strategy, then read online, listen to the audiobook or choose a 15-minute summary.
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