Social Science

Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Subtitled, "The principles on which a firm parental authority may be established and maintained, without violence or anger, and the rig…

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion

by James Frazer Read by Leon Harvey 4.3
The first volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. Topics covered include extensive discu…

Genetic Studies of Genius

by Lewis Terman Read by Leon Harvey 5
It should go without saying that a nation's resources of intellectual talent are among the most precious it will ever have. The study of the…

The Alps, the Danube and the Near East

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB 5
Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many …

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion

by James Frazer Read by Leon Harvey 4.6
The second volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. The superstition and magical purpose …

Supreme Cases

by United States Supreme Court Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
These cases involved questions that came before the Supreme Court that needed answers. The questions in order of appearance in this project …

Neighbourhood

by Tickner Edwardes Read by Steve C 4.4
If you love the quiet of the country - the real quiet which is not silence at all, but the blending of a myriad scarce-perceptible sounds yo…

The Book of the Dead

by E. A. Wallis Budge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
The Egyptian Book of the Dead, or the Book of Coming Forth by Day, is an Ancient Egyptian funerary text consisting of spells to protect the …

The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong

by Frances Milton Trollope Read by Celine Major 4.7
The industrial revolution led to the rise of manufacture and, thus, the cotton mill factories. This important novel tells about the plight o…

What Prohibition Has Done to America

by Fabian Franklin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In What Prohibition Has Done to America, Fabian Franklin presents a concise but forceful argument against the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.…

Industrial Conspiracies

by Clarence Darrow Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 4.5
Industrial Conspiracies is a powerful address by renowned lawyer Clarence Darrow, delivered shortly after his notable acquittal in the McNam…

The Idea of Progress

by John Bagnell Bury Read by Barry Ganong 5
John Bagnell Bury was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University in the early twentieth century. In The Idea of Progress, he…

Culture and Anarchy

by Matthew Arnold Read by Nicole Lee 4.6
Culture and Anarchy is a series of periodical essays by Matthew Arnold, first published in Cornhill Magazine 1867-68 and collected as a book…

Five Stages of Greek Religion

by Gilbert Murray Read by ChristineB 5
A historical account written in the early 20th century The work explores the evolution and various phases of Greek religion focusing on the …

Notes On Democracy

by H. L. Mencken Read by Lisa Reichert 5
American journalist H.L. Mencken’s Notes On Democracy was originally published in 1926, yet is still relevant almost 100 years later.Mencken…

Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls

by Ernest A. Bell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
A complete and detailed account of the shameless traffic in young girls, the methods by which the procurers and panders lure innocent young …

An Essay on the Principle of Population

by Thomas Malthus Read by Geoffrey Edwards 4.2
In this foundational work, Thomas Malthus explores the relationship between population growth and resources, presenting a stark view of huma…

Oil!

by Upton Sinclair Read by Bob R 4.3
The two main characters of “Oil” are James Arnold Ross, called “Dad”, and his son James Jr., called “Bunny”. The book is loosely based on a …

Twilight in Italy

by D. H. Lawrence Read by Peter Tucker 4.3
This is one of the author's "travel books", recounting his walking journeys in and around the Lago di Garda in Northern Italy. Eve…

London Labour and the London Poor

by Henry Mayhew Read by Gillian Hendrie 4.8
Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…

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