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- EP Third Reader: Part of the Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool (EP Reader Series) (Volume 3) (2014)
- Talking Brazilian: A Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation Workbook (2003)
- Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early): How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom? (2019)
- Expositions of Holy Scripture (Classic Reprint) (2018)
- Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (2015)
- The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth (Signet Classics) (2006)
- Bowser the Hound (Dover Children’s Thrift Classics) (2010)
- Phantastes (1981)
- Old Peter’s Russian Tales by Arthur Ransome, Fiction, Animals – Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical (2007)
- Household Tales by Brothers Grimm (2012)
- The Vicar of Wakefield (Dover Thrift Editions) (2004)
- Soul Food, Being Chapters on the Interior Life (2016)
- Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman. (2016)
EP Third Reader: Part of the Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool (EP Reader Series) (Volume 3) (2014)
EP Third Reader is part of a series being offered as an offline version of the Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool’s reading curriculum. The EP Third Reader is the site’s Reading 3 course. Buying a new copy will ensure your book has the most up-to-date version with any corrections that have been made.
Talking Brazilian: A Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation Workbook (2003)
Talking Brazilian is a complete course in the pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese, especially designed with the needs of English-speaking students in mind. The book with its two companion CDs includes explanations of all sounds of Portuguese. Talking Brazilian can be used independently by students seeking to improve their pronunciation skills.
Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early): How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom? (2019)
What if a happier life was only a few simple choices away? A successful entrepreneur living in Southern California, Scott Rieckens had built a “dream life”: a happy marriage, a two-year-old daughter, a membership to a boat club, and a BMW in the driveway. But underneath the surface, Scott was creatively stifled, depressed, and overworked trying to help pay for his family’s beach-town lifestyle. Then one day, Scott listened to a podcast interview that changed everything.
Expositions of Holy Scripture (Classic Reprint) (2018)
Excerpt from Expositions of Holy ScriptureIt is a pleasure to acknowledge the services of my assistants, by whom much of the actual indexing has been done: my daughter (miss Winifred S. L. Ars), Mr. J. Leonard Snook, and Mr. W. E. Thomas.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (2015)
Socialism, Utopian and Scientific is a political science classic that needs no preface. It ranks with the Communist Manifesto as one of the indispensable books for any one desiring to understand the modern socialist movement. It has been translated into every language where capitalism prevails, and its circulation is more rapid than ever before.
The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth (Signet Classics) (2006)
His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him “St. Andrew.” British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an “example” for the wealthy. Such terms seldom apply to multimillionaires. But Andrew Carnegie was no run-of-the-mill steel magnate. At age 13 and full of dreams, he sailed from his native Dunfermline, Scotland, to America.
Bowser the Hound (Dover Children’s Thrift Classics) (2010)
Bowser the Hound isn’t very clever — certainly not as clever as Old Man Coyote, who’s full of tricks! There’s one thing, though, that Bowser’s really good at, and that’s pursuing someone who’ll give him a long, hard run.
Phantastes (1981)
Introduction by C. S. LewisIn October 1857, George MacDonald wrote what he described as “a kind of fairy tale, in the hope that it will pay me better than the more evidently serious work.” This was Phantastes — one of MacDonald’s most important works; a work which so overwhelmed C. S.
Old Peter’s Russian Tales by Arthur Ransome, Fiction, Animals – Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical (2007)
Ransome says in a note at the beginning that the stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
Household Tales by Brothers Grimm (2012)
The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859), were born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse. Throughout their lives they remained close friends, and both studied law at Marburg University.
The Vicar of Wakefield (Dover Thrift Editions) (2004)
Rich with wisdom and gentle irony, Oliver Goldsmith’s only novel is a charming comedy that tells of an unworldly and generous vicar who loves contentedly with his large family until disaster strikes. When his idyllic life is brutally interrupted by bankruptcy and his daughter’s abduction, he lands in prison.
Soul Food, Being Chapters on the Interior Life (2016)
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible.
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman. (2016)
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible.
Best Librivox Books You Should Enjoy
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