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Fiction Writing & Style Guide
by Ernest Bywater
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Categories: Non-Fiction » Publishing » Self-publishing
This book\'s primary focus is on the writing of fiction stories with what you need to consider before you start to write and it covers the aspects of grammar where you need to vary from the grammar used in business or formal English. It includes instructions on how to make a good HTML file of the story and a good E-pub file for publication.
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The Birth of Tragedy or Hellenism and Pessimism
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Categories: Non-Fiction » Philosophy
In this book, Nietzsche interprets the origins and meaning of Greek tragedy and what it reveals about culture, art, and life.
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The End of the Trail
by E. Alexander Powell
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
An intrepid correspondent crosses the American West from New Mexico to British Columbia, recording a frontier in its last restless hours. He rides desert trails and logging camps, meets ranchers, prospectors, soldiers, and tribal elders, and weighs railroads, dams, and tourism against the plains, canyons, and forests they threaten—a vivid chronicle of a land trading legend for modernity.
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Cape Cod
by Henry David Thoreau
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A wanderer roams Cape Cod’s windswept beaches and rugged dunes, capturing its stark beauty and quirky seaside life. From shipwrecks to hardy fishermen, his keen observations weave a vivid portrait of the peninsula’s wild shores and resilient people. This reflective journey through 19th-century New England blends nature’s poetry with human tales, celebrating a land shaped by sea and solitude.
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The Quest of the Simple Life
by W. J. Dawson
Categories: Non-Fiction » Philosophy
The book follows a successful London clergyman and writer who finds himself overwhelmed by the pressures of city life and social obligations.
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Idle Ideas in 1905
by Jerome K. Jerome
Categories: Non-Fiction » Comics (nonfictional)
A lively collection of essays and musings captures the humor, observations, and quirks of everyday life in 1905. With wit and charm, it explores society, human behavior, and the amusing side of ordinary experiences.
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The Religions of Japan from the Dawn of History to the Era of MĂ©iji
by William Elliot Griffis
Categories: Non-Fiction » History
A comprehensive historical and cultural study that traces the development of religious thought and practice in Japan, from its prehistoric roots to the transformative Meiji era.
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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
by Mark Twain
Categories: Non-Fiction » History
Boomtown dreams and Washington graft collide in a satire of post–Civil War America. A Missouri family bets everything on a dubious land claim while a relentless promoter chases riches with schemes that sparkle like fool’s gold. Speculators, lobbyists, and love-struck innocents swarm the capital, exposing how optimism, greed, and politics inflate fortunes—and ruin lives.
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Musk-Ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat
by Owen Wister
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
With Caspar Whitney and George Bird Grinnell, the book is a vivid exploration of North America’s great game animals—musk-ox, bison, sheep, and goat which blends natural history with frontier adventure. Through keen observation and firsthand experience, it captures the majesty of wild creatures, the thrill of the hunt, and the vanishing wilderness of a continent on the edge of change.
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A Straight Deal Or, The Ancient Grudge
by Owen Wister
Categories: Non-Fiction » Politics & Current Affairs
In a candid exploration of Anglo-American tensions, this incisive work unearths the roots of mistrust between two nations. From historical grudges to cultural clashes, it dissects misunderstandings with sharp wit, urging mutual respect. A compelling call for unity, it unveils the shared strengths and follies of both sides, beckoning readers to rethink old biases in a changing world
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Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan- Volume 2
by Isabella L. Bird
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
Continuing her daring travels, this volume explores the landscapes, peoples, and customs of Persia and Kurdistan. Rich in observation and experience, it offers vivid accounts of adventure, cultural insight, and the challenges of journeying through remote and fascinating regions.
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Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan- Volume 1
by Isabella L. Bird
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid travel memoir chronicling adventures through Persia and Kurdistan, filled with striking landscapes, cultural encounters, and personal observations. Through daring journeys and keen insight, it offers readers an immersive glimpse into distant lands and the lives of their people.
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Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast
by James Fenimore Cooper
Categories: Non-Fiction » History
An honest and gripping sea narrative chronicling a sailor’s turbulent life of hardship, loyalty, and survival. From perilous voyages to battles against nature and fate, it reveals the courage and resilience of a man shaped by the ocean’s vast trials and the relentless pursuit of freedom on the open seas.
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Dewey and Other Naval Commanders
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Non-Fiction » Biography
A vivid chronicle traces a Vermont farm boy’s rise to admiral, from Civil War river battles to Manila Bay’s triumph over Spanish fleets. Joined by tales of naval heroes like Farragut and Porter, this saga of valor and strategy celebrates the daring spirit that shaped America’s maritime might in the 19th century.
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The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Non-Fiction » Biography
A detailed chronicle of a legendary frontiersman, tracing his adventures as a hunter, soldier, and pioneer. Through courage, skill, and perseverance, he navigates the dangers of the wilderness, encounters with Native Americans, and the challenges of forging new paths in early America.
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The Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A.
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Non-Fiction » Biography
A vivid account of a legendary frontiersman, following his adventures as a hunter, trapper, guide, and soldier. Courage, resourcefulness, and determination define his life as he navigates the dangers, challenges, and opportunities of the American frontier.
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Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Non-Fiction » Biography
This is a biographical sketch of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on both his public achievements and personal character traits.
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The Joyful Wisdom
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Categories: Non-Fiction » Philosophy
Aphorisms that sparkle with mischief and rigor invite you to rethink truth, art, and morality with a dancer’s light step. Here the madman proclaims a godless dawn, laughter becomes a method, and courage means crafting new values from risk and contradiction. A philosophy of gaiety, experiment, and self-overcoming calls you to say yes to fate—and to life itself.
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The Genealogy of Morals
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Categories: Non-Fiction » Philosophy
A provocative inquiry asks where our ideas of good and evil come from. It traces master and slave moralities, priestly resentment, guilt, and the “bad conscience,” arguing that values arise from power, not timeless truth. With philology, psychology, and aphoristic fire, it challenges pity, ascetic ideals, and modern morality to confront their hidden origins.
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The Twilight of the Idols; or, How to Philosophize with the Hammer
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Categories: Non-Fiction » Philosophy
This work serves as both a summary of Nietzsche’s philosophy and a polemical attack on Western morality, religion, and culture.
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