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Mon Year Title and Author [filename.ext] ###
A "C" Following The eText # Indicates That This eText Is Under Copyright
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Feb 1998 South Sea Tales, by Jack London [London #41-48][sosetxxx.xxx] 1208
Feb 1998 Nada the Lily, by H. Rider Haggard [Haggard #2] [ndllyxxx.xxx] 1207
Feb 1998 The Flying U Ranch, by B. M. Bower [Bower #5] [flurnxxx.xxx] 1206
The Colour of Life, by Alice Meynell 1205
[Subtitle: And Other Essays on Things Seen and Heard]
Feb 1998 Cabin Fever, by B. M. Bower [B. M. Bower #4] [cabfvxxx.xxx] 1204
Feb 1998 Dolly Dialogues by Anthony Hope [Anthony Hope #4] [dlydlxxx.xxx] 1203
Feb 1998 Tales of Unrest, by Joseph Conrad [Conrad #20] [tnrstxxx.xxx] 1202
Feb 1998 Essay on the Trial By Jury, by Lysander Spooner[1][tbjryxxx.xxx] 1201
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete, by Francois Rabelais 1200
Feb 1998 An Anthology of Australian Verse, Bertram Stevens [ozvrsxxx.xxx] 1199
Feb 1998 Robbery Under Arms, by Rolf Boldrewood[T.A.Browne][robryxxx.xxx] 1198
Feb 1998 Taras Bulba, et. al, by Nikolai Gogol [Gogol #2-7][tarasxxx.xxx] 1197
Feb 1998 The Purse, by Honore' de Balzac [Balzac #3] [pursexxx.xxx] 1196
Glasses, by Henry James 1195
Feb 1998 Adventures of Louis de Rougemont, by de Rougemont [advlrxxx.xxx] 1194
Feb 1998 The Coxon Fund, by Henry James [Henry James #18][coxonxxx.xxx] 1193
Feb 1998 The Old Bachelor, by William Congreve [Congreve#2][oldbaxxx.xxx] 1192
Feb 1998 The Double-Dealer, by William Congreve[Congreve#1][dbdlrxxx.xxx] 1191
Feb 1998 The Jolly Corner, by Henry James [Henry James #17][jllycxxx.xxx] 1190
The Message, by Honore de Balzac 1189
The Lair of the White Worm, by Bram Stoker 1188
Feb 1998 War of the Classes, by Jack London[Jack London#40][wrclsxxx.xxx] 1187
Poems, by Alice Meynell 1186
Feb 1998 Conflict Between Religion and Science, by Draper [hcbrsxxx.xxx] 1185
Jan 1998 The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas[Pere][crstoxxx.xxx] 1184
Jan 1998 The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer[Rohmer4][rfumnxxx.xxx] 1183
Jan 1998 Dope, by Sax Rohmer [Sax Rohmer #3] [dopexxxx.xxx] 1182
Jan 1998 The Symposium by Xenophon, trans. by Dakyns [#13][sympmxxx.xxx] 1181
Jan 1998 The Sportsman, by Xenophon trans. by Dakyns [#12][sportxxx.xxx] 1180
Jan 1998 On Revenues by Xenophon, translated by Dakyns[#11][rvnuexxx.xxx] 1179
Jan 1998 Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians, Xenophon[#10][pltisxxx.xxx] 1178
Jan 1998 The Memorabilia by Xenophon, trans. by Dakyns [#9][mmrbixxx.xxx] 1177
Jan 1998 On Horsemanship by Xenophon, trans. by Dakyns [#8][hrsmnxxx.xxx] 1176
Jan 1998 Hiero, by Xenophon, translation by H.G. Dakyns[#7][hieroxxx.xxx] 1175
Jan 1998 Hellenica, by Xenophon, translation by Dakyns [#6][hllncxxx.xxx] 1174
Jan 1998 The Economist, by Xenophon, Dakyns translation[#5][econmxxx.xxx] 1173
Jan 1998 The Cavalry General by Xenophon, trans. Dakyns[#4][cvlryxxx.xxx] 1172
Jan 1998 The Apology by Xenophon, translation by Dakyns[#3][aplgyxxx.xxx] 1171
Jan 1998 Anabasis, by Xenophon, translation by Dakyns [#2][anbssxxx.xxx] 1170
Jan 1998 Agesilaus, by Xenophon, translation by Dakyns [#1][agslsxxx.xxx] 1169
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With 16,159 eBooks online as of May 04, 2005 it now takes an average
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1% of the world population is 64,394,041 x 16,159 x $.96 = ~$1 trillion]
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With 16,159 eBooks online as of May 04, 2005 it now takes an average
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This "cost" is down from about $.79 when we had 12,581 eBooks a year ago.
100 million readers is only ~1.5% of the world's population!
At 16,159 eBooks in 33 Years and 10.00 Months We Averaged
~478 Per Year
39.8 Per Month
1.31 Per Day
At 1203 eBooks Done In The 119 Days Of 2005 We Averaged
10.11 Per Day
71 Per Week
301 Per Month
The production statistics are calculated based on full weeks'
production; each production-week starts/ends Wednesday noon,
starts with the first Wednesday of January. January 5th was
the first Wednesday of 2005, and thus ended PG's production
year of 2004 and began the production year of 2005 at noon.
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*Headline News from Edupage
[PG Editor's Comments In Brackets]
PROPOSED DATABASE WORRIES SECURITY EXPERTS
Amid a rash of corporate and institutional data breaches recently,
security experts are questioning whether a "unit record" database
proposed by the Department of Education could be kept secure. Currently
the department collects aggregate data on college students and
graduation rates. A unit record database would track individual
students through their college careers, presenting what some see as an
extremely tempting target for hackers. The current system would force a
hacker to "compromise several databases," according to Eugene Spafford,
professor of computer sciences and electrical and computer engineering
at Purdue University, whereas with a database like the one proposed,
"it's possible to attack it from any point in the system." Barbara
Simons, former president of the Association for Computing Machinery,
was also concerned about a unit record database, suggesting that it
might not be the safest way to accomplish the department's goals.
Grover Whitehurst, director of the Institute of Education Sciences at
the Education Department, said the agency is investigating security
options for the proposed database and welcomes suggestions. He noted
that the system might not use Social Security numbers as identifiers
and said that if the information in the system were limited in scope,
it would not be very appealing to hackers.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 May 2005 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/weekly/v51/i35/35a03701.htm
TIME WARNER REPORTS DATA LOSS
A company that handles data storage for Time Warner lost tape backups
containing personal information for about 600,000 employees. Iron
Mountain Inc., based in Boston, reportedly lost the tapes during
transport. Officials from Time Warner said the tapes did not contain
customer information. In a statement, Larry Cockell, chief security
officer at Time Warner, said that although no evidence exists that the
data have been accessed or misused, "we are providing current and
former employees with resources to monitor their credit reports while
our investigation continues." Time Warner owns America Online, HBO, and
Warner Brothers.
Reuters, 2 May 2005
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8363208
HEARINGS FOCUS ON LIBRARY PROVISIONS OF USA PATRIOT ACT
Amid both House and Senate hearings on whether to renew certain
portions of the USA PATRIOT Act, supporters and critics of Section 215,
which authorizes law enforcement to obtain records from libraries and
other institutions, have lined up to voice their opinions. Section 215
allows gaining access to various types of records with only the
approval of a secret court. Further, those whose information has been
collected are barred from disclosing that fact, even to attorneys.
Representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which has
been highly critical of the legislation, said they could support its
renewal if several concessions were made, including limiting the
authority to investigate only "agent[s] of a foreign power" and
eliminating the gag order for those under investigation. Groups
including the American Library Association said they supported the
ACLU's recommendations. Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) defended the law as
it stands, saying there has been much "misinformation" about Section
215 and how it has been used. Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. attorney for
the District of Columbia, said that the law has not been used to obtain
records from libraries, though he acknowledged that it could be used
that way in the future.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 29 April 2005 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2005/04/2005042901t.htm
FIU SUFFERS COMPUTER HACK
Officials at Florida International University (FIU) are warning faculty
and students about possible identity theft after it was discovered that
a hacker had user names and passwords for 165 computers on campus.
Although only a few of the computers contained personal information,
and despite the fact that no evidence exists that anyone's information
has been misused, school officials fear that the hacker may have had
enough access to put the university's entire network in question.
University staff have been instructed to inspect 3,000 computers on
campus to determine if they have been compromised. FIU has recommended
that faculty and students remove any personal information from their
computers and that they monitor their credit cards for suspicious
activity that could indicate fraud.
The Register, 29 April 2005
http://www.theregister.com/2005/04/29/fiu_id_fraud_alert/
U.S. STRENGTHENS COPYRIGHT LAW
President Bush this week signed into law the Family Entertainment and
Copyright Act, which allows for stiffer penalties for copyright
violations. Under the law, individuals found guilty of possessing one
or more copyrighted movie, music, or software files that have not been
released to the public face a fine and prison term of up to three
years. The law also criminalizes using a camcorder to record movies in
theaters. Copyright holders supported the measure. Dan Glickman of the
Motion Picture Association of America thanked Congress for what he
called "their strong advocacy for intellectual property rights."
Although some consumer groups opposed the law, some observers described
it as a relatively minor expansion of existing law. Eric Goldman,
professor of copyright law at Marquette University Law School, said he
expects the Justice Department to use its new authority responsibly.
Silicon.com, 28 April 2005
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39129955,00.htm
SPITZER FILES SUIT AGAINST MARKETING FIRM FOR SPYWARE
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against
California-based Intermix Media for installing spyware on millions of
computers. The marketing company, which conceded that previous owners
indeed distributed spyware, is accused of violating state laws
concerning false advertising, deceptive business practices, and
trespassing. The state is seeking injunctions barring the company from
distributing any more spyware; an accounting of revenues the company
realized from the spyware; and fines of $500 for each act of installing
spyware. A statement from the company said that it voluntarily stopped
installing spyware recently and that no personal information was ever
collected with the secretly installed software. The statement hinted at
trying to reach a settlement with New York, a resolution that observers
said is a typical outcome of situations like this one.
New York Times, 29 April 2005 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/nyregion/29internet.html
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DOUBLESPEAK OF THE DAY
In the bombing of the Toykyo, Japan area the vast majority
of U.S. bombing runs were total disasters with very heavy
losses and most of the bombs missing their targets, but it
was never reported at the time. Curtis LeMay, commander
of these air raids, was later promoted from Lt. Colonel
to Major General in just 18 months and even became the
Air Force Chief of Staff. However, he pursued failure
after failure in that office, and, finally, after his
abortive candidacy for Vice President under segregationist
George Wallace, his career in the public eye was over.
In his favor, however, was his stance against the gradual
buildup to U.S. involvement in Viet Nam, but he was once
again ignored.
*PREDICTIONS OF THE WEEK
The New York Stock Exchange will remain steady, not moving
much more than 5% above and below 10,500.
*ODD STATISTICS OF THE WEEK
20% of U.S. adults have completed 4 years or more of higher education,
which is 1 out of 5. 40 years ago college was more exclusive, as only
1 out of 7 had a college education. Even with this influx of moderate
students, the grade average has increased, yet the SAT and ACT college
test scores continued to decline though the same period, at least from
then up to the point where the tests were rescored to make things look
as if they were not so bad. However, when such testing was initiated,
it was for an even wider portion of the U.S. population, servicemen of
the World War Two era.
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You've probably seen something like this statistic:
"A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes,
at the rate Washington spends it."
Then:
"This may have been true a half a billion seconds ago, too,
but now they're spending faster, so it doesn't take so long.
It's less than five hours."
And lately:
"It's 3 hours, 30 minutes now, for the feds to spend a billion USD,
not counting some off-budget expenditures."
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"If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely
100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same,
it would look something like the following. There would be:
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
8 Africans
52 would be female
48 would be male
70 would be non-white
30 would be white
70 would be non-Christian
30 would be Christian
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth
and all 6 would be from the United States
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth
1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education
1 would own a computer
I would like to bring some of these figures more up to date,
as obviously if only 1% of 6 billion people owned a computer
then there would be only 60 million people in the world who
owned a computer, yet we hear that 3/4 + of the United States
households have computers, out of over 100 million households.
Thus obviously that is over 1% of the world population, just in
the United States.
I just called our local reference librarian and got the number
of US households from the 2004-5 U.S. Statistical Abstract at:
111,278,000 as per data from 2003 U.S Census Bureau reports.
If we presume the saturation level of U.S. computer households
is now around 6/7, or 86%, that is a total of 95.4 million,
and that's counting just one computer per household, and not
counting households with more than one, schools, businesses, etc.
I also found some figures that might challenge the literacy rate
given above, and would like some help researching these and other
such figures, if anyone is interested.
BTW, while I was doing this research, I came across a statistic
that said only 10% of the world's population is 60+ years old.
This means that basically 90% of the world's population would
never benefit from Social Security, even if the wealthy nations
offered it to them free of charge. Then I realized that the US
population has the same kind of age disparity, in which the rich
live so much longer than the poor, the whites live so much longer
than the non-whites. Thus Social Security is paid by all, but is
distributed more to the upper class whites, not just because they
can receive more per year, but because they will live more years
to receive Social Security. The average poor non-white may never
receive a dime of Social Security, no matter how much they pay in.
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Kaukonakija, by Jonas Lie 15765
[Subtitle: eli kuvauksia Ruijasta]
[Translator: Tekla Lampén]
[Note: Translated from the Norwegian (Den fremsynde eller billeder fra Nordland). An]
[English translation is already in PG (13922).]
[Language: Finnish]
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Kullankaivajat ja indiaanit, by Mayne Reid 15764
[Subtitle: Kertomus Pohjois-Meksikosta]
[Language: Finnish]
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Count Hannibal, by Stanley J. Weyman 15763
[Subtitle: A Romance of the Court of France]
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Side Lights, by James Runciman 15762
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Om utvandringen, dess betydelse och orsaker, by Knut Wicksell 15761
[Subtitle: Föredrag, hållet i Stockholm den 25 och den 28 November samt i Upsala den 3]
[December 1881]
[Language: Swedish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/6/15761 ]
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The Forest of Swords, by Joseph A. Altsheler 15760
[Subtitle: A Story of Paris and the Marne]
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Crowds, by Gerald Stanley Lee 15759
[Subtitle: A Moving-Picture of Democracy]
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"Same old Bill, eh Mable!", by Edward Streeter 15758
[Illustrator: G. William Breck]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/5/15758 ]
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Consideraciones, by T. H. Pardo de Tavera 15757
[Full title: Consideraciones Sobre el Origen del Nombre de los Numeros en Tagalog]
[Language: Spanish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/5/15757 ]
[Files: 15757-8.txt; 15757-h.htm]
Der Kalendermann vom Veitsberg, by O. Glaubrecht 15756
[Subtitle: Eine Erzählung für das Volk]
[Language: German]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/5/15756 ]
[Files: 15756-8.txt; 15756-h.htm]
English Dialects From the Eighth Century, by Walter W. Skeat 15755
[Full title: English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/5/15755 ]
[Files: 15755.txt; 15755-8.txt; 15755-h.htm]
Ihmekos tuo, by Matti Kurikka 15754
[Subtitle: Huvinäytelmä 1:ssä näytöksessä]
[Language: Finnish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/5/15754 ]
[Files: 15754-8.txt]
Svensk diktning II, by Various 15753
[Subtitle: Selections from Swedish Poets with Brief Monographies]
[Editor: Jules Mauritzson]
[Notes and Vocabulary by Ernst W. Olson]
[Language: Swedish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/5/15753 ]
[Files: 15753-8.txt]
Personal Reminiscences, by Stephen Field; George C. Gorham 15752
[Full title: Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches;]
[To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the]
[Supreme Bench of the State]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/5/15752 ]
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Selection of Books Published by Methuen, October 1910, by Methuen & Co. 15751
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/5/15751 ]
[Files: 15751.txt; 15751-8.txt]
Pee-Wee Harris on the Trail, by Percy Keese Fitzhugh 15750
[Illustrator: H. S. Barbour]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/5/15750 ]
[Files: 15750.txt; 15750-h.htm]
Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future, by A. T. Mahan 15749
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/4/15749 ]
[Files: 15749.txt; 15749-8.txt; 15749-h.htm]
Kaerlighedens Komedie, by Henrik Ibsen 15748
[Language: Norwegian]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/4/15748 ]
[Files: 15748-8.txt; 15748-h.htm]
Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader, by John L. Huelshof 15747
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/4/15747 ]
[Files: 15747.txt; 15747-8.txt]
The Flamingo Feather, by Kirk Munroe 15746
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/4/15746 ]
[Files: 15746.txt; 15746-8.txt; 15746-h.htm]
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales, by Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian 15745
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/4/15745 ]
[Files: 15745.txt; 15745-8.txt; 15745-h.htm]
The Gay Lord Quex, by Arthur W. Pinero 15744
[Subtitle: A Comedy in Four Acts]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/4/15744 ]
[Files: 15744.txt; 15744-8.txt; 15744-h.htm]
Bunker Bean, by Harry Leon Wilson 15743
[Ill.: F. R. Gruger]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/4/15743 ]
[Files: 15743.txt; 15743-8.txt; 15743-h.htm; ]
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, November 12, 1892, by Various 15742
[Editor: F. C. Burnand]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/4/15742 ]
[Files: 15742.txt; 15742-8.txt; 15742-h.htm; ]
The Little Colonel's House Party, by Annie Fellows Johnston 15741
[Ill.: Louis Meynell]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/4/15741 ]
[Files: 15741.txt; 15741-8.txt; 15741-h.htm; ]
The Great Round World, Vol. 1, No. 33, by Various 15740
[Full title: The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1,]
[No. 33, June 24, 1897]
[Subtitle: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls]
[Editor: Julia Truitt Bishop]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/4/15740 ]
[Files: 15740.txt; 15740-8.txt; 15740-h.htm]
Traité de la Vérité de la Religion Chrétienne, by Hugo Grotius 15739
[Translator: P le Jeune]
[Language: French]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/3/15739 ]
[Files: 15739-0.txt; 15739-0.txt; 15739-h.htm]
Married Life, by May Edginton 15738
[Author AKA: Helen Marion Edginton Bailey]
[Subtitle: The True Romance]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/3/15738 ]
[Files: 15738.txt; 15738-8.txt; 15738-h.htm; ]
The Torch and Other Tales, by Eden Phillpotts 15737
[Contents: "Santa Claus"]]
[ The Returned Native]
[ John and Jane]
[ The Old Soldier]
[ When Fox Was Ferryman]
[ Mother's Misfortune]
[ Steadfast Samuel]
[ The Hound's Pool]
[ The Price of Milly Bassett]
[ The Amber Heart]
[ The Wise Woman of Walna]
[ The Torch]
[ "Spider"]
[ The Woodstock]
[ The Night-Hawk]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/3/15737 ]
[Files: 15737.txt; 15737-h.htm; ]
Der Mann von vierzig Jahren, by Jakob Wassermann 15736
[Language: German]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/3/15736 ]
[Files: 15736-8.txt; 15736-0.txt; 15736-h.htm]
History of the Negro Race, Vol 1, by George W. Williams 15735
[Full title: History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.]
[Vol 1]
[Subtitle: Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/3/15735 ]
[Files: 15735.txt; 15735-8.txt; 15735-h.htm]
Aus Kroatien, by Arthur Achleitner 15734
[Subtitle: Skizzen und Erzahlungen]
[Language: German]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/3/15734 ]
[Files: 15734-8.txt; 15734-0.txt]
Grey Roses, by Henry Harland 15733
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/3/15733 ]
[Files: 15733.txt; 15733-8.txt; 15733-h.htm; ]
Contes de bord, by Edouard Corbiere 15732
[Language: French]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/3/15732 ]
[Files: 15732-8.txt; 15732-h.htm]
Allvarsord om allting och ingenting, by Waldemar Bulow 15731
[Language: Swedish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/3/15731 ]
[Files: 15731-8.txt]
A Short History of a Long Travel from Babylon to Bethel,by Stephen Crisp 15730
[Ill.: Flo-Ann Goerke]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/3/15730 ]
[Files: 15730.txt; 15730-h.htm; ]
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II, by S.M. Dubnow 15729
[Subtitle: From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander]
[III. (1825-1894)]
[Translator: I. Friedlaender]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/2/15729 ]
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The Indiscreet Letter, by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott 15728
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/2/15728 ]
[Files: 15728.txt; 15728-h.htm; ]
Gritli's Children, by Johanna Spyri 15727
[Tr.: Louise Brooks]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/2/15727 ]
[Files: 15727.txt; 15727-8.txt; 15727-h.htm; ]
The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm, by Jane L. Stewart 15726
[Subtitle: Or, Bessie King's New Chum]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/2/15726 ]
[Files: 15726.txt; 15726-h.htm]
Dona Perfecta, by Benito Perez Galdos 15725
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/2/15725 ]
[Files: 15725.txt; 15725-8.txt; 15725-h.htm]
Vi Bookar, Krokar och Rothar, by Hjalmar Bergman 15724
[Subtitle: Ur en stadskrönika]
[Language: Swedish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/2/15724 ]
[Files: 15724-8.txt]
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle, by Edward Stratemeyer 15723
[Subtitle: The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/2/15723 ]
[Files: 15723.txt; ]
The Tysons, by May Sinclair 15722
[Author AKA: Mary Amelia St. Clair Sinclair]
[Subtitle: (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson)]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/2/15722 ]
[Files: 15722.txt; 15722-8.txt; 15722-h.htm; ]
The Hawk of Egypt, by Joan Conquest 15721
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/2/15721 ]
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Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest, by Alice B. Emerson 15720
[Subtitle: Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/2/15720 ]
[Files: 15720.txt; 15720-8.txt; 15720-h.htm]
What Philately Teaches, by John N. Luff 15713
[Subtitle: A Lecture Delivered before the Section on Philately of the]
[Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, February 24, 1899]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/1/15713 ]
[Files: 15713.txt; 15713-8.txt; 15713-h.htm; ]
Hugo, by Arnold Bennett 15712
[Subtitle: A Fantasia on Modern Themes]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/1/15712 ]
[Files: 15712.txt; 15712-8.txt; 15712-h.htm]
Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887, by Various 15678
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/7/15678 ]
[Files: 15678.txt; 15678-h.htm]
The House that Jill Built, by E. C. Gardner 15678
[Subtitle: after Jack's had proved a failure]
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*Headline News from Edupage
[PG Editor's Comments In Brackets]
FEWER COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSUING COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREES
[Because of the .com bust]
A new report from the Computing Research Association (CRA) shows a
significant drop in the number of college freshmen in the United States
who say they plan to major in computer science. The CRA looked at data
from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of
California at Los Angeles and found that between fall of 2000 and fall
of 2004, interest in computer science fell by more than 60 percent and
is now 70 percent below its all-time high. Interest among women has
fallen even further, said the CRA, dropping 80 percent since 1998 and
93 percent since 1982. The CRA also conducted surveys of higher
education institutions and came up with similar results. The report
goes on to suggest that the United States will have difficulty meeting
the demand for IT workers in coming years, increasing the gap with
countries including India and China that are producing larger numbers
of computer science graduates. "Freshmen interest levels at any given
point have been an accurate predictor of trends in the number of
degrees granted four to five years later," according to the report.
CNET, 22 April 2005
http://news.com.com//2100-1022_3-5681438.html
ISU CONSIDERS LAPTOP REQUIREMENT
[For students, not for faculty]
The Faculty Senate at Indiana State University (ISU) has put its
support behind a proposal to require incoming freshmen to purchase
laptops beginning in the fall of 2007. Under the proposal, written by a
university committee, the university would recommend a particular
model, which would be available at reduced cost, though students could
obtain a waiver that would allow them to purchase a different model.
Officials at ISU noted that most students already have a computer and
said that the requirement would allow the university to see advantages
from having standardized systems that could be incorporated into
academic programs. Critics of the proposal pointed out that faculty
would not be required to use computers in their classes. Concerns over
the added cost to students were also raised by students and faculty who
oppose the plan, while others said having computers in class could be a
significant distraction.
Tribune-Star, 22 April 2005
http://www.tribstar.com/articles/2005/04/22/news/top_stories/top02.txt
GOOGLE TRIES NEW AD PROGRAM
[More ads, flashier ads, longer download times]
Internet search engine Google has implemented changes to its ad program
that allow advertisers more options for what their ads look like and
where they appear. Initially at least, the new ads will not appear on
Google's own sites but will potentially be included on the thousands
of sites to which Google provides ads. Until now, Google ads were
textual, and Google only placed ads on sites that were related to the
advertised product or service. A Web site about wine, for instance,
might get ads from Google about other wines, cheese, or other directly
relevant topics. Under the new program, Google will allow graphical
elements, including some animation and video, and advertisers can
decide which Web sites will display their ads. The program changes the
model from a pay-per-click arrangement to one in which advertisers pay
simply to show an ad.
New York Times, 25 April 2005 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/25/technology/25google.html
EUROPE INTRODUCES .EU DOMAIN
The long-awaited .eu Internet domain will be operational by the end of
2005, according to officials of the European Union. Supporters of the
domain name have been working for six years to reach an agreement under
which the domain can be launched. Representatives of the European Union
believe the new domain will provide a sense of identity on the Internet
for organizations based around Europe, though it will not replace
existing country-specific domains, such as .uk or .de. In an effort to
limit cybersquatting of names in the domain, new domain names will only
be granted to companies and trademark owners for the first four months.
Members of the European Commission, the executive arm of the European
Union, advised that all offers of early registration for the domain
could well be fraudulent and should be treated with skepticism.
BBC, 21 April 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4470797.stm
JUDGE REJECTS RIAA'S EXPEDITED SUBPOENAS
A federal judge in North Carolina handed the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA) a legal defeat in its effort to learn the
identities of two students accused of illegal file sharing. The RIAA
had sought the identities from the students' universities, the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State
University, under an expedited subpoena process the group has since
abandoned. In a December 2003 decision, another federal judge had
rejected the expedited subpoenas, which did not require a judge's
signature, ruling that Verizon could not be forced to disclose
identities of its customers. In their capacity as Internet service
providers (ISPs) for students, universities were given similar
protection from the expedited subpoenas. In this case, Judge Russell A.
Eliason ruled that an ISP that does not store information but merely
transmits it cannot be compelled under the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act to reveal identities of its users. After the 2003 decision, the
RIAA began filing individual "John Doe" lawsuits for illegal file
sharing. Under that process, which costs the RIAA more time and money
than the other, ISPs can be forced to turn over identities of users.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 22 April 2005 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2005/04/2005042201t.htm
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No follow up on the huge Texas City oil refinery explosion.
*
No Weapons of Mass Destruction
Yesterday it was announced that the search for the alleged
weapons of mass destruction whose suspected presence was
the official reason for the U.S. invasion of Iraq ended.
After millions of man-hours all leads have been exhausted
and no WMDs or further leads have been discovered. [NPR]
*
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the new intelligence community leadership under Negroponte
indicate that the two greatest failures of U.S. intelligence
were missing the 9/11 attacks and being duped into thinking
there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
*STRANGE QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said in Russia that there
was too much power in the Kremlin and not enough independent
news media in Russia.
It would seem others are saying the same thing about the U.S.
White House gaining too much power and a similar decline in a
previously strong independent media in the U.S.
DOUBLESPEAK OF THE DAY
The richest man in Italy says that Prime Minister Berlusconi
resigned due to pressure from a biased liberal media.
He neglected to say that he owns 90% of the Italian media in
which he voices a conservative point of view.
By the way, that richest man in Italy. . .is Berlusconi. . .
*
The Bush Administration came out on the side of family rights
to decide on who decides to "pull the plug" in hospitial care,
but 1998 Bush signed a Texas law that took such decisions out
of the hands of the family.
*
The new Pope said that his job was to defend the church
against "the monstrous terrorism of modernism."
*PREDICTIONS OF THE WEEK
U.S. car sales will continue to go down, while U.S. home
sales will continue to go up.
*ODD STATISTICS OF THE WEEK
Even while announcing that inflation has been curbed, numbers
are being released that show 30% higher inflation for 2005 in
the first quarter than the annual rate for 2004.
.6% Inflation for March, 2005 [7.5% Annual Rate]
3.3% Inflation for 2004 [Annual Rate]
4.3% Inflation for 2005 [First Quarter]
Cost Price Index = CPI
*
Speaking of inflation, how many of you know "grade inflation?"
This is a trend caused by schools refusing to flunk out those
who can't even read so they can receive more money through an
assortment of per capita subsidies, athletic program tickets,
and various other reasons.
Even counting that half the students never make it to a degree
in four years, or even if extended to five years, the average
grades given in most colleges has been higher than a "B" quite
some time, and is still inching up.
Thus a "B" is now "below average" even though a "C" is supposed
to represent "average."
This trend, when compounded by the fact that more and more people
are receiving college degrees, which should bring the average way
down as more than the best students enroll, means that inflation
of grades is even more intense that previously thought, as these
grade would have to be inflated even more to discount the average
of the greater number of midrange students.
Approximately 1/3 of all U.S. young people get a college education
in modern times, a much greater number than the 14% I remember for
the period when I was researching colleges. Does anyone have some
statistics for the total U.S. % with college degrees?
*
56% of all U.S. college graduates are women.
Even more for those receiving advanced degrees.
*
Drug Pushers
There is one commercial drug rep for every 6.8 Drs in the US.
*
25-30% of high school and middle school students can't read.
First Lady Laura Bush on The Tonight Show last night.
*
"If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely
100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same,
it would look something like the following. There would be:
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
8 Africans
52 would be female
48 would be male
70 would be non-white
30 would be white
70 would be non-Christian
30 would be Christian
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth
and all 6 would be from the United States
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth
1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education
1 would own a computer
I would like to bring some of these figures more up to date,
as obviously if only 1% of 6 billion people owned a computer
then there would be only 60 million people in the world who
owned a computer, yet we hear that 3/4 + of the United States
households have computers, out of over 100 million households.
Thus obviously that is over 1% of the world population, just in
the United States.
I just called our local reference librarian and got the number
of US households from the 2004-5 U.S. Statistical Abstract at:
111,278,000 as per data from 2003 U.S Census Bureau reports.
If we presume the saturation level of U.S. computer households
is now around 6/7, or 86%, that is a total of 95.4 million,
and that's counting just one computer per household, and not
counting households with more than one, schools, businesses, etc.
I also found some figures that might challenge the literacy rate
given above, and would like some help researching these and other
such figures, if anyone is interested.
BTW, while I was doing this research, I came across a statistic
that said only 10% of the world's population is 60+ years old.
This means that basically 90% of the world's population would
never benefit from Social Security, even if the wealthy nations
offered it to them free of charge. Then I realized that the US
population has the same kind of age disparity, in which the rich
live so much longer than the poor, the whites live so much longer
than the non-whites. Thus Social Security is paid by all, but is
distributed more to the upper class whites, not just because they
can receive more per year, but because they will live more years
to receive Social Security. The average poor non-white may never
receive a dime of Social Security, no matter how much they pay in.
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Sermons on the Card and Other Discourses, by Hugh Latimer 2458
[Editor: Henry Morley]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/4/5/2458 ]
[Updated edition of: etext01/srmcd10.txt]
[Files: 2458.txt; 2458-h.htm]
Letters on England, by Voltaire 2445
[Editor: Henry Morley]
[Author AKA: Francois Marie Arouet]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/4/4/2445 ]
[Updated edition of: etext00/lteng10.txt]
[Files: 2445.txt; 2445-h.htm]
Andrew Lang's Introduction to The Compleat Angler, by Andrew Lang 2422
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/4/2/2422 ]
[Updated edition of: etext00/alcma10.txt]
[Files: 2422.txt; 2422-h.htm]
Brother Jacob, by George Eliot 2171
[Author AKA: Mary Anne Evans]
[Updated edition of: etext00/brjcb10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/1/7/2171 ]
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The Lifted Veil, by George Eliot 2165
[Author AKA: Mary Anne Evans]
[Updated edition of: etext00/lftvl10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/1/6/2165 ]
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Utopia, by Thomas More 2130
[Editor: Henry Morley]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/1/3/2130 ]
[Updated edition of: etext00/utopi10.txt]
[Files: 2130.txt; 2130-h.htm]
Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales, by Maria Edgeworth 2129
[Editor: Henry Morley]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/1/2/2129 ]
[Updated edition of: etext00/murad10.txt]
[Files: 2129.txt; 2129-h.htm]
The Way of All Flesh, by Samuel Butler 2084
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/8/2084 ]
[Updated edition of: etext00/wflsh10.txt]
[Files: 2084.txt; 2084-h.htm]
A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland, by Samuel Johnson 2064
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/6/2064 ]
[Updated edition of: etext00/jwsct10.txt]
[Files: 2064.txt; 2064-h.htm]
The History of the Caliph Vathek, by William Beckford 2060
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/6/2060 ]
[Updated edition of: etext00/cvthk10.txt]
[Files: 2060.txt; 2060-h.htm]
Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business, by Daniel Defoe 2052
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/5/2052 ]
[Updated edition of: etext00/ebdyb10.txt]
[Files: 2052.txt; 2052-h.htm]
Dickory Cronke, by Daniel Defoe 2051
[Subtitle: The Dumb Philosopher, or, Great Britain's Wonder]
[Updated edition of: etext00/dckcr10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/5/2051 ]
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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, by Thomas De Quincey 2040
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/4/2040 ]
[Updated edition of: etext00/opium10.txt]
[Files: 2040.txt; 2040-h.htm]
The Life of John Bunyan, by Edmund Venables 1037
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Sep 1997 Missionary Travels in South Africa, by Livingstone[mtravxxx.xxx] 1039
[Title: Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa]
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Sep 1997 Cavalier Songs & Ballads of England, Ed. by MacKay[csboexxx.xxx] 1030
[Title: The Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684]
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Aug 1997 The Wrecker, by Stevenson and Osbourne [RLS #39] [wrckrxxx.xxx] 1024
[Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne]
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Apr 1997 Memoirs of Popular Delusions V3, by Charles MacKay[3ppdlxxx.xxx] 884
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Oct 1996 Glaucus; or The Wonders of the Shore, by Kingsley [glcusxxx.xxx] 695
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Oct 1996 Creatures That Once Were Men, by Maxim Gorky [#1] [crmenxxx.xxx] 681
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Sep 1996 The Fall of Troy, by Quintus Smyrnaeus [400 A.D.] [ftroyxxx.xxx] 658
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the 4th Century A.D.)
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Jul 1996 Heimskringla [Norwegian Kings], by Snorri Sturlson[hmskrxxx.xxx] 598
[Title: Heimskringla, or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway]
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Jul 1996 The Sisters' Tragedy, by Thomas Bailey Aldrich[#1][sistrxxx.xxx] 595
[Title: The Sisters' Tragedy With Other Poems, Lyrical And Dramatic]
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Jul 1996 Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant V. 1 [GEM1][swgemxxx.xxx] 593
[Preface: Paul Bourget] [Introduction By Robert Arnot]
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Jul 1996 Chinese Nightingale, et al, by Vachel Lindsay [#4][ngalexxx.xxx] 592
[Title: The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems]
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Jul 1996 Robert Louis Stevenson, A Memorial, by A. H. Japp [rlsjpxxx.xxx] 590
[Title: Robert Louis Stevenson, A Record, An Estimate, A Memorial]
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Jul 1996 Catriona, by Robert Louis Stevenson [RLS#25][ctrnaxxx.xxx] 589
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Jul 1996 Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, et al, Thomas Browne[rmedixxx.xxx] 586
[Title: Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, And The Letter To A Friend]
[Intro. and Notes: J. W. Willis Bund]
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Jul 1996 Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by Craft [runngxxx.xxx] 585
[Subtitle: or, The Escape Of William And Ellen Craft From Slavery]
[Authors: William and Ellen Craft]
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Jul 1996 Our Nig, by Harriet E. Wilson [ourngxxx.xxx] 584
[Subtitle: or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, In A Two-Story
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Jun 1996 Songs..., and The book of Thel, by William Blake [pblakxxx.xxx] 574
[Title: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience; and The Book Of Thel]
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Jun 1996 The History of the Thirty Years' War, by Schiller [1jcfsxxx.xxx] 566
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Apr 1996 Warfare of Science/Theology, Andrew Dickson White [hwswtxxx.xxx] 505
[Title: History Of The Warfare Of Science With Theology In Christendom]
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Baron Olson och andra historier, by Sigge Stromberg 15719
[Language: Swedish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/1/15719 ]
[Files: 15719-8.txt]
How To Write Special Feature Articles, by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer 15718
[Subtitle: A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire]
[to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/1/15718 ]
[Files: 15718.txt; 15718-8.txt; 15718-h.htm]
Books and Persons, by Arnold Bennett 15717
[Subtitle: Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/1/15717 ]
[Files: 15717.txt; 15717-8.txt; 15717-h.htm]
The Great Round World, Vol. 1, No. 25, by Various 15716
[Full title: The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April]
[29, 1897]
[Subtitle: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls]
[Editor: Julia Truitt Bishop]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/1/15716 ]
[Files: 15716.txt; 15716-8.txt; 15716-h.htm]
My Adventures as a Spy, by Robert Baden-Powell 15715
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/1/15715 ]
[Files: 15715.txt; 15715-8.txt; 15715-h.htm]
The Poor Little Rich Girl, by Eleanor Gates 15714
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/1/15714 ]
[Files: 15714.txt; 15714-h.htm]
Frau Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert 15711
[Translator: Arthur Schurig]
[Language: German]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/1/15711 ]
[Files: 15711-8.txt; 15711-h.htm; 15711-t.tex; 15711-pdf.pdf]
Nicky-Nan, Reservist, by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (Q) 15710
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/1/15710 ]
[Files: 15710.txt]
The Christmas Angel, by Abbie Farwell Brown 15709
[Illustrator: Reginald Birch]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/0/15709 ]
[Files: 15709.txt; 15709-8.txt; 15709-h.htm]
Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891, by Various 15708
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/0/15708 ]
[Files: 15708.txt; 15708-8.txt; 15708-h.htm]
Zoonomia, Vol. I, by Erasmus Darwin 15707
[Subtitle: Or, the Laws of Organic Life]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/0/15707 ]
[Files: 15707.txt; 15707-8.txt; 15707-h.htm]
Winchester, by Sidney Heath 15706
[Illustrator: E. W. Haslehust]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/0/15706 ]
[Files: 15706.txt; 15706-8.txt; 15706-h.htm]
The Silly Syclopedia, by Noah Lott 15705
[Note: Author name is pseudonym; real author name unknown.]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/0/15705 ]
[Files: 15705.txt; 15705-h.htm]
Far to Seek, by Maud Diver 15704
[Subtitle: A Romance of England and India]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/0/15704 ]
[Files: 15704.txt; 15704-8.txt; 15704-h.htm]
Modern, by Ernst Ahlgren and Axel Lundegard 15703
[Subtitle: En Ber�ttelse]
[Note: Ernst Ahlgren och Axel Lundgard is a pseudonym for Victoria Benedictsson]
[Language: Swedish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/7/0/15703 ]
[Files: 15703-8.txt]
Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12), by Burke 15702
[Full author: Edmund Burke]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/0/15702 ]
[Files: 15702.txt; 15702-8.txt; 15702-h.htm]
Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12), by Burke 15701
[Full author: Edmund Burke]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/0/15701 ]
[Files: 15701.txt; 15701-8.txt; 15701-0.txt; 15701-h.htm]
Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IV. (of 12), by Burke 15700
[Full author: Edmund Burke]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/7/0/15700 ]
[Files: 15700.txt; 15700-8.txt; 15700-0.txt; 15700-h.htm]
A Handbook of the Boer War, by Gale and Polden, Limited 15699
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/9/15699 ]
[Files: 15699.txt; 15699-h.htm]
A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin, by A. Woodward 15698
[Subtitle: or, An Essay on Slavery]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/9/15698 ]
[Files: 15698.txt; 15698-8.txt; 15698-h.htm]
True Stories of History and Biography, by Nathaniel Hawthorne 15697
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/9/15697 ]
[Files: 15697.txt; 15697-8.txt; 15697-h.htm]
Superstition Unveiled, by Charles Southwell 15696
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/9/15696 ]
[Files: 15696.txt ]
'Doc.' Gordon, by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman 15695
[Illustrator: Frank T. Merrill]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/9/15695 ]
[Files: 15695.txt; 15695-8.txt; 15695-h.htm]
A Friend of Caesar, by William Stearns Davis 15694
[Subtitle: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C.]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/9/15694 ]
[Files: 15694.txt; 15694-8.txt; 15694-h.htm]
T. De Witt Talmage, by T. De Witt Talmage and Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage 15693
[Subtitle: As I Knew Him]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/9/15693 ]
[Files: 15693.txt; 15693-8.txt; 15693-h.htm]
Aarimmaisessa talossa, by Matti Kurikka 15692
[Subtitle: N�ytelm� viidess� n�yt�ksess�]
[Language: Finnish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/9/15692 ]
[Files: 15692-8.txt]
Woman in Modern Society, by Earl Barnes 15691
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/9/15691 ]
[Files: 15691.txt; 15691-8.txt; 15691-h.htm]
Het Nut Der Mechanistische Methode In De Geneeskunde, Herman Boerhaave 15690
[Language: Dutch]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/9/15690 ]
[Files: 15690-8.txt; 15690-h.htm]
Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader, by R. M. Ballantyne 15689
[Subtitle: A Tale of the Pacific]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/8/15689 ]
[Files: 15689.txt; 15689-8.txt; 15689-h.htm]
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 13, 1917, by Various 15688
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/8/15688 ]
[Files: 15688.txt; 15688-8.txt; 15688-h.htm]
Little Essays of Love and Virtue, by Havelock Ellis 15687
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/8/15687 ]
[Files: 15687.txt; 15687-8.txt; 15687-h.htm]
La belle Gabrielle, vol. 3, by Auguste Maquet 15686
[Language: French]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/8/15686 ]
[Files: 15686-8.txt; ]
A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland, by William Dampier 15685
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/8/15685 ]
[Files: 15685.txt; 15685-h.htm]
The Summer Holidays, by Amerel 15684
[Subtitle: A Story for Children]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/8/15684 ]
[Files: 15684.txt; 15684-h.htm]
The High School Failures, by Francis P. Obrien 15683
[Subtitle: A Study of the School Records of Pupils Failing in Academic]
[ or Commercial High School Subjects]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/8/15683 ]
[Files: 15683.txt; 15683-8.txt; 15683-h.htm]
De Leeuw Van Vlaanderen, by Hendrik Conscience 15682
[Subtitle: Of De Slag Der Gulden Sporen]
[Language: Dutch]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/8/15682 ]
[Files: 15682-8.txt; 15682-h.htm]
Constructive Imperialism, by Viscount Milner 15681
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/8/15681 ]
[Files: 15681.txt; 15681-8.txt; 15681-h.htm]
De Usu Ratiocinii Mechanici in Medicina, by Hermanni Boerhaave 15680
[Language: Latin]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/8/15680 ]
[Files: 15680-8.txt; 15680-h.htm]
Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. III. (of 12), by Burke 15679
[Full author: Edmund Burke]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/7/15679 ]
[Files: 15679.txt; 15679-8.txt; 15679-0.txt; 15679-h.htm]
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, November 5, 1892, by Various 15677
[Editor: Francis Burnand]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/7/15677 ]
[Files: 15677.txt; 15677-8.txt; 15677-h.htm]
Tien ohesta tempomia, by Aino Malmberg 15676
[Language: Finnish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/7/15676 ]
[Files: 15676-8.txt]
A Voyage to New Holland, by William Dampier 15675
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/7/15675 ]
[Files: 15675.txt; 15675-h.htm]
Chronica d'El-Rei D. Affonso III, by Ruy de Pina 15674
[Language: Portuguese]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/7/15674 ]
[Files: 15674-8.txt]
The Day of the Beast, by Zane Grey 15673
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/7/15673 ]
[Files: 15673.txt; 15673-h.htm]
Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, by George Gibbs 15672
[Full title: Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of]
[ Oregon]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/7/15672 ]
[Files: 15672.txt; 15672-8.txt]
A Splendid Hazard, by Harold MacGrath 15671
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/7/15671 ]
[Files: 15671.txt; 15671-8.txt]
The Secret Chamber at Chad, by Evelyn Everett-Green 15670
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/7/15670 ]
[Files: 15670.txt; 15670-h.htm]
Fru inger til Ostrat, by Henrik Ibsen 15669
[Language: Norwegian]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/6/15669 ]
[Files: 15669-8.txt; 15669-h.htm]
Breves instruccoes, by Unknown 15668
[Full title: Breves instruccoes aos correspondentes da Academia das]
[ Sciencias de Lisboa sobre as remessas dos productos, e]
[ noticias pertencentes a' Historia da Natureza, para formar]
[ hum Museo Nacional]
[Language: Portuguese]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/6/15668 ]
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Best Short Stories, by Various 15667
[Collected by Thomas L. Masson]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/6/15667 ]
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The American Missionary--Vol. 48, No. 10, October, 1894, by Various 15666
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/5/6/6/15666 ]
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Today, I would like to recommend to you a book I have only recently noticed.
Book #2274, "How to Live on 24 Hours a Day" by Arnold Bennett. The title
alone intruiged me when I saw this book (the real thing) on a stack of
donations that had arrived to me from the local library. I simply could not
resist starting to read it as I am simply horrible at living in the time
allotted (as evidence I cite the fact that I started reading a book instead of
processing the donations to Distributed Proofreaders as I had intended!).
This book is exceedingly well written. Those of you who are inclined to read
it should also jot down the writings of the following:
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations(#2680) and Thoughts(#6920)
Epictetus: Golden Sayings(#871) and Discourses(#10661)
Emerson: Essays(#2944-5) and Representative Men(#6312)
Meredith: Complete Works(#4500)
Bogehot: Lombard Street(#4359)
Tolstoy: Anna Karenina(#1399)
Milton: Paradise Lost(#26)
Gibbon: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire(#731-736)
As the author encourages you to read some of at least one at one point. Here
are two samples from the work:
"Strange that the newspapers, so enterprising and up-to-date as they are, are
not full of 'How to live on a given income of time,' instead of 'How to live
on a given income of money'! Money is far commoner than time. When one
reflects, one perceives that money is jut about the commonest thing there is.
It encumbers the earth in gross heaps."
"If you imagine that you will be able to achieve your ideal by ingeniously
planning out a time-table with a pen on a piece of paper, you had better give
up hope at once. If you are not prepared for discouragements and
disillusions; if you will not be content with a small result for a big effort,
then do not begin. Lie down again and resume the uneasy doze which you call
your existence."
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Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't. - Mark Twain
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