Millions of men are in the outlying regions, far off from God and peace; for these we pray, and to these we give warning. But just now we have to do w...
Trine tells us that by connecting and harmonizing with the Universe we attract love, health, peace and success. Trines' writings may have been the mos...
As Russia goes to war against Japan, Tolstoy urges those at all levels of society, from the Tsar down to the common soldier, to consider their actions...
Leo Tolstoy is universally regarded as one of the greatest authors in history. This brief biography discusses, among other things, Tolstoy's childhood...
The Rule of Saint Benedict (Regula Benedicti) is a book of precepts written by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority...
First-hand perspective on the years right after the Civil War, when blacks were not yet denied so many of their rights. They were in Congress! A part...
Cyrus W. Field had a dream: to link the Old World of Britain and Europe to that of the New World of North America by a telegraph cable stretching acro...
The book was a best-seller throughout the world and was critical in establishing a general opinion that the treaties were a "Carthaginian peace" desig...
It cannot be said of this book that James Allen wrote it at any particular time or in any one year, for he was engaged in it over many years and those...
The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unr...
It tells the tragic story of a young woman, Clarissa Harlowe, whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family. The Harlowes are a recentl...
The Charter of the United Nations (UN) is the foundational treaty of the UN, an intergovernmental organization. It establishes the purposes, governing...
Appalled by the savagery of World War I, Owen Wister in 1915 published an attempt to move the United States out of neutrality into joining the Allies...
This book contains nine devotional commentaries on prayers from Paul's letters to the churches at Thessalonica, Colossi and Ephesus. Thomas is theolo...
This is a fictionalized biography of the wife of the reformer Dr. Martin Luther. In the author's words, he hopes that "people may learn to know the wi...
The Greenstone Door is a historical novel, set between 1830-1860’s New Zealand. The main character, Cedric Tregarthen, is remembering his past, tellin...
Jean-Christophe is the novel in 10 volumes by Romain Rolland for which he received the Prix Femina in 1905 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915....
The book Die Waffen nieder! (Down with Weapons!) or Lay Down Your Arms! is the best-known novel by the author and peace activist Bertha von Suttner, w...
Mary Platt Parmele brings to life the history of Germany and its rise to prominence in Europe. From scheming nobles to treaties created under the guis...
Arthur Conan Doyle first published his memories of his many various adventures around the world and his relationships with such famous figures of the...
In this dime novel set on the American frontier, we meet a beautiful young girl, Sadie, who is fending off advances from the rough woodsman, known as...
It argues that despite the many technological advancements of the modern world, war is not diminishing, but is instead becoming more frequent and more...
It is an important piece of literature that sheds light on the colonization of Africa by European powers during the late 19th and early 20th century....
It tells the story of a woman named Laura who suddenly disappears, leaving her husband and family in a state of shock and confusion. As the search for...
