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The life and letters of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin · 1887 · 575p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Shares Naturalists, Natural history, Correspondence, Science with this book.

Longitude Dava Sobel · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 188p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem." Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude,… Shares Science, Biography & Memoir, History

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Coach Art Williams · 2006 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now, for the first time, the complete story of A.L. Williams, told by the Coach himself! Art Williams shares the inspirational story of what it took to build a tiny "peanut" of a company into an industry giant. Full of heroes and villains, amazing victories and dashing defeats, this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever dreamed of building a team, of winning big, of doing what others said… Shares Histoire, Biography & Memoir, History

My first summer in the Sierra John Reid Muir · 1911 · ★ 4.1 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Introduction by Mike Davis; Illustrated with photographs by Herbert W. Gleason and drawings by the author Shares Naturalists, Natural history, Description and travel, Biography & Memoir

Travels to discover the source of the Nile James Bruce · 1790 · ★ 3.2 · 486p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Experiences of the Scottish explorer who rediscovered the source of the Nile on November 4, 1770. Shares Natural history, Antiquities, Description and travel, Early works to 1800

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate **Not many people talk about "joy" these days.** Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of… Shares Biography & Memoir, History

Decline of Science in England Charles Babbage · 1830 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Challenging xvi, 228 p. 22 cm Shares Science, History

Histoire de Charles XII Voltaire · 1731 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir, History with this book.

Autobiography Charles Darwin · 1957 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Naturalists, Correspondence, Science, Biography & Memoir with this book.

Histoire naturelle Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon · 1749 · ★ 3.5 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Challenging THEORIEDE LATERREPREMIER DISCOURSDE LA MANIERE D'ETUDIER ET DE TRAITER L'HISTOIRE NATURELLEl'histoire naturelle, prise dans toute son etendue, est une histoire immense ; elle embrasse tous les objets que nous presente l'univers. Cette multitude prodigieuse de quadrupedes, d'oiseaux, de poissons, d'insectes, de plantes, de mineraux, etc.., offre a la curiosite de l'esprit humain un vaste spectacle… Shares Sciences naturelles, Natural history, Early works to 1800, Science

Ab urbe condita Titus Livius · 1481 · ★ 4.2 · 237p · ≈ 7h · Challenging "Romulus and Remus, the rape of Lucretia, Horatius at the bridge, the saga of Coriolanus, Cincinnatus called from his farm to save the state - these and many more stories immortalized by Livy in his history of Rome have become part of our cultural heritage." "The historian's huge work consisted of 142 books which trace Rome's history from its foundation in 753 BC to events in Livy's own lifetime… Shares Antiquities, Histoire, Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir

Trionfo della morte Gabriele D'Annunzio · 1896 · ★ 3.8 · 315p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares Antiquities, Description and travel, Early works to 1800 with this book.

A Survey of London John Stow · 1598 · ★ 3.9 · 473p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Antiquities, Histoire, Description and travel, Early works to 1800 with this book.

Sylva sylvarum Francis Bacon · 1627 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares Sciences naturelles, Natural history, Early works to 1800, Science with this book.

Far away and long ago W. H. Hudson · 1918 · ★ 3.9 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Argentinian-English ornithologist and writer William Henry Hudson recounts his early years in Argentina and his move to England in this 1918 autobiography. Shares Naturalists, Description and travel, Science, Biography & Memoir

Exploring Science Mark Levesley · 2001 · ★ 5.0 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Covering all of the Sc1 to Sc4 requirements, this series incorporates the ideas and evidence statements of the revised National Curriculum. The copymaster CD Rom includes worksheets that can be adapted to meet the exact needs of your pupils. Shares Science

Mr. Nice Howard Marks · 1996 · 468p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Biography & Memoir with this book.

Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, National

Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, National Discovery Education · 2023 Shares Science with this book.

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