Human minds are the engines behind all the historical events of evolution, civilization, invention, innovation, etc. But the... More > minds are the least understood by men and remain as the biggest mystery. This book demystifies the mind and its development and gives great teaching on different subjects of psychology - the science of the mind, including introspective psychology, comparative psychology, child psychology, physiological psychology, experimental psychology, hypnotism, educational psychology and social psychology. The book imparts the story of the mind in plain language and with simplicity, which makes it easy for the readers to understand the subject matters. < Less

This book is a manual of instructions on how to camp out. It contains practical guidance on what to prepare, how to get... More > ready, what needs to know for different modes of traveling, what kind of cloth to wear, what kind of tents and camping supply to carry, how to take care of food, how to setup camp and prepare food, how to deal with accidents and insects, and what etiquette
the campers should know, etc. < Less

This book is a handy dictionary of poetical quotations containing 2,138 extracts from 255 authors serving as a ready... More > reference to many of the most familiar stanzas and lines of the chief poets of the English language. The quotations are organized in topics, allowing the readers to locate quotations by topical keywords. The book also contains two indexes, an index to authors and an index to quotations, making it easy to locate stanzas by authors or by quotations. < Less

This book is about the appreciation of music in deeper sense of nature, life, art and spirit beyond its physical form of... More > sound waves and simple pleasure. The book includes the discussion of the spirit of music, the place of music in life, the expression of life, spirit as a life fact, the condition of inspiration, the interpreter, the teacher, the soul of song, music and its education, the pure music, the artistic temperament and the purpose of art. With deeper
appreciation of the art of music, the rhythm, melody and harmony of music touches the hearts and souls deeper, and gives greater satisfaction and enjoyment. < Less

This book is about the history of the lives, sufferings and the triumphant deaths of the primitive protestant martyrs from... More > the introduction of Christianity to the periods of pagan, popish and infidel persecutions. The book had been published in many editions. The first edition was published in 1563. This edition was published in the early 1900s with additional information included and the period of the history extended. < Less

This book discusses the spiritual secrecy, its use, in the development of true piety: its abuse, in asceticism,... More > superstition, and overweening spiritual power resulting in crimes, and its related mysteries and mysticism. The book examines the secrecy in prayers, meditations,
spiritual rites, religions, fables, and superstitions with extensive historical research, such as the origin of mythology, the mysteries of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, etc. < Less

This book is a dictionary of college words and customs containing over 1,000 college slang, literary phrases and academic... More > vocabularies peculiar to college students. Through the description of words and customs, the book has
introduced a great deal of historical information about college life, such as words, buttery, class day, commencement, commons, corporal punishment, dress, manners, freshman servitude, prayers, etc. < Less

This book is a philosophical study of personality in literature. The author, who had written hundreds of reviews of books,... More > starts his inquiry into the subject from the viewpoint of literature as a fine art and extends his discussions into the modern life, which includes broader subjects such as politics, religion, war, philosophy and justice. The book also contains extensive analysis of many authors including Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, Arnold Bennett, Gilbert Chesterton, J.M. Synge, Shramana Ekai Kawaguchi, Francis
Thompson, and some modern poets. < Less

The mind quality determines one's capacity in life and profession. The great and efficient mind is not born, it is acquired... More > by training and practice. This book is about the mind and its training. It teaches various cognitive functions and the methods of developing each function.

The book covers many subjects of the mind, including the brain and nervous system, consciousness, attention, habit, sensation, perception, images, ideas, imagination, association, memory, thinking, instinct, feeling, emotion, interest, the will and self expression, etc.

The book is easy to read and understand with many
illustrations and concrete examples. The mind skills taught in this book are useful not only in studying or teaching, but also in business or profession. < Less

This book is the dictionary of received ideas and misconceptions in French language. It explains French words in French in... More > the sense of satire, irony, black humor and bizarre wit. Books with similar style include "The Devil's Dictionary"
and "The Foolish Dictionary". < Less