Education audiobooks
The Elements of Style
by William StrunkThe Elements of Style is a prescriptive American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk , in 1918, and published by Harcourt, in 1920, comprising eight "elementary rules of usage", ten "elementary principles of composition", "a few matters of form", a list of 49 "words and expressions commonly ..
As a Man Thinketh
by James AllenJames Allen's philosophical work As a Man Thinketh is a motivational book which illustrates the power of thought. Allen's philosophy is that thoughts are everything and it lead a person to success or miserable...
Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook
by Maria MontessoriRenowned Italian educator Maria Montessori describes the methods and philosophy behind her education method Montessori education, which is implemented worldwide. Maria mentions in the preface that though there has been many text books on her education model available, Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook would be an authoritative and authentic manual on M..
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases
by Greenville KleiserGreenville Kleiser's reference book Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases was written to understand our false use of phrases in every day communication with out understanding the real meaning of those phrases. In the preface author mentions as "All persons should avoid using words whose meanings they do not know, and with the correct application of which..
Decoration of Houses
by Edith WhartonThe Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897. In the book, the authors denounce Victorian-style interior decoration and interior design, especially rooms decorated with heavy window curtains, Victorian bric-a-brac and overstuffed furniture. They argue that su..
Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young
by Jacob AbbottIt is not impossible that in the minds of some persons the idea of employing gentle measures in the management and training of children may seem to imply the abandonment of the principle of authority, as the basis of the parental government, and the substitution of some weak and inefficient system of artifice and manoeuvring in its place. To suppos..