3,700 Free ebooks

3,700 Free ebooks

Bang me on the head for missing this, but The National Academies Press has a site which hosts 3,700 ebooks that can be read free online. First impression indicates that this is probably another online ebook store judging by the “Items in Cart” text at the...
The Book of King Solomon

The Book of King Solomon

A life of King Solomon, written by his court historian! Such, apparently, were the contents of an old Hebrew manuscript, handed on to Professor Solomon by an elderly relative. Its brittle pages were filled with the story of the king: his adulterous father (King...
Coney Island History Free Ebook

Coney Island History Free Ebook

Is there still a Coney Island? Once renowned as a funspot, Coney Island has been largely forgotten. Does it still exist? What has survived of the place? And what was it like? In this book CONEY ISLAND, Professor Solomon takes us there to find out. Roaming about, he...
Japan in a Nutshell

Japan in a Nutshell

“Across the sea is the land of Japan. With its ancient shrines, sumo wrestlers, Zen masters, capsule hotels, Laughing Festival, fortunetelling birds, haiku masters, phantom foxes, mania for bathing, musical crickets, tea masters, Living National Treasures, Moon...