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Free Ebook: As A Man Thinketh by James Allen
In As a Man Thinketh, author James Allen discusses the direct connection between our thoughts and our happiness, arguing that...
Lord of the Flies: Novel vs. Netflix Series
Coincidentally, right after I finished reading the novel Lord of the Flies for the first time, Netflix released a 4-episode...
We’re Still Allowed to Dream, Right?
One day while working in my studio, I happened to look up at the TV and see this aerial shot,...
Directory of Cat Rescue, Medical Care, Shelter, & Adoption Services in Las Vegas Nevada
A directory of cat rescue, medical care, shelter, and adoption services in Las Vegas, Nevada, including a downloadable & printable...
Contemplation: Everything Happens for a Reason
"Everything happens for a reason" doesn't imply divine intervention, karma, or some kind of cosmic justice—but simply cause & effect...
Examination Day | A Short Story by Henry Slesar
A friend recommended that I read the short story Examination Day by Henry Slesar—and now I understand why...
The War Prayer by Mark Twain
Mark Twain wrote The War Prayer in 1905, in response to the Spanish–American War and the subsequent Philippine–American War. It...
Einstein on Peace: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto
On July 9, 1955, philosopher Bertrand Russell and physicist Albert Einstein, along with 9 other prominent scientists, issued a statement...
Live Not By Lies by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
Alexandr Solzhenitsyn was arrested for publishing Live Not by Lies. He said: "Let the lie come into the world, let...
A Letter to a Hindu: The Subjection of India—its Cause and Cure by Tolstoy
The following letter was penned by Leo Tolstoy in 1908, in reply to a letter from the editor of Free...
Ethics In Diet
The abuse, cruelty, and suffering inflicted upon the animals in factory farms, plus FREE ebook: The First Step, or The...
The Law of Love & The Law of Violence by Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy states that the true Christian doctrine consists only in the recognition of love as the supreme law of life,...
The Lowest Animal by Mark Twain
In The Lowest Animal, Mark Twain describes how animals often show greater civility than humans, causing him to ponder man's...
The Redistribution of Authority by Butler Shaffer
Socialists claim that peace, freedom, and order requires redistribution of wealth—but it actually comes from private ownership of property.
