Many of the world's greatest books are non-fiction works. This Collection will help you to explore both famous and not-so-famous titles.
In 1870, Samuel Clemens marries Olivia Langdon. Better known as "Livy," she becomes the love of Mark Twain's life.
During the final years of his life, Samuel Clemens - better known as Mark Twain - experiences the loss of his beloved family members.
Samuel Clemens, writing as Mark Twain, began to earn a significant income. He didn't always invest his funds very wisely, leading him and his family t...
After hearing a tale in a tavern, Samuel Clemens is invited to submit a story for a new book. He submits the story, which arrives too late for publish...
Memories are the stuff of life, but what happens when a brain illness makes them impossible to retrieve?
There is something about the special bond between sisters that transcends even illness.
James believes in witchcraft, and supports the torture of suspected witches.
After his slave ordeal is over, Solomon Northup brings charges against the people who wrongfully sold him into slavery. Because a black person cannot ...
By 1904, when this photo was taken aboard a bark called Sunbeam, not much had changed in the method by which whalers removed spermaceti (high-quality ...
To his family and Colombia's downtrodden people, Pablo Escobar is a much-loved man. To the government, he is a highly wanted criminal drug-lord.
Pablo Escobar has one major reason for becoming involved in Colombian politics: To make sure his country does not sign an extradition treaty with the...
In his efforts to protect his illegal enterprise from crumbling into legal problems, Pablo Escobar pays-off security guards.
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