Books published in 1946
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Arms Out Of Hand
[english | 1946]William Olaf Stapledon
Excerpts: [... arm than shift a mountain. He crossed the room, and collapsed in an easy chair. The paralysed arm swung behind him, so that he sat heavily on the hand. ...... the City Council who, according to his information, had instigated police action. The young men were unemployed and had brought themselves into bad odour ...... to keep on good terms. His action would be treated as a ...]
Genres: [fiction | science fiction | short stories] Downloads: 23
Clear Crystals
[english | 1946]Clara Beede
Excerpts: [... Golden Leaves. OTHER TORCHBEARER CHAPBOOKS. CLARA M. BEEDE. 45: Brown Plumes. 51: More Brown Plumes. 63: Sunshine and Rain. 73: Clear Crystals ...... storm roll past,. And budding groves burst forth in little leaves. When April showers flush the brooks and eaves. May gardens grow and wheat go ...... aid his brother in content. Let grasses grow and flowers bloom again. WHAT IS THIS ...]
Genres: [poetry | post 1930] Downloads: 17
Death Into Life
[english | 1946]William Olaf Stapledon
Summary: [Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium published by Random House in 1997 is the last book written by renowned American astronomer and science popularizer Carl Sagan before his death in 1996. The book is a collection of essays Sagan wrote covering diverse topics like global warming the population explosion extraterrestrial life morality and the abortion ...]
Genres: [fiction | science fiction | war military] Downloads: 398
Escape On Venus
[english | 1946]Edgar Rice Burroughs
Summary: [Escape on Venus is the fourth book in the Venus series (Sometimes called the Carson Napier of Venus series) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It consists of four interconnected stories published in Fantasic Adventures between 1941 and 1942: Slaves of the FishmenGoddess of FireThe Living Dead and War on Venus. A collected edition of these stories was published in 1946.]
Genres: [fiction | science fiction] Downloads: 422
Holy Terrors
[english | 1946]Arthur Machen
Excerpts: [... at which their two circles touched, or so it seemed. The tutor, wishing to be agreeable, began one night to talk about the origins of King Lear. ...... he had a feeling that, like a lady of the Doctor's own day, she had a bottom of good sense. Evidently she did not trust Mr. Marsh overmuch. Yet, what ...... in such a manner that their scandal was shamefully increased. The ...]
Genres: [fiction | horror | short stories] Downloads: 403
Project Trinity 1945 1946
[english | 1946]Carl Maag
Excerpts: [... Bombing Range 1-2 TRINITY Site and Major Installations 1-3 Tent Used as Guard Post at Project TRINITY 1-4 Truck Used as Guard Post at Project TRINITY ...... CATALOG NUMBER: 4. TITLE (and Subtitle): PROJECT TRINITY 1945-1946 5. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED: Final Report 6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER: ...... the war-time effort to test-fire a nuclear explosive device, was the ...]
Genres: [history | post 1930 | government publication] Downloads: 313
Project Trinity Official U S Government Report
[english | 1946]Anonymous
Excerpts: [... Maag and Steve Rohrer. Project Trinity 1945-1946. by Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer for the U. S. Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of Defense. June, ...... (LASL), which was staffed and administered by the University of California (under contract to the MED), conducted diagnostic experiments. Civilian and ...... learned that the instrument had not been accurately calibrated and ...]
Genres: [politics | history | science] Downloads: 375
The Atomic Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki
[english | 1946]Anonymous
Summary: [The Book is excellent. Your knowledge would be increased to an enormous number.]
Genres: [non fiction | post 1930 | government publication] Downloads: 199
The Constitution Of Japan 1946 7
[english | 1946]Anonymous
Excerpts: [... our duly elected representatives in the National Diet, determined that we shall secure for ourselves and our posterity the fruits of peaceful cooperation ...... laws, ordinances, and rescripts in conflict herewith. We, the Japanese people, desire peace for all time and are deeply conscious of the high ...... approval of the Cabi shall be required for all acts of the Emperor in ...]
Genres: [politics | post 1930] Downloads: 20
The Dark World
[english | 1946]Henry Kuttner
Summary: [World War II veteran Edward Bonds recuperation from a disastrous fighter plane crash takes a distinct turn for the weird when he encounters a giant wolf a red witch and the undeniable power of the need-fire a portal to a world of magic and swordplay at once terribly new and hauntingly familiar. In the Dark World Bond opposes the machinations of the dread lord Ganelon and his terrible retinue of ...]
Genres: [fiction | fantasy | science fiction] Downloads: 242
The Valley Of The Flame
[english | 1946]Henry Kuttner
Summary: [They warped Time itself to keep their secrets...]
Genres: [fiction | science fiction] Downloads: 434