The Verse-Book of a Homely Woman by Inchfawn, Fay, 1880-

“…-- Little fan -- The naughty day -- To a little white bird -- Because -- When he comes -- Early spring -- The witness -- In Somerset -- Song of a woodland stream -- Luggage in advance -- At the cross roads -- Summer met me -- The carrier -- The lad's love by the gate -- The thrush -- In Dorset dear -- The flight of the fairies -- The street player -- On All Soul's Eve -- The log fire -- God save the king.…”
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The ultimate ambition in the arts of erudition a compendium of knowledge from the classical Islamic world by Nuwayrī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb 1279-1333

Table of Contents: “…The first book: on the heavens and the earth -- The heavens -- Meteorological phenomena -- The nights and days -- The earth, mountains, seas, islands, rivers, and springs -- The natures of different nations and the inherent dispositions of their inhabitants -- The second book: on the human being -- The life stages and nature of the human being -- Proverbs and parables -- Praise, invective, entertaining anecdotes, wine, and music -- On the ruler, his subjects, and advisers; and on the craft of secretaryship -- The third book: on the mute beasts -- Carnivorous animals -- Other wild beasts -- Livestock -- Venomous creatures -- Birds and fish -- The fourth book: on plants -- Vegetables and foodstuffs -- Trees and fruit -- Aromatic plants -- Gum resins, mannas, and saps -- Aromatics, sexual medicines, and the magical properties of nature -- The fifth book: on history -- Adam and Eve -- On the history of the Mamluk State…”

To end all wars a story of loyalty and rebellion, 1914-1918 by Hochschild, Adam

Table of Contents: “…Boy miner -- 6. On the eve -- pt. II: 1914. 7. A strange light -- 8. As swimmers into cleanness leaping -- 9. …”

The doomed horse soldiers of Bataan the incredible stand of the 26th Cavalry by Woolfe, Raymond G., Jr

Table of Contents: “…Twilight of empire's paradise to the dawn of hell -- Hell comes for breakfast -- The 26th goes to war -- Interlude in Manila -- The road north and the nature of the enemy -- North to Rosario -- First enemy contact at Lingayen -- Pause and preparations before the storm: The 26th and 192nd join to face the impossible -- The blooding of American armor at Lingayen -- Lieutenant George's roadblock -- The longest six miles -- Stand on the ridge at Lingayen -- Miracle on the Bued River -- Christmas Eve ordeal at Binalonan -- C Troop's saga begins -- The long road to Bataan begins -- Baliuag: The 192nd's revenge -- Manila abandoned / Return to Stotsenburg / Layac Junction / Culis -- The 26th gets left behind at Culis -- The Battle of Bataan begins: The Abucay-Mauban line and the Bridge of Dead -- C Troop's raid on Tuguegarao Air Field -- Moron: The last charge -- The last dismounting of a U.S. horse regiment -- The beginning of the end of the defense of Bataan: The battle of the points begins -- The final chapter for Bataan…”