Slips of Speech
John H. Bechtel
Language & Communication · B1–B2 · 4 hr0% read
Genre reading guide
Psychology & Personal Growth
Historical accounts of attention, work, habit and the developing study of mind.
756 books756 complete texts3 level ranges
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Do you want historical theories of mind, practical habit advice or a first-person account of inner experience?
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Complete texts ranked for a clear, well-supported entry into this shelf.
The Science of Human Nature
William Henry Pyle
Psychology & Personal Growth · B1–B2 · 6 hr0% read
The Story of the Mind
James Mark Baldwin
Psychology & Personal Growth · B2–C1 · 6 hr0% read
The Science of Being Well
W. D. Wattles
Psychology & Personal Growth · B2–C1 · 2 hr0% read
The Psychology of Revolution
Gustave Le Bon
Psychology & Personal Growth · B2–C1 · 7 hr0% read
The Mind and the Brain
Alfred Binet
Psychology & Personal Growth · B2–C1 · 6 hr0% read
The Art of Money Getting
P. T. Barnum
Business & Economics · B2–C1 · 73 min0% read
The Nervous Housewife
Abraham Myerson
Psychology & Personal Growth · B2–C1 · 5 hr0% read
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Short reads
The quickest complete routes into psychology & personal growth.
Little Orphan Annie, and Billy Miller's Circus-Show
James Whitcomb Riley
Children’s Literature · B2–C1 · 4 min0% read
A Little Catechism; With Little Verses and Little Sayings for Little Children
John Mason
Poetry · B1–B2 · 10 min0% read
Struwwelpeter: Merry Stories and Funny Pictures
Heinrich Hoffmann
Children’s Literature · B1–B2 · 13 min0% read
Plish and Plum
Wilhelm Busch
Children’s Literature · B1–B2 · 13 min0% read
Franklin’s Way to Wealth
Benjamin Franklin
Business & Economics · B1–B2 · 16 min · Guide0% read
The infant moralist
Helena Lady Carnegie, Violet Jacob
Children’s Literature · B1–B2 · 18 min0% read
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Horatio Jr. Alger53 works · Location not recordedHarry Castlemon30 works · Location not recordedR. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne28 works · Location not recordedG. A. Henty21 works · Location not recordedGeorge Manville Fenn20 works · Location not recordedWilliam Henry Giles Kingston20 works · Location not recorded
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What is a good first approach to psychology & personal growth?
Read early psychology critically; methods and assumptions have changed substantially.
Can I read these books on Linden?
756 of the 756 books on this shelf have complete reader editions. Every book page identifies its source edition and availability.
How is English difficulty estimated?
Linden samples sentence, vocabulary and chapter signals, then shows a provisional A2–B1, B1–B2 or B2–C1 range with the evidence on each book page.