The complete online text of Nothing to Eat by Horatio Alger, Jr..

Horatio Alger (1832-1899) was the American author of prodigiously popular and influential juvenile novels and biographies. Horatio Alger was born in Revere, Mass., the son of a Unitarian minister. The fervent father so rigorously supervised his son's ear...

Perhaps the quality which has been most closely identified with the American spirit is success. Success--upward mobility, material prosperity acquired through hard work and shrewd ability--has been for much of our history the quint-essential American ide...

Soviet Union Nothing to eat but his words MIKHAIL GORBACHEV has said, several times, that if he has to go back to running the Soviet Union by the old methods, he would rather not run it at all. This week he...

here's plenty of evidence that nuts are good for us. Consider the findings from three recent studies: In a controlled, clinical study comparing low-fat diets with and without walnuts, results showed that the diet with the nuts was more effective at decreasing total...

New clashes erupted Friday between a renegade general's forces and government troops in eastern Congo, and the U.N. said violence was hampering efforts to deliver food to tens of thousands of displaced civilians.The latest fighting pitting supporters of former Gen. Laurent Nkunda and army troops...

Peru's "White Mountain Range" may soon have to change its name.The ice atop Cordillera Blanca, the largest glacier chain in the tropics, is melting fast because of rising temperatures, and peaks are turning brown. The trend is highlighting fears of global warming and, scientists say,...